Japan requested the United States change the "inappropriate" labeling of a body of water after North Korea fired two ballistic missiles into the sea. ( read original story ...)
Soccer-Dominant Japan cruise to victory over South Korea
First half goals from debutant Miki Yamane and Daichi Kamada set Japan up for a comfortable 3-0 friendly win over great rivals South Korea at Yokohama International Stadium on Thursday evening. ( read original story ...)
Torch Relay Kicks Off For Troubled Tokyo Olympic Games
The torch relay shows the organizers' determination to proceed with the Games, despite public skepticism. It is set to crisscross the country and arrive at the opening ceremony in Tokyo on July 23. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Olympics torch relay kicks off its 121-day journey despite Covid fears
Local organizers and the International Olympic Committee hope the relay will help turn public opinion in Japan in favor of the beleaguered Tokyo games. ( read original story ...)
Japan comfortably beats rival South Korea in friendly
There would have been plenty to cheer about on Thursday night in Yokohama — if fans were allowed to cheer. Instead, the 8,356 in attendance at Nissan Stadi ... ( read original story ...)
Delayed Tokyo Olympics torch relay kicks off amid COVID fears
Official run-up to the COVID-postponed Summer Games gets underway in the beleaguered Fukushima region, under a shroud of uncertainty. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Olympics torch relay gets underway amid coronavirus restrictions
The Olympic torch relay set off from Fukushima on Thursday on the start of a 121-day journey around Japan before the summer games open in Tokyo on July 23. ( read original story ...)
Amid Covid fears, Tokyo Olympic Games’ torch relay kicks off. It should be extinguished.
The spectacle risks sacrificing public health on the altar of an Olympic tradition — one established by the Nazis, no less. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Olympics torch relay starts its final leg as some suggest this day should never have come
But the Grand Start of the Olympic Torch Relay in Fukushima was closed to the public on Thursday, as members of Japan's women's football team prepared to kick off the flame's 121-day domestic journey ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Olympics torch relay, delayed a year by COVID and still shrouded in coronavirus doubt, kicks off in Japan
Official run-up to the COVID-postponed Summer Games gets underway in the beleaguered Fukushima region, under a shroud of uncertainty. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Olympic torch relay begins as sign of hope in Japan amid Covid curbs
Torchbearers ran through sparsely populated streets in Fukushima as large crowds and cheering were discouraged due to the pandemic Justin McCurry in Tokyo Tokyo 2020 President Seiko Hashimoto applauds ... ( read original story ...)
North Korea missile launch tests Biden, alarms Japan ahead of Olympics
SEOUL/TOKYO (Reuters) - North Korea launched two suspected ballistic missiles into the sea near Japan on Thursday, underscoring the country’s weapons advancements, fueling tension ahead of the Tokyo ... ( read original story ...)
Police search former office for recall campaign in forgery case
NAGOYA--Aichi prefectural police searched the former office of a political campaign to oust the governor for evidence related to the massive number of forged signatures discovered in its recall ... ( read original story ...)
2 men arrested over $2.48 mil. burglary in Osaka high-rise condo
OSAKA -- Two men were arrested on March 24 on suspicion of breaking into a high-rise apartment in this western Japan city and stealing cash and luxury items worth some 270 million yen (about $2.48 ... ( read original story ...)
Japan lights Olympic torch after one-year Covid delay
A year later than expected, Japan has finally kicked off its Olympic torch relay. Athletes will now carry the flame across all of the country to arrive in Tokyo for the opening ceremony on 23 July. ( read original story ...)
Police suspect missing woman plunged to death from bridge in Sapporo
Hokkaido Prefectural Police launched an investigation after the discovery of a woman's corpse in a river in Sapporo City on Monday ... ( read original story ...)