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GoPro Mitoma studied way to Premier League stardom
AFP, Published on 14/02/2023
» TSUKUBA (JAPAN) - Kaoru Mitoma strapped a camera to his head to study dribbling for his graduation thesis. Now his former university coach is enjoying watching him teach Premier League defenders a lesson.
Tears and team spirit: high-school baseball grips Japan
AFP, Published on 23/08/2022
» TOKYO: Japanese baseball star Shohei Ohtani matched a Babe Ruth record this summer in the United States and scooped an award for a top male athlete, but back home, everyone has been glued to the high-school tournament where he started out.
Matsuyama seizes Masters lead with stunning bogey-free 65
AFP, Published on 11/04/2021
» AUGUSTA: Hideki Matsuyama unleashed an incredible back-nine shotmaking display to seize a four-stroke lead after Saturday's third round of the Masters, putting the Japanese star on the brink of a historic triumph at Augusta National.
Japan marks decade since 2011 quake, tsunami and nuclear disaster
AFP, Published on 11/03/2021
» HISANOHAMA (JAPAN) - Japan on Thursday marks 10 years since the worst natural disaster in the country's living memory: a powerful earthquake, deadly tsunami and nuclear meltdown that traumatised a nation.
Quake, tsunami, meltdown: Japan's 2011 disaster as it happened
AFP, Published on 11/03/2021
» TOKYO - It was just after quarter to three on a cold Friday afternoon when buildings across northeast Japan began to shake fiercely as one of the strongest earthquakes ever recorded unleashed its fury.
Japan marks decade since 2011 quake, tsunami and nuclear disaster
AFP, Published on 11/03/2021
» HISANOHAMA (JAPAN) - Japan on Thursday marks 10 years since the worst natural disaster in the country's living memory: a powerful earthquake, deadly tsunami and nuclear meltdown that traumatised a nation.
Must be love: the Tokyo 'clinic' treating stuffed toys
AFP, Published on 05/11/2020
» TOKYO - At a Tokyo clinic, a woman in a white coat carefully records the particulars of the newest patient: a sheep-shaped stuffed toy.
Mysterious 'UFO' captures imaginations in Japan
AFP, Published on 18/06/2020
» TOKYO: It's hardly the stuff of little green men, but a mysterious balloon-like object seen floating across the skies of northern Japan has captured national attention, even prompting questions to the government.
Thousands flock to see Olympic flame in Japan despite virus fears
AFP, Published on 22/03/2020
» SENDAI (JAPAN) - Tens of thousands of people flocked to a cauldron with the Olympic flame in northeastern Japan over the weekend despite concerns about the coronavirus pandemic.
Japan PM Abe welcomed near Tiananmen Square in rare China visit
AFP, Published on 26/10/2018
» BEIJING - Japan's Shinzo Abe inspected troops off Beijing's Tiananmen Square Friday during a rare visit to China as ties further improve and the two countries face trade challenges from US President Donald Trump.