Jones confident in England’s style

Jones plans to take his side out to the Rugby World Cup in September 2019 to them for the tournament and recently took senior members of his backroom team to Japan for a recce where they visited Tokyo, Yokohama, Miyazaki and Kobe, looking at potential ... ( read original story ...)

Falling jet wing panel damages car in Japan

These are external links and will open in a new window A car was seriously damaged when part of an aeroplane's wing landed on it in the Japanese city of Osaka. The piece, which weighed more than 4kg (9lb), fell from a KLM Royal Dutch Airlines plane shortly ... ( read original story ...)

Tokyo’s brokerage district looks to fintech for fresh start

TOKYO -- Tokyo's Kabutocho district ... The rise of online brokerages forced many smaller brokerages in the area out of business. Among members of the association, only 13 brokerages, including Kyokuto Securities, are based in Kabutocho and Kayabacho ... ( read original story ...)

Kauai companies join Tokyo trip

HONOLULU — Seventy-three companies represented Hawaii at the 2017 Tokyo International Gift Show. Kauai companies there included Aunty Lilikoi, Kauai Kookies and Salty Wahine. This year marks the sixth consecutive year that the Department of Business ... ( read original story ...)

Japan’s Daiwa House to debut hotel-style apartments

OSAKA -- Daiwa House Industry plans to launch a type of apartment where guests can enjoy hotel-style services and check out anytime, as Japan's hotel shortage worsens amid a surge of tourists into the country. While such home-sharing services as Airbnb ... ( read original story ...)

China says North Korea earthquake a ‘suspected explosion’

China's earthquake administration said in statement that the earthquake ... Pyongyang has fired an intermediate-range missile over Japanese territory for the second time in two weeks, a day after Kim Jong Un threatened Tokyo for supporting the US. ( read original story ...)

Earthquake In North Korea Sets Off Alarm And Speculation

Japanese officials say North Korea could send a nuclear-armed missile over Japan if it tests a hydrogen bomb over the Pacific. A small quake detected in northern North Korea was a natural event, South Korean officials said. There's been a cap on North ... ( read original story ...)

Wozniacki Defends Tokyo Title

The seventh time was the charm for Caroline Wozniacki. Contesting her seventh final of the season, Wozniacki routed Russia’s Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, 6-0, 7-5, to retain her Tokyo title. The sixth-ranked Wozniacki, who crushed world No. 1 Garbiñe ... ( read original story ...)

Gallery: Cosplay At The Tokyo Game Show 2017

The Tokyo Game Show isn't just home to all the latest and greatest video games - like pretty much any gaming event these days, it also attracts hordes of cosplayers dressed as their favourite video game characters. This year's event has seen a bumper turn ... ( read original story ...)