Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe visited a Tokyo hospital on Monday for the second time within days, fanning further speculation about the state of his health. Abe suffers from chronic ulcerative ... ( read original story ...)
Japan PM In Hospital For More Checks As Health Speculation Grows
There has been growing speculation about whether the prime minister is sick, possibly with a recurrence of the ulcerative colitis that plagued him during a first term in office and contributed to his ... ( read original story ...)
Japan PM returns to hospital as he breaks term record
Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Monday set a new record for the longest consecutive term in office but faced growing speculation about his health as he returned to hospital. ( read original story ...)
Another hospital visit by Japan PM Abe stokes health worries
A motorcade carrying Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe entered a Tokyo hospital on Monday again stoking concerns about his ability to continue as leader due to health issues and fatigue from handling ... ( read original story ...)
Japan PM Abe arrives at hospital – Reuters witness
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe arrived at a Tokyo hospital on Monday morning, a Reuters witness said, amid mounting concerns about his ability to continue as premier due to health issues and ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Sato Holds Off Kiwi Dixon To Win Second Indy 500 Crown
Japan's Takuma Sato held off Scott Dixon over the final 20 laps Sunday to capture the 104th Indianapolis 500, taking his second Indy 500 victory after his first front-row start. The 43-year-old from ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Paralympics: Finances will not stop nations from attending – IPC president Andrew Parsons
International Paralympic Committee president Andrew Parsons says finances will not stop nations attending the Tokyo Games. ( read original story ...)
Colorful, transparent toilets come to Tokyo
The idea of using a public bathroom with see-through walls may sound like the stuff of nightmares. But a famous Japanese architect is hoping to change that view. Lucy Craft reports. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Sato wins Indy 500 as race ends under caution
Japan's Takuma Sato won the Indianapolis 500 for the second time in four years on Sunday after a late crash saw the "Greatest Spectacle in Racing" end under caution. ( read original story ...)
Japan Prime Minister Abe to visit hospital again on Monday – Yomiuri
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is planning to visit a Tokyo hospital on Monday morning to receive results of a medical check-up from a week ago, Yomiuri daily said, amid concerns voiced by ruling ... ( read original story ...)
Japan PM Abe sets record for consecutive days in office, eclipsing Sato
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Monday became Japan's longest-serving prime minister in terms of consecutive days in office, marking 2,7 ... ( read original story ...)
Bavi set to strengthen into a typhoon and threaten Japan, China and the Korean Peninsula
Following Tropical Storm Higos, Tropical Storm Bavi has developed in the West Pacific Ocean.Bavi formed just east of Taiwan on Saturday morning, local time, according to the Japan Meteorological ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo’s new see-through toilets draw crowds — even if people are afraid to use them
Would you use a see-through public washroom? Japan’s giving park-goers the chance, with imaginative new transparent restrooms courtesy of the Tokyo Toilet Project. ( read original story ...)
Japan athletes give Tokyo Olympic stadium a test run
Japan's top athletes put the new Tokyo Olympic stadium through its paces at a track meet Sunday, one year ahead of the Games which have been postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic. Many athletes ... ( read original story ...)
Soccer: Kanazaki heads winner as Grampus end Frontale’s unbeaten run
Mu Kanazaki scored the only goal of the game on Sunday as Nagoya Grampus handed Kawasaki Frontale their first defeat of the s ... ( read original story ...)
Yokohama FC beats S-Pulse to equal previous J1 record
Yokohama FC edged Shimizu S-Pulse 3-2 for a milestone win on Saturday, with 19-year-old dynamo Koki Saito opening the scoring before Yusuke Minagawa and Yu ... ( read original story ...)