TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan’s government on Monday told U.S. technology firm Facebook Inc (FB.O) to better protect its users’ personal data following lapses this year affecting tens of millions of ... ( read original story ...)
Japan to tell Facebook to improve data protection: Kyodo
TOKYO (Reuters) - The Japanese government is set to tell Facebook ... Analytica that affected 87 million users globally, Kyodo News reported on Monday. The government, which jointly investigated ... ( read original story ...)
Aging Japan: Unclaimed burial urns pile up in Japan amid fraying social ties
YOKOSUKA, Japan (Reuters) - Unclaimed urns containing ashes of the dead are piling up by the thousands across Japan, creating storage headaches and reflecting fraying family ties and economic pressure... ( read original story ...)
A Big Secret in Japan Debt Market Is Getting Harder to Keep
Bloomberg News has been tracking unsold bonds in Japan since July 2017, obtaining the information by interviewing issuers, investors and underwriters. Some of the yield premiums on the unsold notes ha... ( read original story ...)
2018 MotoGP Japan – Race LIVE!
Live updates, quotes and results from Sunday's MotoGP, Moto2 and Moto3 races at Motegi, Japan! Live updates from Sunday's MotoGP, Moto2 and Moto3 races at Motegi, Japan - where Marc Marquez has his fi... ( read original story ...)
Japan, Europe send spacecraft on 7-year journey to Mercury
European and Japanese space agencies said an Ariane 5 rocket successfully lifted a spacecraft carrying two probes into orbit Saturday for a joint mission to Mercury, the closest planet to the sun. ( read original story ...)
Europe, Japan send spacecraft on 7-year journey to Mercury
TOKYO -- European and Japanese space agencies said an Ariane 5 rocket successfully lifted a spacecraft carrying two probes into orbit Saturday for a joint mission to Mercury, the closest planet to the ... ( read original story ...)
Tennis: Osaka plans to stay ‘weird’ in ever-changing career
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Naomi Osaka has witnessed a huge change in her career after claiming a maiden Grand Slam title in 2018, but the rising star of women’s tennis will not be changing her ... ( read original story ...)
Osaka set for showdown against Stephens at WTA Finals
SINGAPORE (AP) -- Naomi Osaka and Sloane Stephens, the last two U.S. Open champions, will make their career debuts at the WTA Finals by playing each other in their first match in Singapore on Monday. ... ( read original story ...)
US Open champion Osaka says fame won’t affect her game
US Open champion Naomi Osaka admitted Saturday she is still grappling with her newfound stardom but believes the overwhelming attention won’t affect her game at the season-ending WTA Finals in Singapo... ( read original story ...)
Motorcycling: Dovizioso on pole in Japan, Marquez to start sixth
TOKYO (Reuters) - Italian Andrea Dovizioso piled the pressure on championship leader Marc Marquez by qualifying in pole position for Sunday’s Japanese Grand Prix while the Spaniard will start in ... ( read original story ...)
Naomi Osaka Drawn in Tough Group in WTA Finals Debut
US Open champion Naomi Osaka faces a potentially tough test in her debut appearance at the WTA Finals after being drawn in the same group as Angelique Kerber and Sloane Stephens on Friday. Apart from ... ( read original story ...)
Jury finds William Schneider guilty of second-degree murder of Japanese student Natsumi Kogawa
Kogawa’s mother travelled from Japan and braved weeks of graphic testimony ... Crown counsel, told Global News. In a stunning admission at the tail end of his trial, Schneider pleaded guilty ... ( read original story ...)
Osaka Drawn With 2 Other Grand Slam Champions at WTA Finals
U.S. Open champion Naomi Osaka was drawn in the same group as Angelique Kerber, Sloane Stephens and Kiki Bertens for her debut appearance at the WTA Finals in Singapore. Oct. 19, 2018, at 10:21 a.m. S... ( read original story ...)
Osaka to face Kerber at WTA Finals
US Open winner Naomi Osaka faces resurgent Wimbledon champion Angelique Kerber and there’s also a duel between holder Caroline Wozniacki and ex-champ Petra Kvitova in group play at the WTA Finals in S... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Paralympics: Wheelchair-friendly rooms tough to find
TOKYO (AP) -- The 2020 Tokyo Paralympics promise to be the best. They're being promoted just like the Olympics, planning is ahead of recent games in Rio de Janeiro and London, and the athletes village ... ( read original story ...)