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Monorail opens in disaster-hit area in northeastern Japan to boost tourism
A ceremony was held Saturday to mark the opening of a monorail in Kesennuma, Miyagi Prefecture, hit hard by the devastating 2011 e Read full story here
Sumo: Promotion-chasing ozeki Kirishima wins, in 7-way tie for Nagoya lead
Yokozuna promotion-chasing ozeki Kirishima joined six other wrestlers at the top of the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament leaderboard o Read full story here
Rugby: Japan lose 42-15 to France, drop to 1-2 in Nations Championship
Japan made a positive start but were shut out after the break in a 42-15 defeat to France in Nations Championship rugby on Saturda Read full story here
Basketball: Japan guard Yamamoto signs for Aces in WNBA
Japan women's guard Mai Yamamoto has signed a rest-of-season contract with the Las Vegas Aces, the WNBA club announced Friday. Read full story here
JR Central, Shizuoka sign agreement to begin maglev construction
Central Japan Railway Co. on Saturday signed an agreement with Shizuoka Prefecture under a prefectural ordinance, clearing a key h Read full story here
Football: FC Tokyo teen Sato set to join Valencia
Japanese teenage midfielder Ryunosuke Sato is set to join Spanish La Liga club Valencia from FC Tokyo, the J-League first-division Read full story here
Basketball: B.League set for 1st game overseas in Manila in September
The B.League will host its first overseas games in September in the Philippines as Japan's top basketball competition seeks to Read full story here
Kyodo News Digest: July 18, 2026
The following is the latest list of selected news summaries by Kyodo News.----------Japan revises imperial law for sustainab Read full story here
FOCUS: Costs, customs pose challenges in Japan's promotion of housework services
Japan is planning to introduce national qualifications for housework services to address the problem of people quitting caregiving Read full story here
ASIA WATCH: Japanese singer hopes "JP-Pop" can strike a chord in the Philippines
Japanese singer Nanao is taking an unconventional approach to the Philippine music market, pairing Tagalog lyrics with J-pop melod Read full story here
Japan ranks lowest among 6 nations in survey on expectations of AI use
Japan ranked the lowest among six countries in a private-sector survey of companies about their use of generative intelligence, wi Read full story here
Japan gallery home to famous A-bomb paintings seeks financial support
An art gallery in eastern Japan housing a series of paintings depicting the horrors of the 1945 U.S. atomic bombings is scheduled Read full story here
Baseball: Yoshida hits 4th homer as Red Sox rout Rays 10-0
Masataka Yoshida hit his fourth home run while going 3-for-5 as the Boston Red Sox clobbered the Tampa Bay Rays 10-0 in the first Read full story here
Sumo Day 1-6 digest: Hoshoryu falls to 4-2, both Kirishima, Aoishiki at 5-1
Yokozuna Hoshoryu dropped to 4-2 on Day 6 of the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament after suffering his second defeat Friday, while both Read full story here
Philippines protests monkey portrayal of Filipino by Chinese media
The Philippines said Friday it has formally protested a China Daily animated video depicting a Filipino as a monkey and as subserv Read full story here
FOCUS: Law change without public support may endanger Japan imperial system
A historic legal revision intended to sustain the world's oldest hereditary monarchy may instead jeopardize its long-term surv Read full story here
Judo: Montreal Olympics gold medalist Sonoda dies at 79
Isamu Sonoda, a judo gold medalist at the 1976 Montreal Olympics who later coached popular female judoka Ryoko Tani to Olympic gol Read full story here
Pallas's cat kittens make media debut at Kobe zoo
The five kittens born earlier this month to a Pallas's cat, a species widely considered to be the world's oldest living fe Read full story here
Japan Diet extended for 8 days to debate ruling bloc's key bills
Japan's parliament decided on Friday to extend its current session for eight days until July 25 as the ruling bloc needs more Read full story here
Sumo: Yokozuna Hoshoryu suffers 2nd loss as Shishi takes sole Nagoya lead
Yokozuna Hoshoryu stumbled to his second defeat after six days at the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament on Friday as Ukrainian rank-and Read full story here