Main events scheduled in Japan for Monday, Sept. 19: — Respect-for-the-Aged Day, national holiday. — Prime Minister Fumio Kishida to leave for New York to speak at an annual gathering of world leaders at the U.N. General Assembly. — 7th anniversary …
Soccer: Kawasaki’s J1 title hope hit by draw at Kashiwa
Kawasaki Frontale’s hope of winning three straight J-League first-division titles took a hit on Saturday as they were held to a 1-1 draw away to Kashiwa Reysol. Yu Kobayashi’s first-half opener was canceled out by Douglas in the second half at Sankyo F…
Soccer: Antlers hold Sagan to 1-1 draw
Kashima Antlers held Sagan Tosu to a 1-1 draw Friday in the J-League first division’s lone game. Taisei Miyashiro opened the scoring for the hosts in the 34th minute at Saga Prefecture’s Ekimae Real Estate Stadium, while Brazilian striker Arthur Caike …
Main events scheduled for Saturday, Sept. 17
Main events scheduled in Japan for Saturday, Sept. 17: — Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako depart for London to attend state funeral of Queen Elizabeth II. — 20 years since Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi visited North Korea and met then leader Ki…
Tokyo stocks open lower on Wall St. losses, rate hike fears
Tokyo stocks opened lower Friday after overnight losses on Wall Street, with investors remaining wary due to the prospect of further aggressive interest rate hikes by the U.S. Federal Reserve. In the first 15 minutes of trading, the 225-issue Nikkei St…
Baseball: Wada pitches in as Hawks maintain 2-game PL lead
Tsuyoshi Wada pitched five scoreless innings to win his third straight start as the SoftBank Hawks beat the Rakuten Eagles 7-3 on Thursday to maintain their two-game Pacific League lead over the Orix Buffaloes. The 41-year-old Wada (6-4) allowed four h…
Details of main area of Ghibli Park with Totoro characters revealed
The details of the main area of Ghibli Park that features the beloved characters from Studio Ghibli’s classic animation film “My Neighbor Totoro” were revealed to the press on Thursday. The indoor “Ghibli’s Grand Warehouse,” which is part of the theme …
Soccer: Hatate, Machino in Japan squad for U.S., Ecuador friendlies
Celtic midfielder Reo Hatate and Shonan Bellmare forward Shuto Machino were among the 30 players announced Thursday for Japan’s World Cup warm-up matches this month against the United States and Ecuador in Dusseldorf, Germany. Hatate has only one senio…
Japan to request energy saving measures in winter amid crunch concerns
The Japanese government plans to ask households and businesses to save electricity this winter following a similar request in summer as a national power crunch continues, industry ministry officials said Thursday. The request to reduce winter power con…
Tokyo stocks inch up on buybacks, fears about U.S. rate hikes persist
Tokyo stocks ended slightly higher Thursday on buybacks after sharp falls the previous day, but gains were limited amid persistent concerns over an increased pace of interest rate hikes in the United States following unexpectedly strong U.S. inflation …