Category: NEWS

"It's good news for the demand, and bad news on the ticket side and the public." Tokyo's organizing committee was unable Thursday to say how many Japan residents got tickets, and it's unclear if -- or ... ( read original story ...)

BIRMINGHAM, England — A day after saying she was "not really that comfortable" playing on grass, top-ranked Naomi Osaka needed three sets to get past her first-round opponent at the Birmingham Classic ... ( read original story ...)

"To allow the athletes a second chance to qualify for Tokyo we will have a final Olympic qualifying event probably in May next year," IOC sports director Kit McConnell told a news conference. ... ( read original story ...)

Speaking at a regular news conference before the South Korean announcement, Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga repeated Tokyo's call to refer the dispute to an international arbitration ... ( read original story ...)

The unsurprising drop serves as a reminder of a headwind buffeting the Bank of Japan, which meets to set policy on Thursday. The latest bad news on Japan’s economy came just after things were looking ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe faced stiff opposition criticism on Wednesday after a report warned that many retirees won't be able to live on pensions alone, a topic likely to ... ( read original story ...)

Japan has seen a string of high-profile abuse deaths in the past two years. On Feb 7, Kyodo news reported that the number of child abuse victims hit a record high of more than 80,104 in 2018. In March ... ( read original story ...)

Speaking at a regular news conference before the South Korean announcement, Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga repeated Tokyo's call to refer the dispute to an international arbitration ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's exports fell for a sixth straight month in May as China-bound shipments of semiconductor manufacturing equipment and car parts weakened, underlining persistent pressure on ... ( read original story ...)

(Reuters) - Japan's exports fell for a sixth straight month in May as China-bound shipments of semiconductor manufacturing equipment and car parts weakened, underlining persistent pressure on the ... ( read original story ...)

The earthquake registered six on the Japanese scale, which goes up to a maximum of seven ... An agency official told an emergency news conference that residents in the region should stay vigilant as ... ( read original story ...)

The earthquake registered six on the Japanese scale, which goes up to a maximum of seven ... An agency official told an emergency news conference that residents in the region should stay vigilant as ... ( read original story ...)

Yokohama Tire announced it is partnering with legendary off-road facility, Crandon International Speedway as its “Official Tire”. “Yokohama is proud to have finalized our exciting new partnership with ... ( read original story ...)

Sakata is about 200 miles north of Tokyo. Officials in Murakami, a city of 60,000 people in Niigata Prefecture, told Japan's Kyodo news service the jolt from the quake rumbled for about a minute. ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO — A strong and shallow earthquake struck Japan’s northwest coast around Niigata prefecture on Tuesday, triggering a small tsunami, shaking buildings and cutting power to around 9,000 buildings. ... ( read original story ...)

An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.5 struck off the coast of Japan on Tuesday, the United States Geological Survey said. There were no immediate reports of damage or casualties from the quake ... ( read original story ...)