Wildfires continue to burn across Japan
March 24 (UPI) -- Local governments in two Japanese prefectures ordered the evacuation of nearly 2,800 people Monday where wildfires continue to burn. The incidents…
Mookie Betts still feeling sick as Dodgers’ home opener nears
What’s ailing Mookie Betts remains a mystery — his inexplicable stomach illness has left him at a loss for words.Down from 175 to 157 pounds,…
China, Japan, South Korea agree to ‘future-oriented’ talks
South Korean Foreign Minister Cho Tae-yul, second from left, attends a meeting with Japanese Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya after the 11th Japan-China-South Korea trilateral foreign…
Letters to Sports: Dodgers, Shohei Ohtani go big in Japan
After two games in Japan, Shohei Ohtani is off to a great start, with a home run and a .375 batting average, and the Dodgers…
Japan, S Korea, China meet to strengthen ties at ‘turning point in history’ | Politics News
The trilateral meeting in Tokyo is an accomplishment for Japan, which has historical and territorial disputes with China and South Korea.The foreign ministers of Japan,…
Indonesian volcano sends ash cloud 8km high, some flights cancelled | Volcanoes News
The eruption disrupted several flights and raised emergency warnings to their highest level for locals and tourists.An eruption by Indonesia’s Mount Lewotobi Laki-Laki volcano, located…
Japan first team to qualify for 2026 World Cup after victory over Bahrain | Football News
Japan ensure a top two finish with 2-0 win against Bahrain in Group C of Asia qualifiers for 2026 World Cup.Japan became the first team…
Major carmaker on ‘brink of collapse’ announces huge shake-up to management with changes coming into force in weeks
A HUGE car brand battling plummeting international sales has announced a massive management restructure.The changes are expected to be enforced in a matter of weeks…
Photos: Dodger Blue takes over Tokyo during season-opening series
TOKYO — The Dodgers have transformed into Japan’s MLB team after signing Shohei Ohtani, Yoshinobu Yamamoto and Roki Sasaki the last two seasons. All the glitz of…
Shohei Ohtani Tokyo Series home run caps off the week of Ohtani
TOKYO — The entire week was a buildup to this.Whether the ball struck by Shohei Ohtani would have cleared the right-field wall at the Tokyo Dome if…
How Dodgers accomplished their mission to ‘paint Japan blue’
TOKYO — Andrew Friedman remembers the talent, the crowd and maybe most of all, the hats.In February 2023, in the lead-up to the most anticipated World Baseball…
Dodgers fall to Hanshin Tigers in Japan in final tuneup
TOKYO — Maybe the Hanshin Tigers are baseball’s real evil empire.One day after the Japanese team, which plays in the Nippon Professional Baseball league, shut out the…
Battling illness, Mookie Betts questionable for Tokyo Series games
TOKYO — Dodgers shortstop Mookie Betts arrived in Japan this week battling an illness, and is questionable to be ready for the club’s regular-season openers on Tuesday…
Why Dodgers’ Shohei Ohtani is more than ‘a representative of Japan’
TOKYO — They screamed.They screamed and made that noise that crowds make when thousands of people scream at the same time, that sound that is heard when…
Dodgers’ Tokyo Series trip confirms the team’s ‘amazing’ hold on Japan
TOKYO — For much of the last two years, the Dodgers have felt like Major League Baseball’s Team of Japan.They signed Shohei Ohtani, Yoshinobu Yamamoto and Roki…
How Dodgers fans in Japan can get a break on high ticket prices
Shohei Ohtani is coming home as a World Series champion, and demand for tickets to the Dodgers’ season-opening series in Tokyo is fierce.Want one? The…
Transition from Passive to Proactive Diplomacy: Japan’s Strategic Partnership with Africa
Since the end of World War II, Japan has carried out a passive diplomacy strategy on the international stage, this is due to its desire…
Japan fails to secure exemptions from upcoming U.S. tariffs
Japanese Trade Minister Yoji Muto said that negotiations with U.S. officials did not lead to securing exemptions from tariffs set to take effect on Wednesday.…
U.S. soccer learns more SheBelieves Cup loss than it would from a win
Alex Ferguson, who led Manchester United to an unprecedented 13 Premier League titles in 21 seasons, insisted coaches learned less in victory than they did…
Dynamics of Fukushima Nuclear Waste Policy
Currently, nuclear waste is one of the main causes of global marine environmental pollution. The 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea…