JOC gives Sapporo go-ahead to bid for 2026 Winter Games

SAPPORO – The Japanese Olympic Committee gave Sapporo formal approval to take part in the bidding process for the 2026 Winter Olympics at a board meeting Wednesday. The city in Hokkaido Prefecture plans to announce its intention to bid before the ... ( read original story ...)

Japan’s economy posts longest growth streak since 2001

Japan's economy has expanded for seven quarters in a row in the longest period of growth in more than a decade. Data showed gross domestic product (GDP) grew at an annualised rate of 1.4% between July and September. The solid quarterly result comes after ... ( read original story ...)

Offices of Aum successor Adelph raided over recruiting practices

SAPPORO – Police on Monday searched five offices and facilities of the main successor group to the Aum Shinrikyo cult that was responsible for the 1995 Tokyo subway nerve gas attack. The raids came after the group, now known as Aleph, allegedly recruited ... ( read original story ...)

Football: Bothroyd suffers training ground blackout in Japan

From there he transferred to Japan's Jubilo Iwata, where he enjoyed two successful seasons before switching to J-League rivals Sapporo. alh/amz Get latest news & live updates on the go on your pc with News App. Download The Times of India news app for your ... ( read original story ...)

Ex-England striker Jay Bothroyd suffers blackout on Japan pitch

Bothroyd, 35, is a teammate of Thailand international Chanathip Songkrasin in Sapporo, and the news of the ex-Cardiff City forward was first reported by Thai media outlet Siam Sport. Thirty minutes into the side's training session, Bothroyd experienced ... ( read original story ...)

‘Saving Sally’ goes to Japan

First stop for Avid Liongoren’s “Saving Sally” was the New Chitose Airport International Animation Festival, held in Sapporo recently ... listen to the news, download as early as 4am & share articles on social media. Call 896 6000. ( read original story ...)

Virtue and Moir win ice dance event at NHK Trophy

With the victory Virtue and Moir, who won their seventh Skate Canada title last month with a record score, booked their place at the Dec. 7-10 Grand Prix Final in Nagoya, Japan. “We’ve made some improvements this week that we’re quite proud of from ... ( read original story ...)

Deadly combination in neurodegenerative diseases revealed

Nagoya, Japan - Neurodegenerative diseases are incurable and ... are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert system. ( read original story ...)

Japan shook by 5.8-magnitude quake off eastern coast

According to the Japanese Meteorological Agency, the quake’s magnitude was 5.7, but it said that the quake was not strong enough to cause damage on the land. The news of a quake in Japan follows the devastating 7.2-magnitude earthquake in Iran-Iraq that ... ( read original story ...)