Tokyo governor launches new party ahead of elections

Tokyo's governor is launching a new political party to challenge Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's ruling party in national elections that are expected next month. Yuriko Koike said Monday she is heading the Hope Party and plans to send candidates to vie for ... ( read original story ...)

Baidu’s newest gadget translates speech in near real-time

The portable gadget, which weighs as much as a smartphone, was revealed Tuesday at the 16th Machine Translation Summit in Nagoya, Japan ... to an all-hands meeting at which the news would be announced. Alipay opens up its mini program to users for beta ... ( read original story ...)

Wozniacki eyes top after retaining Tokyo title

TOKYO: Defending champion Caroline Wozniacki romped to a 6-0 ... flat and didn't have enough energy and Caroline was playing amazing tennis." Get latest news & live updates on the go on your pc with News App. Download The Times of India news app for ... ( read original story ...)

Wozniacki whips Pavlyuchenkova to retain Tokyo title

TOKYO: Caroline Wozniacki ended her string of final failures ... until the final game when Wozniacki converted a break point for the victory. Get latest news & live updates on the go on your pc with News App. Download The Times of India news app for ... ( read original story ...)

Puerto Rico’s fragile economy dealt new blow by Maria

He has roughly $16,000-worth of perishable goods stored in his restaurant Nagoya Sushi & Tiki Bar - in jeopardy as ... "This is an island that has been riddled with bad news," said Jonathan Mondillo, Alpine Woods Capital Investors LLC, which holds insured ... ( read original story ...)

Jones confident in England’s style

Jones plans to take his side out to the Rugby World Cup in September 2019 to them for the tournament and recently took senior members of his backroom team to Japan for a recce where they visited Tokyo, Yokohama, Miyazaki and Kobe, looking at potential ... ( read original story ...)

Falling jet wing panel damages car in Japan

These are external links and will open in a new window A car was seriously damaged when part of an aeroplane's wing landed on it in the Japanese city of Osaka. The piece, which weighed more than 4kg (9lb), fell from a KLM Royal Dutch Airlines plane shortly ... ( read original story ...)

Wozniacki Defends Tokyo Title

The seventh time was the charm for Caroline Wozniacki. Contesting her seventh final of the season, Wozniacki routed Russia’s Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, 6-0, 7-5, to retain her Tokyo title. The sixth-ranked Wozniacki, who crushed world No. 1 Garbiñe ... ( read original story ...)

Gallery: Cosplay At The Tokyo Game Show 2017

The Tokyo Game Show isn't just home to all the latest and greatest video games - like pretty much any gaming event these days, it also attracts hordes of cosplayers dressed as their favourite video game characters. This year's event has seen a bumper turn ... ( read original story ...)

Wozniacki whips Russian to retain Tokyo title

Caroline Wozniacki kept the WTA Pan Pacific Open title by beating Russian Anastacia Pavlyuchenkova on Sunday. AFP file TOKYO, Japan — Defending champion Caroline Wozniacki romped to a 6-0, 7-5 victory over Russian Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova on Sunday to ... ( read original story ...)