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But the tremor did not trigger a tsunami warning. The epicentre was around 55km (35 miles) south-east of the city of Sapporo, the USGS added. Government spokesman Yoshihide Suga said at a news confere... ( read original story ...)

CHICAGO (Reuters) - United Continental Holdings is applying for six of 12 new slots open to U.S. carriers at Tokyo’s Haneda International Airport in a push to increase daily nonstop flights to ... ( read original story ...)

Hot on the heels of the announcement of the field for the Lake Biwa Mainichi Marathon, the organizers of the Nagoya Women's Marathon have put out the entry list for this year's race, the last domestic ... ( read original story ...)

according to the Japan Meteorological Agency. No tsunami was expected, the agency said. Government spokesman Yoshihide Suga said at a news conference that no reports of major damage had been confirmed ... ( read original story ...)

A Japanese spacecraft began its approach Thursday toward a distant asteroid on a mission to collect material that could provide clues to the origin of the solar system and life on Earth. Hayabusa2's d... ( read original story ...)

The first day of the IAAF World Relays Yokohama 2019 will climax with the final of the mixed shuttle hurdles relay, one of two new disciplines at the event due to be held on 11-12 May. The World Relay... ( read original story ...)

We're happy to have Yokohama sponsoring FuelFest. Yokohama was the title sponsor for ROWW's 'In Memory of Paul' car show last year and it's great to see their continued support of our show and their c... ( read original story ...)

Japan's total trade deficit expanded by nearly half from a year ... The weakening in trade is unwelcome news with the economy expected to slow in October following a hike in the sales tax to 10 per ce... ( read original story ...)

For now, it’s like the biggest tennis news, I guess. “See, it’s a little bit hard because I feel like people are staring at me, and not in a good way.” The hard-hitting Osaka has become ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO (Reuters) - The Tokyo Stock Exchange’s push to weed out small and weak firms from its main board could take years, but some fund managers are already ditching small-caps for fear they could be e... ( read original story ...)

Yokohama Tire has been named the presenting sponsor of FuelFest, an automotive festival to be held at Angels Stadium in Anaheim, California. FuelFest, hosted by co-founder Cody Walker and Fast and Fur... ( read original story ...)

(Reuters) - World number one Naomi Osaka was beaten in her opening match at the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships on Tuesday, losing to France's Kristina Mladenovic 6-3 6-3 on her return to competi... ( read original story ...)

Japan Gold (TSXV:JG) (OTC:JGLDF) (“Japan Gold” or the “Company”) provides an update on Company activities following the March 2018 news release announcing an initiative to undertake a ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO (AP) — Honda says it plans to close its car factory in western England in 2021, with the potential loss of 3,500 jobs. The Japanese automaker made the announcement at a news conference Tuesday i... ( read original story ...)

The Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 run July 24-Aug. 9 ... Want to learn to curl like the pros? Looking for breaking news, videos, Olympic and Paralympic team bios all at your fingertips? Download the Team U... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese doctor Yasushi Goto remembers prescribing the cancer drug Opdivo to an octogenarian and wondering whether taxpayers might object to helping fund treatment, which at the time ... ( read original story ...)