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Shohei Ohtani’s achievements with the bat in his hands this season have been so magnificent that it’s easy to forget that the Los Angeles Dodgers superstar also is a top-tier pitcher. Recovering from a second major elbow surgery, Ohtani won’t […]

With the COVID-19 pandemic over, nationwide stump speeches are expected to return for next month’s leadership election for the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, though under tight security following a string of events such as the assassination attempt on former U.S.

Aboard Research Vessel Mirai – The Japanese oceanographic research vessel Mirai left its home port of Sekinehama in Mutsu, Aomori Prefecture, Monday afternoon to embark on an Arctic voyage. The ship, owned by the Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and

The Self-Defense Forces will end their disaster relief mission for the Jan. 1 earthquake on the Noto Peninsula at the end of this month, Defense Minister Minoru Kihara said Monday. The mission is already the SDF’s longest disaster response operation.

Japan’s space agency said on Monday that it had ended its moon lander operation after losing communication with the uncrewed spaceship last week. The Smart Lander for Investigating Moon (SLIM), dubbed the “Moon Sniper” for its landing precision, touched down

A jersey belonging to MLB legend Babe Ruth shattered the record for the most expensive piece of sports memorabilia ever auctioned on Sunday, fetching $24.1 million. The online auction for the New York Yankees great’s jersey lasted several weeks, and

Kurayoshi, Tottori Pref. – Shigeru Ishiba, former secretary-general of Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party who has declared his bid for party presidency, on Sunday adjusted his remark made the previous day about the fate of LDP lawmakers linked to the

MANILA – The Philippines on Sunday accused Chinese vessels of blocking a ship transporting provisions to Filipino fishermen in the South China Sea, saying they had made “aggressive and dangerous” maneuvers including ramming the ship and using water cannons. The

A two-day ministerial meeting of the Tokyo International Conference on African Development, or TICAD, ended Sunday with the adoption of a joint communique aimed at strengthening collaboration toward next year’s summit. The first joint statement issued in a TICAD ministerial

Paris – Pavel Durov, the Russian-French billionaire founder and CEO of the Telegram messaging app, was arrested at Bourget Airport outside Paris on Saturday evening, TF1 TV and BFM TV said, citing unidentified sources. Durov was traveling aboard his private