Italy's Paris wins World Cup downhill to prevent Swiss sweep, Odermatt closes in on overall title
[Japan Today] - 03/7/2025
Dominik Paris prevented a Swiss sweep of the podium by winning a men’s World Cup downhill race on Friday, but the Italian veteran couldn't stop Marco Odermatt from…
In Japanese newspapers
Dark and dangerous shadow of stalking hovers over growth of women's sport
Emma Raducanu described being unable to see the ball through her tears after spotting a stalker at a match last (…)
[Japan Today] - 7/03/2025
Nissan eyes replacing CEO Uchida: source
Nissan Motor Co is considering replacing CEO Makoto Uchida, a source familiar with the matter said Friday, as the (…)
[Japan Today] - 7/03/2025
IOC’s Bach sees ‘new world order’ ahead of LA Olympics; says Trump will fully support games
Thomas Bach says he feels a rare calm in his final weeks as IOC president even as a “new world order" gains (…)
[Japan Today] - 7/03/2025
South Carolina carries out first firing squad execution in U.S. in 15 years
South Carolina executed a convicted murderer by firing squad on Friday, the first use of the method in the United (…)
[Japan Today] - 8/03/2025
World food prices rose in February on back of sugar rush, FAO says
Global food commodity prices rose in February, driven by higher sugar, dairy, and vegetable oil prices, the Food and (…)
[Japan Today] - 7/03/2025
Canada to name new leader while dealing with Trump trade war
Canada looks set to pick a measured former central banker to deal with the threats President Donald Trump's tariffs (…)
[Japan Today] - 7/03/2025
Musk, Rubio clash in cabinet meeting, New York Times says
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and billionaire White House adviser Elon Musk clashed on Thursday during a (…)
[Japan Today] - 8/03/2025
Huge marches held in Belgrade and other Serbian cities as anti-graft protests persist
Protest marches Friday in Serbia's capital of Belgrade and a northern city saw tens of thousands of people respond (…)
[Japan Today] - 7/03/2025
Sri Lanka signs $2.5 bil debt deal with Japan
Sri Lanka signed a deal with Japan Friday to restructure $2.5 billion in loans, marking the first agreement with (…)
[Japan Today] - 7/03/2025
Thrust into unemployment, axed federal workers face relatives who celebrate their firing
Scrambling to replace their health insurance and to find new work, some laid-off federal workers are running into (…)
[Japan Today] - 7/03/2025
Gene Hackman died of heart disease; his wife died of hantavirus about 1 week prior, authorities say
Actor Gene Hackman died of heart disease a full week after his wife died from hantavirus in their New Mexico (…)
[Japan Today] - 8/03/2025
