Tokyo subway gas attackers face gallows

The relocation of seven of them to five detention centres outside of Tokyo last week has sparked speculation that ... "I want to follow through to the very end," Takahashi said at a recent news conference. Her wish is unlikely to be granted. ( read original story ...)

Japan marks sarin attacks anniversary as executions near

Japan on Tuesday marked the 23rd anniversary of a deadly sarin attack on the Tokyo metro, as speculation grows that members of the cult behind it could soon be executed. At a solemn ceremony at Kasumigaseki station, one of the targets of the 1995 attacks ... ( read original story ...)

Japan PM Abe: not involved in document tampering

The Japanese Prime Minister, Shinzo Abe, is speaking in the Japanese Parliament today, stating that he and his wife are not involved in the document scandal that has rocked the Japanese government recently. Shinzo Abe is declining any involvement in the ... ( read original story ...)

Serena to face rising star Osaka in 1st round at Miami Open

Naomi Osaka, a rising star who won Indian Wells on Sunday, will face Serena Williams in the first round of the Miami Open on Wednesday. It's a freakishly difficult way for both players to start a tournament. "The luck of the draw," tournament director ... ( read original story ...)

Foundation and Yokohama link up in New York

This was followed by free in schools coaching at St Mark the Evangelist School for youngsters within the local communities of Harlem and a Yokohama Skills Challenge 24 hours later, again at Randall’s Island. The four-day activity concluded with coaching ... ( read original story ...)

Japan PM’s approval ratings dive over land sale scandal

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was grilled by opposition lawmakers in parliament on Monday over a widening school land sale scandal linked to his wife, as his Cabinet's approval ratings plunged to their lowest levels. Opposition lawmakers renewed ... ( read original story ...)

Japan’s Exports Expand for 15th Month Despite Holidays in Asia

(Bloomberg) -- Japan’s trade balance returned to surplus in February, with strength in the global economy supporting export growth even as lunar new year holidays caused a drop in sales to China. Highlights The value of exports increased 1.8 percent in ... ( read original story ...)

Tokyo Steel to hold product prices steady in April

TOKYO (Reuters) - Tokyo Steel Manufacturing Co Ltd ... describing the dumping of these products in the U.S. market as “an assault on our country”. Imamura said the news on the U.S. tariffs has helped boost prices of steel products in that country ... ( read original story ...)

Japan’s February exports, imports grow amid trade war fears

Japan's exports in February grew 1.8 percent compared to the same month a year ago, according to Ministry of Finance data released Monday, March 19, 2018. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara) TOKYO/March 18, 2018 (AP)(STL.News) —Japan’s exports grew 1.8 percent in ... ( read original story ...)

Osaka dominates Kasatkina for career-first title

(Reuters) - Japan’s Naomi Osaka claimed her first career title with a commanding 6-3 6-2 victory over Russian Daria Kasatkina in a battle of 20-year-olds at the BNP Paribas Open on Sunday. The unseeded Haitian-Japanese player became the youngest Indian ... ( read original story ...)

Triumphant Osaka draws Serena Williams in first round at Miami

(Reuters) - Indian Wells champion Naomi Osaka will have little time to celebrate in her first career victory with the Japanese drawing eight-time champion Serena Williams in the first round of next week’s Miami Open. Osaka scored a commanding 6-3 6-2 ... ( read original story ...)

Japan exports slow on Lunar New Year holidays, uptrend intact

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's exports rose for a 15th straight month in February but slowed sharply from the prior month as shipments stalled because of Lunar New Year holidays - an event analysts dismissed as a one-off blip in the context of solid overseas ... ( read original story ...)

Osaka beats Kasatkina 6-3, 6-2 to win Indian Wells title

INDIAN WELLS, Calif. — Naomi Osaka routed Daria Kasatkina 6-3, 6-2 to win the BNP Paribas Open on Sunday in a matchup of 20-year-old rising stars and earn the first title of her career. Osaka's victory capped a run that included beating two-time winner ... ( read original story ...)