He died of pneumonia on Thursday morning at a hospital in the city of Nagoya, according to a statement on the website of Meijo University, where Akasaki had been a professor. LED lamps last for ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Olympic organizers to talk with Osaka authorities on torch relay
The Olympic torch continues to tour Japan ahead of the Summer Games, which begins in July. It's scheduled to pass through all of the country's prefectures ahead of the opening ceremony. But the local ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Olympics-bound archers to receive second dose of COVID-19 vaccine before departing for World Cup
The archers will compete in three World Cups, with the third being an Olympic qualification event before the Tokyo Games in July. As part of their vaccination drive, the ASI inoculated all the archers ... ( read original story ...)
FINA moves Diving World Cup out of Tokyo, undecided on new hosts of Olympic qualifying event
FINA said it had not yet decided where the competition, which is also an Olympic qualifying event, would be held. ( read original story ...)
Diving: FINA to review Olympic qualification event in Tokyo over COVID-19 concerns
The international swimming federation (FINA) said on Friday it was reviewing the Tokyo 2020 Olympics diving qualification event scheduled for later this month in Tokyo after reports said it was ... ( read original story ...)
Diving World Cup moved from Tokyo
The International Swimming Federation (FINA) is moving its Diving World Cup, which was to serve as an Olympic test event later this month, from Tokyo. FINA said it had not yet decided where the ... ( read original story ...)
Soccer: Bellmare deny Marinos 4th straight win with late equalizer
Shonan Bellmare snatched a 1-1 draw with Yokohama F Marinos in the J-League first division Saturday thanks to a late Naoki Yamada equ ... ( read original story ...)
Naomi Osaka Has Rare Meltdown On Tennis Court After Winning Streak Ends, Fans Shocked
Australian Open champion Naomi Osaka saw her 23-game winning streak end after a shock defeat in the Miami Open quarter-final to Maria Sakkari. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Olympics-bound Boxer Ashish Kumar Recovering from Coronavirus
India’s medal hope in men’s boxing at the Tokyo Olympics, Ashish Kumar tested positive for Covid-19 last month during an international boxing competition in the Spanish city of Castellon. The 75kg ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Games: India’s Olympic-Bound Archers To Get Their Second Dose Of COVID-19 Vaccine Next Week
The archers will compete in three World Cups, with the third being a Olympic qualification before the Tokyo Games in July. As part of their vaccination drive, the ASI inoculated all the archers ... ( read original story ...)
Frustrating Home Draw For F.Marinos In The J.League
Yokohama F.Marinos' J.League title challenge suffered a blow on Saturday after they could only manage a one-all draw at home against crosstown rivals Shonan Bellmare. The draw meant Yokohama F.Marinos ... ( read original story ...)
446 more coronavirus infections reported in Tokyo on April 3
TOKYO -- The Japanese capital recorded another 446 coronavirus infections on April 3, the Tokyo Metropolitan Government announced. The new cases came after the capital recorded 440 infections on April ... ( read original story ...)
Eatery featured in movie Kill Bill sues Tokyo over Covid-19 measures
TOKYO - The owner of a Tokyo eatery that featured in a Hollywood box-office smash and has hosted world leaders is suing the metropolitan authorities over an order to shorten business hours because of ... ( read original story ...)
U.S., Japan and South Korea agree to keep up pressure on North Korea
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The United States, South Korea and Japan agreed in high-level security talks on Friday to work together to keep up pressure on North Korea to give up its nuclear and ballistic ... ( read original story ...)
Nobel laureate Isamu Akasaki, inventor of first efficient blue LED, dies at 92
He died of a pneumonia Thursday morning at a hospital in Nagoya, the university said. Akasaki, born in Kagoshima Prefecture, graduated from Kyoto University in 1952 before working at Matsushita ... ( read original story ...)
Organizing body for Osaka’s 2025 World Expo ties up with JICA, JETRO
The organizing body of the 2025 world exposition in Osaka has signed tie-up agreements with two government-backed bodies as part of efforts to boost external communications and attract more countries ... ( read original story ...)