MASON, Ohio — A little more than a week before she is to begin defending her United States Open title, Naomi Osaka injured her left knee and abandoned a quarterfinal at the Western & Southern Open on ... ( read original story ...)
Daphne Bramham: Child-abducting mom thrives in Japan as exec at Danish multinational
In 2013, Chie Kawabata abducted her five-year-old son, defying a U.S. court order forbidding her from taking him to Japan and another that named her ex-husband as the primary parent. But even ... ( read original story ...)
Naomi Osaka retires from match with apparent knee injury 2 weeks before U.S. Open
Naomi Osaka retired from her quarterfinal match at the Cincinnati Masters against Sofia Kenin Friday with an apparent left knee injury. The injury occurred less than two weeks before the start of the ... ( read original story ...)
Tennis: Barty regroups to win, but Osaka retires with injury
(Reuters) - Top seed Ash Barty rallied from a set down to make the Cincinnati Masters semi-finals but world number one Naomi Osaka withdrew from her quarter-final with an apparent knee injury on ... ( read original story ...)
Ash Barty reaches semifinals in Cincy, Osaka injured
With one more win, she can move into the top spot for the U.S. Open, taking it back from Naomi Osaka. Osaka had much bigger concerns after dropping out of her semifinal match because of a knee injury. ( read original story ...)
Injured world number one Osaka retires from Cincinnati
(Reuters) - Japanese world number one Naomi Osaka retired due to injury from her quarter-final match with American Sofia Kenin. Kenin was leading 6-4 1-6 2-0 when Osaka retired. ( read original story ...)
Barty reaches semi-finals, Osaka injured
With one more win, she can move into the top spot for the U.S. Open, taking it back from Naomi Osaka. Osaka had much bigger concerns after dropping out of her semi-final match because of a knee injury ... ( read original story ...)
United Airlines sets launch date for service to Tokyo’s Haneda Airport
United Airlines on Friday said it will start flying nonstop between four United States hubs and Tokyo’s close-in Haneda Airport on March 28. The four hubs are Chicago, Los Angeles, New York ... ( read original story ...)
United Airlines Adds Service to Tokyo, Haneda with Routes from Chicago, Los Angeles, New York/Newark and Washington, D.C.
United Airlines continues to be the largest U.S. airline to Tokyo with more nonstop flights than any other U.S. carrier New Haneda service tickets go on sale Saturday, Aug. 17 New Haneda flights ... ( read original story ...)
Nikkei secrets unearthed on the Seymour
But beneath the ferns and layers of sediment is another much more complex story: Japanese, or Nikkei, settlers who made a home in the wilderness and then, suddenly, vanished. For some time, Capilano ... ( read original story ...)
Japan hotel operator looks to SoftBank fund as white knight
TOKYO -- Japanese real estate company Unizo Holdings ... capitalization of 123 billion yen ($1.16 billion). Following the Nikkei report, Unizo announced on Friday morning that it is "in talks ... ( read original story ...)
Osaka survives Hsieh to reach quarters in Cincinnati
World number one Naomi Osaka survived a tough test against Hsieh Su-Wei and eked out a 7-6(3) 5-7 6-2 victory to reach her first ever quarter-final at the Cincinnati Masters on Thursday. Osaka, who ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo stocks end marginally higher
TOKYO: Tokyo stocks closed slightly higher on Friday, supported by gains in Chinese shares, but trade was sluggish with investors in a wait-and-see mode ahead of the weekend. The benchmark Nikkei 225 ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese lessons for Australia
Chanticleer believes there are two excellent case studies that illustrate this less well-known aspect of Japanese business culture. It is hoped Australian business leaders can learn from the Japanese ... ( read original story ...)
South Korea to tighten radiation checks on waste plastics, tires and batteries from Japan
SEOUL – South Korea said Friday it will strengthen radiation checks on imports of three recycling waste products from Japan, amid an escalating economic and political row between the two countries. ( read original story ...)
LNG prices steady as Japan swelters and Texas plant readies export
Asian spot prices for liquefied natural gas (LNG) remained steady this week amid sweltering heat in Japan driving buying activity, while a new project in the United States is expected to load its ... ( read original story ...)