The Fourth Hospital to Initiate a Senhance® Surgical System Dedicated to Pediatric Procedures Senhance® Surgical System Nagoya University Hospital, Japan, initiated a Senhance® Surgical System ... ( read original story ...)
NJPW Strong Tag Title Bout, KOPW Stipulation Set For NJPW New Beginning In Nagoya
New Japan Pro-Wrestling announced that Hikuleo & El Phantasmo will defend their NJPW Strong Openweight Tag Team Titles against KENTA & Chase Owens at NJPW New Beginning in Nagoya on January 20. ( read original story ...)
Garcia knocks out Osaka, Auger-Aliassime sinks Thiem at Australian Open – live
Join our writers for live updates of day two also featuring a return from Naomi Osaka and the home hopeful Alex de Minaur ( read original story ...)
Fukushima nuclear plant operator in Japan says it has no new safety concerns after Jan. 1 quake
The operator of the wrecked Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in Japan says it has no new safety worries and envisions no changes to the plant’s decommissioning plans even after a deadly earthquake on Jan. ( read original story ...)
Naomi Osaka tries to find positives on return despite Australian Open defeat
Naomi Osaka took positives from her grand slam return after her pregnancy despite losing in straight sets to Caroline Garcia in the Australian Open first round ... ( read original story ...)
Two planes collide in second Japan airport crash in weeks
Two planes have collided on a runway in the second Japan airport crash within weeks. A Korean Air Lines plane clipped a Cathay Pacific Airways aircraft at New Chitose Airport on Japan’s northern ... ( read original story ...)
Real estate rental agent arrested over sexual assault of client in car
Police in Sapporo have arrested a 23-year-old man on suspicion of sexually assaulting a woman in her 20s in a car last October. Police said Kota Fukushima, a real estate rental agent, is accused of ... ( read original story ...)
Man arrested in east Japan after throwing pet dog’s poop into resident’s property
Police in Kanagawa Prefecture arrested a man on Jan. 15 after he was caught throwing a plastic bag containing his dog's dung into another ... ( read original story ...)
Osaka’s comeback ends with first-round loss
MELBOURNE, Australia -- Moments after her Grand Slam comeback ended in a first-round loss, Naomi Osaka walked back through the players' tunnel where her name has a prominent place among recent Australian Open champions. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s salarymen opt for ultra-cheap lunches as food prices continue to rise
Higher costs as a result of Ukraine war, supply chain issues and effects of Covid force lunching office workers to tighten belts ... ( read original story ...)
Japan doubles planned emergency budget reserves to back Noto quake relief
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's cabinet decided on Tuesday to double the planned amount of emergency budget reserves for fiscal 2024/25 to help recovery from the deadly Noto peninsula quakes, ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Tepco to start fourth release of treated Fukushima water in late Feb
Tokyo Electric Power Company (Tepco) plans to start a fourth release of treated radioactive water from the wrecked Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant in late February, an official said on Tuesday, ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Governor Koike asked to stop $2.45 billion plan to remake park, famous baseball stadium
Governor Yuriko Koike was asked Tuesday to stop a disputed $2.45 billion project to convert a Tokyo park district, renowned for its rows of 100-year-old ginkgo trees, into a largely commercial area ... ( read original story ...)
US military helicopters to deploy to Japan’s earthquake zone
U.S. military helicopters in Japan will deploy to the earthquake-hit Noto peninsula on the country's west coast to help with relief efforts, Japanese Defence Minister Minoru Kihara said on Tuesday. ( read original story ...)
Tennis-Osaka still keen to keep busy after early Australian Open exit
Naomi Osaka plans to jump straight back into action following her early Australian Open exit on Monday, with the former world number one drawing up a schedule that includes tournaments in Dubai, Indian Wells, ( read original story ...)
U.S. military helicopters to deploy to Japan’s earthquake-hit area – sources
U.S. military helicopters in Japan are set to deploy to the earthquake-hit Noto peninsula on the country's west coast to help with relief efforts in communities cut off by the disaster, sources ... ( read original story ...)