First UK Ekiden held in England
S/ Gokan Shunichi, NNN Correspondent: At the report of the gun, the first-ever ekiden relay race in the UK began.The fir...
read moreFor Tohoku: Walking event for Michinoku Coastal Trail
A walking event to commemorate the fifth anniversary of the Michinoku Coastal Trail opening took place in Miyagi Prefect...
read moreFormer ozeki Konishiki promotes sumo in NYC
S/ Konishiki / Welcome New York! Again, my name is Konishiki.Former ozeki Konishiki hosted an event promoting sumo and s...
read moreFire breaks out at Palace of Versailles
Tourists were temporarily evacuated from the Palace of Versailles in France on June 11, after a fire broke out in a sect...
read moreJapan esports Union joins Japanese Olympic Committee
The Japan esports Union, which includes game manufacturers and others, has decided to become an associate member of the ...
read moreDodgers' Ohtani buys huge mansion in LA
The Los Angeles Times reported on May 22 that Dodgers star Ohtani Shohei purchased a huge mansion in LA for 7.85 millio...
read moreFormer Ohtani interpreter Mizuhara pleads not guilty in federal court
Mizuhara Ippei, former interpreter for Dodgers player Ohtani Shohei, appeared in federal court in Los Angeles on May 14,...
read moreReservations to climb Mt. Fuji start May 20
Yamanashi Prefecture announced it will introduce a new reservation system for the Yoshida Route to climb Mt. Fuji this s...
read moreCarp streamer event held in Tokyo ahead of children's week
Nursery school children and celebrities put carp streamers on a wall in Tokyo on April 22.The event took place ahead of ...
read moreFuneral for first foreign-born sumo yokozuna Akebono held in Tokyo
A funeral service for sumo great Akebono Taro was held in Tokyo on April 14.The Hawaii-born former yokozuna died of hear...
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