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Life & Style
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Health
3/22/2023 3:15:09 PM
On 5 March, Manal Rustom, a marathoner and mountaineer, completed the prestigious Tokyo Marathon, becoming the first Egyptian woman to have completed all six Abbott World Marathon Majors. The six marathons are held annually in Tokyo, New York, Boston, London, Chicago, and Berlin.
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World
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Region
3/18/2023 2:46:20 PM
Japan and Germany pledged closer defense ties and cooperation on diversifying supply chains as Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Prime Minister Fumio Kishida met in Tokyo Saturday.
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World
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International
2/18/2023 6:49:56 PM
North Korea fired an intercontinental ballistic missile Saturday which landed in Japan's exclusive economic zone, Seoul and Tokyo said, after Pyongyang warned of a strong response to upcoming US-South Korean military drills.
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Sports
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Omni sports
2/17/2023 10:38:09 AM
Tokyo's government approved Friday a redevelopment which will see a historic baseball stadium demolished and trees donated to honour Japan's Emperor Meiji torn out, a move opponents called "shameful".
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World
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Region
2/11/2023 2:09:39 PM
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida had sinus surgery at a Tokyo hospital on Saturday to treat chronic sinusitis that has caused him to have a stuffy nose since last year.
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World
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War in Ukraine
1/31/2023 3:00:32 PM
Japan and NATO must "remain united and firm" in the face of security threats posed by China, North Korea and Russia's war in Ukraine, Jens Stoltenberg said Tuesday in Tokyo.
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World
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International
1/6/2023 12:10:46 PM
Japan and the United States will hold security talks between their foreign and defense ministers in Washington the day before Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida lands in the U.S. capital next week wrapping up his tour of Group of Seven nations as Tokyo expands its military and deepens its alliance with America amid China's growing influence.
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Sports
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Omni sports
12/22/2022 10:35:08 AM
Last year's pandemic-delayed Tokyo Olympics cost 20 percent more than the final figure reported by the organising committee, according to an analysis by Japan's audit board.
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Business
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Economy
12/20/2022 1:45:13 PM
Japan's central bank tweaked its longstanding monetary easing programme on Tuesday, in a surprise move that saw the yen strengthen quickly against the dollar and prompted falls on Tokyo bourses.
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Sports
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Omni sports
12/16/2022 10:51:33 AM
A corruption scandal surrounding last year's Tokyo Games has damaged Japan's bid to host the 2030 Winter Olympics, a top local official warned.
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World
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Region
12/11/2022 10:35:37 PM
A Tokyo company aimed for the moon with its own private lander Sunday, blasting off atop a SpaceX rocket with the United Arab Emirates' first lunar rover and a toylike robot from Japan that's designed to roll around up there in the gray dust.
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Sports
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Omni sports
10/19/2022 3:08:39 PM
A corruption scandal surrounding the Tokyo Olympics widened on Wednesday as a former Games executive was re-arrested on suspicion of taking bribes from two firms, one of which reportedly sold official mascot toys.
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World
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International
10/4/2022 12:14:37 PM
North Korea fired a ballistic missile over Japan for the first time in five years Tuesday, prompting Tokyo to activate its missile alert system and issue a rare warning for people to take shelter.
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Sports
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Omni sports
9/27/2022 11:33:22 AM
Bribery allegations against a former Tokyo Olympics organizing committee member ensnared a third company that sponsored the Games, as Japanese prosecutors “re-arrested” Haruyuki Takahashi for the third time Tuesday.
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Sports
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Omni sports
9/25/2022 10:09:27 AM
Russia's Liudmila Samsonova won her third title in four tournaments by beating China's Zheng Qinwen 7-5, 7-5 in the final of the Pan Pacific Open in Tokyo on Sunday.
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Sports
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Omni sports
9/22/2022 11:13:16 AM
Former tennis world number one Naomi Osaka pulled out of her home Pan Pacific Open in Tokyo on Thursday after complaining of abdominal pain.
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Sports
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Omni sports
9/20/2022 4:11:19 PM
Naomi Osaka said she felt "really scared" after watching opponent Daria Saville collapse with a knee injury just seven minutes into their Pan Pacific Open match in Tokyo on Tuesday.
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Sports
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Omni sports
8/28/2022 2:05:13 PM
Japan's Akane Yamaguchi retained her badminton women's world title in front of her home crowd in Tokyo on Sunday, beating China's Chen Yufei 21-12, 10-21, 21-14.
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Egypt
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Foreign Affairs
8/27/2022 11:36:12 AM
Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly arrived on Friday evening in Tunisia to chair the Egyptian delegation participating in the Eighth Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD8) on behalf of President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi.
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Sports
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Omni sports
8/26/2022 11:06:25 AM
Home favourite Naomi Osaka will defend her title at the Pan Pacific Open in Tokyo next month, organisers said on Friday, as the tournament returns for the first time since the pandemic.
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