Follow the Meiji Yasuda J1 League live Football match between FC Tokyo and Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo with Eurosport. The match starts at 12:00 on 7 April 2021. Who will come out on top in the battle ... ( read original story ...)
Hamburg Marathon moved to Netherlands, Kipchoge to feature
Kipchoge will be making his first appearance this year at the race as he also warms up for the delayed Olympics set for Sapporo, Japan. More than 70 athletes will also use the race to try to ... ( read original story ...)
Aichi-Nagoya 2026 celebrates 2,000-days-to-go milestone with series of videos
Organisers of the 2026 Asian Games in Aichi and Nagoya have released a series of videos to mark 2,000 days until the event. Among the videos were messages from three athletes with connections to the ... ( read original story ...)
Yokohama Tire opens 430,000sqft distribution centre in Texas
Yokohama Tire Corporation will open a new 430,000sqft distribution centre in Wilmer, Texas in summer 2021. The company will first distribute Yokohama’s OE tyres from the facility, about 15 miles ... ( read original story ...)
Yokohama to open D/C near Dallas this summer
Yokohama Tire Corp. (YTC) plans to open a 430,000-sq.-ft. distribution center this summer near Dallas to allow the company to supply dealers in this strategically important part of the country. Do you ... ( read original story ...)
Osaka issues virus spike warning, wants torch relay rerouted
Japan's Osaka prefecture issued a special warning Wednesday that a rapid surge in coronavirus cases is placing medical systems in the region at the verge of collapse and requested ... ( read original story ...)
Osaka leg of Tokyo 2020 Olympic torch relay will not run on public roads, organisers say
TOKYO (Reuters) - The Osaka leg of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic torch relay will not run on public roads, the organising committee announced in a statement on Wednesday, due to a surge of COVID-19 cases in ... ( read original story ...)
Japan PM Suga says he wants to make decision on contaminated Fukushima water soon
Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said on Wednesday he wanted to make a decision on the contaminated water from the Fukushima nuclear plant soon. Plant operator Tepco has had to contend with ... ( read original story ...)
Japan watchdog to check high-risk trades after Archegos -Nikkei
TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan's Financial Services Agency and the Bank of Japan will investigate high-risk trades by domestic financial firms after the Archegos fallout, the Nikkei business daily reported on ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Toshiba reportedly considers a $20 billion deal to take it private
Toshiba is considering a $20 billion offer from private-equity firm CVC Capital Partners to take it private, a person familiar with the matter told Reuters. ( read original story ...)
Governor of Japan’s Osaka to cancel Olympic torch relay on prefecture streets
TOKYO (Reuters) - The governor of Japan’s major western prefecture of Osaka, Hirofumi Yoshimura, said he would cancel Olympic torch runs slated to take place on the public streets due to a surge in ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Osaka set to declare emergency amid record COVID-19 cases – media
Japan's vaccination drive is far behind that of most major economies. About 1 million people in Japan have had at least one COVID-19 vaccine shot since February, which is less than 1% of the ... ( read original story ...)
Japan households’ confidence hits 8-year high, inflation expectations rise
The ratio of households which expect prices to rise a year from now stood at 62.4% in March, up from 60% in December, the Bank of Japan's survey showed on Wednesday. A diffusion index measuring ... ( read original story ...)
Osaka to set new record with more than 800 new COVID-19 cases
Osaka Prefecture was set to log more than 800 new coronavirus cases Wednesday, breaking its daily record for the second straight day. The prefecture reported 719 new infections on Tuesday amid growing ... ( read original story ...)
Osaka to log record of over 800 new virus cases amid hospital strain
Osaka is set to log more than 800 new coronavirus cases Wednesday, a fresh single-day record high, and declare a state of medical eme ... ( read original story ...)
Osaka to declare COVID-19 medical emergency amid strain on hospitals
OSAKA. KAZINFORM - Osaka is set to declare Wednesday a state of medical emergency due to a recent surge of coronavirus infections in the western Japan prefecture that has increased the strain on the ... ( read original story ...)