Vissel Kobe, who are languishing at the bottom of the J-League first division table, said Wednesday they have terminated the contract of manager Miguel Angel Lotina after just three months. The 65-year-old Spaniard took the helm at Vissel in early Apri…
Main events scheduled for Thursday, June 30
Main events scheduled in Japan for Thursday, June 30: — Preliminary industrial production index for May to be released by Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry at 8:50 a.m.
Soccer: 1990 World Cup winner Matthaus expects Germany to beat Japan
Germany legend Lothar Matthaus warned against complacency but voiced confidence in his country beating Group E rivals Japan at this year’s World Cup in Qatar. The 61-year-old former great urged Germany to focus on themselves ahead of their opener again…
URGENT: G-7 to commit to $5 bil. for food security, tough stance on China
The leaders of the Group of Seven industrialized nations are expected to commit to up to $5 billion to address global food security amid the ongoing Russian invasion of Ukraine, a senior U.S. government official said Tuesday. With a communique to be is…
Japan PM tells Senegal’s president Russia is to blame for food crisis
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Monday expressed concern in a meeting with Senegalese President Macky Sall over the suffering in Africa due to Russia’s aggression in Ukraine, emphasizing the invasion’s role in causing a global food crisis. Dur…
Baseball: Lotte’s Romero hurls 7 shutout innings to tame SoftBank
Enny Romero threw seven innings of four-hit ball as the Lotte Marines overpowered the COVID-19-hit Pacific League-leading Softbank Hawks 8-1 on Monday. The Hawks reported five positive cases of the coronavirus infection earlier in the day, three of the…
Baseball: Hiroshima signs ex-Reds outfielder Akiyama
The Hiroshima Carp have signed former Cincinnati Reds outfielder Shogo Akiyama, the Central League club said Monday, beating competition from his former team the Seibu Lions and another Pacific League club the SoftBank Hawks. Multiple sources close to …
Main events scheduled for Tuesday, June 28
Main events scheduled in Japan for Tuesday, June 28: — Toshiba Corp. to hold regular shareholders’ meeting in Tokyo at 10 a.m.
Main events scheduled for July
Main events scheduled in Japan for July: July 1 (Fri) — Government to ask households, companies to reduce power consumption through Sept. 30 to avert outages. — Bank of Japan to release June Tankan business sentiment survey. — Unemployment rate for …
Japan issues power usage warning for Tokyo area amid heatwaves
The Japanese government issued a power usage warning for the first time Sunday as sweltering temperatures in Tokyo and surrounding areas are expected to put pressure on the system as businesses reopen Monday. The Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry…