Author Murakami sends message to Boston bombing victims

TOKYO (Nikkei)--The deadly bombings at the Boston Marathon may have occurred across the ocean, but they represent a threat that is very real to Japan. The country needs to learn from the incident, stepping up security to make a similar terrorist ...

TOKYO: Japan's Nagano Marathon passed off without major incident on Sunday less than a week after twin blasts at the Boston Marathon killed three people and wounded about 180. "We closed the gate at 13:30pm (0430 GMT) without any significant ...

TOKYO Former Olympic marathon champion Mizuki Noguchi has been selected to compete for Japan at the track world championships in August. The 34-year-old Noguchi, who won at the 2004 Athens Games, will take part in the worlds for the first time since ...

Tokyo: Tokyo's Olympic bid chief vowed Tuesday to ensure safety if the city wins the 2020 Summer Games, as the sporting world reeled from twin blasts at the Boston Marathon."First of all, Tokyo is one of the safest cities in the world," Masato ...

In the wake of Monday's bombing at the Boston Marathon, Tokyo 2020 bid CEO, Masato Mizuno, said he and his city can guarantee the safety of athletes, spectators, and officials if Japan is selected to host the forthcoming Olympics. "More and more IOC ...

Last Modfied: Apr 19, 2013 Organizers of Tokyo's Ome Marathon expressed their condolences to the victims of the Boston Marathon bombings, stressing they intend to work hand in hand with the race's host to help overcome the tragedy. Since signing a ...

Dennis Kimetto claimed his first marathon victory in only his second race over the distance when the Kenyan won the Tokyo Marathon in a race record time on Sunday. The 29-year-old finished in a time of two hours, six minutes and 50 seconds to smash Swiss Viktor Rothlin's 2008 record by 33 seconds but still outside his target of 2:04. Last year's winner Michael Kipyego finished eight seconds behind Kimetto in the runners-up spot with Bernard Kipyego completing the Kenyan clean sweep of the ...

KUALA LUMPUR, April 18 (Bernama) -- Tokyo-based cloud security firm Trend Micro Inc says it has spotted the KELIHOS Worm in spam messages containing news of the Boston

KATHMANDU: Nepal Boxing Association (NBA) honoured Tokyo Olympian boxer Ram Prasad Gurung today, 24 days after felicitating one of the first Nepali Olympian boxers Naam Singh Thapa. Gurung represented Nepal at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.