Japanese soccer player Kazuyoshi Miura says he will play next season at age 58
[Japan Today] - 11/12/2024
Japanese soccer player Kazuyoshi Miura is several generations older than his teammates. His contemporaries retired decades ago. Lionel Messi is 37, and Cristiano Ronaldo is 39 — mere…
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Milan says no to all outdoor smoking in Italy's toughest ban
Smokers in Italy's financial and fashion capital of Milan risk being fined for lighting up on city streets or (…)
[Japan Today] - 2/01/2025
Nippon Steel promises no cuts to U.S. Steel's output for 10 years
Nippon Steel Corp has promised it will not cut output capacity at United States Steel Corp's mills for 10 years, in (…)
[Japan Today] - 1/01/2025
Emperor, family greet flag-waving crowd at palace for New Year
Emperor Naruhito and his family greeted throngs of New Year’s well-wishers from a balcony window at the Imperial (…)
[Japan Today] - 2/01/2025
Doll market
People visit a New Year market selling daruma dolls, a popular talisman of good luck, in Takasaki, Gunma Prefecture, (…)
[Japan Today] - 1/01/2025
Number of New Year postcards nationwide 33% lower than in 2024
Japan Post announced Wednesday a preliminary figure for the number of New Year cards (nengajo) delivered on New (…)
[Japan Today] - 2/01/2025
Fireworks explosion in Honolulu area kills 3 people and injures at least 20
A New Year’s Eve fireworks explosion in a Honolulu-area neighborhood killed at least three people and critically (…)
[Japan Today] - 1/01/2025
Navarro stunned by wildcard as Djokovic-Kyrgios doubles run ends
Australian wildcard Kimberly Birrell stunned second seed Emma Navarro on Wednesday while the doubles act of Novak (…)
[Japan Today] - 1/01/2025
Tintin, Popeye, Hemingway among U.S. copyrights expiring in 2025
From "A Farewell to Arms" to the cartoon character Popeye the Sailor, thousands of artistic works entered (…)
[Japan Today] - 1/01/2025
Japan may see Trump, S Korean political chaos sour 3-way ties
Japan, the United States and South Korea have steadily built on their security cooperation amid China's rise and (…)
[Japan Today] - 1/01/2025
South Korea's Yoon resists arrest over martial law bid
Impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol was resisting arrest for a third day on Thursday after vowing to (…)
[Japan Today] - 2/01/2025
Parts of UK flooded by heavy rain
Parts of the United Kingdom were flooded Wednesday as heavy rains and powerful winds continued to disrupt New Year’s (…)
[Japan Today] - 1/01/2025
