Yokohama FC secured promotion to the J-League first division on Sunday thanks to a loss by J2 rivals Fagiano Okayama. Okayama’s 2-1 home defeat to Blaublitz Akita left them on 72 points with one game left to play, giving them no chance of catching seco…
Main events scheduled for Monday, Oct. 17
Main events scheduled in Japan for Monday, Oct. 17: — Yasukuni shrine in Tokyo holds 3-day autumn festival. — Keidanren head to hold press conference at 3:30 p.m.
Baseball: Hawks ace Senga to test MLB free agent market
Hard-throwing SoftBank Hawks ace Kodai Senga said Saturday that he will exercise his rights to file for free agency in order to play in MLB next season. The 29-year-old right-hander earned the win in Game 3 of the Pacific League’s Climax Series final s…
Baseball: Okada to take over as Tigers manager for 2nd time
Akinobu Okada, who steered the Hanshin Tigers to their last Central League pennant, will return as manager for the 2023 season, the team announced Saturday. The 64-year-old Okada, who played most of his career for the Tigers, managed them for five year…
Soccer: Mitoma hurt in Brighton’s loss at Brentford
Japan winger Kaoru Mitoma hurt his right foot and left the stadium on crutches after playing the second half of Brighton’s 2-0 defeat at Brentford on Friday in the English Premier League. With just over five weeks to the start of the World Cup in Qatar…
URGENT: Yen falls to 148 range vs U.S. dollar, fresh 32-year low
The yen fell to the 148 range against the U.S. dollar Friday morning, setting a fresh 32-year low amid persistent speculation of aggressive interest rate hikes by the U.S. Federal Reserve. The yen’s weaker tone also reflects the Bank of Japan’s commitm…
Japan PM scrambles to cut utility bills with new economic package
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said Friday a new economic package now being compiled will seek to lower utility bills next year for households hit by accelerating inflation, targeting electricity and gas. Kishida, who faces faltering public support, expr…
Japan eyes shake-up of system for recognizing paternity after divorces
Japan’s Cabinet approved draft legislation Friday to scrap a rule that has prevented the new husband of a woman who has remarried from assuming paternity over a child born within some 10 months of the woman’s divorce from her previous partner. The chan…
URGENT: No joint statement by G-20 finance chiefs amid Ukraine crisis: Japan
No joint statement will be issued by the finance chiefs of the Group of 20 major economies after their just-ended meeting, Japanese Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki said Thursday, citing the difficulty of reaching a consensus amid Russia’s war in Ukrai…
G-20 finance chiefs agree to avoid monetary tightening “spillovers”
The Group of 20 major economies agreed to work to avoid “spillovers” of monetary policy tightening as central banks move to tackle inflation, the chair said Thursday, amid concerns that higher interest rates will hit debt-saddled countries. To achieve …