Light earthquake: M4.7 quake has struck near Muroran in Japan

Close country/countries that might be effected, Japan (c. 127 288 000 pop). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Ebetsu, Sapporo, Shizunai-furukawachō. Event epicenter was 87 km (54 miles) from Sapporo (c. ( read original story ...)

Solar cars begin 3,000 km journey through center of Australia

Nagoya Institute of Technology team director Hiroki Tanaka told Kyodo News they have made a variety of design changes to this year's racer and hope to improve on their previous performance in 2015, when they placed 16th. "Compared to our previous cars ... ( read original story ...)

Mercedes’ Hamilton secures pole position for Japanese GP

SUZUKA, Japan -- Championship leader Lewis Hamilton secured pole position for the Japanese Grand Prix, leading a 1-2 finish for Mercedes drivers on Saturday. Hamilton posted a lap record time of 1 minute, 27.319 seconds to finish 0.332 ahead of Valtteri ... ( read original story ...)

Metallica Shares “Battery” 1986 Live Footage

Official live footage of Metallica performing "Battery" live in Nagoya, Japan back on November 17th of 1986 is streaming below. The footage is included on the upcoming deluxe box set of the band's forthcoming remastered edition of "Master Of Puppets ... ( read original story ...)

Japan beats All Whites in international football friendly

The All Whites have been beaten 2‑1 by Japan in wet conditions in their international football friendly in Nagoya. Japan, ranked 40th in the ... Listen to the latest news on our 5 radio stations Legend FM, Viti FM, Radio Sargam, FM96 and Navtarang. ( read original story ...)

Celina Wins Cap But McGoldrick Misses Out

Serbia host Georgia in their final game. Elsewhere, Blues youngster Monty Patterson was an unused sub as New Zealand lost 2-1 to Japan in a friendly in Nagoya. Midfielder Tristan Nydam wasn’t in the matchday squad for the England U19s as they lost 1-0 ... ( read original story ...)

Top focus in Japan election: Will Tokyo governor run?

TOKYO – Just days before Japan's national election campaign kicks off ... a carefully scripted plan to call the Oct. 22 snap election, announcing ahead of his news conference that she would personally head a new party, the Party of Hope, which she ... ( read original story ...)

Raikkonen gets Japanese GP grid penalty after gearbox change

Get unlimited news Full access to our news and in-depth Autosport Plus features - all in an ad-free enviroment. Subscribe to Autosport Plus FIA will enforce grid drying rules in Japan The FIA has told Formula 1 teams that rules banning them from grid ... ( read original story ...)

AP Interview: Tokyo Gov. vows to change nation from her city

TOKYO — Popular Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike, a rumoured candidate in upcoming parliamentary elections, says she wants to influence national politics to speed up changes needed in Japan by starting them in her city. Koike, who became Tokyo's first female ... ( read original story ...)