The Japanese-based SkyDrive project has successfully completed a four-minute test flight of its latest 'flying car'. The vehicle, carrying one test pilot, rose several feet into the air and hovered. ( read original story ...)
Frontale smashes S-Pulse as Kengo Nakamura scores in return
Kawasaki Frontale fans arrived at Todoroki Stadium on Saturday hoping not only to see their team rebound after their first loss of the season, but also to ... ( read original story ...)
Naomi Osaka’s hamstring injury puts U.S. Open run in doubt
U.S. Open champion withdrew from the final of the Western & Southern Open on Saturday, affording Victoria Azarenka the win via walkover. ( read original story ...)
Osaka out of Western & Southern Open final, citing hamstring
Naomi Osaka pulled out of the Western & Southern Open final Saturday because of a left hamstring injury, giving the title to Victoria Azarenka in a walkover. The ... ( read original story ...)
Naomi Osaka withdraws from Western and Southern Open final
Naomi Osaka withdraws from the Western and Southern Open final with a hamstring injury, two days before the start of the US Open. ( read original story ...)
Injured Osaka withdraws from Western & Southern final
Japan's Naomi Osaka withdrew from her final against Victoria Azarenka in the Western & Southern Open at Flushing Meadows on Saturday because of a left hamstring injury. "I'm sorry to have to ... ( read original story ...)
Where we’re going, we don’t need roads! Tokyo flying car firm takes giant leap into the future as it becomes first company to lift vehicle several feet off ground – with hopes …
The Japanese-based SkyDrive project has successfully completed a four-minute test flight of its latest 'flying car'. The vehicle, carrying one test pilot, rose several feet into the air and hovered. ( read original story ...)
Many Want to Be Japan’s New Leader. Do They Know What Awaits Them?
The coronavirus, a tanking economy, an aggressive China, a postponed Olympics, a U.S. election: That’s just the start. And any successor will confront those challenges without the stature of Shinzo ... ( read original story ...)
MCAS Iwakuni Bars Family for Coronavirus Travel Incident Last Month in Japan
An American family that drew rebuke from Japan's defense minister after skirting coronavirus restrictions in July has been barred from Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, and all U.S. military ... ( read original story ...)
Critics slam Japan PM Abe for dodging accountability over scandals with exit decision
People raising questions over a series of favoritism scandals linked to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, have expressed anger and frustration over his Aug. ( read original story ...)
Djokovic Struggles Into Final, Reluctant Leader Osaka Also Reaches Title Match
World number one Novak Djokovic battled into the ATP and WTA Western & Southern Open final Friday despite a neck problem while Japan's Naomi Osaka shook off stress to advance as well. Djokovic was ... ( read original story ...)
Japan-U.S. confirm bilateral treaty covers isles disputed with China, Kono says
Japan Defense Minister Taro Kono said on Saturday he had confirmed with his U.S. counterpart Mark Esper that islands in the East China Sea disputed by Japan and China are covered by the U.S.-Japan ... ( read original story ...)
In race to replace Japan’s Abe, loyalist Suga emerges as strong contender
Yoshihide Suga, a longtime lieutenant of Japan's Shinzo Abe, has emerged as a strong contender to succeed him as prime minister, an outcome that would extend the fiscal and monetary stimulus that ... ( read original story ...)
Abe Defied Expectations to Build a Better Japan
(Bloomberg Opinion) -- Shinzo Abe, Japan’s longest-serving Prime Minister, is resigning due to ulcerative colitis. He leaves behind a Japan that is both economically stronger and more socially liberal ... ( read original story ...)
Abe, Japan’s Longest-Serving Premier, Resigns Due to Health
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said he would resign to undergo treatment for a chronic illness, ending his run as the country’s longest serving premier in an announcement that surprised some ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo transparent toilet’s walls go opaque when door closed
Now you see them, now you don’t. The walls of two newly installed public toilets in Tokyo's Shibuya neighborhood are see-through before people enter, but turn opaque when ... ( read original story ...)