COLOMBO: Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe told Parliament on Tuesday that Sri Lanka will organise a donor conference of friendly countries like India, China and Japan once a staff-level deal is reached with the IMF on a bailout package, as the…
Power supply is relatively tight after Japan idled most of its nuclear reactors after 2011 meltdowns in Fukushima. (Reuters photo) TOKYO: The Japanese government warned of possible power shortages Monday in the Tokyo region, asking people to conserve energy as…
Asian Champions League (Twitter) Saitama will host the Round of 16 matches with Daegu FC against South Korean rival and two-time champion Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors, BG Pathum United of Thailand against Hong Kong-based Kitchee SC, Vissel Kobe against Yokohama F…
TOKYO: An Osaka court on Monday ruled that Japan‘s ban on same-sex marriage was not “unconstitutional”, dealing a blow to LGBTQ rights activists in the only Group of Seven nation that doesn’t allow people of the same gender to marry.…
Japan is the home of judo but a brutal win-at-all-costs mentality, corporal punishment and pressure to lose weight are driving large numbers of children to quit, raising fears for the sport’s future in its traditional powerhouse. Underlining the scale of…
India put up a brilliant fight against a strong Japan team but lost out on a chance of qualifying for the FIBA U17 Basketball World Cup 2022, suffering a narrow 90-85 defeat in the FIBA U16 Asian Championships in Doha,…
Vape pods containing Cannabidiol, or CBD, displayed at a cannabis and hemp expo. (Reuters file photo) TOKYO: With its zero-tolerance cannabis lawsdeep social stigma against the drug and moves to tighten rules on consumption, Japan is no stoner’s paradise. But…
ne of China‘s largest and most capable combat ships is conducting long-distance exercises in the Sea of Japan, state media reported Thursday, in a display of China’s increasing naval reach. The Communist Party newspaper Global Times said the mission was…
SINGAPORE: The four-nation Quad grouping of the US, India, Japan and Australia is playing an important role in promoting a “free and open” Indo-Pacific, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said here on Friday, urging the like-minded countries to increase their…
Brazil defeated Japan 1-0 in a friendly Monday thanks to a penalty by Neymar in the 77th minute after he was tripped in the box on a rainy night at Tokyo’s new National Stadium. It was Neymar’s 74th goal for…
