Tag: Japan
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Mayweather to fight kickboxer Nasukawa in Japan
Boxer Floyd Mayweather will fight kickboxer Tenshin Nasukawa in Japan on 31 December, after signing a deal with a mixed martial arts company. Former five-weight world champion Mayweather beat UFC’s Conor McGregor in a boxing match in August 2017 to extend his perfect record to 50 wins. He has talked recently about potential fights with…
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Breaking: Saudi Arabia crowned AFC U-19 champions
Asia’s qualifying competition for the FIFA U-20 World Cup Poland 2019 came to a close on Sunday, with Saudi Arabia edging past Korea Republic 2-1 in Cibinong, Indonesia to claim their third continental title. TheNewsGuru (TNG) reports the Saudis maintained an unblemished record heading in to the final, including a 3-1 win over Australia in…
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Authorities order evacuation of 8,000 residents as heavy rain hits Japan
Authorities on Friday ordered the evacuation of 8,000 residents as torrential rains triggered floods and landslides in Northern and Central Japan. The city of Nanao issued evacuation orders to about 8,000 residents as the region’s Kumaki River flooded in the morning. More than 1,000 people were ordered to leave in the prefecture of Yamagata. A…
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Japan posts record temperature of 41.1°C as deadly heatwave rolls on
Japan on Monday posted a record high temperature of 41.1 degrees Celsius in the city of Kumagaya, the highest temperature ever recorded in the country, according to the Meteorological Agency. Japan has been hit by a heatwave this month, with dozens of people reportedly dying of heatstroke, including three on Monday. Most of the victims…
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Floods in Japan leave 134 dead, 88 missing
Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga on Tuesday said floods in Japan, caused by heavy rains, left 134 people dead, while 88 are missing. As of Monday night, 126 people were considered dead; over 60 were believed to be missing. “As far as we know, 134 people have died. “Ten people are officially listed as…
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Fernando Torres signs for Japan’s Sagan Tosu
Former Liverpool, Chelsea and Spain striker Fernando Torres has signed for Japanese side Sagan Tosu. His Atletico Madrid contract ran out this summer and was not renewed, with his final appearance as a 90th-minute substitute in the Europa League final defeat of Marseille. The Spaniard, 34, rejoined his boyhood club in 2014 after a loan…
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BREAKING: Belgium beat Japan 3-2 to reach quarter-finals
Belgium on Monday beat Japan 3-2 to reach World Cup quarter-finals. Details later…
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Japan, Qatar to feature in Copa America
The 2019 Copa America in Brazil will include Japan and Qatar but no teams from North America will participate. South American football’s governing body CONMEBOL confirmed the two guest sides were included in the 12-nation tournament because of close links with the Asian Football Confederation. Japan have previously played in the Copa America, in 1999,…
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Japan jail escapee nabbed after massive 3-week manhunt
A thief who fled an open jail in Japan sparking a high-profile manhunt involving some 15,000 officers was taken into custody on Monday, police said, more than three weeks after his escape. Tatsuma Hirao, 27, a “model” inmate who was serving time for multiple thefts, was arrested on a street near Hiroshima railway station in…