Japan’s Naomi Osaka made a first-round exit at the French Open on Monday after losing 7-5, 6-4 against Amanda Anisimova of the United States. The former world No. 1 fell at the first round of the Roland-Garros for the first time since 2017. She last le…
URGENT: G-7 summit in Hiroshima fit to send message of peace: Kishida
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said Monday that Tokyo has decided to host a 2023 Group of Seven nations summit in Hiroshima, believing that the city, devastated by the world’s first atomic bomb attack, is fit to send a message of peace. The move…
Tokyo stocks open higher on hopes for Japan economy reopening
Tokyo stocks opened higher Monday on hopes for the resumption of full-scale economic activities in Japan amid a gradual downward trend in the number of COVID-19 infections in Tokyo. In the first 15 minutes of trading, the 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average…
URGENT: Taiwan not part of Indo-Pacific economic initiative at launch: U.S.
Taiwan will not be a part of the Indo-Pacific economic framework when the U.S. administration of President Joe Biden launches it next week as a key tool for regional engagement, White House National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan said Sunday. Whether T…
Baseball: Angels’ Ohtani gets 2 hits vs Athletics
Shohei Ohtani had his first multi-hit game in five games Saturday as the Los Angeles Angels snapped a four-game losing streak with a 5-3 victory over the Oakland Athletics. Ohtani went 2-for-4 with a run scored, reaching on a first-inning single at Ang…
Main events scheduled for Monday, May 23
Main events scheduled in Japan for Monday, May 23: — U.S. President Joe Biden to meet Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida in Tokyo. — Masakazu Tokura, chairman of Japan’s largest business lobby Keidanren, to hold press conference at 3:30 p.m.
Baseball: Wilkerson pitches Tigers past Giants
Aaron Wilkerson won a pitchers’ duel against fellow new import Matt Shoemaker as the Hanshin Tigers earned a 2-1 victory on Saturday over the Yomiuri Giants, who dropped out of the Central League’s top spot. Wilkerson (3-2) threw seven scoreless inning…
URGENT: Japan, U.S., 3 others walk out APEC trade meet in protest of Russia
Representatives of five economies including Japan and the United States walked out of a trade ministers’ meeting from the Asia-Pacific region on Saturday, in protest against Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, a Thai government source said. The two-day meeti…
Soccer: Kamada bolsters Japan case with Europa League triumph
Daichi Kamada’s inclusion on Friday in Japan’s 28-man squad for four June home friendlies is just reward for the role he played in helping German outfit Eintracht Frankfurt secure their second-ever Europa League title. Overlooked for much of the final …
Main events scheduled for Sunday, May 22
Main events scheduled in Japan for Sunday, May 22: — U.S. President Joe Biden to visit Japan through May 24. — U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tsai to travel to Japan for talks with Japan on the launch of the Indo-Pacific economic framework.