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(Reuters) - World number one Simona Halep produced a ruthless display to see off Japan’s Naomi Osaka 6-1 6-0 in the second round of the Italian Open on Wednesday. Romanian Halep was forced to save four break points in her opening service game for 1-1 but ... ( read original story ...)

The beloved Japanese whiskey popularized by Bill Murray in Lost in Translation will soon be no more, as supply issues have forced Suntory to discontinue two of its prize-winning products. Suntory says its 12-year-old Hakushu and 17-year-old Hibiki whiskies ... ( read original story ...)

ROME (AP) Needing a couple of wins this week to hold on to her No. 1 ranking, Simona Halep routed Naomi Osaka 6-1, 6-0 Wednesday in the second round of the Italian Open. It was a sharp turnaround from when Osaka lost only three games against Halep in the ... ( read original story ...)

Yokohama Tire Corporation's West Point plant has come a long way in three years. The tire plant opened in fall 2015, and since then its workforce has grown to more than 650 employees, Senior Human Resources Manager Stacey Perusse told Starkville Rotarians ... ( read original story ...)

ROME: Needing a couple of wins this week to hold on to her No. 1 ranking, Simona Halep routed Naomi Osaka 6-1, 6-0 Wednesday in the second round of the Italian Open. It was a sharp turnaround from when Osaka lost only three games against Halep in the ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO — Japan’s economy shrank at an annualized rate of 0.6 percent in the quarter through March, as private investment and public spending declined, according to Cabinet Office data released Wednesday. Japan’s gross domestic product — the value of ... ( read original story ...)

Japan's economy shrank at an annualized rate of 0.6 percent in the quarter through March, as private investment and public spending declined, according to Cabinet Office data released Wednesday. Japan's gross domestic product — the value of a nation's go ... ( read original story ...)

These are external links and will open in a new window Japan's economy shrank in the first quarter of 2018 for the first time in two years, ending the longest stretch of economic growth since the 1980s. The world's third largest economy contracted at an ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO: Struggling Japanese conglomerate Toshiba said Tuesday ... debt at the end of March,” Toshiba’s new chief executive Nobuaki Kurumatani told a news conference. “I personally regard it as the starting line for us... for transforming into an ... ( read original story ...)

Sapporo’s plans to host the 2026 Olympic and Paralympic Games seem set to switch tracks for a bid for the 2030 edition instead to better accommodate public opinion and infrastructure readiness, it was revealed Monday in Japan. The crucial Shinkansen ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO — Asian shares were mostly lower in muted trading Tuesday amid continuing uncertainty over trade tensions between China and the U.S. The S&P 500 index added 2.41 points, or 0.1 percent, to 2,730.13 on Monday. The Dow Jones industrial average ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO — Asian shares were mostly lower in muted trading Tuesday amid continuing uncertainty over trade tensions between China and the U.S. Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 is basically flat at 22,862.79 after morning trading. Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 lost ... ( read original story ...)

(Reuters) - Rising Japanese sensation Naomi Osaka eased into the second round of the Italian Open on Monday with a 6-0 6-3 victory over former world number one Victoria Azarenka, on a day in which local favorite Roberta Vinci called time on her career. ( read original story ...)

The former number one had a rough outing against Naomi Osaka who took her out in straight sets 6-0, 6-3 on Corte Centrale on the grounds of Foro Italico in Rome. It was the 20 year old’s fourth time defeating a current or former world number one in her ... ( read original story ...)

BBC News - 04:56 AM GMT May 14, 2018 'Mean and foolish': North Korea says Japan is stalling peace over cold war abductions The Guardian - 04:47 AM GMT May 14, 2018 Japan Airlines to set up low-cost carrier, targeting Asian demand Reuters - 03:29 ... ( read original story ...)

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