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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 ...)

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 ...)

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 ...)

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 ...)

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 ...)

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 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 ...)

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 ...)

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 ...)

Naomi Osaka wrapped up another swift win at the US Open as she double-bageled Aliaksandra Sasnovich to advance to the last 16. The 20-year-old needed just 50 minutes to see off Sasnovich ... ( read original story ...)

Yokohama is known as a port city full of joy and an energetic atmosphere. For hundreds of years, Yokohama has been a major trading hub between Japan and the world and helped to introduce many new ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO — Global shares mostly fell Friday following a report ... TRADE WORRIES: Worries about recent trans-Pacific trade fiction have hurt Asian markets. Bloomberg News said the U.S. government was get... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO — Asian shares fell Friday following a report that the ... TRADE WORRIES: Worries about the recent trans-Pacific trade fiction have hurt Asian markets. Bloomberg News said the U.S. government wa... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO—Japan’s Defence Ministry is seeking to more than double spending on missile defence, including purchases of costly American arsenals, to defend against North Korean threats. The record-high 5.3 ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese automotive chipmaker Renesas Electronics Corp is considering buying U.S. chipmaker Integrated Device Technology Inc, a person familiar with the matter said on Friday. ( read original story ...)

TOKYO — Japan's Defence Ministry is seeking to more than double spending on missile defence , including purchases of costly American arsenals, to defend against North Korean threats. The record-high 5 ... ( read original story ...)