NEW YORK (Reuters) - Naomi Osaka announced her arrival on the big stage at the U.S. Open on Thursday, beating last year’s runner-up Madison Keys 6-2 6-4 to reach her first Grand Slam final and ... ( read original story ...)
Japan earthquake kills at least 9, rescuers rush to unearth survivors
Japan’s Meteorological Agency said the quake ... Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga told a news conference that nine people had been confirmed dead. The national broadcaster NHK put ... ( read original story ...)
Rescuers dig under crushed homes as Japan earthquake death toll climbs to 18
The toll from an earthquake that rocked Japan’s northernmost main island of Hokkaido rose to 18 on Friday, and in one small town two dozen people remained unaccounted for after an entire ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese rescue workers use dogs to search for survivors among quake-triggered landslides
Rescue workers with dogs searched for survivors on Friday in debris-strewn landslides caused by an earthquake in Japan’s northern island of Hokkaido that killed at least 16 people, officials ... ( read original story ...)
Nishikori, Osaka give Japan historic tennis day at US Open
"Yeah, it's great news we're both in the semis." Historic news, actually. Both players won — Osaka decisively, Nishikori narrowly — to give Japan a men's and women's semifinalist at the same ... ( read original story ...)
Cleaning up Tokyo’s beaches: An Olympic task
"We will create an environment that will enable athletes to perform at their best with a sense of safety," Tokyo 2020 official Hidemasa Nakamura told a recent news conference announcing the ... ( read original story ...)
Rising star Osaka has bright future to lead sport
Meet Japan’s Naomi Osaka, who ticks all those boxes and more. The daughter of a Japanese mother and Haitian father, the charismatic Osaka has offered signs that she possesses all the talent and ... ( read original story ...)
Japan earthquake kills at least 7, rescuers rush to unearth survivors
Japan’s Meteorological Agency said the quake ... Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga told a news conference that seven people had been confirmed dead. The national broadcaster NHK put ... ( read original story ...)
1 dead, 32 missing after powerful earthquake hits Japan’s Hokkaido island
Kyodo News Agency said. The closure comes just a couple days after Kansai Airport, an important hub for companies exporting semiconductors near Osaka, in western Japan, was shut after it was hit ... ( read original story ...)
Uber launches taxi-hailing app in Japan’s Nagoya
TOKYO (Reuters) - Uber Technologies [UBER.UL] on Thursday said it would launch a taxi-hailing app for taxis operating in Nagoya, as the U.S. firm tries to expand its foothold in a country where it ... ( read original story ...)
Powerful magnitude 6.7 earthquake hits southeast of Sapporo, Japan
Sapporo is the largest city on Hokkaido, with nearly two million residents. The earthquake did not prompt a tsunami warning. The USGS initially reported the earthquake had a magnitude of 7 and later r... ( read original story ...)
Japanese quake: landslide triggered, roads blocked, homes left leaning against each other
A powerful earthquake of magnitude 6.7 on Japan‘s northern island of Hokkaido ... after a massive 2011 earthquake, Suga told a news conference. A fire broke out at a Mitsubishi Steel Mfg ... ( read original story ...)
SAPPORO, Japan | Magnitude 6.6 earthquake hits northern Japan near major city
The news service reports that the quake triggered a blackout across a wide area in Hokkaido. It also affected telephone service and television broadcasting in Sapporo. ( read original story ...)
Powerful magnitude 7.0 earthquake hits southeast of Japan’s Sapporo
A powerful magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck 112 km southeast of Sapporo, Japan, at a depth of 66 km, the U.S. Geological Survey reported on Wednesday. The offshore earthquake has not caused a tsunami, ... ( read original story ...)
Magnitude-6.6 earthquake hits northern Japan near major city
southeast of Sapporo, which is a major metropolitan area of 1.9 million people. The Kyodo news service reports that in Tokyo, the central government set up a liaison unit at the crisis management cent... ( read original story ...)
BREAKING: Magnitude 6.6 earthquake shakes Sapporo city in Japan, no tsunami threat
A magnitude 6.6 quake struck 70 miles south of Sapporo on the island of Hokkaido, Japan, at approximately 3:07 a.m. Thursday and was followed by a magnitude 5.3 quake less than 20 minutes later, accor... ( read original story ...)