Pavlyuchenkova Fights Off Kerber Into Tokyo Final

Instead, the Russian responded with a powerful flight plan. Pavlyuchenkova reeled off six of the last seven games outdueling Kerber, 6-0, 6-7 (4), 6-4, a wild Tokyo thriller that launched her into her third final of the season. Tearing through eight ... ( read original story ...)

Virtual reality highlight of Tokyo Game Show convention

The latest cutting edge video games were unveiled at the annual Tokyo Game Show convention. A quarter of a million gaming enthusiasts are expected to visit. One of the hottest draws this year is VR, or Virtual Reality. The latest cutting edge video games ... ( read original story ...)

Japan’s Creww foraying into coworking space business

Tokyo-based Creww, the Japanese startup behind a community platform offering open innovation opportunities to startups, announced on Wednesday that it is foraying into the coworking space business with the collaboration of major developers and real estate ... ( read original story ...)

Reports conflict about North Korea earthquake

South Korea's weather agency said a magnitude 3.0 earthquake was detected in North Korea and appeared to be a natural occurrence. But Japan's Kyoto News reported that a Chinese monitoring agency determined the quake to be magnitude 3.4 and was likely ... ( read original story ...)

Light earthquake, 4.3 mag was detected near Haebaru in Japan

A light earthquake magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) strikes 55 kilometers (34 miles) from Haebaru in Japan on Sunday. The epicenter was at a depth of 12.07 km (7 miles). Exact time and date of earthquake 02/09/17 / 2017-09-02 21:26:30 / September 2, 2017 @ 9:26 pm ... ( read original story ...)

Keeping land prices steady across Japan

But the situation outside the three big metropolitan areas surrounding Tokyo, Osaka and Nagoya remains mixed ... low interest rates and tax breaks on housing loans, shore up property prices in big cities. Prices are also starting to pick up in some ... ( read original story ...)

Finance Ministry delays plan to destroy data on school scandal

The Finance Ministry has decided for the time being not to destroy ... unable to restore data on the negotiations over the sale of land at a sharp discount to Osaka-based Moritomo Gakuen in light of an investigation mounted by the Board of Audit and ... ( read original story ...)

World wonders could NKorea fire nuclear missile over Japan

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) -- Will North Korea's next nuclear test involve a thermonuclear missile screaming over Japan? That's a question being asked after North Korea's foreign minister said his country may test a hydrogen bomb in the Pacific Ocean. ( read original story ...)

China tells Japan not to abandon dialogue over North Korea

BEIJING (Reuters) - Japan talking only about sanctions on North Korea rather than dialogue will be seen as going against United Nations resolutions, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi told his Japanese counterpart. Tensions have continued to rise since North ... ( read original story ...)