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 ...)
Kerber and Osaka to meet at WTA Finals
Top seed Angelique Kerber will face Naomi Osaka, Sloane Stephens and Kiki Bertens in the round-robin phase of the WTA Finals. The two groups for the lucrative season-ending competition were drawn on F... ( read original story ...)
Japan orders maker to fix questionable quake shock absorbers
The Japanese government on Friday ordered a company ... KYB executive Keisuke Saito told reporters in a news conference at the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transportation. ( read original story ...)
Europe, Japan ready spacecraft for 7-year journey to Mercury
BERLIN -- Final preparations were underway Friday for the launch of a joint mission by European and Japanese space agencies to send twin probes to Mercury, the closest planet to the Sun. An Ariane 5 r... ( read original story ...)
Japan quake shock absorber maker: products may have been used nationwide
The list of 70 suspected buildings around Japan included the central government building housing the transport ministry, where the news conference was being held, with the officials saying they were h... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Inflation Creeps Up Again, Fueled by Energy Prices
(Bloomberg) -- Japan’s key inflation gauge edged up in September, bringing the Bank of Japan back to the halfway point toward its price target, though gains are still largely limited to energy. Key Ta... ( read original story ...)
Ellen DeGeneres helps U.S. Open champion Naomi Osaka land a date with Michael B. Jordan
U.S. Open champion Naomi Osaka scored a date with "Creed" star Michael B. Jordan, thanks to a little matchmaking by Ellen DeGeneres. The talk show host wished the 21-year-old tennis pro a happy ... ( read original story ...)
Postman, shopper, builder: In Japan, there’s a robot for that
Services like this are especially needed in ageing Japan. With nearly 28 percent of the population over 65, mobility is increasingly limited and the country is struggling for working-age employees. To... ( read original story ...)
Japanese inflation ticks up as oil rises but BOJ target remains elusive
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan’s annual core consumer inflation ticked up in September but remained at half the pace of the central bank’s elusive 2 percent target, underscoring the challenge of meeting the ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese Taxation Committee Seeks to Simplify Cryptocurrency Tax Reporting
Japanese daily news outlet Sankei News reports. Highlighting the complex tax filing regime currently in place for Japanese citizens, officials from the committee — which advises the government ... ( read original story ...)
Michael B. Jordan asks out Naomi Osaka on her birthday
Oct. 18 (UPI) --Michael B. Jordan wished Naomi Osaka a happy birthday by asking her out on a date. The 31-year-old actor invited Osaka to the premiere of his movie Creed 2 in a tweet Wednesday after E... ( read original story ...)
Ellen DeGeneres Bags Tennis Champion Naomi Osaka A Date With Michael B. Jordan
Ellen DeGeneres has done everything she possibly could to help Naomi Osaka bag a date with Michael B. Jordan, and now her constant meddling has finally paid off. DeGeneres sent Osaka, who turned ... ( read original story ...)
Typhoons cause Japan’s famed cherry blossoms to bloom early
But this year, Japan-based Weather News reports that there have already been sightings of the delicate, fleeting blooms up and down the country and months ahead of schedule. The site claims that over ... ( read original story ...)
Japan exports fall in September, first decline since 2016
TOKYO -- Japan recorded a trade surplus for September of 139.6 billion yen (US$1.2 billion), but exports fell 1.2 per cent from the previous year, marking the first decline since 2016, after several n... ( read original story ...)