TOKYO -- With a new train line slated to connect the 350 km between the Japanese capital and Nagoya in just 40 minutes, the prefecture that is home to Toyota Motor is offering up to 1 million yen ... ( read original story ...)
Top-ranked Osaka loses in 2nd round in Birmingham
BIRMINGHAM, England (AP) -- Naomi Osaka lost in straight sets at the Birmingham Classic grass-court tournament on Thursday - and could soon lose her No. 1 ranking, too. The two-time Grand Slam ... ( read original story ...)
Naomi Osaka defeat opens door to number one for Ashleigh Barty in Birmingham
Osaka admitted ahead of her first grass court ... Download The Times of India News App for Latest Sports News. ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s gentleman equestrian at heart of Olympics corruption probe
"I did not personally have any involvement in the decision-making process," Takeda said at a January news conference ... A panel appointed by the Japanese Olympic Committee (JOC) in 2016 cleared the ... ( read original story ...)
Hachimura hopes his success helps growth of Japan basketball
a PhD candidate at Cornell University writing a dissertation on race in Japanese hip-hop and a correspondent on ‘Vice News Tonight.’ “Rui Hachimura, if he succeeds, it’s going to be another level.” ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Line Reportedly Close to Obtaining FSA License for Japanese Crypto Exchange
The news was reported by Cointelegraph Japan on June 20. According to the report, Japan’s Financial Services Agency (FSA) could issue the company with an exchange license as early as this month. ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Olympic tickets: Be prepared to be disappointed
"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 ...)
Top-ranked Osaka gets 1st-round win in Birmingham on grass
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 ...)
IOC proposes Tokyo 2020 Games boxing plan without AIBA
"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 ...)
Japan rejects Korean fund plan to compensate forced wartime labor
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 ...)
Japan’s Exports Slump, Hopes Turn to Trump-Xi
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 ...)
Japan’s Abe in hot seat after pension report highlights an ‘inconvenient truth’
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 revises law to ban parents from physically punishing children: Report
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 ...)
UPDATE 1-Japan rejects Korean fund plan to compensate forced wartime labour
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 ...)
Japan exports slide for sixth month as trade troubles knock demand
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 ...)
Japan May exports fall 7.8% year/year: MOF
(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 ...)