Kento Inoue hit a grand slam for his first professional home run in his first trip to the plate this season as the DeNA BayStars held on to beat the Chunichi Dragons 4-3 on Wednesday. In his season ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo-bound Boeing 737-800 drops 26,000 feet in 10 mins, makes emergency landing in Osaka
Japan' Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport, and Tourism said the Spring Airlines flight dropped from 11,000 meters (36,000 feet) to just 3,000 metres (9,800 feet) in under 10 minutes after the ... ( read original story ...)
Man gets 30 yrs over fatal knife attack at Sapporo convenience store
A Japanese court on Wednesday sentenced a 45-year-old man to 30 years in prison for stabbing three employees, one of them to death, ... ( read original story ...)
Hundreds of Small Earthquakes Rattle Remote Islands in Japan
More than 800 tremors have shaken the southwestern Tokara Islands over the past 11 days, including a 5.6-magnitude quake on Wednesday. ( read original story ...)
Management booted out as Japan’s shareholders flex their muscles in AGMs
Japan's annual general meetings in June saw a CEO voted out and an entire board of directors replaced in a sign shareholders are increasingly holding management to account and providing impetus to regulatory moves to boost corporate value and share prices. ( read original story ...)
Osaka Overtakes Kyoto to Claim #1 Spot as World’s Most Attractive Tourism City
2025 Global Tourism City Attractiveness: Japan's Dominance and Asia's Strong Performance ... ( read original story ...)
The romance continues: Former ‘Singapore girl’, 77, returns to Osaka Expo after 55 years
She is the oldest contributor to the Singapore pavillon display this year. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)
Stadium where Babe Ruth played in Tokyo is at the center a disputed park redevelopment plan
Ruth and Lou Gehrig played at the stadium on a 1934 barnstorming tour. Japanese novelist Haruki Murakami was inspired to write his first novel while drinking beer and watching a game there in 1978. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s minority government faces a tough test in the upper house election
Japan’s Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba faces a tough test in an upper house election this month as his minority government struggles after its major defeat in last year’s snap election ( read original story ...)
ASDF’s Blue Impulse to perform for Osaka Expo on July 12 and 13
The Blue Impulse aerobatic team of the Air Self-Defense Force will perform over the venue of the Osaka Expo on July 12 and 13, the Defense Ministry said Tuesday. The commemorative flight was initially ... ( read original story ...)
Deaf swimmer fundraising to go to Tokyo games
The first Deaflympics was held in Paris in 1924 and it takes place every four years, with the 51st games to be held in Tokyo. However there is currently no funding for elite deaf athletes so she said ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo man accused of fatally stabbing colleague at law firm had grudge against victim
A 50-year-old man who was arrested after allegedly fatally stabbing a colleague at a law firm in Tokyo's bustling Ikebukuro area July 1 repor・・・ ... ( read original story ...)
Suspect in Tokyo law firm stabbing held grudge against victim, police say
The 50-year-old man, who is an employee of the firm, said unpleasant experiences at work involving the victim, his coworker, had brought him to his limit. ( read original story ...)
Naomi Osaka answers how she feels about women playing five-set format at Grand Slams
Osaka doesn't believe it will ever happen but she would be fine with trying herself in a best-of-five-sets Slam match. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo stocks fall in morning on concern over Japan-US tariff talks
Tokyo stocks dropped Wednesday morning, pressured by growing concern that U.S.-Japan tariff negotiations could be prolonged after U.S ... ( read original story ...)
Trump Said Trade Deals Would Come Easy. Japan Is Proving Him Wrong.
After failing to cut a trade deal with Japan following weeks of talks, Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick and U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer decided to turn up the pressure.When Japanese officials arrived in Washington in late May, ( read original story ...)