2+ hour, 17+ min ago   (230+ words) COLOMBO, Sri Lanka " A Purple Star Sapphire weighing 3,563 carats which is claimed to be the world's biggest of its kind was unveiled on Saturday in the Sri Lankan capital by the owners, who are ready to sell the precious stone…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (231+ words) TOKYO - Spears Tokyo Bay signaled their championship aspirations Saturday as they continued their unbeaten start to the Japan Rugby League One season with a 79-20 dismantling of Tokyo Sungoliath. The 2024-2025 League One runners-up scored 11 tries to two at Tokyo's Prince Chichibu…...

4+ week, 1+ day ago   (277+ words) TOKYO - Springboks star Cheslin Kolbe scored a brace of tries as Tokyo Sungoliath came back late before running away with a 43-25 win against Toyota Verblitz in Japan Rugby League One action on Saturday. The two-time World Cup winner also kicked…...

1+ mon, 6+ day ago   (182+ words) TOKYO - Springboks star Cheslin Kolbe ran in one of Tokyo Sungoliath's four second-half tries as they kicked off their Japan Rugby League One campaign with a 29-15 comeback win over Black Rams Tokyo on Saturday. The season-opening clash at Tokyo's Prince…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (527+ words) JOHANNESBURG - The Group of 20 economies confirmed the importance of all members sharing responsibility and advancing concrete cooperation to address global challenges, Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said Sunday, even as Japan and China remain at loggerheads over Taiwan. Her remarks came…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (720+ words) JOHANNESBURG - The Group of 20 countries vowed Saturday at their summit to tackle "unilateral trade measures inconsistent" with World Trade Organization rules, in an apparent challenge to the tariffs imposed by U.S. President Donald Trump, who is not attending the meeting. With…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (114+ words) BREAKING NEWS: G20 summit in South Africa adopts declaration despite U.S. oppositionRead full story here Abuse of "zombie cigarettes" on rise in southern Japan FEATURE: Japanese child sex tourists contributing to lost generation of girls in Laos China, Japan fail to bridge…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago   (329+ words) LONDON - South Africa's rising star flyhalf Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu showed his quality with an early brace of tries as the back-to-back Rugby World Cup champions cruised to a 61-7 win against Japan at London's Wembley Stadium on Saturday. Eddie Jones' 13th-ranked Brave…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago   (308+ words) LONDON - Japan head coach Eddie Jones believes his team is up for the challenge of facing back-to-back World Cup champions South Africa on Saturday when the two nations square off again in England, the stage for the epic clash at…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago   (325+ words) TOKYO - Back-row stalwart Michael Leitch and Waseda University fullback Yoshitaka Yazaki were among 38 players named Wednesday by the Japan Rugby Football Union for the Brave Blossoms' four-test European tour. With 90 caps, the 37-year-old Leitch is the elder statesman of a…...