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OSAKA – The current plan for the Tokyo-Nagoya maglev route, currently under construction, calls for Central Japan Railway Co. to begin operations by around 2027. The route will slash a trip between ... ( read original story ...)

TORONTO – Serena Williams and Naomi Osaka advanced to the Rogers Cup quarter-finals on Thursday to set up their first meeting since the American's infamous row with an umpire overshadowed last year's ... ( read original story ...)

SAPPORO--A wandering bear caused a commotion in a residential area of the Misumai district of Minami Ward here on the evening of Aug. 7 before it left the following morning. Residents made an ... ( read original story ...)

TORONTO: Serena Williams and Japan's Naomi Osaka booked a rematch of last year's US Open final in the WTA Toronto quarter-finals after straight-set triumphs Thursday (Aug 8). Reigning US and ... ( read original story ...)

Naomi Osaka has set up a mouth-watering quarter-final clash with Serena Williams after defeating Iga Swiatek in the third round of the Canadian Open. The 21-year-old Japanese star beat Swiatek 7-6 ... ( read original story ...)

A 50-year-old Olympics construction worker in Tokyo was found unconscious and later died of suspected heatstroke. Photograph: Issei Kato/Reuters Heatstroke is suspected in the death of a worker at a ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO (Reuters) - A worker at a Tokyo Olympics construction site died on Thursday after being found unconscious while working outside, organisers said on Friday, with media saying heatstroke was ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO (Reuters) - Tokyo Olympics organizers launched a second ticket lottery on Thursday after unexpectedly high local demand forced them to reevaluate their Japanese sales strategy earlier this ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO (REUTERS) - A worker at a Tokyo Olympics construction site died on Thursday after being found unconscious while working outside, organisers said on Friday (Aug 9), with media saying heatstroke ... ( read original story ...)

The accused farmer told Japan’s RKB News that he’s been leaving tainted fish out to drive crows away from his potato crops, and that he is not deliberately targeting the island’s female ... ( read original story ...)

In a separate statement, the publishers’ group criticized Nagoya Mayor Takashi Kawamura ... after being hit by a truck Sunday in northwestern Peru, according to local news reports. The accident took ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO -- Japan said Thursday it has granted the first permit for South Korea-bound shipment of chemicals for use in high-tech materials under Tokyo's new export requirement that has increased tensions ... ( read original story ...)

Civil groups and a group of small publishers in Japan Wednesday sought to reopen a canceled exhibition in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, that featured a statue of a girl symbolizing so-called comfort women ... ( read original story ...)

A convenience store in Tokyo has closed its doors after a video was released showing several rats scurrying around the shop late at night. A brief video posted on Twitter shows at least six rats ... ( read original story ...)

Yokohama Tire is running a special ‘off the road’ national rebate promotion until August 31. Consumers can earn up to $100 in the form of a Yokohama Visa Prepaid card after purchasing a set of four or ... ( read original story ...)

We had a great start to the year at the Hokkaido Bank Curling Classic in Sapporo, Japan. We lost the final to Team Matsumura, but have lots to build on! pic.twitter.com/t2poRxrW49 — Team McDonald ... ( read original story ...)