Shuhei Tada, far left, runs on his way to winning the men's 100-meter final and earning an Olympic

TOKYO — Officially, Shuhei Aoyama has been teleworking for a month.... But that doesn’t mean he

A Liberal Democratic Party Headquarters sign is seen in this file photo taken in Chiyoda Ward, Tokyo.... ( Mainichi/ Kazuhisa Soneda) TOKYO--An association of liquor retailers in Japan protested to the ruling Liberal Democratic Party( LDP)'s policy chief Hakubun Shimomura on July 12 over an LDP minister's request for retailers to stop dealing with bars that keep serving alcohol during the latest coronavirus state of emergency.... The All Japan Liquor Merchants Association demanded the LDP revi

The Imperial Palace grounds, foreground, and central Tokyo are seen in this September 2021 file photo taken from a Mainichi Shimbun helicopter.... The omicron variant was discovered in late November--first in South Africa and then in other places around the world including countries in Europe.... Meanwhile, Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Hirokazu Matsuno told a Dec....

1, is aimed at accelerating efforts to prevent the new variant from spreading in Japan.... The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare earlier decided to make the interval between second and third COVID-19 shots" at least eight months in principle," and to limit a six-month-interval exception to only users and employees of medical institutions hit by cluster infections, and nursing homes.... However, after omicron infections were confirmed in Japan, calls are mounting from local governments, the

TOKYO( AP)--Elaine Thompson-Herah won the women's 100-meter crown at the Tokyo Games on Saturday, crossing the line in an Olympic record 10.61 seconds to lead a Jamaican podium sweep.... Thompson Herah's win means she defends the 100 title she secured in Rio de Janeiro in 2016.... She also won the 200 title in Brazil....

Former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe TOKYO--Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is slated to become chairman of the Hosoda faction of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party( LDP) as early as Nov.... The appointment comes as the current chairman, former LDP Secretary-General Hiroyuki Hosoda, 77, is to be selected to the post of speaker of the House of Representatives on Nov.... Senior officials of the Hosoda faction will hold an ad-hoc meeting as early as Nov....

Rookie pitcher Masashi Ito worked seven scoreless innings to earn his fifth win as the Central League-leading Hanshin Tigers beat the Hiroshima Carp 5-0 at Hiroshima's Mazda Stadium on July 3, 2021.... At rainy Mazda Stadium in Hiroshima, Ito( 5-4) allowed four hits, walked two and hit a batter while striking out two.... With the Tigers leading 1-0 in the fifth, Ito was bailed out of a tight spot by a double play from shortstop Takumu Nakano....

The Hanshin Tigers' Koyo Aoyagi pitches during a Central League game against the Chunichi Dragons on June 22, 2021 at Vantelin Dome Nagoya.... Aoyagi( 6-2), named along with Ono among 24 Samurai Japan players by manager Atsunori Inaba last week, allowed one unearned run over seven innings on four hits and a walk as he struck out three in a 91-pitch effort at Vantelin Dome Nagoya.... " I was really wary( of Ono), I couldn't beat him much last season so I was intent on putting in a good effort,"

Yuma Mune of the Orix Buffaloes hits a single in the seventh inning of a Pacific League game against the SoftBank Hawks at Kyocera Dome Osaka on Aug.... " I was trying so hard to guess what he was going to throw me, but nothing came to mind so I just tried to put a good swing on whatever he threw," said Mune who has cemented his role as the Buffaloes' regular third baseman.... Masataka Yoshida followed with a two-run double, and scored on Yutaro Sugimoto's triple to make it 6-2....