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The race is on: consumers who buy four new Yokohama tires from now through Sept. 30 will get a free Spartan race entry, valued up to $190. “Talk about a ‘strong’ promotion,” said Alan Holtschneider, Y... ( read original story ...)

Thai Airways International (THAI) has apologised for flying with a cockroach on board a flight from the Japanese city of Sapporo to Bangkok last week. Facebook page @Hokkaidofanclub on Monday posted a ... ( read original story ...)

Jebi was the strongest typhoon to make landfall in Japan since 1993, according to Japan’s Kyodo News service. The storm was heading north across a swath of Japan’s main island of Honshu toward ... ( read original story ...)

Jebi was the strongest typhoon to make landfall in Japan since 1993, according to Japan’s Kyodo News service. The storm was heading north across a swath of Japan’s main island of Honshu toward ... ( read original story ...)

Japan will be hoping for cooler, calmer weather when it hosts the Olympic Games in the summer of 2020. Kyodo News said Jebi was the strongest typhoon to make landfall since 1993, while NHK public ... ( read original story ...)

Jebi was the strongest typhoon to make landfall in Japan since 1993, according to Japan's Kyodo News service. The storm was heading north across a swath of Japan's main island of Honshu toward the Sea ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO — NTT DOCOMO, INC. (DOCOMO) announced today that it will offer Japan Welcome SIM TM cards—prepaid SIM cards for overseas visitors to Japan—to all press and media representatives ... ( read original story ...)

Japan issued evacuation advisories for almost 300,000 people and cancelled hundreds of flights in the face of strong winds and heavy rain as typhoon Jebi roared north and was set to make ... ( read original story ...)

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe cancelled a scheduled trip to Kyushu, Japan's southernmost main island, to oversee the government's response to the typhoon, Kyodo News service said. ( read original story ...)

"For safety reasons", THAI reschedules flights to Japan on Tuesday as follows. 4 flights cancelled 1. Flight TG646 from Bangkok to Nagoya, scheduled to depart from Suvarnabhumi airport at 10.45am and ... ( read original story ...)

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Japan’s Naomi Osaka reached her first Grand Slam quarter-final by beating Aryna Sabalenka 6-3 2-6 6-4 in a pressure-packed clash of two hard-serving 20-year-old prospects. ( read original story ...)

For Team USA, their performance at the Pan Pacific Championships in Tokyo was cause for some concern. For Australia, it was reason to be excited. For both, it wasn’t the end game. At this year’s Pan P... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO — European stock markets mostly rose on Monday, after Asia closed lower, amid worries about trade friction between the U.S. and Canada and subdued investor activity due to a U.S. holiday. KEEPIN... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO — Global shares were mostly lower Monday amid worries about escalating trade friction between the U.S. and Canada, who have been unable to agree to a revamped trade deal but will continue negoti... ( read original story ...)

Amid cuts in government subsidies for national universities, Nagoya University has turned to crowdfunding to support student activities and educational projects. So far the university has raised rough... ( read original story ...)

"It's not a rare case in Japan." Reflecting on her Tokyo Medical University experience, Yuri says she wants her $700 application fee reimbursed, and thinks candidates who would have been successful sh... ( read original story ...)