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Japan’s Mone Chiba competes in the women’s free skate at the ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating’s Cup of China in Chongqing, China, on Nov. 23, 2024. (Kyodo) The following is the latest list of selected news summaries by Kyodo News. ———- Iran to hold nuclear talks with Britain, France, Germany: sources TEHRAN – […]
Dozens of members of Nihon Hidankyo, Japan’s leading group of atomic bomb survivors that won this year’s Nobel Peace Prize, are set to travel to Oslo next month to attend the award ceremony after achieving its crowdfunding target of 10 million yen ($65,000) to help cover travel expenses. The group, also known as the Japan […]
Japan relief pitcher Tatsuya Shimizu came up huge in a 9-6 Premier12 victory over Taiwan on Saturday in an appetizer for Sunday’s championship game. Japan and Taiwan entered the game having already clinched their spots in the final by virtue of the United States’ 6-5 victory over Venezuela earlier in the day at Tokyo Dome. […]
Sapporo White Illumination, a popular seasonal light event, begins at Odori Park in Sapporo in Hokkaido, northern Japan, on Nov. 22, 2024. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo The following is the latest list of selected news summaries by Kyodo News. ———- U.S. says North Korea ready for nuclear test, awaits political go-ahead WASHINGTON – North Korea is only […]
Photo taken in Baku, Azerbaijan, on Nov. 17, 2024, shows an art installation depicting a beached whale on the shore of the Caspian Sea, created by the Belgium-based group Captain Boomer Collective to raise awareness of climate change, as the COP29 climate summit takes place in the Azerbaijan capital. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo The following is […]
A giant Christmas tree is lit up at the Universal Studios Japan amusement park in the western Japan city of Osaka on Nov. 19, 2024. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo The following is the latest list of selected news summaries by Kyodo News. ———- Japan sees foreign visitors top 30 mil. in Jan.-Oct. at fastest pace TOKYO – […]
BREAKING NEWS: Japan logs 461.2 bil. yen trade deficit in Oct. ==Kyodo Source link
Junya Ito (L) and Keito Nakamura are pictured during training with the Japan national team in Xiamen, China, on Nov. 18, 2024, a day ahead of the team’s World Cup qualifier against China. (Kyodo) The following is the latest list of selected news summaries by Kyodo News. ———- G20 drops anti-protectionism vow as Trump victory […]
The National Baseball Hall of Fame on Monday unveiled its 2025 ballot featuring 14 newly eligible candidates, including former Seattle Mariners outfielder Ichiro Suzuki, widely considered a shoo-in for the honor in his first vote. File photo shows Seattle Mariners outfielder Ichiro Suzuki at Tokyo Dome on March 21, 2019, the day he announced his […]
Defending champion Japan secured its place in the four-team Super Round of the Premier12 tournament with a 7-6 victory over Cuba on Sunday. The win at a rain-soaked Taipei Tianmu Baseball Stadium improved Japan’s opening-round record to 4-0 and eliminated powerhouse Cuba (1-3) with one game left for each team in Group B. Japan’s Ryoya […]