China said on Monday it reserves the right to respond to a Japanese city's administrative bill over disputed islands between Beijing and Tokyo. ( read original story ...)
Australia-New Zealand Women’s World Cup bid boosted after Japan ‘withdraws’
Japanese media reports country has decided against hosting 2023 competition, leaving only Colombia and joint Australia-NZ bid in the running ... ( read original story ...)
Huge boost for trans-Tasman bid as Japan pulls out of 2023 World Cup race, says report
Japanese media is suggesting the nation has withdrawn from Friday morning's vote for the 2023 Women's World Cup hosting rights, potentially leaving Colombia and the trans-Tasman bid as the only two ... ( read original story ...)
Environmental shareholder activism comes to Japan as Mizuho faces climate resolution
More investors are publicly backing a resolution to curb coal project lending that shareholders of Mizuho Financial Group are expected to consider this week, the first time such a step is to figure at ... ( read original story ...)
Why this Japan-China island dispute could be Asia’s next military flashpoint
While China is engaged in a tense border standoff with India high in the Himalayas, a small group of islands thousands of miles away could be another military tinderbox waiting to explode. ( read original story ...)
America Should Thank Britain For Japan’s Surprise Attack On Pearl Harbor
Several days after the Taranto raid, almost unnoticed in the confusion and destruction, a slight figure in an unfamiliar uniform studied Taranto harbor intently, inquiring about depths and distances, ... ( read original story ...)
Arizona cyclist finds her way onto track, in contention for Tokyo Olympics
Corben Sharrah of Tucson and Chloe Woodruff of Prescott were U.S. cycling Olympians in 2016 and are contenders again for Tokyo in 2021. Sharrah, 28, is No. 4 in world BMX racing rankings and Woodruff, ... ( read original story ...)
Naomi Osaka Shares Her ‘Super Flavorful’ Pre- and Post-Workout Smoothie Recipes
Tennis player Naomi Osaka shared her 'super flavorful' pre- and post-workout smoothie recipes with Us Weekly on Thursday, June 18 — details ... ( read original story ...)
Soccer: Nagoya Grampus release ex-Brazil forward Jo
Nagoya Grampus said Sunday they have released former Brazil forward Jo, who is set to return to his home country for a third stint with Corinthians. The 33-year-old, who played at the 2014 World Cup, ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo seeks to lure financial groups from crisis-hit Hong Kong
Protests and Beijing clampdown seen as opportunity to promote Japanese capital as alternative financial centre ... ( read original story ...)
Japan PM Abe’s support rebounds despite ex-justice minister’s arrest
Public support for Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's cabinet rose by nine percentage points to 36% despite the recent arrest of his former justice minister on suspicion of vote-buying, a poll by ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo and Osaka governors vie for national attention
As Yuriko Koike gears up for re-election in the Tokyo gubernatorial race, comparisons are being drawn between her and Osaka Gov. Hirofumi Yoshimura. ( read original story ...)
Osaka’s second merger push faces pitfalls from pandemic, Abe’s poll woes
Osaka voters will once again face a referendum on merging the city’s 24 wards following a decision Friday on a plan that would create four large, semiauton ... ( read original story ...)
Holland Point Welcomes Japanese Hibachi Eatery With Two More Restaurants on the Way
Nagoya Japanese Steak House, which specializes in hibachi cooking, is set to open soon in the new Publix-anchored Holland Point with two other ... ( read original story ...)
Shining light on a malignant lung cancer
Treating a rare type of malignant lung cancer could improve, thanks to near-infrared irradiation and a cancer-targeting compound. Nagoya University oncologist Kazuhide Sato and colleagues tested the ... ( read original story ...)
Japan opens season after 3-month delay
Japan opened its professional regular season Friday without fans in attendance. (AP/Eugene Hoshiko) TOKYO -- Japanese baseball managed to do what American baseball has not -- play ball. After a three ... ( read original story ...)