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American athletics legend Michael Johnson said Tuesday that Los Angeles' bid for the 2024 Olympics comes with "very...
Japanese Boxer Murata To Face N’Dam For WBA Crown
Japan's London Olympic champion Ryota Murata will fight Hassan N'Dam for the vacant World Boxing Association...
Japan Counts Down To Cherry Blossom Fever
Japan's cherry blossom season kicks off boozy parties across the country and draws tourists from far and wide, but the...
Japan Kills 333 Whales In Annual Antarctic Hunt
A Japanese whaling fleet returned to port on Friday after killing more than 300 mammals in an annual Antarctic hunt, as...
Japan Kills 333 Whales In Annual Antarctic Hunt
A Japanese whaling fleet returned to port Friday after an annual Antarctic hunt that killed more than 300 of the...
S.African Rand Plunges After Finance Minister Sacked In Reshuffle
South Africa's rand plunged five percent Friday after President Jacob Zuma sacked his finance minister and made ten new...
Asian Traders Tread Carefully As Quarter Draws To A Close
Asian investors moved cautiously Friday following a Wall Street rally inspired by better-than-expected US economic...
US Stocks Shake Gloom As Oil Tops $50/barrel
Wall Street stocks rallied Thursday, shrugging off uncertainty over President Donald Trump's agenda and advancing as US...
Japan Ruling Party Urges Strike Capability Amid N. Korea Threat
Japan's ruling party said Wednesday the government should consider developing the capability to strike enemy bases if...
NBC To Air 2018 Games Live In All Time Zones In First
NBC will broadcast the 2018 Winter Olympics live across all US time zones for the first time, the TV network has...
Afghan Women Swimmers Defy Threats For Olympic Dream
There are just 30 pools in Afghanistan, only one which welcomes girls -- and it is facing militant threats for doing...
Japanese Delegation Calls Minister
An eight-member delegation from the Japanese Embassy and JICA headquarters in Japan have paid a courtesy call on the...
Ghana Para-Taekwondo To Depart For Rwanda
Ghana National Para-Taekwondo will depart from Ghana to Rwanda to compete in the 2nd African Para-Taekwondo Open...
Japan High Court Rules Nuclear Reactors Can Restart
A Japanese appeals court on Tuesday ruled that a pair of nuclear reactors halted by a lower court order can be...
School Children Killed In Japanese Avalanche
Seven Japanese high school students and their teacher have been killed in an avalanche at a ski resort. The avalanche...
Japanese Delegation Calls On Finance Minister
An eight-member delegation from the Japanese Embassy and JICA headquarters in Japan have paid a courtesy call on the...
Eight Students Killed In Japan Avalanche
An avalanche killed eight high school students on a mountain-climbing trip in Japan Monday, with more than 30 people...
Toshiba’s US Atomic Unit To File For Bankruptcy
Shares in Toshiba plunged Monday on a report that said its loss-hit US nuclear unit could be placed into bankruptcy...
Cherry Blossoms Hit Peak Bloom In Washington DC
Following mid-March's bitter cold snap which killed about half of Washington DC's cherry blossoms, the US capital's...