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Tokyo braces for Typhoon Ampil as homes evacuated, flights cancelled
TOKYO - Japan grounded hundreds of flights and advised nearly 10,000 households to evacuate in some areas near Tokyo on Friday, as a...
Aug 16, 20241 min read


Japan's Prime Minister Kishida to resign, paving way for new leader
TOKYO - Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said on Wednesday he would step down next month, succumbing to public disaffection over...
Aug 15, 20243 min read


Explainer-What you need to know about Japan picking its next prime minister
TOKYO - Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said on Wednesday he would step down next month, a move that sets off a scramble among...
Aug 14, 20242 min read


Quake with 7.1 magnitude hits western Japan, no major damage reported
TOKYO - An earthquake with a magnitude of 7.1 hit southwestern Japan on Thursday, triggering tsunami advisories, the Japan Meteorological...
Aug 9, 20241 min read


Fear gripped global markets this week – but was it all overblown?
This week has been a rollercoaster ride for investors. Financial markets across the world were gripped by a fearsome selloff that...
Aug 8, 20243 min read


Olympics-Fencing-Japan win historic gold in men's foil team event at Paris Games
PARIS - Japan won the Olympic men's foil team title for the first time, beating Italy in a thrilling bout at the Paris Games on Sunday,...
Aug 5, 20242 min read


Olympics-Gymnastics-A new Japanese star is born: Oka looks to emulate Uchimura's success
PARIS - The spotlight at the men's gymnastics events at the Paris Games was always going to shine brightest on Japan's Daiki Hashimoto,...
Aug 3, 20242 min read


Olympics-Skateboarding-Japan's Horigome retains gold in men's street nail-biter
PARIS - Japan's Yuto Horigome retained his Olympic title in men's street skateboarding in Paris on Monday, clinching the top of the...
Jul 30, 20242 min read


Olympics-Skateboarding-Men's street medallists feel next generation closing in
PARIS - The 20-something medallists at the Paris Olympic men's street skateboarding said they were hanging onto their sport for dear...
Jul 30, 20241 min read


Olympics-Swimming-'I'm on top now': Maertens takes 400m freestyle gold
PARIS - Germany's Lukas Maertens won his first Olympic gold in the men's 400 metres freestyle at the Paris Olympics on Saturday as he...
Jul 30, 20242 min read


Olympics-Judo-Japan's Tsunoda wins gold, two medals for France
PARIS - Japan's Natsumi Tsunoda won the gold medal in the women's under 48 kg judo at the Paris Olympics on Saturday, while Yeldos Smetov...
Jul 30, 20242 min read


Olympics-Gymnastics-Bathwater mishap forces Japan's Oka to swap cardboard bed
PARIS - Much has been made about the robustness of the Olympic Village's cardboard beds but one didn't prove up to the test for top...
Jul 30, 20241 min read
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