Families of Japan war dead to pray for fallen US soldiers

Dozens of descendants of Japanese soldiers killed in World War II have headed to Hawaii to pay respects to American war dead. Nippon Izokukai, the Bereaved Family Association of Japan, is sending 36 children, grandchildren and other relatives of fallen ... ( read original story ...)

Japan Open: Kidambi Srikanth, HS Prannoy enter quarters

World No.8 Srikanth, who clinched back-to-back titles in Indonesia and Australia this year, demolished Hong Kong's Hu Yun 21-12 21-11 within half an hour to make it to the final eight of the $325,000 Japan Open Super Series, on Thursday. The Indian will ... ( read original story ...)

Magnitude 6.1 earthquake strikes off Japan

A magnitude 6.1 earthquake has hit off the coast of Japan, the US Geological Survey says. The agency's website says the quake hit early on Thursday about 283 kilometres southeast of the city of Kamaishi and more than 322km east of Fukushima. A massive 2011 ... ( read original story ...)

Money dispute leads wife to break husband’s 54 violins

NAGOYA: The estranged wife of a former violin maker broke into his house and destroyed 54 violins and 70 bows after they fought over payments for child support, prosecutors said on Tuesday. In the opening session of the trial of Qin Yue at the Nagoya ... ( read original story ...)

Tokyo’s Nikkei tops 20,000 at break helped by weaker yen

Tokyo's benchmark Nikkei index on Tuesday morning rose past ... Japanese politics may also be contributing to the gains, Matsuno said, as news reports say Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is considering a possible snap election next month as he sees recovering ... ( read original story ...)

PlayStation Tokyo Game Show: TGS 2017 live stream and PS4 news

The Sony PlayStation Tokyo Game show will include a live stream that kicks off at 8am, on Tuesday September 19. The Youtube embed supplied by Sony appears to confirm that there will either be English captions, or voiceover for the TGS 2017 reveals. ( read original story ...)

Japan deploys missile interceptor near North Korea flight path

TOKYO -- Japan on Tuesday moved a mobile missile-defence system on the northern island of Hokkaido to a base near recent North Korean missile flyover routes. Defence Minister Itsunori Onodera said a Patriot Advanced Capability-3 interceptor unit was ... ( read original story ...)

Japan deploys missile interceptor near NKorea flight path

Japan on Tuesday moved a mobile missile-defense system on the northern island of Hokkaido to a base near recent North Korean missile flyover routes. Defense Minister Itsunori Onodera said a Patriot Advanced Capability-3 interceptor unit was deployed at the ... ( read original story ...)

Nagoya teen brings 100 paper insects to life at an art exhibit

With just a pair of scissors and plain drawing paper, Shinichiro Ishikawa, a 15-year-old high school student from Nagoya, can quickly create lifelike cutouts of insects such as a pink mantis poised to take down its prey or a yellow swallowtail butterfly ... ( read original story ...)

Angelique Kerber exorcises New York demons in Tokyo

Wimbledon champion and new women's world number one Garbine Muguruza heads a strong field in Tokyo featuring several top 10 players including Karolina Pliskova, Caroline Wozniacki and Johanna Konta. Get latest news & live updates on the go on your pc with ... ( read original story ...)

From Tokyo to Ahmedabad: The world of bullet trains

When and where was the first high-speed train built? Japan inaugurated its high-speed line between Tokyo and Osaka in 1964. The famous Shinkansen 'bullet train' (named for its shape)+ could reach a speed of 210 kmph. People wave flags as the first train of ... ( read original story ...)