Andrew Mckirdy

1 week ago | japantoday.com | Andrew Mckirdy |Kyoko Hasegawa

With their sleek curves and chrome grilles, the classic American cars on sale at Yosuke Fukuda's yard ooze Californian cool but on Japanese roads new U.S. vehicles are a rare sight -- much to President Donald Trump's annoyance. Toyota is the second-top-selling automaker in the United States, where it shifted more than 2.3 million vehicles last year.

Jan 31, 2025 | japantimes.co.jp | Andrew Mckirdy

Drums thundered and priests chanted as sumo's newest yokozuna strode onto the public stage Friday in a ceremony to mark his promotion to the ancient sport's highest rank. Mongolian-born Hoshoryu became the 74th yokozuna in sumo history this week after winning the second tournament of his career. The 25-year-old is the first new yokozuna since 2021 and the only wrestler to currently hold the exalted rank.

Jan 31, 2025 | barrons.com | Andrew Mckirdy

Drums thundered and priests chanted as sumo's newest grand champion strode onto the public stage Friday in a ceremony to mark his promotion to the ancient Japanese sport's highest rank. Mongolian-born Hoshoryu became the 74th yokozuna, or grand champion, in sumo history this week after winning the second tournament of his career. The 25-year-old is the first new yokozuna since 2021 and the only wrestler to currently hold the exalted rank.

Jan 24, 2025 | barrons.com | Andrew Mckirdy

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Jan 23, 2025 | barrons.com | Andrew Mckirdy

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