Month: September 2017

Caroline Wozniacki kept the WTA Pan Pacific Open title by beating Russian Anastacia Pavlyuchenkova on Sunday. AFP file TOKYO, Japan — Defending champion Caroline Wozniacki romped to a 6-0, 7-5 victory over Russian Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova on Sunday to ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO: Almost two-thirds of Japanese voters are opposed to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe calling a snap election, a Kyodo news agency survey showed on Sunday, a day before the Japanese leader is expected to announce an October vote. According to the survey ... ( read original story ...)

OSAKA: A part weighing around four kilogrammes fell off a plane that was taking off on Saturday from Kansai airport and hit a car driving on a road in Osaka, according to the Transport Ministry. No one was injured in the incident. The ministry will send ... ( read original story ...)

Great news for all those Harry Potter fans out there ... For backpackers or travelers who like to travel on a budget you can check out J-Hoppers Osaka Universal Hostel, which is only 1 stop (Ajikawaguchi Station) or a 15mins walk away from the park. ( read original story ...)

The super-tough will get tested once more as Yokohama Tire’s three sponsored Spartan Race athletes roll into Lake Tahoe, California, for the 2017 season finale Reebok Spartan Race World Championship on Sept. 30. Yokohama is the Official Tire of the U.S ... ( read original story ...)

Here’s the general consensus: The locations of the two casino resorts are expected to be in Tokyo, and the other in either Osaka or Yokohama. Mass market gaming will be taxed at 22 percent, and VIP play at 12 percent. Japanese citizens will be restricted ... ( read original story ...)

30-26 and 30-27 in the FXX-televised co-headliner at Saitama Super Arena in Japan. Andrade trains out of Parana Vale Tudo in Parana, Brazil, and she said at UFC Fight Night 117’s post-fight news conference that her performance was a product of staying ... ( read original story ...)

but the news was widely reported by Chinese state media outlets and on social media. USA analysts now estimate that North Korea may have as many as 60 nuclear weapons, according to a Washington Post report. Visiting Japanese Foreign Minister Kōno Tarō on ... ( read original story ...)

India's campaign at the Japan Open Super Series came to an end after the mixed ... Takuro and Sayaka managed to grab the one point needed to seal the issue at 20-19. Download the News Nation Mobile App and stay connected with top stories from India and ... ( read original story ...)

Prime Minister Lee Nak-yon has proposed that Emperor Akihito of Japan visit Seoul before his retirement to help further enhance the bilateral relationship, a Japanese newspaper reported Saturday in an interview with him. In the interview with the Asahi ... ( read original story ...)

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) -- Will North Korea's next nuclear test involve a thermonuclear missile screaming over Japan? That's a question being asked after North Korea's foreign minister said his country may test a hydrogen bomb in the Pacific Ocean. ( read original story ...)