NPB teams prepare to start camp amid wave of COVID-19 infections
With the spread of the highly contagious Omicron variant, the sense of unease surrounding baseball's spring is mounting as one player after another has become ...
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News Tokyo loses population for first time in 26 years amid pandemic
The population of the capital has dropped by about 48,600 people to just under 14 million, the first decline since 1996.
News Kishida says COVID state of emergency in Tokyo not being considered — for now
The prime minister made the remarks as the occupancy rate of hospital beds for COVID-19 patients in the capital neared the 50% threshold for a ...
News British PM Boris Johnson cancels planned visit to Japan, government sources say
Tokyo and London had been arranging for Johnson's visit in mid-February for talks with Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, but the sources said the British government ...
News Japan reopens COVID mass vaccination center in bid to speed up boosters
The Tokyo center, which opened amid criticism that the government has been slow to offer boosters amid the spread of the omicron variant, will be ...
Naomi Osaka falls to No. 85 in world rankings
Naomi Osaka dropped from 14th to 85th in the singles world rankings announced Monday by the Women's Tennis Association, falling out of the top 50 ...
Rams edge 49ers to punch ticket to Super Bowl
The Los Angeles Rams booked their second Super Bowl appearance in three years on Sunday after staging a fourth rally to beat the San Francisco ...
Nadeshiko Japan books ninth straight Women’s World Cup berth
Nadeshiko Japan qualified for the Women's World Cup on Sunday with a 7-0 Asian Cup quarterfinal win against Thailand in Navi Mumbai, India.The tournament is ...
Yoshikazu Nonomura set to become next J. League chairman
Yoshikazu Nonomura, chairman of first-division side Consadole Sapporo, has effectively been selected to be the next J. League chairman, multiple sources with knowledge of the ...
News Concerns grow over Japan’s electricity supply-demand balance
Concerns are growing over a tightening in the supply-demand balance for electricity in Japan this winter.