Osaka battles illness to beat Pavlyuchenkova

PERTH: Youngster Naomi Osaka showed why she is regarded as a star of the future with a brave victory over Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova as Russia beat Japan 2-1 at the mixed teams Hopman Cup in Perth on Thursday. Osaka, ranked 68th in the world, withdrew from ... ( read original story ...)

Japan sumo champion Harumafuji fined over assault

Harumafuji started his career in Japan at the age of 16 and was promoted to grand champion or yokozuna - sumo's highest rank - in 2012. He released a statement in late December, Reuters news agency reports, saying his life "is now set to be sharply ... ( read original story ...)

Osaka defies illness and ranking for win

Japan’s Naomi Osaka has pushed through illness to claim a thrilling upset victory over world No.15 Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova in their Hopman Cup tie in Perth on Thursday. After not being able to play at all against the USA on Tuesday, Osaka, ranked 68 ... ( read original story ...)

Summer flowers studied for Tokyo Olympics

Scientists are studying flowers that can bloom at the peak of summer when Tokyo hosts the Olympics and Paralympics in 2020. Flowers that can withstand the heat of summer have not been the subject of much research. The Tokyo Metropolitan Agriculture and ... ( read original story ...)

New SEMI Japan President to Drive SEMI 2.0 in Japan

View original content with multimedia:http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/new-semi-japan-president-to-drive-semi-20-in-japan-300575633.html Hamajima brings more than 30 years' experience in the semiconductor equipment industry in Japan and the U.S. and ... ( read original story ...)

YouTube star apologizes for posting video of dead body in Japan

TOKYO -- American blogger Logan Paul apologized Tuesday after getting slammed for a video he shared on YouTube that appeared to show a body hanging in a Japanese forest known as a suicide spot. Paul, who has millions of Twitter followers and YouTube ... ( read original story ...)

Yokohama Tire Sponsoring Team In 2018 Dakar Rally

Yokohama Tire‘s strong GEOLANDAR M/T G003 mud-terrain tires will get the ultimate test with the Dakar Rally. Yokohama announced its M/T G003 tires will be on the SsangYong Motorsport Tivoli DKR vehicle in the rally, which runs from Jan. 6 to 20 in Sout ... ( read original story ...)

A hospital in Japan will use robots to help out the night shift

In Nagoya, Japan, a city that once held an entire museum dedicated to robotics, a hospital will soon add robots developed by Toyota to its medical staff. No, they won't be scrubbing in for surgery: In February, the Nagoya University Hospital will deploy ... ( read original story ...)

Japan’s emperor greets cheering crowd at palace for new year

TOKYO — Japan's Emperor Akihito, who will abdicate the Chrysanthemum Throne and hand it to his son next year, was showered with cheers from tens of thousands of New Year's well-wishers Tuesday at the Imperial Palace. "Happy New Year," the 84-year-old ... ( read original story ...)

Japan emperor greets cheering crowd at palace for new year

TOKYO — Japan's Emperor Akihito, who is handing the Chrysanthemum Throne to his son next year, is being showered with cheers from tens of thousands of New Year's well-wishers at the Imperial Palace. The 84-year-old emperor wished everyone happiness from ... ( read original story ...)

Mitsubishi says on track to deliver long-delayed jets by 2020

NAGOYA, Japan (Reuters) - Japan’s Mitsubishi Heavy Industries ... aircraft has been delayed five times from an original delivery target of 2013, leading to spiraling costs. News this month that an order for the aircraft from Eastern Air Lines was ... ( read original story ...)