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Landing quad axel fuels Hanyu's fiery passion in skating transition

SENDAI -- Figure skating star Yuzuru Hanyu expressed his eagerness to continue to pursue the improvement of his techniques, calling the quadruple axel his "driving force."

The Japan News/Yomiuri · Aug 11, 2022

China to 'normalize' just-ended military drills around Taiwan

BEIJING/TAIPEI -- China's Eastern Theater Command announced Wednesday that it has completed a series of exercises around Taiwan, while also stressing its policy to continue conducting military drills in the area.

The Japan News/Yomiuri · Aug 11, 2022

Religious group denies role in 'spiritual sales'

The president of the Japan branch of the religious group widely known as the Unification Church said Wednesday that the organization "has never conducted spiritual sales, neither in the past nor at present."

The Japan News/Yomiuri · Aug 11, 2022

Issey Miyake: fashion designer, hibakusha, icon

Issey Miyake, who died on Aug. 5 at 84, came from Hiroshima. As a high school student, he was immensely moved by the beauty of the handrails of the Peace Bridge near ground zero of the atomic bombing in the city. The handrails were designed by sculptor Isamu Noguchi. "It…

The Japan News/Yomiuri · Aug 10, 2022

Ohtani matches Ruth's 1918 feat with double digits in wins, homers

Shohei Ohtani of the Los Angeles Angels stood alongside a baseball legend on Tuesday night.

The Japan News/Yomiuri · Aug 10, 2022

Foundation of antechamber found in palace ruins in Japan

KASHIHARA, Nara -- The raised foundation for what appears to be an antechamber has been discovered at the ruins of an Imperial palace complex in Kashihara, Nara Prefecture, which was used from the late 7th to the early 8th centuries, the Nara National Research Institute for Cultural Properties announced Thursday.

The Japan News/Yomiuri · Aug 9, 2022

Restaurants, food companies try to hold prices steady even as costs rise

In the midst of a rush to hike prices as the costs of raw materials and transportation soar, some restaurant chains and food manufacturers are trying to maintain or even lower the prices of their products, in the hope of expanding the number of stores and increasing sales by giving…

The Japan News/Yomiuri · Aug 9, 2022

Approval rating of Kishida Cabinet plummets to 57%

The approval rating of Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's Cabinet stood at 57%, a recent Yomiuri Shimbun national opinion poll found, down eight percentage points from 65% in the previous survey conducted in July, just after the House of Councillors election.

The Japan News/Yomiuri · Aug 9, 2022

Nagasaki wants nuke-free world on 77th year since A-bombing

NAGASAKI -- Atomic bomb survivors and bereaved families of victims offered prayers for peace on Tuesday during the 77th ceremony marking the U.S. atomic bombing of Nagasaki.

The Japan News/Yomiuri · Aug 9, 2022

Designer Issey Miyake dies at 84

Issey Miyake, the internationally acclaimed fashion designer, died of cancer on Aug. 5 aged 84, it was learned Tuesday.

The Japan News/Yomiuri · Aug 9, 2022