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Kakuryu will head into next month’s Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament in pole position as east yokozuna while summer basho winner Asanoyama moved into the No. 1 maegashira slot, according to rankings ... ( read original story ...)

Plastic, paper, metal? In Japan's Kamikatsu, sorting rubbish isn't that simple. Residents face a mind-boggling 45 separate categories for their garbage as the town aims to be "zero-waste" by 2020. And ... ( read original story ...)

“One of the advantages of Osaka is that we can convey to the world that it’s a really safe city,” said Osaka police chief Takahisa Ishida said last week at a news conference on G20 security. ... ( read original story ...)

(Bloomberg) -- Japan is still winning the Southeast Asia infrastructure race against China, with pending projects worth almost one and a half times its rival, according to the latest data from Fitch ... ( read original story ...)

Down on their luck singles in Japan have taken a very modern approach to dating ... Of the attendees, four couples matched up according to Sora News. All had a DNA compatibility rating of more than 80 ... ( read original story ...)

OSAKA, Japan - Security is being ramped up in Osaka and tension is gradually building ahead of next week's Group of 20 summit meeting, with restrictions on traffic, station lockers and drones steadily ... ( read original story ...)

"This is a huge step forward for Japan," said Keisuke Tsutsumi, an office worker who follows the NBA. "It will take the sport to a new level here." Hachimura's junior high school coach Joji Sakamoto ... ( read original story ...)

(Reuters) - French Open champion Ashleigh Barty could become the first Australian woman to top the tennis rankings in more than 40 years if she wins the Nature Valley Classic in Birmingham following ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO -- With a new train line slated to connect the 350 km between the Japanese capital and Nagoya in just 40 minutes, the prefecture that is home to Toyota Motor is offering up to 1 million yen ... ( read original story ...)

BIRMINGHAM, England (AP) -- Naomi Osaka lost in straight sets at the Birmingham Classic grass-court tournament on Thursday - and could soon lose her No. 1 ranking, too. The two-time Grand Slam ... ( read original story ...)

Osaka admitted ahead of her first grass court ... Download The Times of India News App for Latest Sports News. ... ( read original story ...)

"I did not personally have any involvement in the decision-making process," Takeda said at a January news conference ... A panel appointed by the Japanese Olympic Committee (JOC) in 2016 cleared the ... ( read original story ...)

a PhD candidate at Cornell University writing a dissertation on race in Japanese hip-hop and a correspondent on ‘Vice News Tonight.’ “Rui Hachimura, if he succeeds, it’s going to be another level.” ... ( read original story ...)

The news was reported by Cointelegraph Japan on June 20. According to the report, Japan’s Financial Services Agency (FSA) could issue the company with an exchange license as early as this month. ... ( read original story ...)

"It's good news for the demand, and bad news on the ticket side and the public." Tokyo's organizing committee was unable Thursday to say how many Japan residents got tickets, and it's unclear if -- or ... ( read original story ...)

BIRMINGHAM, England — A day after saying she was "not really that comfortable" playing on grass, top-ranked Naomi Osaka needed three sets to get past her first-round opponent at the Birmingham Classic ... ( read original story ...)