On a narrow side street in a residential neighborhood in the suburbs of Tokyo, a new apartment building is being built from scratch. Six construction workers are putting up the four-story building ... ( read original story ...)
Top Japan bank plans venture to redevelop shuttered branches
TOKYO -- Japan's Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group will launch a venture with real estate developer Mitsubishi Estate as soon as next month to advise the megabank on its effort to reduce and ... ( read original story ...)
NTT Com to Double Data Supply Capacity in Osaka
TOKYO — NTT Communications Corporation (NTT Com), the ICT solutions and international communications business within the NTT Group (TOKYO:9432), announced today it will launch its Osaka 6 Data ... ( read original story ...)
PlayStation Floods Tokyo Game Show 2018 Lead-Up With Slew of New Titles (Watch)
In the lead-up to Tokyo Game Show 2018, Sony held a special PlayStation LineUp Tour on Monday. The show was streamed online for those who couldn’t attend in person, which offered a montage of ... ( read original story ...)
Japan wants end to commercial whaling ban
FLORIANOPOLIS, Brazil -- Japan proposed an end to a decades-old ban on commercial whaling at an international conference Monday, arguing there is no longer a scientific reason for what was supposed to ... ( read original story ...)
Japan proposes end to commercial whaling ban, faces pushback
FLORIANOPOLIS, Brazil — Japan proposed an end to a decades-old ban on commercial whaling at an international conference Monday, arguing there is no longer a scientific reason for what was supposed to ... ( read original story ...)
Serena Williams vs. Naomi Osaka: How the U.S. Open Descended Into Chaos
Osaka, a shy, 20-year-old who was born in Japan but moved to ... Williams came to her postmatch news conference prepared to discuss the whole matter. One key issue was that Mouratoglou had already adm... ( read original story ...)
U.S. Open Winner Naomi Osaka Says She ‘Felt She Had to Apologize’ After Beating Serena Williams
U.S. Open winner Naomi Osaka appeared on the Today show on Monday, and broke her silence on the dramatic end to the final match between her and Serena Williams. Williams lost to Japan's Osaka on Satur... ( read original story ...)
Japanese, Haitian, and now a Grand Slam winner: Naomi Osaka’s historic journey to the U.S. Open
But Osaka is not entirely comfortable speaking in Japanese, which is understandable, considering that she left the country as a toddler. At news conferences last week, she took questions in Japanese b... ( read original story ...)
Naomi Osaka wins maiden US Open title after Serena Williams implodes with anger
Osaka, who stunned her idol in the first round at the Miami ... Keep up to date with the latest on skysports.com/tennis We will bring you news, previews, live blogs, reports, reaction and expert analy... ( read original story ...)
Naomi Osaka shocked by Serena Williams’ spectacular meltdown at US Open final
Osaka became Japan's first ever Grand Slam champion after she ... Keep up to date with the latest on skysports.com/tennis We will bring you news, previews, live blogs, reports, reaction and expert ana... ( read original story ...)
20-year-old US Open champion Naomi Osaka said she felt like she ‘had to apologize’ after beating Serena Williams in the final
The newly crowned US Open champion Naomi Osaka appeared on the "Today" show on Monday morning and explained why she felt the need to apologize for beating Serena Williams in the final. The mood at Art... ( read original story ...)
Japan economy expected to slow in July-September
TOKYO -- Japan's economic growth is expected to slow in the July-September quarter due to a string of natural disasters this summer, as well as crossfire from the U.S.-China trade war. Real gross ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese vote Nagoya as least appealing major city, again
Nagoya Castle is known for the golden statues of the imaginary ... 64 and who all lived in one of Japan’s major cities for at least five years, reports ANN News via SoraNews24. According to the survey ... ( read original story ...)
Osaka charms Japan with her manners – and broken Japanese
TOKYO (AP) -- Naomi Osaka's halting Japanese, her manners - she bowed and apologized after beating Serena Williams in the U.S. Open final - and her simple charm have swelled national pride in Japan an... ( read original story ...)
U.S. Open final is not just ‘another match’ for Naomi Osaka, but she’s still all business
NEW YORK — When Pam Shriver played three-time defending champion Chris Evert in the 1978 U.S. Open final, the 16-year-old from Baltimore was the ultimate underdog. Evert was a big name on her way to b... ( read original story ...)