Japanese rugby star Goromaru Ayumu is set to retire after the coming season that starts in January. He spoke about the sport and his legacy.
Goromaru said, "It is sad that I'll finish my rugby career as a player, which I started when I was 3 years old. But I have been running with all my might for 32 years."
Japanese researchers say they've found in a study that 98 percent of people who were infected with the coronavirus had antibodies for at least six months. The researchers say this shows that such people are less likely to be infected again during the period.
Yokohama City University and other institutions conducted the study to find out what percentage of people maintain neutralizing antibodies.
Japanese researchers have found that people with COVID-19 have antibodies for at least six months after becoming infected.
Yokohama City University and other institutions conducted a study of 376 people in their 20s to 70s who were infected with the coronavirus between February and May.
Vans are generally boring things. Oh, you can spray paint sexy, psychedelic valkryies on the side or buy some right-hand-steer Japanese import with a name like Sambar Try Dias, but by and large, they're boring. That goes triple for the minivan variety, but since their invention in the early 1980s, one minivan has been the obvious exception. There was and continues to be absolutely nothing boring about the Toyota Previa. In fact, it's one of the most interesting vehicles Toyota has sold in this country in the past 30 years.
Early minivans were less cookie cutter in shape and layout than they are today, but even by that standard, the Previa was different. For starters, just look at the thing as it balloons above its tiny wheels and lower cladding. I imagine its design language was nouveaux blimp. There's so much glass! Just look at those windshield wipers. And remember, the Dodge Caravan looked like this when the Previa came out ... and Chrysler had just redesigned them. Yet, the styling is just the tip of the wacky pants iceberg.
Japan's main governing Liberal Democratic Party will vote on Monday for its new leader, who is expected to replace outgoing Prime Minister Abe Shinzo at the helm of the government. Candidates are seeking as much additional support as possible on Sunday, the last day of campaigning.
The election will be contested by former LDP Secretary-General Ishiba Shigeru, Chief Cabinet Secretary Suga Yoshihide and LDP policy chief Kishida Fumio.
It was a sad day for petrolheads around the world when Mitsubishi killed off the iconic Lancer Evolution.
Hopes for peace have been shared in Nagasaki. People are holding various events to remember what happened 75 years ago.
Near the Peace Park, a mass to remember those who perished began at 6 a.m. More than 200 people attended.
The senbatsu members for NGT48's new single "Sherbet Pink" has been revealed.
Pedestrian traffic was 40 to 70 percent lower than in pre-pandemic levels on Monday in most parts of Japan where the coronavirus continues to spread. The figures were largely unchanged from a week ago.
Mobile carrier NTT Docomo released pedestrian traffic data collected from its base stations without identifying users.