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[ad_1] Lone yokozuna Terunofuji grabbed a share of first place by defeating solo overnight leader Kotonowaka on Friday at the New Year Grand Sumo Tournament, setting the stage for a thrilling final weekend in Tokyo.The Mongolian-born grand champion moved into a three-way tie at 11-2 with sekiwake Kotonowaka and ozeki Kirishima, who continued his bid for a second straight title and yokozuna promotion by beating fellow ozeki Hoshoryu on Day […]

[ad_1] Uber Japan said Friday that it will launch ride-sharing services in April. Uber Japan's new services will only be available in areas and during times of the day deemed to face a shortage of taxis. The parameters will be decided by the central government in the near future. The company aims to expand such services across Japan. In December last year, the Japanese government decided to partially lift a […]

[ad_1] THE HAGUE/GAZA – The World Court ordered Israel on Friday to prevent acts of genocide against Palestinians and do more to help civilians, although it stopped short of ordering a cease-fire as requested by South Africa. South Africa brought the case to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) earlier this month, asking it to grant emergency measures to halt the fighting, which has killed more than 26,000 Palestinians. It […]

[ad_1] Baltimore – Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson expects a "heavyweight fight" when he leads his team against rival quarterback Patrick Mahomes and the defending champion Kansas City Chiefs in showdown for the AFC crown on Sunday.The 28-year-old Mahomes, a two-time Super Bowl champion, was the NFL MVP in 2018 and 2022, while Jackson, 27, took the award in 2019. They're the first under-30 MVP quarterbacks to meet in the […]

[ad_1] A former member of a Japanese radical leftist group behind deadly bombings in the 1970s may finally have been caught after almost 50 years on the run, local media said Friday. Now 70, Satoshi Kirishima's youthful, bespectacled and long-haired mugshot has featured on "wanted" posters outside police stations across Japan for decades. Police were still trying to confirm his identity, but on Thursday a man believed to be Kirishima […]

[ad_1] Just a couple of months ago, powerful Liberal Democratic Party faction leaders, including party Secretary-General Toshimitsu Motegi, were being talked about as potential successors to Prime Minister Fumio Kishida.But with the political funds scandal resulting in the dissolution of four of the LDP’s six factions, they have found themselves losing momentum and power as their members start to bolt.Motegi, who heads the LDP’s third-largest faction, appeared to be on […]

[ad_1] As inbound tourism from East and Southeast Asia continues to rise, Japan is attempting to direct visitors to places outside Tokyo in order to prevent over-tourism, specifically by appealing to “light repeaters” who have visited Japan more than twice.The popularity of Japan as a travel destination among East and Southeast Asian tourists is very high, with a survey conducted by the Japan National Tourism Organization (JNTO) showing that in […]

[ad_1] A Japanese man sentenced to death for an arson attack that killed 36 people at an anime studio appealed the ruling on Friday, a court said. Shinji Aoba, 45, was convicted on Thursday over the 2019 blaze at the studio of Kyoto Animation — Japan's deadliest crime in decades. His lawyers had entered a plea of not guilty, saying he had a mental disorder, but the judge rejected this. […]

[ad_1] Doha – Bahrain has "high morale" heading into its last-16 clash against Japan at the Asian Cup in Qatar, manager Juan Antonio Pizzi said Thursday.The Middle Eastern side booked its meeting with the four-time Asian champion by winning Group E with a 1-0 victory over Jordan.Group D runner-up Japan had been on course for a showdown with archrival South Korea until Jurgen Klinsmann's team conceded a late equalizer to […]