Qualifier Diyas wins maiden WTA title in Tokyo

TOKYO (Reuters) - Zarina Diyas made it second time lucky at the Japan Women’s Open on Sunday when she beat fellow qualifier and local hopeful Miyu Kato 6-2 7-5 to win her maiden WTA title. The 23-year-old Kazakh lost to Sam Stosur in her only previous ... ( read original story ...)

Hundreds of flights grounded as typhoon slams Japan

TOKYO – A powerful typhoon ripped into southern Japan on Sunday, dumping torrential rain, grounding hundreds of domestic flights and halting train services. Typhoon Talim made a landfall in Kyushu, the southernmost of Japan's four main islands, packing ... ( read original story ...)

Japan PM Abe eyes snap election in October

Lawmakers close to Tokyo Gov Yuriko Koike are still at the stage of preparing ... The possibility of a snap election, reported by the nation's major news media on Sunday, has scrambled opposition party lawmakers into action. The leaders of the Democratic ... ( read original story ...)

North Korean leader vows to complete nuclear weapons program

The North's official Korean Central News Agency carried Kim's comments a day after U.S ... is meant to allow North Korea greater military freedom in the region by raising doubts in Seoul and Tokyo that Washington would risk the annihilation of a U.S ... ( read original story ...)

North Korea fires missile over Japan

This, in turn, is meant to allow North Korea greater military freedom in the region by raising doubts in Seoul and Tokyo that Washington would risk the annihilation of a U.S. city to protect its Asian allies. Emergency sirens and announcements blared out ... ( read original story ...)

Diyas beats Kato to win 1st WTA title at Japan Women’s Open

TOKYO — Zarina Diyas won her first WTA title on Sunday, beating home favourite Miyu Kato 6-2, 7-5 to take the Japan Women's Open title. In a final made up of two qualifiers, the 23-year-old Diyas broke Kato in the first game before a double fault from ... ( read original story ...)

Nagoya-Guam flights on hold over N Korean tension

HK Express’ plan to launch its Guam service from Nagoya, Japan next month is on hold. "HK Express regrets to inform that its planned services on the Hong Kong-Nagoya-Guam route will be deferred in view of geopolitical concerns in the region," according ... ( read original story ...)

North Korea fires second ballistic missile over Japan

North Korea has fired a ballistic missile across Japan, creating new tension in the region after its nuclear bomb test less than two weeks ago. The missile reached an altitude of about 770km (478 miles), travelling 3,700km before landing in the sea off ... ( read original story ...)

Manager of Nagoya convenience store stabbed during robbery

Aichi Prefectural Police are seeking there whereabouts of a man who stabbed the manager of a convenience store in Nagoya during a robbery early Friday, reports TBS News (Sept. 9). At 3:20 a.m., the man entered a Circle K Sunkus convenience store located ... ( read original story ...)

Gov. Rauner Visits Auto Manufacturers In Japan

Nagoya, Japan - Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner left Tokyo today and arrived in Nagoya to visit several of the top auto-suppliers in the world as part of his first international trade mission. In Nagoya, the governor met with senior executives from Aisin Seiki ... ( read original story ...)

GunPla EXPO Japan 2017 [NAGOYA]

The exhibit will be covering the GUNPLA EVOLUTION PROJECT which will be displaying the GunPlas that will be released after October 2017. In addition, they are planning to setup a special exhibition of "Mobile Suit Gundam 00" to celebrate its 10th ... ( read original story ...)