Pope Francis announces Japan visit in November
Pope Francis announced Wednesday he will visit Japan in November, becoming the first pontiff to do
Volcano erupts in southern Japan, no evacuation warning
The Japan Meteorological Agency said the volcano on Kuchinoerabujima island, roughly 1,000 km
Osaka clubs her way into Australian Open second round
Japan’s Naomi Osaka clubbed her way into the second round of the Australian Open on Tuesday night,
Mandela would not have backed Springbok racial quotas – Kolisi
Springboks skipper Siya Kolisi has said he does not believe iconic former South African president
Japan to withdraw from International Whaling Commission
Japan is to withdraw from the International Whaling Commission (IWC) and resume commercial whaling
Nissan’s Kelly examined at Japanese hospital after securing bail
Nissan director Greg Kelly was being examined in a hospital on Wednesday, a source said, a day after
Tokyo prosecutors re-arrest Nissan’s Carlos Ghosn
Japanese prosecutors re-arrested Nissan Motor’s ousted chairman Carlos Ghosn on Friday on fresh
Springboks coaches to work with Super Rugby teams
South Africa coach Rassie Erasmus and his assistants are to spread out across the country’s four
Japan’s Seto breaks Le Clos record
Japan’s Daiya Seto has broken Chad le Clos’ 200 metre butterfly Short Course world record and won
US military declares five missing Marines dead after Japan crash
The US military said Tuesday it had pronounced five missing Marines dead and was ending search
Carlos Ghosn: the ‘cost killer’ consumed by scandal
Brazilian-born Carlos Ghosn long stood out among the world’s auto executives as a hard-nosed
Mayweather to stage “entertainment” spectacle in Japan
Boxer Floyd Mayweather says his New Year’s Eve bout with Japanese kick boxer Tenshin Nasukawa will
Call for open markets as world leaders gather in Singapore
Addressing a business forum ahead of this week’s main meetings, Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien
Japan TV cancels show of K-pop’s BTS over atom bomb t-shirt furor
A Japanese TV station said it had cancelled a Friday television show with South Korean boy band BTS…
Mayweather says ‘never agreed’ to fight Japanese kickboxer
Floyd Mayweather said on Wednesday he never agreed to come out of retirement to fight a Japanese
Nissan signs deal to build assembly plant in Ghana
Japanese automaker Nissan signed a preliminary deal with Ghana on Tuesday to set up an assembly
Mayweather’s switch to octagon could prove biggest test
Floyd Mayweather’s route to boxing greatness has been carefully crafted without taking unnecessary
All change for All Blacks as fringe players get chance against Japan
New Zealand have made wholesale changes for their clash against Japan on Saturday, opting for an
Mazda aims for all of its vehicles to be electric hybrid, EVs by 2030
The Japanese automaker joins a growing number of global automakers who are planning to reduce
Powerful typhoon approaches southern Japan
A powerful typhoon brought heavy rain and high winds as it approached southern Japan on Saturday,