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 | Global shares mixed amid concern over US-Canada trade
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 dip amid growing worry over US-Canada trade
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 ...)
As state subsidies decline, Nagoya University turns to crowdfunding to support student activities
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 ...)
Anger — but not surprise — after Japanese university admits to changing test scores to keep women out
"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 ...)
Japan braces for likely landfall from strong typhoon Jebi
Prime News, International (Tokyo), September 3:- Japan braced on Monday for the arrival of strong typhoon Jebi as the storm churned north towards the islands, the latest in a series of harsh weather e... ( read original story ...)
TOKYO | Asian shares dip amid growing worry over US-Canada trade
TOKYO — Asian 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 negotia... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo: Recapturing the past
03 Sep 2018 06:13 GMT Tokyo celebrates its 150th anniversary this year as the capital of Japan and as one of the world’s most modern cities. Formerly known as Edo, it was renamed in 1868 during the Me... ( read original story ...)
Asian Games end and Japan, China turn eyes to Tokyo Olympics
Will this translate to Tokyo where China and the United States are sure to be ... The combined Koreas won four overall, the best good-news story of the games. The lone gold was in dragon boat racing. ... ( read original story ...)
Japan: Honshu braces for yet more floods with Typhoon Jebi
Hot on the heels of Typhoon Cimaron, Jebi is set to be the seventh tropical system to affect Japan this year. 02 Sep 2018 10:46 GMT Japan is bracing for a "very strong" typhoon, with authorities warni... ( read original story ...)
Asia embraces new sports to beckon Tokyo Olympic Games
reports Xinhua news agency. Besides, three-on-three basketball, to be a new event in Tokyo, just made its debut in the Asiad, attracting the hearts of the young people into the showcase stage of the b... ( read original story ...)
Typhoon Jebi a Threat to Japan Early This Week
Eventually Jebi will turn northeast and pose a threat to Japan on Tuesday ... journalistic mission is to report on breaking weather news, the environment and the importance of science to our ... ( read original story ...)
Japan braces for ‘very strong’ typhoon
Tokyo - Japan on Sunday braced for a "very strong" typhoon, with authorities warning of high waves, floods and landslides, including in areas hit by deadly flooding earlier this year. Typhoon Jebi, pa... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo governor again skips tribute to Koreans killed after 1923 quake
Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike failed to pay tribute at an annual ceremony ... for “1 to several percent” of those who died in the quake. In August, Koike told a news conference she had decided last year aga... ( read original story ...)
Osaka rolls Sasnovich with double bagel at U.S. Open
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A ruthless Naomi Osaka crushed Aliaksandra Sasnovich 6-0 6-0 to reach the fourth round of the U.S. Open for the first time on Saturday. The 20-year-old Indian Wells champion ... ( read original story ...)
NEW YORK | The Latest: Osaka sweeps way into first US Open round of 16
Naomi Osaka swept her way into the fourth round of the U.S. Open for the first time, beating Aliaksandra Sasnovich 6-0, 6-0. The No. 20 seed from Japan needed just 50 minutes, 25 per set, to eliminate ... ( read original story ...)