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India and Japan are expected to commit about $40 billion initially to the proposed growth corridor with their strategic partnership and maritime cooperation playing a key role in the development of the corridor. New Delhi (Sputnik) — Japanese Prime ... ( read original story ...)

Release date- 12092017 - SANTA ANA, CA-Yokohama Tire Corporation (YTC) is Baja bound. Yokohama announced it has fortified its off-road racing ties as the title sponsor of the 2018 Yokohama National Off-Road Racing Association's (NORRA) Mexican 1000. ( read original story ...)

TOKYO (AP) — The Olympic stadium in Tokyo is taking shape with 22 cranes on site and the spectator stands being installed after 10 months of underground foundation work. With its completion deadline just over two years away, work is intense. Olympic ... ( read original story ...)

Pyongyang is threatening to keep firing missiles in Japan's direction or beyond ... Kondo says many atomic bomb survivors are frustrated by the recent news from the Korean Peninsula. She is shaken to her core when she hears reports of the estimated ... ( read original story ...)

In an example at Nissan's Yokohama plant, shown to The Associated Press, a coating technology made the metal liner of a cylinder block of an engine about the tenth of its previous thickness, from 2 millimeters (0.08 inches) to 0.2 millimeters (0.01 inches). ( read original story ...)

LIMA (Reuters) - Dozens of environmental group sharply criticized organizers of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics on Monday for alleged exploitation of tropical rain forests, claiming this was also potentially fuelling human rights violations. In an open letter to ... ( read original story ...)

Do your feet smell bad? Just a little or absolutely awful? If you don't dare to ask a friend, one Japanese start-up might have the answer with a new robot dog that will sniff your feet and give you a pitilessly honest verdict -- even fainting if the stink ... ( read original story ...)

“In 2019 Tokyo will host the Rugby World Cup, and I want to introduce the ban before that,” Koike told a regular news conference at the government headquarters in Shinjuku Ward. She also stressed Tokyo’s role as the host city of the 2020 Olympic ... ( read original story ...)

In Japan, however, it's a whole other ball game. More than 50 members of the Japanese media arrived in Thunder Bay, Ont., last week to broadcast the games of their national team and follow every move of its star player, Kotaro Kiyomiya. "High school ... ( read original story ...)

CINCINNATI – The last of the 80 Doolittle Tokyo Raiders of World War II celebrated his 102nd birthday on Thursday. Retired Lt. Col. Richard E. "Dick" Cole has remained active, attending commemorative events in recent years including April ceremonies for ... ( read original story ...)

Mandel Hitzer – who heads the popular annual pop-up restaurant RAW:almond on the banks of Winnipeg's frozen rivers at The Forks – is teaming up with Tokyo-based chef, Takahiro Matsuyama, for RAW:tokyo, a six-day dining experience in the heart of the city. ( read original story ...)

Yoko Kojima loves zipping around Tokyo in her Daihatsu Tanto with its tiny wheels and pint-sized engine, but Japan's beloved 'kei cars' may have a rocky road ahead despite a legion of loyal fans. Sales of the cutesy box-shaped cars, a staple of the world's ... ( read original story ...)

Tyre maker Yokohama has launched a new all-terrain SUV tyre, the Yokohama Geolandar A/T G015 which will replace the Geolandar A/T-S G012. This tyre can be fitted to all types of SUVs by offering a large variety of available sizes. The launch of the G015 ... ( read original story ...)

This is the terrifying moment a plane from Tokyo to New York had to make an emergency landing after the engine exploded. The left engine of the Japan Airlines plane combusted as it took off from Tokyo airport with 233 passengers and 15 crew on Tuesday morning. ( read original story ...)

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Carnell noted news reports that Japan plans to evacuate its citizens from South Korea if U.S. military action appeared likely. "So packed planes from Seoul heading to Tokyo might be our first clue that a U.S. strike is coming," he said. ENERGY: Benchmark U ... ( read original story ...)