Naomi Osaka clinched her match with an ace, beating local hope Ashleigh Barty 6-4, 6-2 to advance to the fourth round at Melbourne Park. The Japanese 20-year-old's win finally marked some success in the third round at a major — she was previously 0 for 5. ( read original story ...)
Tennis: Osaka ends local challenge with Barty beating
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Japan’s Naomi Osaka overpowered Ashleigh Barty 6-4 6-2 to reach the fourth round of a grand slam for the first time on Saturday, leaving the host nation without a contender for the Australian Open women’s title. Barty’s quantum ... ( read original story ...)
Osaka turns Australian Open Barty pooper
Ashleigh Barty is out of the Australian Open after falling victim to the awesome firepower of Japan's Naomi Osaka. Unseeded Osaka crunched 12 aces and 24 clean winners past Barty on Saturday to send Australia's last women's singles hope packing with a ... ( read original story ...)
Aborted merger was blessing in disguise for Tokyo Electron
During the negotiations with its U.S. rival, Tokyo Electron spun off its trading house and solar cell division to focus on the more profitable chipmaking equipment business. The strategy of concentrating its resources on semiconductor production equipment ... ( read original story ...)
Calgary doctor honoured by Japanese emperor
The emperor of Japan has honoured a long-time Calgary chiropractor, diamond hunter, black-belt holder and friend to busted-up cowboys everywhere. Eighty-two-year-old Dr. Tetsuo Yoshida was this week awarded the Order of the Rising Sun, Gold and Silver Rays ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo opens new hedgehog cafe
Cue squeals of delight now: The latest social media obsession with palm-sized hedgehogs has landed in Tokyo, with the opening of a new hedgehog café. Over the last few years, the latest pet craze has spawned many a viral video of hedgehogs being cradled ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Metro trains vandalized for third time in seven days
In the early hours of Thursday, Tokyo Metro Co. discovered one of its trains had been vandalized overnight with graffiti while parked near Nakano Station, the subway operator said. The incident was the third in the past seven days where Tokyo Metro subway ... ( read original story ...)
A Goldman Sachs trader just named CEO of a crypto firm’s Japanese outpost explains why he’s not scared of regulators
The market maker B2C2 announced its new CEO for a Japanese outpost. Phillip Gillespie, formerly of Goldman Sachs, will start at the end of the month. He told Business Insider he saw a big opportunity in the market and wasn't too concerned about regulators. ( read original story ...)
Japan preps MEGA-QUAKE evacuation for 9 MILLION people in disaster ‘worse than Fukushima’
Emergency planners are discussing measures of how to handle an earthquake hitting the capital city of Tokyo. Japan’s government is planning to use the rivers that run through the city as escape routes for people trapped inside the centre. It comes after ... ( read original story ...)
Foreign investors keen on Genco 3’s privatisation
According to EVN, 19 regional and global investors such as Ratchaburi, Nebras Power, GS Energy Corporation, Siemens AG, GE Capital, Itochu, China Datang Power, Keppel Infrastructure and Osaka Gas as ... initial public offering (IPO) in February. ( read original story ...)
SoftBank telecoms IPO faces headwinds from govt-backed upstarts
SoftBank shares have risen about 3 per cent this week since it said it was considering what would be the largest IPO by a Japanese company in nearly two decades, a deal that would accelerate the group’s transformation into one of the world’s biggest ... ( read original story ...)
Japan readies MEGAQUAKE evacuation for 9 MILLION people in disaster ‘worse than Fukushima’
... evacuation for 9 MILLION people in disaster 'worse than Fukushima' JAPAN is preparing an evacuation plan amid fears of a mega-quake that would be worse than the magnitude 9 earthquake that struck Fukushima. Emergency planners are discussing measures ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo: Keio University student arrested over fatal stabbing of father
TOKYO (TR) – Tokyo Metropolitan Police have arrested a 20-year-old male student at Keio University over the fatal stabbing of his father at their residence in Ota Ward on Thursday, reports TBS News (Jan. 19). At around 10:00 p.m., Tomonari Torita ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s military chief warns on China naval expansion
NEW DELHI -- Japan's top military officer has sounded the alarm over the expansion of Chinese naval operations in the Indian Ocean. Speaking with the Nikkei Asian Review and other media in New Delhi, Admiral Katsutoshi Kawano, Japan's Chief of the Joint ... ( read original story ...)
Japan to Russia: We have full control over missile defence systems, not the US
it was clarified that no one but Japan has control over the Aegis Ashore systems. "The country's missile systems are aimed at protecting people's lives and property and are purely defensive," the Japanese diplomat said. While reminding Russia that Japan ... ( read original story ...)
Japan drafts river-based evacuation plan to ensure foreign access to Haneda airport after major quake
By the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, the government’s goal is to lure 40 million tourists annually to Japan. But how to secure their safety in a major earthquake remains a challenge. In 2013, the tourism ministry surveyed 80 foreign people who experienced the ... ( read original story ...)