Shohei Ohtani has visited the U.S. Embassy in Tokyo. Ambassador Rahm Emanuel presented the new Los Angeles Dodgers superstar with a supersized visa for his dog. ( read original story ...)
The good times are almost over for Japan
The Japanese stock market is on a roll, hitting consecutive 34-year highs this week. The last time the Nikkei 225 index was at Wednesday’s closing level of 34,442 was in March 1990, a few weeks after ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Fujitsu faces questioning over British Post Office scandal
Japan's Fujitsu is under growing pressure over its role in a scandal in which hundreds of Post Office workers in Britain were convicted of theft, fraud and false accounting because of glitches in ... ( read original story ...)
Australian Open: Swiatek, Sabalenka, Gauff and Osaka are among the women to watch in 2024
Iga Swiatek, Aryna Sabalenka, Elena Rybakina and Coco Gauff are some of the top women and past Grand Slam champions entered in the 2024 Australian Open. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Eneos invests into U.S. clean hydrogen company
Japan's biggest refiner, Eneos Corp , said on Thursday that it had invested in MVCE Gulf Coast, which aims to produce clean hydrogen in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico. ( read original story ...)
The official Japan cherry blossom forecast for 2024 is out now
Here’s what the warmer temperatures mean for sakura this year, with blooming dates for Tokyo, Osaka, Kyoto, Sapporo and more ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s market rally lacks solid backing
One reason is that returns on equity remain low. On Lex’s calculations, forward ROE for Topix constituents (at 8.5 per cent) has crawled sideways for a decade. It is currently only just above the ... ( read original story ...)
213 deaths were caused by Japan’s New Year’s quake. 8 happened in the alleged safety of shelters
The 7.6 magnitude earthquake that hit the western coastline of Japan on New Year’s has killed 206 people as of Wednesday. ( read original story ...)
Naomi Osaka Talks Navigating Mom Life as an Athlete: ‘No Stranger to Hard Work’
Naomi Osaka, 26, opens up about how her daughter Shai, 6 months, serves as her motivation as she navigates balancing her tennis career and mom life. ( read original story ...)
South Korea to provide $3 mln aid to Japan for quake relief
South Korea will provide $3 million worth of humanitarian aid to Japan for Noto peninsula earthquake relief, its foreign ministry said on Thursday. ( read original story ...)
The female marines Japan is training for war
Hikari Maruyama, Runa Kurosawa and Sawaka Nakano are part of an elite force: Japan's Amphibious Rapid Deployment Brigade (ARDB), meant to lead assaults from the sea in a possible future war. ( read original story ...)
Naomi Osaka Poses with Daughter Shai as She Talks Navigating Mom Life as an Athlete: ‘No Stranger to Hard Work’
Naomi Osaka, 26, shares candid moments with daughter Shai, 6 months, as she talks about balancing her tennis career and mom life. ( read original story ...)
‘Naomi Osaka’ Review: Rallying to Defeat Off-Court Demons
Naomi Osaka is the most talented female player in current-day tennis—when she’s actually present on a court, that is. She’s also the world’s most famous Japanese-born person, in spite of a ... ( read original story ...)
Bluefin tuna fetches nearly $800,000 at Tokyo New Year auction
A giant bluefin tuna fetched a record 114.24 million yen ($789,000) at a New Year’s auction in Tokyo on Friday. About the tuna: Weighing 238 kilograms (524.7 pounds), the tuna was caught off the coast ... ( read original story ...)
Simone Biles felt like ‘failure’ after Tokyo Olympics
American Simone Biles said she felt like a failure following a disappointing 2020 Tokyo Olympics. Biles was aiming for six gold medals at the Games, which took place in 2021 because of the coronavirus ... ( read original story ...)
‘Literally in Tears’ – Fans Turn Emotional Over Naomi Osaka’s Adorable Glimpse With Newborn Daughter
Naomi Osaka was away from the sport she loved and once dominated while she was pregnant. After having a beautiful baby girl Shai with her partner rapper Cordae, she has made a comeback to the sport ... ( read original story ...)