Soccer: Koki Ogawa strikes winner for NEC in Holland’s Eredivisie

Japanese forward Koki Ogawa hit the back of the net for NEC

Soccer: Koki Ogawa strikes winner for NEC in Holland’s Eredivisie

By Emmanuel Akyereko Japanese forward Koki Ogawa netted the solitary goal for NEC Nijmegen in the vital 1-0 away victory over PEC Zwolle in the Dutch Eredivisie on Saturday. The 27-year-old struck the opener on the 23rd minute mark for NEC who eventually snatched the maximum points at stake. Ogawa lasted until the 76th minute mark before being replaced by Bryan Linssen. Meanwhile, his countryman Kodai Sano played full throttle […]

January 12, 2025

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Soccer: Japanese attacker Mito rescues a point for Sparta in Dutch top-flight league

By Emmanuel Akyereko Japanese winger Shunsuke Mito scored to rescue a point for Sparta Rotterdam in the Dutch Eredivisie on Saturday. Mito, 22, netted the game's opening goal on the 52nd minute mark at the Asito Stadium against Heracles Almelo who were the home side for the matchday 18 clash. The tie ended 1-1 after defender Justin Hoogma snatched a point late in the game for the hosts. The former […]

January 12, 2025

Tomiko Itooka celebrated her 116th birthday on 23 May 2024

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World’s oldest human dies at 116 years old in Japan

The Japanese woman Tomiko Itooka, the oldest recorded person in the world, has been confirmed dead in Japan's Hyogo Prefecture. Itooka, 116, died in a nursing home in Ashiya on Friday. She was the world's living oldest person according to the Guinness World Records. She became the world's oldest person after Spain's Maria Branyas Morera who passed away at the age of 117 years old last year August. Ms Itooka […]

January 4, 2025

Nippon Steel attempted to purchase US Steel

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America blocks $14.9bn sale of US Steel to Nippon Steel [Japan]

Joe Biden, President of the United States of America, has blocked the sale of US Steel to Japanese company Nippon Steel in a $14.9 billion deal, according to multiple records. The move by Biden fulfils his political promise to Americans, however there has been concerns that the move could hurt Washington's relationship with Tokyo. In the heat of the 2024 US Presidential Elections campaign, American Steelworkers Union pressured the political […]

January 3, 2025

The Yomiuri Shimbun Hikaru Ogawara of Aoyama Gakuin University crosses the finish line of the final leg of the 101st Tokyo-Hakone Intercollegiate Ekiden on Friday in Otemachi, Tokyo

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Aoyama Gakuin University wins 101st Tokyo-Hakone Intercollegiate Ekiden

Shibuya-based Aoyama Gakuin University, retained their Tokyo-Hakone Intercollegiate Ekiden title on Friday in Tokyo. The Christian private university has thus set a new record in the competition by finishing the two-day, 10-leg road relay race that covers 217.1 kilometers in 10 hours 41 minutes 20 seconds. Komazawa University, who won 2023 champions, set a reputable record time for the return journey but settled for second in 10:44:07. Kokugakuin University finished […]

January 3, 2025

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What can foreign residents do if stopped for questioning by Japanese police? – Mainichi Japan

In January, a trio of foreign-born Japanese residents filed suit in the Tokyo District Court against the Japanese state plus the Tokyo Metropolitan and Aichi Prefectural governments for what they claim is frequent police questioning based solely on their ethnicities, or racial profiling. So what can you do if police officers stop you on the street for questioning in Japan? The Mainichi asked Moe Miyashita, an attorney on the plaintiffs' […]

December 26, 2024

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Japanese companies hiring more foreign workers to cater for labour shortages

About 65 percent of Japanese companies have resolved to hiring foreign workers to cover for the labour shortages in the country, an official government survey has revealed. Respondent companies said foreign workers are employed with the expectation that they will perform as well or better than Japanese staff. Around 18.5 percent cited efforts to promote diversity, the labor ministry survey said. In the midst of Japan's graying and declining population, […]

December 26, 2024

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Japan records unprecedented low birth rate since 1899

By: Emmanuel Akyereko The number of new born babies in Japan each year has hit a record low and is not expected to rise above 700,000 newborns, according to the economic think tank group of the Deloitte Tohmatsu Group. From January to October 2024, the number of newborn babies in the Island nation stood at 603,638. This figure is below 700,000 and represents the lowest ever record since the Japanese […]

December 25, 2024

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Japanese Princess Aiko catches influenza

Japanese Princess Aiko has been diagnosed with the seasonal influenza, the Imperial Household Agency said Monday. Aiko, 23, who is the only child of Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako, canceled her planned participation in an event to her grandfather celebrate the 91st birthday of Emperor Emeritus Akihito, held at his residence in Tokyo’s Minato Ward the same day. Though the Emperor and Empress showed no symptoms of the influenza, they […]

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