Japanese boxers fear dashed dreams
HACHIOJI, Japan (AFP) – Yudai Shigeoka has long dreamed of becoming a…
Blu Girls step up Tokyo Games bid
The Philippine Blu Girls set out for the XVI WBSC Women’s Softball…
Saludar guns for WBO fly crown
After the recent success of younger brother Vic in Japan, Froilan Saludar…
Perlas shines anew in Japan
By Jerome Lagunzad For the second straight year, Discovery-Perlas Pilipinas stamped its…
PH ready to deploy mission to Japan
The Philippine government is ready to deploy a humanitarian mission to Japan…
76 killed as heavy rains hammer southern Japan
Heavy rainfall hammered southern Japan for the third day, prompting new disaster…
Japan executes 1995 subway attack cultists
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan executed on Friday the former leader of a…
FIFA World Cup: From cheers to tears
ROSTOV-ON-DON, Russia (AFP) – Belgium produced one of the great World Cup…
Number of foreign residents in Japan
2.56 million foreigners were living in Japan at the end of last…
Japan’s ‘total toilet makeover drive’
In preparation for an expected 40 million visitors during Tokyo’s 2020 Olympic…
Japan’s ‘Minpaku’ – private short-term lodging
The number of foreign visitors to Japan in 2017 hit a new…
Sumo, Japan’s national sport
SUMO originated in Japan, the only country where it is practiced professionally.…
