“I did it due to accumulated job stress,” the suspect told police. Kanome lives in Yokohama City’s Tsurumi Ward. At the time, he was employed at a utility company. The girl lives alone. Naoki Kanome ... ( read original story ...)
Off-key Naomi Osaka’s 23-match winning run ends in straight sets
Naomi Osaka’s 23-match winning streak came to a surprising end with one of the most one-sided defeats she has suffered in recent years. The world No 2 from Japan was uncharacteristically out of sorts ... ( read original story ...)
Miami Open Masters 2021 Results: Naomi Osaka’s Loss Highlights Wednesday Results
Naomi Osaka 's time in the Miami Open has reached its end after the Australian Open champion fell to Maria Sakkari in the quarterfinals on ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo stocks open higher on improvements in BOJ Tankan survey
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Tokyo stocks rose in early trading Thursday, the first day of the new fiscal year, on improved and better-than-expected results of the Bank of Japan's Tankan business survey ... ( read original story ...)
Japan to get first batches of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine from U.S.
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's first doses of AstraZeneca Plc's COVID-19 vaccine are coming from plants in the United States, the company said in an interview with the Asahi Newspaper. The company had ... ( read original story ...)
Japan business mood improves to pre-pandemic levels on global recovery hopes
The headline index for big manufacturers' sentiment rose to plus 5 in March from minus 10 in December, the Bank of Japan's closely-watched "tankan" survey showed, marking the third straight quarter of ... ( read original story ...)
Osaka hopes to learn lesson after 23-match win streak snapped
Naomi Osaka had grown so accustomed to dominating that she was not immediately sure what lessons to take after her 23-match winning streak came to an abrupt end in quarter-final action at the Miami ... ( read original story ...)
Maria Sakkari upsets Naomi Osaka at Miami Open, snaps 23-match winning streak
Maria Sakkari handed Naomi Osaka her first loss in nearly 14 months Wednesday at the Miami Open. Sakkari steamrolled the world's No. 2 player 6-0, 6-4 in the semifinals of the tournament in Miami ... ( read original story ...)
Osaka’s 23-match win streak ends against Sakkari in Miami
MIAMI (AP) — No. 2 Naomi Osaka's 23-match winning streak ended Wednesday when she lost to Maria Sakkari of Greece in the quarterfinals of the Miami Open, 6-0, 6-4. The defeat was Osaka’s first since ... ( read original story ...)
Miami Open: Naomi Osaka loses to Maria Sakkari in quarter-finals
Naomi Osaka's 23-match winning streak comes to an end as Greek 23rd seed Maria Sakkari produced an inspired display to reach the Miami Open semi-finals. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s cherry blossoms hit earliest peak in 1,200 years due to warming temperatures
Climate change may be causing cherry blossom trees around the world to blossom much earlier than they had in the past. Health officials warn of 4th COVID-19 wave as cases increase South Carolina ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Osaka Prefecture requests stronger anti-virus measures amid surge in cases
The governor of Japan's Osaka Prefecture on Wednesday asked the central government to apply stronger anti-virus measures to the prefecture based on a revised law as the prefecture battles a surge in ... ( read original story ...)
Tadpole nerve regeneration capacity provides clue to treating spinal cord injury
Nagoya University researchers have identified a gene that plays a crucial role in regenerating neurons of African clawed frog tadpoles, which has an unusually high capacity for nerve regeneration. ( read original story ...)
Yokohama Tire to increase prices on tires
Yokohama Tire Corporation announced it will implement a price increase on all its consumer replacement tires and commercial truck tires. ( read original story ...)
Yokohama Plans Price Hike
Yokohama Tire Corp. plans to increase the prices of its consumer and commercial truck tires sold in the U.S. The company says the new prices will go into effect May 1, and are due to "various economic ... ( read original story ...)
How implementing Sendai could have saved Beirut
Beirut port explosion is a reminder that designing disaster risk reduction strategies is not enough. The policies must also be implemented.For over seven years, Beirut’s port stored 270 ... ( read original story ...)