Business leaders to attend state dinner with UK’s May

TOKYO -- Japanese business leaders have been invited to attend a state dinner hosted by Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to welcome British Prime Minister Theresa May on Thursday. Amid mounting concerns over negotiations, led by May, to leave the ... ( read original story ...)

North Korea fires ballistic missile over Japan

No North Korean missile had overflown Japan for years, and the launch came after a strained period on the peninsula Seoul, Aug 29: Nuclear-armed North Korea fired a ballistic missile over Japan today, South Korea’s military and the Japanese government ... ( read original story ...)

Defending women’s champ Kerber out in 1st round at US Open

The sixth-seeded German is out of the tournament and on her way out of the top 10 after being beaten by Naomi Osaka of Japan 6-3, 6-1 in one of the only completed matches on a rainy Tuesday. Not since Svetlana Kuznetsova lost in the first round in 2005 had ... ( read original story ...

Osaka stuns defending champion Kerber in US Open first round

Japanese teenager Naomi Osaka sent defending champion Angelique Kerber crashing out of the US Open first round on Tuesday, bringing a rare bright spot to a rain-lashed day at Flushing Meadows. As players ran for cover off the outside courts, Osaka's big ... ( read original story ...)

Defending champion Kerber knocked out in U.S. Open first round

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Defending champion Angelique Kerber of Germany was knocked out of the U.S. Open in the first round when she lost 6-3 6-1 to Japanese teenager Naomi Osaka on Tuesday. The last defending women's champion to lose in the first round at ... ( read original story ...)

The Latest: Defending champ Kerber knocked out of US Open

The sixth-seeded German is out of the tournament and on her way out of the top 10 after being beaten by Naomi Osaka of Japan 6-3, 6-1 in one of the only completed matches on a rainy Tuesday. Kerber and Osaka had the stage to themselves after play was ... ( read original story ...)

Japan Wakes to a Text Message: Missile Approaching

TOKYO — In earthquake-prone Japan, the public has grown accustomed to seeing regular alerts on television and their cellphones advising them to seek cover or move inland in advance of a tsunami. But on Tuesday, residents received a rare warning ... ( read original story ...)

N. Korean missile over Japan makes Tokyo residents more wary

That worry became real for the 37-year-old restaurant worker on Tuesday, with the news that a missile had soared over the Japanese island of Hokkaido. "I was worried when I heard they had missile power," Shigihara said, standing just outside Tokyo's busy ... ( read original story ...)

Google error disrupts corporate Japan’s web traffic

Web traffic intended for Japanese internet service providers was being sent to Google instead. Online banking, railway payment systems as well as gaming sites were among those affected. A spokesman said a "network configuration error" only lasted for eight ... ( read original story ...)

NKorea missile flying over Japan makes Tokyoites more wary

That worry became real for the 37-year-old restaurant worker on Tuesday, with the news that a missile had soared over the Japanese island of Hokkaido. "I was worried when I heard they had missile power," Shigihara said, standing just outside Tokyo's busy ... ( read original story ...)

North Korea fires missile over Japan in aggressive test

This missile landed nowhere near Guam, which is about 2,500 kilometres (1,550 miles) south of Tokyo, but the length of Tuesday's launch may have been designed for the North to show it could follow through on its threat. Seoul says the missile was launched ... ( read original story ...)

Tokyo Stocks Fall as N. Korea Fires Missile Over Japan

Pedestrians watch the news on a huge screen displaying a map of Japan (R) and the Korean Peninsula, following a North Korean missile test that passed over Japan. (Photo: AFP). Metrotvnews.com, Tokyo: Tokyo stocks fell in early Tuesday trading after North ... ( read original story ...)