Japan

[ad_1] Manila – The Philippine Coast Guard on Sunday accused Chinese vessels of "dangerous" maneuvers during a nine-day patrol near a reef off the coast of the Southeast Asian country.The Philippine vessel BRP Teresa Magbanua was deployed in early February to patrol the waters around Scarborough Shoal, a rich fishing ground in the South China Sea, and "ensure the safety of Filipino fishermen in the area."The reef has been a […]

[ad_1] Las Vegas – Pop superstar Taylor Swift chugged a drink, bit her nails, buried her face in her hands and hugged her friends throughout a nerve-shredding Super Bowl LVIII.At the end, it was hugs and kisses for her and her boyfriend, Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce, on a field covered with glitter and ticker tape as the world digested an epic Super Bowl.Swift was central to the […]

[ad_1] SENDAI – People with disabilities accounted for more than 20% of deaths caused by physical and mental strain following major earthquakes in the 2010s in Japan, a recent Kyodo News study showed.The survey of local governments showed 21% of deaths linked to the 2011 earthquake and tsunami disaster in northeastern Japan involved people with disability certificates, while the comparable figure from the 2016 quakes in Kumamoto Prefecture, stood at […]

[ad_1] The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency — also known as JAXA — plans to launch the second unit of its H3 new liquid fuel rocket Thursday after failing to launch the first unit in March 2023.JAXA finished its preparations for the second H3 launch in less than a year, working out measures to prevent any such failure through investigations into the cause of the incident mainly with partner Mitsubishi Heavy […]

[ad_1] With just a few days left before Indonesia’s national election, Defense Minister Prabowo Subianto is closing in on a goal he has long sought: to become the president of Southeast Asia’s largest and most populous state.Despite his checkered military past, surveys have consistently shown Prabowo as the candidate to beat, with polls indicating that he might get over 50% of votes in the first round and avoid a run-off.Should […]

[ad_1] Naomi Osaka may have lost three straight matches following her successful return from a maternity break, but the former world No. 1 said the only the direction left to go is up ahead of the Qatar Open.The four-time Grand Slam champion, who gave birth to her daughter Shai in July, won her first match after 15 months away from the game at the Brisbane International last month before falling […]

[ad_1] Las Vegas – San Francisco 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan absorbed his third agonizing Super Bowl defeat Sunday, but vowed the 49ers would bounce back after being denied in overtime by the Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday."We all hurt," Shanahan said after the 49ers fell 25-22 against the Chiefs — who won it with a Patrick Mahomes touchdown pass with three seconds left in overtime."Everyone knows how it feels. […]

[ad_1] Doha – Rikuya Hoshino produced a strong closing round at the Qatar Masters to claim his first title on the European Tour on Sunday. The 27-year-old, in a three-way tie for the lead overnight, carded a fourth-round 68 to finish 14-under par at Doha Golf Club. France's Ugo Coussaud came in second, one shot behind, with Scott Jamieson a further shot adrift in third. He became the first Japanese […]

[ad_1] Sapporo – The Sapporo Snow Festival drew 2.39 million visitors through Sunday, with one organizer saying attendance has recovered to pre-pandemic levels after the removal of coronavirus measures. It is the first time in four years that the annual festival — one of the country's biggest winter events — was held at its former scale, using three locations in the capital city of Hokkaido. c The event regularly attracted […]