When asked whether Japan is considering the northern state as a potential investment hub following the scrapping of Article 370 of the Indian Constitution which took away the special status of Jammu ... ( read original story ...)
Japan rocket builders launch into satellite-based data services
TOKYO -- Japanese heavy equipment makers operating in the aerospace business are tweaking their strategies to focus more on satellite-based data services. IHI Corp. and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries ... ( read original story ...)
In Williams-Osaka Reboot, a Buffer Between U.S. Opens
After that Wimbledon loss, Osaka cut off her news conference, saying, “I feel like I’m about to cry,” and left the podium. Before coming to Toronto, Osaka took to social media to say that these last ... ( read original story ...)
Mayu Tokyo Woman
Catering exclusively to women, Mayu Tokyo Woman is an inspired take on the capsule hotel trend. The five-floor property has 120 clean and cosy ‘pod rooms’, a far cry from the all-male capsule hotels ... ( read original story ...)
Nagoya temple employs Gundam to attract youths during Bon days
NAGOYA--A Buddhist temple here is enlisting another model of the popular anime "Mobile Suit Gundam" during the Bon holidays to answer its prayers for more visitors, particularly among young children. ... ( read original story ...)
In Williams-Osaka Reboot, a Buffer Before the Open
After that Wimbledon loss, Osaka cut off her news conference, saying, “I feel like I’m about to cry,” and left the podium. Before coming to Toronto, Osaka took to social media to say that these last ... ( read original story ...)
Should You Invest in This Recent Sushi Chain IPO?
went public on July 31 and is only the second restaurant IPO of 2019 after Luckin Coffee debuted in May. Should investors take a bite? Kura Sushi USA is the American subsidiary of Kura Japan, a ... ( read original story ...)
Serena Williams says she beat Naomi Osaka at the Rogers Cup because she had been watching her ‘a lot’ since US Open meltdown
The 37-year-old American advances to the Rogers Cup semifinal after beating Naomi Osaka in straight sets 6-3, 6-4. ... ( read original story ...)
Osaka: This is how I thought the first match against Serena would go!
Humbled this week in Toronto, Osaka acknowledged this loss belatedly provided the experience she had always anticipated when facing Williams. "For me, it's always fun to play her," she told a news ... ( read original story ...)
Osaka prosecutors close Moritomo Gakuen case after reconfirming no bureaucrats will be indicted over scandal
OSAKA – The Osaka District Public Prosecutor’s Office decided again on Friday not to indict former senior Finance Ministry bureaucrat Nobuhisa Sagawa and nine others over the Moritomo Gakuen cronyism ... ( read original story ...)
Serena Williams dominates Naomi Osaka in first meeting since US Open final
Serena Williams produced a brilliant display to claim a straight-sets win over Naomi Osaka in the Rogers Cup quarter-finals on Friday. In the first meeting between the stars since last year's ... ( read original story ...)
Williams beats Osaka 6-3, 6-4 in first meeting after controversial US Open final
TORONTO — The rematch between Serena Williams and Naomi Osaka didn't last long. Williams handled Osaka 6-3, 6-4, on Friday in the quarterfinals of the Rogers Cup. It was the first time they played ... ( read original story ...)
Williams beats Osaka in rematch of U.S. Open final at Rogers Cup
Serena Williams downed Naomi Osaka 6-3, 6-4 on Friday in a rematch of the 2018 U.S. Open final to advance to the semifinals of the Rogers Cup. Select as many teams as you like from the leagues below. ... ( read original story ...)
Tweet of the Week #43: Earthquake? This Cat DGAF
Yup, that’s because Japan is conveniently located right on the Ring of Fire AKA the Circum-Pacific Belt, a path along the Pacific Ocean characterized by frequent earthquakes. Not so awesome. Japan ... ( read original story ...)
Osaka will return to No. 1 after Pliskova falls in Toronto
Toronto (Canada) (AFP) - Japan's Naomi Osaka will return to world number one next week after Czech third seed Karolina Pliskova's loss Friday to Canada's Bianca Andreescu in the WTA Toronto ... ( read original story ...)
It’s time to bring troubled Japan-South Korea relations back from the brink
Berkshire Miller is deputy director and senior fellow at the MacDonald Laurier Institute. He is also a senior fellow at the Japan Institute of International Affairs, the Asian Forum Japan (AFJ) and a ... ( read original story ...)