Watch the winning run from 14-year old Bombette Martin at the British National Skateboard Championships to boost her chances of qualification for Tokyo 2020. ( read original story ...)
Global OTR Tires Market To Witness Huge Gains Over 2021-2026|Michelin, Bridgestone, TITAN, Goodyear, Yokohama Tire, etc
Some of the key manufacturers operating in this market include: Michelin, Bridgestone, TITAN, Goodyear, Yokohama Tire, BKT, China National Tire & Rubber, Continental Tire, Guizhou Tyre Co., Ltd, ... ( read original story ...)
Athletes Who Waited for the Tokyo Olympics Are Asking: Why Not Stick Around for Paris 2024, Too?
Many veteran U.S. Olympians were planning to hang it up after the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. When the pandemic pushed them back a year, aging bodies sighed, contemplated quitting, and then went back ... ( read original story ...)
Nature: Cherry blossoms in Japan
"Sunday Morning" takes us this spring Sunday to a setting known in English as "Cherry Blossom Mountain Park" outside Tokyo, home to some 10,000 cherry trees. Videographer: Jiro Akiba. ( read original story ...)
Hotel will house Olympic athletes with COVID-19 symptoms at Tokyo Games: report
Athletes at the Tokyo Olympics who come down with minor symptoms of COVID-19 could be isolated in a hotel lined up by local organizers of the games. The Japanese news agency Kyodo on Sunday said ... ( read original story ...)
Osaka logs over 700 COVID-19 cases for 6th day in row
OSAKA--Prefectural authorities here reported four deaths from COVID-19 on April 11 as the daily tally of fresh cases hit more than 700 for the sixth straight day. The latest figure of 760 is 167 more ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo reports 421 coronavirus cases; 760 in Osaka
The Tokyo metropolitan government on Sunday reported 421 new cases of the coronavirus, down 149 from Saturday. Osaka recorded 760 cases, 158 down from Saturday. The number (233 men and 188 women) is ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Matsuyama in Control of Masters, Leads by Four Shots
Japan's Matsuyama in Control of Masters, Leads by Four Shots AUGUSTA, Ga. (Reuters) - Japan's Hideki Matsuyama stormed home in style to put himself in position to become the first Asian golfer to win ... ( read original story ...)
Campaigning for Nagoya mayoral race begins
Official campaigning for the Nagoya mayoral election started Sunday, with incumbent Takashi Kawamura facing three challengers. The April 25 contest will ef ... ( read original story ...)
Campaigning for Nagoya mayoral race starts in central Japan
NAGOYA (Kyodo) -- Official campaigning for the Nagoya mayoral election started Sunday, with incumbent Takashi Kawamura facing a challenger backed by both ruling and opposition parties as well as ... ( read original story ...)
Nagoya man, 62, suspected in ¥5.4 million in jewelry thefts
Tokyo Metropolitan Police have arrested a 62-year-old man who is suspected in a pair of diamond thefts in Taito Ward ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Olympic organisers to secure 300 hotel rooms for athletes with COVID-19-Kyodo
TOKYO (Reuters) - Tokyo Olympic organisers plan to prepare 300 hotel rooms for athletes who test positive for the coronavirus at this summer's Games but show no or minor symptoms of COVID-19, Kyodo ... ( read original story ...)
Osaka Governor Warns He May Seek Coronavirus State of Emergency
Sign up here for our daily newsletter on what you need to know. The governor of Osaka prefecture in western Japan warned that he may need to ask the central government to declare a state of emergency ... ( read original story ...)
For the 1st time, Japan is home to a leader of the Masters
AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — Japan has been sending golfers to the Masters since 1936, with about three dozen players combining for well over 100 appearances at Augusta National. And none had ever finished a ... ( read original story ...)
With Tokyo looming, Australian athletics golden era dawns in Sydney
The Track and Field Championships, which begin on Monday, look set to usher in a new golden generation of Australian athletics Last modified on Sat 10 Apr 2021 16.01 EDT Barring anything unforeseen, ... ( read original story ...)
UPDATE 1-Japan announces emergency response in Osaka area to curb COVID-19 cases
Osaka governor Hirofumi Yoshimura said Olympic torch events in the prefecture's main city should be cancelled, a day after he raised alarm about an emerging fourth wave of infections. The infection ... ( read original story ...)