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'Quad God' Malinin ramps up Olympic preparations at Grand Prix Final
AFP, Published on 02/12/2025
» NAGOYA (JAPAN) - United States figure skater Ilia Malinin can burnish his credentials as the red-hot favourite for Olympic gold when he faces his rivals at the Grand Prix Final in Japan this week.
Huge quake off Russia sparks Pacific tsunami warnings
AFP, Published on 30/07/2025
» TOKYO - Tsunamis hit parts of Russia's Far East and Japan on Wednesday after a huge magnitude 8.8 earthquake, with warnings in place around the Pacific of waves of over three metres (10 feet) in places.
Japanese priest counsels elderly scam victims
AFP, Published on 10/11/2023
» NARITA (JAPAN) - In a serene temple in the countryside near Tokyo, the sound of a priest's mobile phone breaks the silence.
Rare strike closes Japanese department store
AFP, Published on 31/08/2023
» TOKYO - The shutters came down on one of Japan's best-known department stores on Thursday in the retail sector's first strike for six decades, sparked by fears that its mooted new US owner will slash jobs.
Japan's 'Little Trains that Could' battle for survival
AFP, Published on 29/12/2022
» CHOSHI (JAPAN) - In the driver's seat of a two-carriage train, Katsunori Takemoto puts on his white gloves and checks the antiquated gauges before setting out alongside cabbage fields in Japan's rural Chiba.
'Like a dream': Japanese grandpa draws in following as art YouTuber
AFP, Published on 06/07/2022
» ISUMI (JAPAN) - Harumichi Shibasaki was nearly 70 when he began making YouTube art tutorials from his quiet home in the Japanese countryside. Five years on, he has 1.4 million subscribers.
In Japan, world's oldest Ironman seeks Olympic tips
AFP, Published on 05/08/2021
» CHIBA (JAPAN) - Japan's Hiromu Inada is watching the Tokyo Olympics hoping to pick up some tips from the athletes before he competes in next year's Ironman world championship, at the age of 90.
Controversial rugby star Folau signs for Japanese side
AFP, Published on 05/07/2021
» TOKYO - Dual-code international Israel Folau, who was sacked by Rugby Australia in 2019 for saying "hell awaits" gay people, will play club rugby in Japan next season, it was announced Monday.
US track and field scrap Japan pre-Olympics camp over virus: officials
AFP, Published on 13/05/2021
» TOKYO - The US track and field team has scrapped plans for pre-Olympic training in Japan over concerns about safety during the pandemic, Japanese officials said.
Japan's children of the tsunami shaped by tragedy
AFP, Published on 04/03/2021
» ISHINOMAKI (JAPAN) - Yuto Naganuma looks silently as the cold sea breeze sweeps over the crumbling walls of the school where his little brother was lost in Japan's devastating 2011 tsunami.