Japan, seeking to reclaim its crown as the world's leader in amazing train tech, is set to open its own maglev route from Tokyo to Nagoya in 2027. Yes, open. Not only has the track been built, but ... ( read original story ...)
Osaka retires at Cincinnati with knee injury
(Reuters) - World number one Naomi Osaka retired from the Cincinnati Masters with an apparent knee injury on Friday, less than two weeks before the start of her U.S. Open title defence. Osaka was ... ( read original story ...)
Heat on agenda again at newly-built Tokyo 2020 hockey venue
TOKYO (Reuters) - After a week of Tokyo 2020 test events dominated by talks of sweltering heat and stifling humidity, it was hockey’s turn to experience it at the newly-built Oi Hockey Stadium ... ( read original story ...)
Foreign ministers of China, Japan, South Korea to hold talks amid trade, history tensions
SEOUL (Reuters) - Top diplomats of South Korea and Japan plan to meet their Chinese counterpart in Beijing next week amid a flare-up in tension over trade and history, Seoul’s foreign ministry ... ( read original story ...)
Naomi Osaka Pulls Out of a Match Because of a Knee Injury
MASON, Ohio — A little more than a week before she is to begin defending her United States Open title, Naomi Osaka injured her left knee and abandoned a quarterfinal at the Western & Southern Open on ... ( read original story ...)
Daphne Bramham: Child-abducting mom thrives in Japan as exec at Danish multinational
In 2013, Chie Kawabata abducted her five-year-old son, defying a U.S. court order forbidding her from taking him to Japan and another that named her ex-husband as the primary parent. But even ... ( read original story ...)
Naomi Osaka retires from match with apparent knee injury 2 weeks before U.S. Open
Naomi Osaka retired from her quarterfinal match at the Cincinnati Masters against Sofia Kenin Friday with an apparent left knee injury. The injury occurred less than two weeks before the start of the ... ( read original story ...)
Tennis: Barty regroups to win, but Osaka retires with injury
(Reuters) - Top seed Ash Barty rallied from a set down to make the Cincinnati Masters semi-finals but world number one Naomi Osaka withdrew from her quarter-final with an apparent knee injury on ... ( read original story ...)
Ash Barty reaches semifinals in Cincy, Osaka injured
With one more win, she can move into the top spot for the U.S. Open, taking it back from Naomi Osaka. Osaka had much bigger concerns after dropping out of her semifinal match because of a knee injury. ( read original story ...)
Injured world number one Osaka retires from Cincinnati
(Reuters) - Japanese world number one Naomi Osaka retired due to injury from her quarter-final match with American Sofia Kenin. Kenin was leading 6-4 1-6 2-0 when Osaka retired. ( read original story ...)
Barty reaches semi-finals, Osaka injured
With one more win, she can move into the top spot for the U.S. Open, taking it back from Naomi Osaka. Osaka had much bigger concerns after dropping out of her semi-final match because of a knee injury ... ( read original story ...)
Osaka, Halep battle into last 16 as Barty crushes Sharapova
Naomi Osaka and Simona Halep battled into the last 16 at the Western & Southern Open, while Ashleigh Barty crushed Maria Sharapova. Osaka is back at world number one and the Japanese star moved ... ( read original story ...)
Brown bear seen in residential area of Sapporo shot and killed
SAPPORO--A brown bear spotted repeatedly in a residential area of this city since early August has been shot and killed out of concern that it could harm people. First spotted Aug. 6, the female brown ... ( read original story ...)
Why scientists created this wearable robotic tail for people
Researchers from Keio University Graduate School of Media Design in Yokohama, Japan initially began developing the robotic tail by studying cats and tigers before they settled on modeling its ... ( read original story ...)
Strong typhoon crosses southwest Japan; 1 dead, dozens hurt
Kyodo News agency said 49 people were injured ... More than 7,000 people have moved to shelters in 21 prefectures in the western half of the Japanese archipelago. Bullet trains connecting Osaka and ... ( read original story ...)
South Korea marks its liberation, president hopes for repair of Japan relations
On the anniversary of Japan's Second World War surrender, South Korea's president on Thursday urged Japan to contemplate its wartime past and offered to engage in talks to repair strained ties, while ... ( read original story ...)