Jamaica just missed another medal on day six of the World Athletics Championships after national record holder Rusheen McDonald placed fourth in the men’s 400m with 44.28 seconds at the National ... ( read original story ...)
McLaughlin-Levrone breaks championship record to take 400m title in Tokyo
Four years after making history in the hurdles on this track, Sydney McLaughline-Levrone added her name into the record books again, this time by winning the women's 400m at the World Athletics ... ( read original story ...)
Visitors find new resting spot in “Godzilla’s footprint”
A monument in the shape of Godzilla's footprint at a park in Kanagawa Prefecture near Tokyo has become a new spot for beachgoers t ... ( read original story ...)
Bruno Mars Fireworks Show to light up Osaka sky with the artist’s greatest hits
This autumn, enjoy a world-first seaside fireworks spectacular, choreographed to Uptown Funk, 24K Magic, Marry You and more ... ( read original story ...)
34 floats race through Osaka Pref. city, perform dynamic spins in traditional festival
A traditional festival was held in this western Japan city with 34 "danjiri" floats racing through the streets to the energetic ch・・・ ... ( read original story ...)
Games-Japan considering North Korea’s participation in 2026 Asian Games
TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan will consider whether to allow North Korean athletes to participate in next year's Asian Games in Nagoya after the North expressed its intention to take part, the Japanese ... ( read original story ...)
Snowstorms Reshape Sapporo: Study Maps Urban Mobility Under Extreme Weather
A study published by Muroran Institute of Technology researchers shows how Sapporo’s 2022 snowstorms fractured the city’s mobility into small, localized clusters, shrinking large networks and exposing ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Seeks To Ramp Up Asian Games Buzz With Year To Go
Japanese organisers admit public awareness of the Asian Games in Aichi-Nagoya "needs to be higher" as they look to ramp up interest with Friday marking a year to go until the start of the sporting ... ( read original story ...)
Room-temperature terahertz device opens door to 6G networks
In a world first, researchers at Nagoya University in Japan have successfully developed a resonant tunnel diode (RTD) that operates at room temperature made entirely from Group IV semiconductor ... ( read original story ...)
COVID-19 vaccine responses show four patterns, with ‘rapid-decliners’ at higher infection risk
Two health care workers get COVID-19 vaccinations on the same day. Both show strong antibody responses initially, but six months later one stays healthy while the other contracts the virus. A new ... ( read original story ...)
Dalilah Muhammad, former 400 hurdles record holder and Olympic champion, saying farewell in Tokyo
Dalilah Muhammad is about to run her last race. For the two-time Olympic and world champion and former world-record holder in the 400-meter hurdles, it’s the right time and Tokyo is the right place. ( read original story ...)
Nader takes shock 1500m win in Tokyo
Portugal’s Isaac Nader upstaged the bigger names of the men’s 1500m for a surprise gold at the World Athletics Championships Tokyo 25 after Josh Kerr hobbled over the line and Niels Laros failed to ... ( read original story ...)
Chebet focused on ‘crazy dream’ of historic double in Tokyo
Kenya's Beatrice Chebet is aiming to become just the third woman to clinch a 5,000m-10,000m double at the World Athletics Championships. ( read original story ...)
Nigerian hurdler Tobi Amusan shakes off Tokyo ‘PTSD’ to win silver at World Athletics Championships
After enduring a turbulent stretch that has included Olympic disappointment, a shoe controversy, and a public clash with Nigeria's track federation, hurdler Tobi Amusan left the World Championships in ... ( read original story ...)
Cherotich takes leap of faith to break steeplechase championship record in Tokyo
Cherotich sprinted away to win in a championship record of 8:51.59, finishing almost five seconds clear of Yavi (8:56.46). Ethiopia's Sembo Almayew took bronze in a PB of 8:58.86. ( read original story ...)
Japan Detects Russian and Chinese Ships Near Territory
A total of five Russian and Chinese naval vessels were detected operating in waters near Japan in recent days. ( read original story ...)