Naomi Osaka sauntered into the second round of the China Open with a straight-sets victory over qualifier Zarina Diyas. The US Open champion withdrew from the Wuhan Open last week due to illness, but ... ( read original story ...)
US Open champion Osaka confident on first day of China Open
BEIJING, Oct. 1 (Xinhua) -- US Open champion Naomi Osaka got her China Open off to a winning start here in Beijing on Monday. The No. 8 seed had a tough outing against Kazakh player Zarina Diyas but m... ( read original story ...)
Typhoon Trami kills at least 2, injures nearly 130 in Japan
A typhoon brought down trees onto railroad tracks and kicked up debris across Tokyo as it brushed past the Japanese capital early on Monday, killing two people and stranding thousands as train lines w... ( read original story ...)
Typhoon Trami slams Japan, cancelling flights and trains in Tokyo
At least 51 people were injured in southern Japan, it said, and the Reuters news agency reported one death on Monday. As of Sunday evening, Typhoon Trami was located approximately 500 miles north-nort... ( read original story ...)
Japanese, American researchers win Nobel prize in medicine for cancer research
STOCKHOLM – The Nobel Prize in medicine was awarded Monday to two researchers from the United States and Japan for advances in discovering how the body’s immune system can fight off the ... ( read original story ...)
American, Japanese win Nobel for cancer research
STOCKHOLM - The Nobel Prize in medicine was awarded Monday to two researchers from the United States and Japan for advances in discovering how the body's immune system can fight off the scourge of can... ( read original story ...)
As Chinese influence grows, Japanese warship visits Sri Lanka
COLOMBO (Reuters) - Japan’s largest warship, the Kaga helicopter carrier, sailed into Sri Lanka's Colombo harbor this weekend, marking Tokyo's highest profile salvo in a diplomatic battle with China f... ( read original story ...)
Nobel Prize in medicine awarded to researchers from U.S., Japan
STOCKHOLM — The Nobel Prize in medicine was awarded Monday to two researchers from the United States and Japan for advances in discovering how the body’s immune system can fight off the ... ( read original story ...)
American, Japanese win Nobel Prize for cancer research
The Associated Press STOCKHOLM — The Nobel Prize in medicine was awarded Monday to two researchers from the United States and Japan for advances in discovering how the body’s immune system can ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s least attractive city? Toilet paper lack sees Nagoya hit a bum note – again
asked one user, while another added, “So Nagoya is saying that they can’t use toilet paper because they can’t trust their citizens with it. That’s not very appealing.” Another poster, on the Sora News ... ( read original story ...)
One of Japan’s Biggest Banks Is After Google Wannabes and Foreigners
It plans to hire about 400 graduates for the year starting April 2019, down from more than 600 two years earlier as the bank moves toward shrinking its workforce. Read more on Japan’s annual college r... ( read original story ...)
Natural disasters, trade woes sap Japan Inc’s business confidence: tankan
TOKYO (Reuters) - Rising raw material costs and a string of natural disasters that disrupted production sapped business confidence among Japan’s big manufacturers in the September quarter, a central b... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Century Corporation and All Nippon Airways Trading Company to Acquire Significant Stake in GA Telesis
Tokyo Century’s ownership after the closing of the transaction will increase to 49.2% and ANATC will acquire a 10% interest in the Company. Tokyo Century and ANATC expect the transaction to ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s ‘tankan’ economic survey shows decline in sentiment
TOKYO — A key quarterly economic survey by the Bank of Japan shows sentiment among large manufacturers dipped two points to 19, as worries grow about global trade tensions. The "tankan" survey, releas... ( read original story ...)
Flights cancelled as powerful Typhoon Trami batters southern Japan
Kyodo News reported. One woman was unaccounted for after falling into a drain in the southwestern city of Miyazaki, Kyodo said. About 36,000 people were taking shelter in temporary evacuation centres ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese business sentiment logs longest fall since 2009
TOKYO -- Confidence among Japan's large manufacturers weakened for ... Economists had expected a reading of 21, according to a survey by Nikkei group company QUICK. The third consecutive fall ... ( read original story ...)