Ohtani returns to Angels camp, fans 8 in minor league game
March 25, 2023 GMTTEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — It was back to business as usual for Shohei Ohtani on Friday.
The two-way star returned to Los Angeles Angels camp after his MVP performance in the World Baseball Classic. Three days after striking out Mike Trout to clinch the WBC title for Japan against the United States in Miami, Ohtani was on the back fields in Tempe, pitching in a minor league game against some Arizona Diamondbacks farmhands.
Trevor Bauer, shunned by MLB, introduced by Japanese team
March 24, 2023 GMTYOKOHAMA, Japan (AP) — The Trevor Bauer era in Japan began Friday at an introductory news conference, where he pulled a blue and white Yokohama DeNA BayStars jersey over a white shirt and red tie.
Scandal-plagued Japan tech giant Toshiba gets tender offer
March 24, 2023 GMTTOKYO (AP) — Scandal-embattled Japanese electronics and technology manufacturer Toshiba has accepted a 2 trillion yen ($15 billion) tender offer from Japan Industrial Partners, a buyout fund made up of major banks and companies.
Review: John Wick gets even more stylish in fourth episode
March 24, 2023 GMTA trip to Paris should be on everyone’s bucket list, even John Wick. The Eiffel Tower, the Arc de Triomphe, the Louvre — what better way to refresh your soul, even as you kick everyone else’s bucket?
Today in Sports - Japan’s Prime Minister postpones Olympics.
March 23, 2023 GMTMarch 24
1936 — Detroit’s Mud Bruneteau ends the longest game in NHL history with a goal after 116 minutes and 30 seconds (six overtimes) to edge the Montreal Maroons 1-0 in the semifinals of the Stanley Cup playoffs.
Japan’s winning WBC team drops in on Prime Minister Kishida
March 23, 2023 GMTTOKYO (AP) — Prime Minister Fumio Kishida might have had his most enjoyable day in office on Thursday when Japan's winning World Baseball Classic team paid a visit.
Kishida was beaming when a gold medal from the winning team was placed around his neck, and he also received a large card in a frame containing each player's signature.
Japan, South Korea drop export claims against each other
March 23, 2023 GMTTOKYO (AP) — Japan and South Korea almost simultaneously dropped their export claims against each other on Thursday in the latest sign of improving ties.
Japan's Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry announced that effective Thursday the country would lift export controls of three key semi-conductor-related materials imposed in 2019 against South Korea, while Seoul said it would drop its complaint with the World Trade Organization over the issue.
Uno leads Malinin after men’s short program in figure skate
March 23, 2023 GMTSAITAMA, Japan (AP) — Defending titleholder Shoma Uno of Japan edged American teen Ilia Malinin to lead the men's short program at the world figure skating championships on Thursday.
Uno opened with a triple flip at Saitama Super Arena and followed with a quadruple toeloop, double toeloop combination.
Ukraine: Russia hits apartments and dorm, killing civilians
March 23, 2023 GMTKYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia stepped up its missile and drone attacks against Ukraine on Wednesday, killing students and other civilians, in a violent follow-up to dueling high-level diplomatic missions aimed at bringing peace after 13 months of war.
World Baseball Classic keeps growing despite injury risks
March 23, 2023 GMTMIAMI (AP) — Shohei Ohtani’s strikeout of Mike Trout, Trea Turner’s go-ahead, eighth-inning grand slam against Venezuela, Japan’s walk-off semifinal win and Mexico’s comeback from a four-run deficit against Puerto Rico will be replayed over and over.
After player input, MLB allows some pitch clock delays
March 22, 2023 GMTNEW YORK (AP) — Major League Baseball has clarified its new rules to allow umpires to delay the start of the pitch clock after big swings in which a hitter loses footing or when a pitcher covers first base, third or home, in addition to other clarifications announced Wednesday.
Japanese beating Americans in baseball is must-see viewing
March 22, 2023 GMTTOKYO (AP) — Japanese television stuck to its live coverage from Miami for almost two hours after Japan defeated the United States 3-2 to win the World Baseball Classic.
This was must see viewing — over and over and over.
Ohtani fans Trout, Japan tops US 3-2 for WBC championship
March 22, 2023 GMTMIAMI (AP) — Shohei Ohtani and Mike Trout had dreamed of this moment, along with millions of fans throughout Japan and the United States: the two biggest stars on the planet, longtime teammates, facing each other at 60 feet, 6 inches, the world title at stake.
Sakamoto leads after short program at figure skating worlds
March 22, 2023 GMTSAITAMA, Japan (AP) — Defending champion Kaori Sakamoto took the lead after the women’s short program at the world figure skating championships on Wednesday.
Aiming to become the first Japanese skater to win back-to-back world titles, Sakamoto received 79.24 points at Saitama Super Arena for a routine that featured a double axel, a triple lutz and a triple flip, triple toeloop combination.
LGBTQ activists in Japan launch engagement group ahead of G7
March 22, 2023 GMTTOKYO (AP) — Japanese LGBTQ activists and rights groups have launched a civil “engagement group” to make policy proposals ahead of the Group of Seven summit in Japan and announced plans to hold an inaugural Pride 7 summit in Tokyo later this month, seeking to accelerate their efforts to get the Japanese government to adopt an anti-discrimination law.
Tuesday’s Sports In Brief
March 22, 2023 GMTBASEBALL
MIAMI (AP) — Shohei Ohtani emerged from the bullpen and fanned Los Angeles Angels teammate Mike Trout for the final out in a matchup the whole baseball world wanted to see, leading Japan over the defending champion United States 3-2 for its first World Baseball Classic title since 2009.
All-Stars of Team USA outmatched, outpitched in WBC final
March 22, 2023 GMTMIAMI (AP) — As Trea Turner rounded the bases Tuesday night after hitting his fifth home run of the World Baseball Classic, the “M-V-P!” chants roared throughout loanDepot park.
Turner's tournament outing — tied for the most in a single WBC, with a grand slam — was a reminder of how just how stacked this United States team was.
World Baseball Classic Champion
March 22, 2023 GMT2006 - Japan def. Cuba, 10-6
MLB plans to announce rules tweaks, week before opening day
March 21, 2023 GMTMIAMI (AP) — Major League Baseball's new pitch clock is going to undergo some timing adjustments before it is turned on for games that count.
Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred called the changes “significant” but also described them as “clarifications” based on input from players.
Japan’s PM offers Ukraine support as China’s Xi backs Russia
March 21, 2023 GMTKYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Prime Minister Fumio Kishida made a surprise visit Tuesday to Kyiv, engaging in dueling diplomacy with Asian rival President Xi Jinping of China, who met in Moscow with Russian President Vladimir Putin to promote Beijing's peace proposal for Ukraine that Western nations have all but dismissed as a non-starter.
Japan, China push opposing visions in top-level visits
March 21, 2023 GMTBANGKOK (AP) — Asia’s stake in Europe’s war was made crystal clear Tuesday when the leaders of the region's two richest countries sat in the capitals of Russia and Ukraine in strong shows of support for the opposing sides.
South Korea to restore Japan’s trade status to improve ties
March 21, 2023 GMTSEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol said Tuesday his government will move to restore Japan’s preferential trade status as he pushes to resolve history and trade disputes with Japan despite domestic opposition.
Ohtani, Japan rally in 9th, edge Mexico 6-5, reach WBC final
March 21, 2023 GMTMIAMI (AP) — When Shohei Ohtani reached second base after hitting a leadoff double in the bottom of the ninth inning, he immediately looked up at the crowd and waved his arms, in a rare sign of emotion, as if he knew what was coming next.
Asian stocks rise ahead of Fed’s next interest rate decision
March 21, 2023 GMTBEIJING (AP) — Asian stock markets followed Wall Street higher on Tuesday ahead of a Federal Reserve decision on another possible interest rate hike amid worries about global banks.
Japan PM Kishida announces new Indo-Pacific plan in India
March 21, 2023 GMTNEW DELHI (AP) — Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Monday invited his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi for the Group of Seven summit in May and announced action plans for a new Indo-Pacific initiative aimed at countering China's influence in the region.
Altuve could be out for a while; Nimmo has hopes for opener
March 19, 2023 GMTThe Houston Astros will be without 2017 AL MVP Jose Altuve for “a while” with a broken right thumb after he was hit by a pitch playing for Venezuela during World Baseball Classic.
Japan’s Sasaki likely to be coveted when available for MLB
March 19, 2023 GMTMIAMI (AP) — If Rōki Sasaki knows the perfect time for him to switch to the major leagues, he's good at keeping a secret.
The 21-year-old right-hander pitches in a U.S. ballpark for the first time Monday night, when he'll start for Japan in a World Baseball Classic semifinal against Mexico.
Pepper-grinder move unwelcome in Japan high school tourney
March 19, 2023 GMTTOKYO (AP) — Lars Nootbaar's imaginary pepper-grinder was the talk of World Baseball Classic games in Japan, but the fun-loving gesture by the St.
Japan, German leaders agree to strengthen ties, supply chain
March 18, 2023 GMTTOKYO (AP) — German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Saturday held the first round of government consultations in Tokyo and agreed to strengthen economic and defense ties to better cope with China's growing influence and global security concerns.
Dems say some foreign gifts to Trump remain unaccounted for
March 18, 2023 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump's White House has failed to report more than 100 gifts from foreign nations worth more than a quarter-million dollars, and federal officials have been unable to find a life-size painting of Trump given by the president of El Salvador as well as golf clubs from the prime minister of Japan, according to a report Friday from House Democrats.
Japan PM praises SKorea leader; biz groups vow to boost ties
March 17, 2023 GMTTOKYO (AP) — Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said hats off to South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol for “making a difficult decision and action" by overcoming the troubled history between the two countries, pledging to work with him toward better future relations.
North Korea says ICBM test aimed to strike fear into enemies
March 17, 2023 GMTSEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea said Friday it fired an intercontinental ballistic missile to “strike fear into the enemies” as South Korea and Japan agreed at a summit to work closely on regional security with the United States and staged military exercises around the region.
Japan, South Korea renew ties at Tokyo summit
March 17, 2023 GMTTOKYO (AP) — Japan and South Korea agreed to resume regular visits between their leaders and take steps to resolve a trade dispute during a long-awaited summit Thursday. Japan's prime minister called their meeting a “big step” to rebuilding the two nations’ security and economic ties as they try to overcome a century of difficult history.
US, partners stage military drills amid Japan-S. Korea talks
March 17, 2023 GMTTOKYO (AP) — The United States, Canada, India, Japan and South Korea are staging joint anti-submarine warfare drills amid talks between Japanese and South Korean leaders aimed at strengthening their alliance with Washington against threats from China and North Korea.
Ohtani leads Japan over Italy 9-3, into WBC semifinals
March 17, 2023 GMTTOKYO (AP) — Japan manager Hideki Kuriyama still gets a special tingle watching Shohei Ohtani. It's been that way since Kuriyama managed the two-way star with the Hokkaido Ham-Fighters.
“When we see Shohei playing, not only the players but also the Japanese baseball fans, all the nation is feeling something extra,” Kuriyama said through a translator after Ohtani led Japan over Italy 9-3 on Thursday night to put the Samurai Warriors in their fifth straight World Baseball Classis semifinal.
UN seeks independent ideas on tackling Afghanistan’s Taliban
March 16, 2023 GMTUNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United Nations Security Council unanimously adopted a resolution Thursday calling for independent recommendations on how a united international community should address the enormous challenges confronting Afghanistan — above all the Taliban’s drastic curtailment of education and work for women and girls, but also terrorism and the country’s dire humanitarian and economic situation.
Nootbaar says pepper-grinder sales are ‘up quite a bit’
March 16, 2023 GMTTOKYO (AP) — Lars Nootbaar's pepper-grinder gesture is catching on all across Japan, not just at the Tokyo Dome.
You see people doing it on the trains, across the counter ordering a coffee and of course among the 40,000 fans who have packed the Tokyo Dome to watch Japan play in the World Baseball Classic.
North Korea launches ICBM before South Korea-Japan summit
March 16, 2023 GMTSEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea test-launched an intercontinental ballistic missile Thursday just hours before the leaders of South Korea and Japan were to meet at a Tokyo summit expected to be overshadowed by North Korean nuclear threats.
China, Japan trade accusations over maritime incursions
March 16, 2023 GMTBEIJING (AP) — China’s dispute with Japan over tiny Japanese-controlled islands in the East China Sea is heating up again, with both sides accusing the other of infringing on their maritime territory.
Yoon: Seoul-Tokyo ties key to address N Korea, supply chains
March 15, 2023 GMTSEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea’s president wants to quickly overcome decades of lingering hostility left over from Japan’s colonial rule of the Korean Peninsula and forge a united front on North Korea’s nuclear threats and other regional security and economic challenges facing the neighbors.
Mitchell feeling pressure of Masters as he tries to get in
March 14, 2023 GMTPONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Sometimes the Masters can generate enormous pressure for a player who still doesn't have a spot in the field. That's what Keith Mitchell is feeling.
Japan, S. Korea summit must overcome history to renew ties
March 14, 2023 GMTTOKYO (AP) — South Korean and Japanese leaders will meet in Tokyo this week, hoping to resume regular visits after a gap of over a decade and overcome resentments that date back more than 100 years.
Asian shares extend losses as US banking worries persist
March 14, 2023 GMTTOKYO (AP) — Asian shares declined Tuesday, as investors around the world watched to see what's next following the second- and third-largest bank failures in U.S.
Japanese stars Ohtani, Sasaki turn Czech players into fans
March 13, 2023 GMTTOKYO (AP) — Players become fans, collect souvenirs, chase autographs and cherish memories — some painful.
That's a common thread running through the World Baseball Classic when opponents face Los Angeles Angels star Shohei Ohtani and his Japanese teammates.
No masks required, but Japanese fans still wear them at WBC
March 13, 2023 GMTTOKYO (AP) — The Japanese government relaxed its mask-wearing guidelines on Monday, but the vast majority of fans at the Tokyo Dome watching the World Baseball Classic still wore them.
Nippon Professional Baseball also issued new guidelines.
Masks stay put in Japan as 3-year request to wear them ends
March 13, 2023 GMTTOKYO (AP) — Japan on Monday dropped its request for people to wear masks after three years, but hardly anything changed in the country that has had an extremely high regard for their effectiveness at anti-virus protection.
Jorge Campillo wins Kenya Open by 2 shots
March 12, 2023 GMTNAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Jorge Campillo held onto his overnight lead to win the DP World Tour's Kenya Open by two shots on Sunday with a 5-under 66.
The Spaniard put together six birdies and dropped just one shot in the final round at Muthaiga Golf Club to go 18 under overall and stay ahead of Japan's Masahiro Kawamura.
Lars Nootbaar brings ‘grind-it-out spirit’ to Japan and WBC
March 11, 2023 GMTTOKYO (AP) — Most Japanese couldn't recognize Lars Nootbaar a few weeks ago, before the World Baseball Classic opened. Few could even pronounce his name or spell it in English or Japanese.
He's becoming a household word in Japan, and fans are singing the praises of the St.
Kishida makes 1st pitch in Japan game with South Korea
March 10, 2023 GMTTOKYO (AP) — Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida threw out the first pitch for Friday's World Baseball Classic game between Japan and South Korea, bouncing a ball that was scooped up by Japan manager Hideki Kuriyama, his designated catcher.
What’s happening at Fukushima plant 12 years after meltdown?
March 10, 2023 GMTOKUMA, Japan (AP) — Twelve years after the triple reactor meltdowns at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, Japan is preparing to release a massive amount of treated radioactive wastewater into the sea.
Japan parliament OKs Ueda as BOJ chief to tackle inflation
March 10, 2023 GMTTOKYO (AP) — The appointment for the next head of Japan’s central bank won parliamentary approval Friday, challenging a new monetary leadership with steering the world’s third-largest economy through inflation and other looming risks.
Shohei Ohtani and Japan: It’s much more than just baseball
March 9, 2023 GMTTOKYO (AP) — He'd paid about $80 for his ticket. He wore a Japan cap above a blue Los Angeles Angels jersey. And as he enthused about the sensation that is Shohei Ohtani, baseball fan Hotaru Shiromizo was talking about far more than sports.
Goldschmidt’s HR highlights U.S. team’s loss to Giants
March 9, 2023 GMTSCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Mark DeRosa finally got to make his managerial debut in the World Baseball Classic.
DeRosa is guiding a United States team that's packed with considerable power as it defends its WBC title from 2017, the last version of the competition due to the pandemic.
Japan revises GDP to nearly flat, showing fragile recovery
March 9, 2023 GMTTOKYO (AP) — Japan’s economy grew at an annual pace of 0.1% in October-December, in a downgrade from an earlier 0.6% increase, showing how the world’s third-largest economy was barely eking out growth.
WHO fires director in Asia accused of racist misconduct
March 8, 2023 GMTLONDON (AP) — The World Health Organization has fired its top official in the Western Pacific after the Associated Press reported last year that dozens of staff members accused him of racist, abusive and unethical behavior that may have compromised the U.N.
Japan buzzing for Shohei Ohtani’s return in WBC
March 8, 2023 GMTTOKYO (AP) — Everyone in Japan seems to be a fan of Shohei Ohtani, and the buzz even extends to his teammates.
That includes St. Louis Cardinals outfielder Lars Nootbaar — the first to play for Japan's national team because of ancestry.
Netherlands tops Cuba 4-2; Panama beats Taiwan 12-5 at WBC
March 8, 2023 GMTTAICHUNG, Taiwan (AP) — The 20-team World Baseball Classic got underway after a six-year absence with Panama defeating Taiwan 12-5 for its first win in tournament history and the Netherlands beating Cuba 4-2 as Didi Gregorius drove in the tying run and scored the go-ahead run.
Biden to host April state visit for South Korean leader Yoon
March 8, 2023 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden will crank up the pomp and pageantry for South Korea's president.
The White House on Tuesday announced its second state visit, an April 26 affair for President Yoon Suk Yeol and his wife, Kim Keon Hee.
In Japan, women find rare parity in the prosecutors’ office
March 8, 2023 GMTTOKYO (AP) — At the prosecutors’ office in Tokyo, everyone makes their own copies and tea — tasks often relegated to women in a country that's been criticized for its lack of gender equality.
Twenty years ago, only about 8% of Japanese prosecutors were women.
Japan launches H3 rocket, destroys it over 2nd-stage failure
March 7, 2023 GMTTOKYO (AP) — Japan’s space agency intentionally destroyed a new H3 rocket minutes after its launch Tuesday because the ignition failed for the second stage of the country's first new rocket series in more than two decades.
China’s trade contracts as Western demand weakens
March 7, 2023 GMTBEIJING (AP) — China’s trade contracted again in January and February as U.S. and European demand weakened in the face of interest rate hikes, adding to pressure on official efforts to revive economic growth following the end of anti-virus controls.
Pitcher Roki Sasaki next ‘big thing’ from Japanese baseball
March 7, 2023 GMTTOKYO (AP) — In Japan they call pitcher Roki Sasaki the “Monster of the Reiwa Era," which translates roughly into a “once-in-a-generation superstar."
In simple English, Sasaki is likely to be the next big thing out of Japan following Shohei Ohtani, who debuted five years ago with the Los Angeles Angels.
Ohtani hits pair of 3-run HRs for Japan in WBC tuneup
March 7, 2023 GMTTOKYO (AP) — Shohei Ohtani hit a pair of three-run homers in a prep game for the World Baseball Classic, helping Japan win 8-1 at the Central League's Hanshin Tigers in an exhibition on Monday night.
South Korean plan aims to heal forced labor feud with Japan
March 6, 2023 GMTSEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea took a step toward improving ties with its traditional rival Japan on Monday, announcing a plan to compensate Koreans who performed forced labor during Tokyo’s colonial rule that doesn’t require Japanese companies to contribute to the reparations.
Residents of Japan seek compensation from N Korea for abuses
March 3, 2023 GMTTOKYO (AP) — A group of residents of Japan who say they suffered decades of human rights abuses in North Korea after being lured there by false promises of a “Paradise on Earth” asked a Japanese appeals court on Friday to rule that the North should pay them compensation.
Fukushima plant head: Too early to predict decommissioning
March 3, 2023 GMTTOKYO (AP) — The head of Japan's wrecked Fukushima nuclear plant says details of the damage inside its reactors are only beginning to be known 12 years after it was hit by a massive earthquake and tsunami, making it difficult to foresee when or how its decommissioning will be completed.
Wild Knights seek to continue unbeaten run in Japan rugby
March 3, 2023 GMTThe Panasonic Wild Knights will attempt to perpetuate one of the longest unbeaten streaks in professional rugby when they play the Kubota Spears in the 10th round of Japan League One on Saturday.
The Wild Knights haven’t lost in 42 matches dating back to a defeat by Suntory Sungoliath in the semifinals of the former Japan Top League on July 17, 2019.
Szokol up by 3 after opening of Women’s World Championship
March 2, 2023 GMTSINGAPORE (AP) — Elizabeth Szokol shot an 8-under-64 for a three-stroke lead after the first round of the Women's World Championship on Thursday.
Yuka Saso of Japan was second after a bogey-free 67, and a pack of six including Nelly Korda and former No.
South Korea’s Yoon renews hopes for improved ties with Japan
March 1, 2023 GMTSEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea’s president on Wednesday called Japan “a partner that shares the same universal values” and renewed hopes to repair ties frayed over Japan’s colonial rule of the Korean Peninsula.
Japan PM: Ban on same-sex marriage not discrimination
March 1, 2023 GMTJapanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said the country's ban on same-sex marriage is not discriminatory, insisting that constitutional freedom of marriage only envisions heterosexual unions, a comment that triggered criticism he is backtracking despite his recent apology and meeting with LGBTQ people.
Angels’ Ohtani pitches into 3rd in spring debut; off to WBC
February 28, 2023 GMTMESA, Ariz. (AP) — Shohei Ohtani had no issues with his pitches or the new clock in his first spring training outing this year, his only one for the Los Angeles Angels before he joins Japan for the World Baseball Classic.
Cubs OF Seiya Suzuki out of WBC, could miss opening day
February 28, 2023 GMTMESA, Ariz. (AP) — An oblique injury will keep Japanese outfielder Seiya Suzuki out of the World Baseball Classic. It also jeopardizes his status for opening day with the Chicago Cubs.
Cubs manager David Ross said Tuesday that the Suzuki suffered a “moderate” strain to his left oblique while swinging during batting practice over the weekend.
Japan OKs new budget incl. hefty arms cost to deter China
February 28, 2023 GMTTOKYO (AP) — The lower house of Parliament approved Tuesday a budget for the coming fiscal year that includes a record 6.8 trillion yen ($50 billion) in defense spending, part of Japan's effort to fortify its military as China’s influence in the region grows.
Japan’s Suzuki out of World Baseball Classic with injury
February 28, 2023 GMTTOKYO (AP) — Japanese outfielder Seiya Suzuki of the Chicago Cubs will miss the upcoming World Baseball Classic because of an injury.
Suzuki’s absence was confirmed on Tuesday by Nippon Professional Baseball.
Putin bestows friendship award on actor Steven Seagal
February 27, 2023 GMTMOSCOW (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday bestowed a state decoration on Steven Seagal, the American action-movie actor who also holds Russian citizenship.
The awarding of the Order of Friendship was announced on the Russian government's internet portal.
Japan, NZ to speed up intel sharing pact amid China concerns
February 27, 2023 GMTTOKYO (AP) — The foreign ministers of Japan and New Zealand agreed on Monday to speed up talks on an intelligence sharing pact as the two island nations vowed to strengthen security ties and cooperation in the Indo-Pacific region amid shared concern over an increasingly assertive China.
Japan to ease COVID border measures for travelers from China
February 27, 2023 GMTTOKYO (AP) — Japan is easing its coronavirus border measures for tourists from China beginning Wednesday by testing only random passengers, a top government spokesman said Monday.
Since December, Japan has been testing all travelers from mainland China at four designated airports on grounds of surging infections in that country and a lack of information.
Japan air force member sues government in sexual harassment
February 27, 2023 GMTTOKYO (AP) — A Japanese air force serviceperson filed a lawsuit against the government on Monday, saying it had failed to protect her from verbal sexual harassment from a male colleague and then systematically covered up the problem for more than a decade.
Japan’s Nissan accelerates shift to electric vehicles
February 27, 2023 GMTTOKYO (AP) — Nissan is speeding up its shift toward electric vehicles, especially in Europe where emissions regulations are most stringent, the company said Monday.
Nissan Motor Co. said in a statement that it will make practically all its offerings in Europe electric or series-hybrids by fiscal 2026, at 98%.