30.05.2025 5:39 Japanese boxer Ginjiro Shigeoka, who recently underwent a craniotomy following his IBF minimumweight title match, is in a stable condition at hospital, the chief of his gym said Thursday.
A craniotomy is a procedure that removes part of the skull prior to brain surgery. The 25-year-old former world champion, who lost a split decision to Filipino champion Pedro Taduran last Saturday, suffered a right subdural hematoma.
Read full story here30.05.2025 5:23 The following is the latest list of selected news summaries by Kyodo News.
----------
Read full story here30.05.2025 4:49 Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said Thursday he and U.S. President Donald Trump deepened their understanding of each other's positions on tariffs and agreed that their ministers should accelerate ongoing negotiations in greater detail.
Ishiba made the comment after a roughly 25-minute phone call with Trump ahead of the next round of bilateral tariff negotiations at the ministerial level.
Read full story here30.05.2025 4:02 BREAKING NEWS: China agrees to begin steps to resume Japanese seafood imports: Tokyo
==KyodoRead full story here29.05.2025 19:00 The following is the latest list of selected news summaries by Kyodo News.
----------
Read full story here29.05.2025 18:50 BREAKING NEWS: Ishiba, Trump agree ministers should hold further tariff talks
==KyodoRead full story here29.05.2025 18:50 BREAKING NEWS: Japan PM says mutual understanding "deepened" with Trump over tariffs
==KyodoRead full story here29.05.2025 16:57 The United States will "aggressively" revoke visas of Chinese students, including those with ties to the Chinese Communist Party or studying in sensitive fields, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Wednesday.
In a statement, Rubio also said, "We will also revise visa criteria to enhance scrutiny of all future visa applications from the People's Republic of China and Hong Kong."
People walk on the campus of Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts, in December 2024. (AP/Kyodo)
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio is pictured in Washington on May 28, 2025. (Anadolu Agency/Getty/Kyodo)
Read full story here29.05.2025 13:16 The TV anime "Re:Zero - Starting Life in Another World," based on the light novel series that has surpassed 13 million copies in circulation worldwide (including digital editions), has been making waves with its third season.
It's been announced that the fourth season is scheduled to air in 2026! Along with this exciting news, a second teaser visual has been released. The visual introduces a new character named "Shaula," who will be voiced by the talented Ai Fairouz.Read full story here29.05.2025 12:51 Japanese snowboarder Tomoka Takeuchi, who has competed in the past six Winter Olympics, said Thursday she will retire at the end of the 2025-26 Olympic season.The parallel giant slalom silver medalist at the 2014 Sochi Olympics has already met the qualifying standards set by the Ski Association of Japan for next February's Milan-Cortina Olympics.
"In one last season, I want to go all out to win," the 41-year-old said at a press conference in Tokyo.
Read full story here29.05.2025 12:28 Toyota Motor Corp. said Thursday that its global sales rose 10 percent from a year earlier to a record 876,864 vehicles for the month of April, as demand grew ahead of the negative impact of higher U.S. tariffs on imported cars.
The world's largest automaker by volume said its global production increased 7.8 percent to 814,787 vehicles last month, also an all-time high for April. U.S. President Donald Trump imposed an additional 25 percent tariff on cars produced outside the United States on April 3.
Read full story here29.05.2025 10:36 A gas cylinder found from a construction site in eastern Tokyo after explosions that left 10 people injured and damaged dozens of buildings nearby had a marking showing it expired on November 1964, an investigative source said Thursday.
The explosions occurred on Tuesday during piling work for a new house at the site in Edogawa Ward, which had been a parking space for some 40 years. Police believe workers drilled into the cylinder, and its acetylene gas, used for welding metals, caught on fire.
Read full story here29.05.2025 9:40 Japan's chief tariff negotiator said Thursday that purchases of U.S. defense equipment may help reduce the trade deficit, suggesting it could be used as a bargaining chip in bilateral talks about the levies.
Ryosei Akazawa, who met with Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba ahead of a fourth round of tariff talks later this week in Washington, told reporters, "If you ask me whether (such purchases) are within the scope (of the talks), it is possible."
Read full story here29.05.2025 9:03 Nissan Motor Co. said Thursday that it has begun soliciting early retirement applications in the United States, as the struggling automaker accelerates efforts to turn its fortunes around.
The Japanese carmaker has not disclosed details such as the number of employees eligible for early retirement, but the package is believed to target those in administrative departments and at vehicle assembly plants.
Read full story here29.05.2025 4:04 BREAKING NEWS: Rubio says U.S. to revoke visas of Chinese students
==KyodoRead full story here28.05.2025 19:59 Ailing Nissan Motor Co. is planning to raise around 1 trillion yen ($7 billion) by issuing corporate bonds and selling assets to secure funds as it approaches a massive bond redemption, a company source said Wednesday.
Nissan and its affiliated companies face the redemption of roughly 780 billion yen in corporate bonds during the current fiscal year through March. It also requires funds to cover costs related to plant closures and other restructuring measures.
Read full story here28.05.2025 18:43 BREAKING NEWS: Nissan plans to raise 1 tril. yen by issuing debt, selling assets
==KyodoRead full story here28.05.2025 11:00 The following is the latest list of selected news summaries by Kyodo News.
----------
Read full story here28.05.2025 10:02 Onosato was promoted to sumo's highest rank of yokozuna on Wednesday, attaining the honor at a record pace after competing in just 13 professional tournaments.
The 24-year-old from Ishikawa Prefecture became the 75th yokozuna and the first Japanese-born grand champion since his stablemaster Nishonoseki, the former Kisenosato, who won his promotion after the New Year meet in 2017.
Sumo wrestler Onosato (C) attends a ceremony to mark his promotion to yokozuna at his Nishonoseki stable in Ami, Ibaraki Prefecture, on May 28, 2025. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo
Sumo wrestler Onosato (C) celebrates at his stable in Ami in the eastern Japan prefecture of Ibaraki on May 28, 2025, following his promotion to the sport's highest rank of yokozuna, or grand champion. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo
Read full story here28.05.2025 9:03 Japan's parliament on Wednesday enacted a law obliging 300 to 400 major firms to participate in a carbon emissions trading system that will be introduced in the fiscal year starting April 2026.
The revised law, designed to advance the country's green transformation and decarbonization, targets companies producing 100,000 tons of carbon dioxide or more a year across a broad range of industries including the production of steel and cars.
Read full story here28.05.2025 6:38
Have you been affected by overtourism?Three Kyodo News reporters -- Junko Horiuchi, Toma Mochizuki and Donican Lam -- talk about how a Mt. Fuji photo spot is once again highlighting the issue of overtourism. Listen as they discuss recent incidents with tourists and Mt. Fuji, their personal experiences of overtourism, and their views on government measures.
Read full story here28.05.2025 5:06 BREAKING NEWS: Onosato becomes sumo grand champion yokozuna at record pace
==KyodoRead full story here27.05.2025 19:59 Ten people sustained minor injuries, and dozens of buildings were damaged in eastern Tokyo on Tuesday after explosions at a construction site, possibly caused by a gas leak, police said.
Gas was detected at the site in Tokyo's Edogawa Ward, where a fragment of a gas cylinder was also recovered. Police believe workers may have struck the cylinder with a drill during piling work for a new house, likely causing the gas to ignite.
Read full story here27.05.2025 19:00
Hungarian National Dance Ensemble performs folk dances at the World Exposition in Osaka on May 24, 2025, marking the expo's Hungary day. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo
The following is the latest list of selected news summaries by Kyodo News.
----------
Read full story here27.05.2025 18:01 The Japanese government on Tuesday called on domestic universities to consider temporarily accepting students enrolled at U.S. schools after Washington's move to bar foreign students from Harvard University.
The move to support Japanese and other foreign students studying in the United States came after the University of Tokyo said the previous day it is considering accepting international students from Harvard if they are affected by the U.S. policy.
Read full story here27.05.2025 16:25 Leaders of China, Southeast Asia and six Arab nations held their first meeting Tuesday in Malaysia to bolster economic cooperation between the three parties, the population of which accounts for one quarter of the world's, amid global trade tensions over U.S. tariffs.
Chinese Premier Li Qiang said at the meeting in Kuala Lumpur that his country, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations and the Gulf Cooperation Council nations should "set a fine example of opening up across regions."
Read full story here27.05.2025 15:58 Japanese boxer Ginjiro Shigeoka has undergone brain surgery in the wake of his IBF world minimumweight title defeat, the Japan Boxing Commission said Tuesday, with the 25-year-old set to retire.
Shigeoka was not knocked down during Saturday's 12-round split-decision loss to Filipino champion Pedro Taduran at Intex Osaka but began losing consciousness in the ring after the result was announced. He was stretchered out and rushed to a hospital.
Read full story here27.05.2025 15:41 Four former Nissan Motor Co. top executives including ex-President and CEO Makoto Uchida received a combined total of 646 million yen ($4.5 million) for leaving top roles at the embattled Japanese automaker, a general shareholders' meeting notice showed Tuesday.
The large payouts may draw investor ire at the June 24 meeting, after Uchida stood down in March following unsuccessful merger talks with Honda Motor Co. and with the company planning to ax thousands of jobs with a net loss of 670.9 billion yen for the fiscal year ended March.
Read full story here27.05.2025 14:39 The new top executive of Seven & i Holdings Co., the Japanese operator of the Seven-Eleven convenience store chain, said Tuesday that he is committed to growth over the next decade, as the retail giant strives to enhance its corporate value in the face of a takeover bid by a Canadian rival.
Stephen Hayes Dacus was officially appointed as its first foreign CEO following approval at an annual shareholders meeting.
Read full story here27.05.2025 12:05 Shohei Ohtani delivered another leadoff home run and Yoshinobu Yamamoto continued to shine on the mound Monday for the Los Angeles Dodgers in a 7-2 win against the Cleveland Guardians.
Yamamoto (6-3) allowed two runs on just three hits and two walks over six innings at Cleveland's Progressive Field, while striking out seven.
Read full story here27.05.2025 11:51 Japan's former world No. 1 and four-time Grand Slam winner Naomi Osaka was beaten in the first round of the French Open women's singles Monday going down 6-7(1), 6-1, 6-4 to 10th seed Paula Badosa of Spain.
Current world No. 49 Osaka edged Badosa in a first set filled with hard groundstrokes but quickly lost the second and struggled to deal with deep shots in the third from the former world No. 2, who won in 2 hours, 21 minutes at Roland Garros.
Read full story here27.05.2025 11:40 “New Saga” anime has just announced that Takehito Koyasu and Yoko Hikasa are joining the cast! Along with this announcement, the details about the opening and ending theme song are also revealed. Messages from the theme song artists, 4s4ki and Mahiru Code, also arrived.
TV anime "New Saga" is set to air from July 2025 while the availability for the global streaming is yet to be announced.
New Character Information
Ganias (CV. Takehito Koyasu)
Yuriga (CV. Yoko Hikasa)
Opening Theme Song
Message from the artist
Ending Theme Song
Message from the artist
About “New Saga”
Synopsis
Cast
Read full story here Страницы: 123456789101112 ... 2147214821492150215121522153215421552156215721582159216021612162
Japanese boxer Ginjiro Shigeoka, who recently underwent a craniotomy following his IBF minimumweight title match, is in a stable condition at hospital, the chief of his gym said Thursday.
A craniotomy is a procedure that removes part of the skull prior to brain surgery. The 25-year-old former world champion, who lost a split decision to Filipino champion Pedro Taduran last Saturday, suffered a right subdural hematoma.
Read full story here
The following is the latest list of selected news summaries by Kyodo News.
----------
Read full story here
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said Thursday he and U.S. President Donald Trump deepened their understanding of each other's positions on tariffs and agreed that their ministers should accelerate ongoing negotiations in greater detail.
Ishiba made the comment after a roughly 25-minute phone call with Trump ahead of the next round of bilateral tariff negotiations at the ministerial level.
Read full story here
The following is the latest list of selected news summaries by Kyodo News.
----------
Read full story here
The United States will "aggressively" revoke visas of Chinese students, including those with ties to the Chinese Communist Party or studying in sensitive fields, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Wednesday.
In a statement, Rubio also said, "We will also revise visa criteria to enhance scrutiny of all future visa applications from the People's Republic of China and Hong Kong."
People walk on the campus of Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts, in December 2024. (AP/Kyodo)
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio is pictured in Washington on May 28, 2025. (Anadolu Agency/Getty/Kyodo)
Read full story here
The TV anime "Re:Zero - Starting Life in Another World," based on the light novel series that has surpassed 13 million copies in circulation worldwide (including digital editions), has been making waves with its third season.
It's been announced that the fourth season is scheduled to air in 2026! Along with this exciting news, a second teaser visual has been released. The visual introduces a new character named "Shaula," who will be voiced by the talented Ai Fairouz.Read full story here
Japanese snowboarder Tomoka Takeuchi, who has competed in the past six Winter Olympics, said Thursday she will retire at the end of the 2025-26 Olympic season.The parallel giant slalom silver medalist at the 2014 Sochi Olympics has already met the qualifying standards set by the Ski Association of Japan for next February's Milan-Cortina Olympics.
"In one last season, I want to go all out to win," the 41-year-old said at a press conference in Tokyo.
Read full story here
Toyota Motor Corp. said Thursday that its global sales rose 10 percent from a year earlier to a record 876,864 vehicles for the month of April, as demand grew ahead of the negative impact of higher U.S. tariffs on imported cars.
The world's largest automaker by volume said its global production increased 7.8 percent to 814,787 vehicles last month, also an all-time high for April. U.S. President Donald Trump imposed an additional 25 percent tariff on cars produced outside the United States on April 3.
Read full story here
A gas cylinder found from a construction site in eastern Tokyo after explosions that left 10 people injured and damaged dozens of buildings nearby had a marking showing it expired on November 1964, an investigative source said Thursday.
The explosions occurred on Tuesday during piling work for a new house at the site in Edogawa Ward, which had been a parking space for some 40 years. Police believe workers drilled into the cylinder, and its acetylene gas, used for welding metals, caught on fire.
Read full story here
Japan's chief tariff negotiator said Thursday that purchases of U.S. defense equipment may help reduce the trade deficit, suggesting it could be used as a bargaining chip in bilateral talks about the levies.
Ryosei Akazawa, who met with Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba ahead of a fourth round of tariff talks later this week in Washington, told reporters, "If you ask me whether (such purchases) are within the scope (of the talks), it is possible."
Read full story here
Nissan Motor Co. said Thursday that it has begun soliciting early retirement applications in the United States, as the struggling automaker accelerates efforts to turn its fortunes around.
The Japanese carmaker has not disclosed details such as the number of employees eligible for early retirement, but the package is believed to target those in administrative departments and at vehicle assembly plants.
Read full story here
Ailing Nissan Motor Co. is planning to raise around 1 trillion yen ($7 billion) by issuing corporate bonds and selling assets to secure funds as it approaches a massive bond redemption, a company source said Wednesday.
Nissan and its affiliated companies face the redemption of roughly 780 billion yen in corporate bonds during the current fiscal year through March. It also requires funds to cover costs related to plant closures and other restructuring measures.
Read full story here
The following is the latest list of selected news summaries by Kyodo News.
----------
Read full story here
Onosato was promoted to sumo's highest rank of yokozuna on Wednesday, attaining the honor at a record pace after competing in just 13 professional tournaments.
The 24-year-old from Ishikawa Prefecture became the 75th yokozuna and the first Japanese-born grand champion since his stablemaster Nishonoseki, the former Kisenosato, who won his promotion after the New Year meet in 2017.
Sumo wrestler Onosato (C) attends a ceremony to mark his promotion to yokozuna at his Nishonoseki stable in Ami, Ibaraki Prefecture, on May 28, 2025. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo
Sumo wrestler Onosato (C) celebrates at his stable in Ami in the eastern Japan prefecture of Ibaraki on May 28, 2025, following his promotion to the sport's highest rank of yokozuna, or grand champion. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo
Read full story here
Japan's parliament on Wednesday enacted a law obliging 300 to 400 major firms to participate in a carbon emissions trading system that will be introduced in the fiscal year starting April 2026.
The revised law, designed to advance the country's green transformation and decarbonization, targets companies producing 100,000 tons of carbon dioxide or more a year across a broad range of industries including the production of steel and cars.
Read full story here
Have you been affected by overtourism?Three Kyodo News reporters -- Junko Horiuchi, Toma Mochizuki and Donican Lam -- talk about how a Mt. Fuji photo spot is once again highlighting the issue of overtourism. Listen as they discuss recent incidents with tourists and Mt. Fuji, their personal experiences of overtourism, and their views on government measures.
Read full story here
Ten people sustained minor injuries, and dozens of buildings were damaged in eastern Tokyo on Tuesday after explosions at a construction site, possibly caused by a gas leak, police said.
Gas was detected at the site in Tokyo's Edogawa Ward, where a fragment of a gas cylinder was also recovered. Police believe workers may have struck the cylinder with a drill during piling work for a new house, likely causing the gas to ignite.
Read full story here
Hungarian National Dance Ensemble performs folk dances at the World Exposition in Osaka on May 24, 2025, marking the expo's Hungary day. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo
The following is the latest list of selected news summaries by Kyodo News.
----------
Read full story here
The Japanese government on Tuesday called on domestic universities to consider temporarily accepting students enrolled at U.S. schools after Washington's move to bar foreign students from Harvard University.
The move to support Japanese and other foreign students studying in the United States came after the University of Tokyo said the previous day it is considering accepting international students from Harvard if they are affected by the U.S. policy.
Read full story here
Leaders of China, Southeast Asia and six Arab nations held their first meeting Tuesday in Malaysia to bolster economic cooperation between the three parties, the population of which accounts for one quarter of the world's, amid global trade tensions over U.S. tariffs.
Chinese Premier Li Qiang said at the meeting in Kuala Lumpur that his country, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations and the Gulf Cooperation Council nations should "set a fine example of opening up across regions."
Read full story here
Japanese boxer Ginjiro Shigeoka has undergone brain surgery in the wake of his IBF world minimumweight title defeat, the Japan Boxing Commission said Tuesday, with the 25-year-old set to retire.
Shigeoka was not knocked down during Saturday's 12-round split-decision loss to Filipino champion Pedro Taduran at Intex Osaka but began losing consciousness in the ring after the result was announced. He was stretchered out and rushed to a hospital.
Read full story here
Four former Nissan Motor Co. top executives including ex-President and CEO Makoto Uchida received a combined total of 646 million yen ($4.5 million) for leaving top roles at the embattled Japanese automaker, a general shareholders' meeting notice showed Tuesday.
The large payouts may draw investor ire at the June 24 meeting, after Uchida stood down in March following unsuccessful merger talks with Honda Motor Co. and with the company planning to ax thousands of jobs with a net loss of 670.9 billion yen for the fiscal year ended March.
Read full story here
The new top executive of Seven & i Holdings Co., the Japanese operator of the Seven-Eleven convenience store chain, said Tuesday that he is committed to growth over the next decade, as the retail giant strives to enhance its corporate value in the face of a takeover bid by a Canadian rival.
Stephen Hayes Dacus was officially appointed as its first foreign CEO following approval at an annual shareholders meeting.
Read full story here
Shohei Ohtani delivered another leadoff home run and Yoshinobu Yamamoto continued to shine on the mound Monday for the Los Angeles Dodgers in a 7-2 win against the Cleveland Guardians.
Yamamoto (6-3) allowed two runs on just three hits and two walks over six innings at Cleveland's Progressive Field, while striking out seven.
Read full story here
Japan's former world No. 1 and four-time Grand Slam winner Naomi Osaka was beaten in the first round of the French Open women's singles Monday going down 6-7(1), 6-1, 6-4 to 10th seed Paula Badosa of Spain.
Current world No. 49 Osaka edged Badosa in a first set filled with hard groundstrokes but quickly lost the second and struggled to deal with deep shots in the third from the former world No. 2, who won in 2 hours, 21 minutes at Roland Garros.
Read full story here
“New Saga” anime has just announced that Takehito Koyasu and Yoko Hikasa are joining the cast! Along with this announcement, the details about the opening and ending theme song are also revealed. Messages from the theme song artists, 4s4ki and Mahiru Code, also arrived.
TV anime "New Saga" is set to air from July 2025 while the availability for the global streaming is yet to be announced.
New Character Information
Ganias (CV. Takehito Koyasu)
Yuriga (CV. Yoko Hikasa)
Opening Theme Song
Message from the artist
Ending Theme Song
Message from the artist
About “New Saga”
Synopsis
Cast
Read full story here