NEW YORK, NY, USA -- Defending champion Naomi Osaka and reigning runner-up Serena Williams both claimed Top 8 positions as the USTA announced the women's singles seedings for the US Open on Wednesday. ( read original story ...)
Naomi Osaka Leads Women’s Tennis Association Rankings, Madison Keys Returns to Top-10
Naomi Osaka of Japan maintained the No. 1 spot in the Women’s ... third set of her quarterfinal match against world No. 20 Sofia Kenin of Russia, reports Efe news. Most of the top-10 players held onto ... ( read original story ...)
Man City new signing Ryotaro Meshino set for Hearts loan move after Gamba Osaka farewell
Manchester City's latest signing has been back in his native Japan sorting his visa application ahead of a loan move to Hearts. ( read original story ...)
Osaka leads WTA rankings, Keys returns to top-10
Madrid, Aug 19 (IANS) Naomi Osaka of Japan maintained the No. 1 spot in the Women ... of her quarterfinal match against world No. 20 Sofia Kenin of Russia, reports Efe news. Most of the top-10 players ... ( read original story ...)
24 nations, including U.S. and China, take positive step with signing of Osaka Declaration
One of the Osaka meeting’s more encouraging results ... will help stabilize and stimulate digital trade. This is welcome news. Global trade plays a vitally important role in maintaining ... ( read original story ...)
South Korean tourists shun Japan over trade row
TOKYO (Reuters) - The number of South Korean tourists visiting Japan fell last month to its lowest in nearly a year as visitors cancelled travel plans amid deteriorating relations between the ... ( read original story ...)
China hosts Japan, S. Korea ministers in bid to smooth row
“We support Japan and South Korea in taking the chance of the trilateral foreign ministers meeting to have their bilateral talks,” Wang said at a news conference following morning talks. “We hope both ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese princess to visit P.E.I. to celebrate Japan-Canada relations
CHARLOTTETOWN -- Princess Takamado of Japan will visit Prince Edward Island next week as part of the official events to commemorate the 90th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Japan and ... ( read original story ...)
Japan earthquake task force to redesign hazard maps to aid people with color vision deficiencies
A government task force focused on earthquake research intends to redesign its hazard maps to make it easier for those with color vision deficiencies to identify risks, an official said Wednesday. The ... ( read original story ...)
Why Unizo takeover battle could unlock a lot of value in Japan
A once dismally undervalued property company; a hostile takeover bid; a white knight counter-offer; a doubling of the share price; the genuine prospect of a bidding war. Whisper it softly, but the ... ( read original story ...)
Traditional Tokyo ryokan with a rooftop onsen
From the moment you step off the bustling streets of Otemachi in Tokyo’s business district and enter Hoshinoya Tokyo through a wooden door of solid cypress, you’re enveloped in a quiet sensation of ... ( read original story ...)
Japan, U.S. ministers meet for trade talks as hopes for early deal fade
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan and the United States will seek to narrow gaps on trade when their top negotiators meet this week, but hopes for a deal in September are fading as both sides fail to make ... ( read original story ...)
SoftBank-backed IoT company Uhuru to seek London IPO
and Japanese investment arm NGK Spark Plug. Uhuru declined to comment on the total raised in its previous funding rounds, and on whether it hoped to raise further funds in the London IPO. The company ... ( read original story ...)
Japan to aid a million members of ‘lost generation’ with hiring subsidies
TOKYO -- The Japanese government will provide support ... a government source told Nikkei. It is a rare measure to throw a lifeline to people in their mid-30s to early 40s because they fell ... ( read original story ...)
Paralympic chief hails Tokyo 2020 prep but hotels ‘biggest concern’
TOKYO: The Paralympics chief has said the 2020 Games are "on ... "Most probably it is perceived in Japan that people with disabilities don't travel for leisure, for business, so why have accessible ... ( read original story ...)
Customer of sex business assaults employee in dispute over woman
TOKYO (TR) – Tokyo Metropolitan Police have arrested a 26-year-old man over the alleged assault of an employee of a sex business during a dispute in Tachikawa City, reports Fuji News Network (Aug. 20) ... ( read original story ...)