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SAPPORO – Over the past three years, more than 90 percent of the rulings by the Sapporo High Court have been handed down on the first day of a trial, triggering criticism from lawyers who say the judges aren’t looking into the cases carefully enough ... ( read original story ...)

Miura, who scored 55 goals in 89 appearances for Japan prior to his international retirement in 2000, lasted 65 minutes at Yokohama's Mitsuzawa Stadium before being replaced by Tomohiro Tsuda, Kyodo news agency reported. Yokohama won the match 1-0 via ... ( read original story ...)

One man who embodies the veteran moniker, though, is Kazuyoshi 'Kazu' Miura. There is no debate to be had here, with the Yokohama FC striker still going strong at the age of 50. He celebrates that landmark birthday today, and is showing no sign of slowing ... ( read original story ...)

Yokohama (Japan) (AFP) - Twinkle-toed former Japan striker Kazuyoshi Miura celebrated his 50th birthday by starting a J-League game for Yokohama FC on Sunday, marking yet another landmark in a storied career. Miura, the oldest Japanese to play professional ... ( read original story ...)

One man who embodies the veteran moniker, though, is Kazuyoshi Miura. There is no debate to be had here, with the Yokohama FC striker still going strong at the age of 50. He celebrates that landmark birthday today, and is showing no sign of slowing down ... ( read original story ...)

Yokohama has released the MYX S01, a 25-in. radial all-weather tire designed for graders, loaders and dozers. This new tire is in addition to the four other OTR tires and four commercial tires offered by Yokohama. Click here for more information. ( read original story ...)

SAPPORO, Japan, Feb. 26 (Xinhua) -- With the Asian Winter Games winding down without a glitch in Sapporo, it is time for the three-time host of the continental event to seriously consider a bid for the Winter Olympics. Sapporo was the first Asian city to ... ( read original story ...)

Maryse Zeidler is a reporter for CBC News in Vancouver, covering news from across British ... It was 75 years ago this week when the federal government issued an Order in Council to remove Japanese-Canadians from a 160-kilometre area off the B.C. coast ... ( read original story ...)

"Tokyo Ghoul" season 3 has been a long time coming, and fans are getting impatient with every passing day. However, the studio that animates the manga is not ready to break some news about its release. The anime's production team are giving no updates ... ( read original story ...)

THE Wellington Hurricanes have pulverised Japan Sunwolves in the opening match of their Super Rugby defence, winning 83-17. Last year’s champions battered the two-year-old side from pillar to post in their first foray to Japan, running in 13 tries to ... ( read original story ...)

Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly heavyweight Shigeru Uchida, a former secretary-general of the ruling liberal Democratic Party’s Tokyo chapter, said Saturday he will not seek re-election when his current term ends in summer, citing age and health concerns ... ( read original story ...)

The 34-year-old was looking to better compatriot Dennis Kimetto's mark of 2:02.57 and wrest back the world record he lost in 2014 but was unable to take sufficient advantage of a new course design. "Today I was really feeling good and the course was very ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO, Feb 26 (Reuters) - Wilson Kipsang of Kenya missed out on the world record but ran the fastest time ever on Japanese soil to win the Tokyo Marathon in two hours, three minutes and 58 seconds on Sunday. The 34-year-old was looking to better compatriot ... ( read original story ...)

With a new course that has eliminated some of the toughest elements, fast times are expected at the Tokyo Marathon, an IAAF Gold Label Road Race, on Sunday (26). Japan’s 2000 Olympic champion Naoko Takahashi, who ran the first sub-2:20 marathon in Berlin ... ( read original story ...)

2017 Tokyo Marathon top elites Wilson Kipsang, Dickson Chumba, Tsegaye Kebede, Amane Bersio, Amane Gobena, Birhane Dibaba, Masato Imai, Kazuhiro Maeda and Yuma Hattori. When we were kings - Kipsang, Chumba and Kebede, CR holders of Japan's three major men ... ( read original story ...)

"The ISSF Executive Committee and Administrative Council unanimously approved the recommendation for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic program that aims ... Editing by Alison Williams) Next In Sports News ( read original story ...)