In the Rakuten Japan Open Tennis Championships Round of 32 on Sunday, No. 15-ranked Felix Auger-Aliassime faces No. 54 Aleksandar Vukic.Auger-Aliassime has -210 odds to earn a win in this match
Collection mania is coming for Japan’s majestic manhole covers
The iron art forms may have had a prosaic start but the national hobby of spotting them is set to turn acquisitive
Palestinian envoy pleas for Japan to maintain aid and neutrality
Japanese Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa told her Israeli counterpart on Thursday the “terror attacks” by Hamas cannot be justified for any reason, and that Tokyo resolutely condemns the conduct, a statement by the Japanese Foreign Ministry said.
N. Korea threatens to strike U.S. aircraft carrier
The visit came soon after trilateral naval drills involving the United States, South Korea and Japan. The carrier strike group’s visit is part of the U.S. commitment to further strengthening the …
Yellen: met with S.Korean finance minister, looking forward to trilateral with Japan
U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on Friday said she met with South Korean Finance Minister Choo Kyung-ho, and looked forward to a trilateral meeting with Japan’s finance minister.
Analysis-IMF warning on China puts ‘Japanization’ risk in spotlight
Hiroshi Wanatabe, Japan’s former top currency diplomat, recalls how Chinese policymakers eagerly studied ways to avert a Japan-style burst of an asset bubble that led to prolonged deflation and …
Japan overwhelms Canada en route to 4-1 win in men’s soccer friendly
Ao Tanaka scored twice as Japan, showing its class, overwhelmed Canada 4-1 in a men’s soccer friendly Friday in Niigata, Japan. The Japanese, the top-ranked team in Asia at No. 19, were well-organized …
Israel-Hamas war live: Palestinian death toll rises to more than 1,500; Gaza’s health system ‘at breaking point’, says WHO
19:11Larry Elliott Finance ministers from the G7 group of leading industrial nations who have been meeting in Morocco delayed a press conference amid a dispute over language around the Israel-Hamas war. A G7 source said Japan – the current G7 chair …
Got Holiday Plans? Airbnb Reveals Top Destinations From Japan to Bahamas
New Airbnb data shows 2023 winter travelers are eyeing getaways to South America, the Asia-Pacific and the Bahamas.
IMF’s Georgieva lauds Japan’s contribution to low-income trust, sees more coming
Japan made a “very impressive pledge” to an International Monetary Fund account that provides subsidies to enable zero-interest rate loans to the poorest countries, IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva said on Thursday.