At least seven people have died and dozens are trapped in their homes after a powerful earthquake hit the Japanese island of Hokkaido. The quake, which struck with a magnitude 6.7 in the early ... ( read original story ...)
Japan earthquake: Homes on Hokkaido buried by landslide after magnitude-6.7 quake
Yet another natural disaster has struck part of Japan, continuing a summer of chaos that has seen the country weather deadly floods, typhoons, earthquakes, landslides and heatwaves. At least seven peo... ( read original story ...)
Rising star Osaka has bright future to lead sport
Meet Japan’s Naomi Osaka, who ticks all those boxes and more. The daughter of a Japanese mother and Haitian father, the charismatic Osaka has offered signs that she possesses all the talent and ... ( read original story ...)
Japan earthquake kills at least 7, rescuers rush to unearth survivors
Japan’s Meteorological Agency said the quake ... Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga told a news conference that seven people had been confirmed dead. The national broadcaster NHK put ... ( read original story ...)
FACTBOX-Tennis-Naomi Osaka – player profile
Osaka, who was born in Japan but spent most of her childhood ... media Indonesia's stock exchange to launch technology platform, eyes Go-Jek IPO Visit site ( read original story ...)
Nikkei falls on Hokkaido quake; spotlight on reshuffled benchmark stocks
TOKYO, Sept 6 (Reuters) - Japan’s Nikkei fell on Thursday on the back of broad weakness in global equities, while investors awaited damage assessments after a powerful earthquake in Hokkaido, the late... ( read original story ...)
Japan Hit by Deadly Earthquake, Adding to Summer of Environmental Misery
TOKYO — A powerful earthquake struck Japan’s northern island of Hokkaido on Thursday, causing millions of homes to lose power and leaving two people dead and 38 missing after a landslide crushed multi... ( read original story ...)
Dissenter criticises Bank of Japan’s flexible bond yield plan, wants more easing
YOKOHAMA, Japan (Reuters) - Bank of Japan board member Goushi Kataoka criticised on Thursday the central bank’s decision in July to make its policy framework more sustainable, arguing that it ... ( read original story ...)
1 dead, 32 missing after powerful earthquake hits Japan’s Hokkaido island
Kyodo News Agency said. The closure comes just a couple days after Kansai Airport, an important hub for companies exporting semiconductors near Osaka, in western Japan, was shut after it was hit ... ( read original story ...)
Dozens missing after strong Japan earthquake and mudslides
Japan's northern island of Hokkaido has been hit by a powerful earthquake, triggering landslides that engulfed houses. Two people had been killed and about 40 were missing, according to public broadca... ( read original story ...)
Two dead, over 100 injured after a powerful 6.7 earthquake hit Japan’s northern island of Hokkaido
A magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck the northern Japanese island of Hokkaido at about 3 a.m. local time on Thursday. Two people were killed, and more than 140 others were injured following landslides an... ( read original story ...)
Tennis: Pressure-free Osaka gets back to business
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Naomi Osaka seemed to shrug off the weight of history on Wednesday, when she beat Lesia Tsurenko at the U.S. Open to become the first Japanese woman since 1996 to advance to ... ( read original story ...)
US Open: Naomi Osaka breezes into her first major semifinal
Osaka is the first Japanese woman to reach a Grand Slam semifinal ... “And then now I feel like it’s sort of like business again. “For me, quarters was sort of my mental goal, like every time I played ... ( read original story ...)
Naomi Osaka advances to U.S. Open semifinals, her first in a Grand Slam event
She cried after she defeated Sabalenka but was calm and low-key after she eased past Tsurenko. “Now I feel like it’s sort of like business again,” Osaka said. “Quarters was my mental goal every time I ... ( read original story ...)
Osaka holds key to Madison’s US Open dream
Naomi Osaka means business as she attempts to win her first grand slam title at the US Open. The 20-year-old trounced Lesia Tsurenko 6-1 6-1 to become the first Japanese woman since Kimiko Date at Wim... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Kansai airport to reopen partially after…
The disruption to operations could impact tourism and business in the region, Japan's industrial heartland. Jebi left a trail of destruction as it barrelled across Japan on Tuesday, killing 11 people ... ( read original story ...)