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Fatal Okinawa Accident Exposes Failures in 'Peace Education"
2+ hour ago (509+ words) Staff from the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology enter Doshisha University's Muromachi Campus in Kyoto on April 24 to investigate the Doshisha school corporation. (Sankei/Yasushi Kawamura) In a fatal accident in March off Henoko in Nago, Okinawa…...
B. League Finals: Nagasaki Wins Game 2 to Keep Title Hopes Alive
1+ day, 9+ hour ago (1298+ words) Nagasaki Velca teammates Yudai Baba (left) and Hyunjung Lee give each other high-fives after the team's victory over the Ryukyu Golden Kings in Game 2 of the B. League Finals on May 24, 2026, at Yokohama Arena. (SANKEI) YOKOHAMA " Facing elimination with a loss…...
Sumo: Wakatakakage Defeats Kirishima in Playoff to Win the Summer Basho
1+ day, 12+ hour ago (714+ words) Komusubi Wakatakakage receives the Emperor's Cup from Japan Sumo Association chairman Hakkaku after winning the Summer Grand Sumo Tournament on May 24, 2026, at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan. (SANKEI) Komusubi Wakatakakage suffered a Day 11 loss to ozeki Kirishima at the Summer Grand Sumo…...
Yushun Himba Preview: The 87th Running of the 2, 400-Meter Race
4+ day, 8+ hour ago (713+ words) Dream Core exercises at the JRA Miho Training Center on May 20, 2026, in Miho, Ibaraki Prefecture. (SANKEI) The top-level action continues at Tokyo Racecourse on Sunday, May 24, when the Grade 1 Yushun Himba (Japanese Oaks) will be run over 2, 400 meters on the…...
B. League Finals: Nagasaki and Ryukyu to Clash for the Title
3+ day, 19+ hour ago (1393+ words) From left, Nagasaki Velca players Hyunjung Lee and Yudai Baba and head coach Mody Maor, Ryukyu Golden Kings head coach Dai Oketani and players Ryuichi Kishimoto and Masahiro Waki attend a B. League Finals news conference on May 22, 2026, in Yokohama. Game…...
Food Sector Strains Under Foreign Worker Limit
3+ day, 22+ hour ago (707+ words) According to the Immigration Services Agency, the number of foreign residents working in food service had reached around 46, 000 by the end of February. The figure was expected to exceed the government-set cap by around May, forcing companies across the sector…...
Powerlifting Group Founder Creates Space for Women Lifters in Japan
4+ day, 21+ min ago (1027+ words) Strongirls members group shot. (Courtesy of Kanan Kasai) When I first came to Japan in 2014, the fitness industry barely existed. Powerlifting, a strength sport built around the squat, bench press, and deadlift, felt even more distant. Chain gyms were not…...
Team Mirai leader says he is ready to serve as Takaichi's 'AI tutor"
4+ day, 3+ hour ago (361+ words) Team Mirai leader Takahiro Anno after a party leaders" debate at the Diet on May 20. (Sankei/Naoki Aikawa) Team Mirai leader Takahiro Anno said on Wednesday that he was ready to give Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi private tuition on the…...
Japanese Firm Turns Pet Ashes into Gemstones as Memorial Market Grows
4+ day, 22+ hour ago (605+ words) The "Livnite" booth at a pet expo in Chiba City, offering a service that turns pet ashes into memorial gemstones. (Sankei/Akiko Shigematsu) In May, a pet expo was held at Makuhari Messe during Japan's Golden Week. At the booth…...
At the Centre of Two Oceans: India's Critical Role in the Free and Open Indo-Pacific
4+ day, 23+ hour ago (738+ words) Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi shake hands on the sidelines of the G20 in South Africa, November 2025. (Courtesy of Japan's Cabinet Office) In August 2016, the late Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe stood before the Tokyo International…...