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Japan sinkhole grows to almost Olympic pool length
AFP, Published on 31/01/2025
» YASHIO (JAPAN) — Emergency workers in Japan began building a ramp Friday to try and reach a 74-year-old truck driver who has not been heard from since his vehicle was swallowed by a sinkhole this week.
Japan's hand-forged knives a slice of samurai metallurgy
AFP, Published on 22/12/2023
» TAKEFU (JAPAN) - Blacksmith Yoshihiro Yauji pulls a piece of glowing metal from the forge in a Japanese village, continuing a tradition dating back centuries to when the region was renowned for crafting swords carried by samurai.
Japan baseball fans leap into river as 'Curse of the Colonel' lifted
AFP, Published on 06/11/2023
» OSAKA (JAPAN) - Dozens of baseball fans in Osaka hurled themselves into a filthy city-centre river and partied long into the night after the Hanshin Tigers won the Japan Series for only the second time in their history.
US ice dancers deny Japanese 'legend' Takahashi to win Four Continents gold
AFP, Published on 22/01/2022
» TALLINN: US ice dancers Caroline Green and Michael Parsons won gold in the Four Continents Figure Skatings Championships on Friday, denying Japanese figure skating legend Daisuke Takahashi who gave his country a first silver medal in the discipline with partner Kana Muramoto.
How the first Tokyo Olympics changed the face of Japan
AFP, Published on 13/04/2021
» PARIS: The 1964 summer Olympic Games were Japan's great return to the world stage after its defeat and destruction two decades earlier in World War II.
Cancel Osaka's Olympic torch relay leg over virus: governor
AFP, Published on 01/04/2021
» TOKYO - The Olympic torch relay leg in the city of Osaka city should be cancelled over rising coronavirus infections, the region's governor Hirofumi Yoshimura said Thursday.
Japan says 'no truth' in Tokyo Olympics cancellation report
AFP, Published on 22/01/2021
» TOKYO - Japan dismissed a report claiming officials see cancelling the Tokyo Olympics as inevitable on Friday, as Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said he was "determined" to hold the Games.
Neymar back but problems persist for PSG
AFP, Published on 25/09/2020
» PARIS: It has been a troubled start to the season for Paris Saint-Germain, overshadowed by a raft of coronavirus cases, suspensions and injuries, but the French champions can welcome back Neymar from a ban for this weekend's Ligue 1 game at Reims.
Premier League clubs set to splash out in January sales
AFP, Published on 03/01/2020
» LONDON - The Premier League's January sales are open for business as clubs rush to snap up new year bargains in the one-month transfer window.
Japan firm pulls Naomi Osaka ad amid 'whitewash' spat
AFP, Published on 24/01/2019
» TOKYO - Japanese noodle firm Nissin announced Thursday it was scrapping an "anime" advert featuring tennis star Naomi Osaka, after portraying the half-Haitian player with pale skin, sparking accusations of "whitewashing."