Learn more The inaugural season of Unrivaled, the new women's 3-on-3 basketball league, is underway. We've compiled everything you need to know about the league, including where to watch Unrivaled ...

Roki Sasaki was introduced to Japanese basketball star Rui Hachimura of the Lakers. The two young stars linked up and chatted as Hachimura taught Sasaki the famous "LA" hand sign. Interestingly ...

KOBE, Japan -- As ASICS makes a final push toward its aim of leading the Japanese, U.S. and European running shoe markets this year, President Mitsuyuki Tominaga is looking further ahead with a ...

When an Oklahoma basketball player collapsed on the court recently, a player from another team stepped in to save his life. NBC News' Jose-Diaz Balart has the story in tonight's good news wrap-up ...

Some of the biggest names in women's basketball were back in action – not with the WNBA or international teams – but in a brand new league. On a night filled with first-evers, Collier and the ...

More Colorways for GEL-KAYANO ACE 2 Along with the JAPAN S Golf shoes, ASICS is introducing two new colorways in the GEL-KAYANO ACE 2 model: Glacier Grey/Amber and Carrier Grey/Metropolis ...

I’ll bet you didn’t know that ASICS used to be one of the big names in basketball. Back in 1981, the ASICS Japan S was a very popular shoe on the hardcourt. Now, over 40 years later, ASICS is bringing ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Updated [hour]:[minute] [AMPM] [timezone], [monthFull] [day], [year] TOKYO (AP) — Japan on Thursday ...

In late December Japanese Foreign Minister Iwaya Takeshi visited China, where he took part in a series of meetings with his counterpart Wang Yi and other Chinese officials. The trip gave the ...

TOKYO -- Japan welcomed a record 36.87 million tourists in 2024, up 47.1% from the previous year thanks to the weak yen, according to data released Wednesday by the Japan National Tourism ...

A record number of visitors came to Japan in 2024, thanks to surging post-pandemic global tourism and a decline in the yen that’s making the island nation an attractive and affordable destination.

TOKYO – Record numbers of tourists flocked to Japan in 2024, figures showed on Jan 15, as the weak yen bolstered the appeal of the “bucket list” destination despite overcrowding complaints ...