Japanese households and businesses on Friday entered a three-month period to conserve electricity to prevent a power crunch amid a record-breaking heat wave, marking the first time in seven years that the government has made such a request. Unusually h…
Baseball: Rookie comes through as Swallows sink Carp in 12 innings
Rookie Kazuya Maruyama broke a 12th-inning tie with a two-run double, lifting the Central League-leading Yakult Swallows to a 4-2 win over the Hiroshima Carp on Thursday. Before 24,100 at Mazda Stadium, Hiroshima twice came from a run down until Yakult…
ANA to resume flights from Beijing to Narita after 2-year suspension
All Nippon Airways Co. said Thursday that it will resume direct flight operations from Beijing to Narita airport near Tokyo from July 11, after being suspended for more than two years against a backdrop of the novel coronavirus spread. ANA will only op…
FOCUS: Smartphone COVID-19 status window terrifies Beijing citizens
With China sticking to its radical “zero-COVID” policy, citizens in Beijing are worried that a window may suddenly pop up on the smartphone app designed for the Communist-led government to collect personal health information. If they see the pop-up win…
Tokyo stocks end sharply lower on U.S. recession fears
Tokyo stocks closed sharply lower Thursday on growing concerns over a possible recession in the United States as its central bank has been accelerating interest rate hikes to fight inflation. The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average ended down 411.56 points,…
Baseball: Ohtani fans 11, extends scoreless streak in win for Angels
Shohei Ohtani continued his red-hot form on the mound Wednesday, striking out 11 and stretching his scoreless streak to a career-high 21-2/3 innings in the Los Angeles Angels’ 4-1 victory over the Chicago White Sox. The two-way star earned his fourth s…
Tokyo stocks open lower on concerns for global economy
Tokyo stocks opened lower Thursday on concerns over the world economy a day after the heads of some top central banks warned about the risks of high and persistent inflation. In the first 15 minutes of trading, the 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average fell 1…
URGENT: Yen drops to 137, new 24-year low against dollar
The yen fell to the 137 line, a new 24-year low against the U.S. dollar, reflecting persistent market expectations for a divergence between the Japanese and U.S. monetary policies. The Japanese currency dropped to 137.00, a level not seen since Septemb…
Soccer: Gamba defeat on-form Sanfrecce to end 4-game losing run
Two quickfire goals in the first half handed Gamba Osaka a 2-0 home win over Sanfrecce Hiroshima in the J-League first division on Wednesday, ending their four-game losing run. Sanfrecce, who came into the game on the back of four straight wins and a s…
Soccer: Antlers forward Ueda set for move to Belgium’s Cercle Brugge
Japan forward Ayase Ueda is close to completing a move to Cercle Brugge in the Belgian first division, a senior official at his J-League club Kashima Antlers said Wednesday. The 23-year-old Ueda, who joined Antlers in the summer of 2019, is the top sco…