Reigning Indian Wells champion Naomi Osaka continued her run of spectacular form on Tuesday, routing Serena Williams 6-3, 6-2 in the first round of the Miami Open. Williams, an eight-time champion in Miami, is 2-2 since returning to the tour in February ... ( read original story ...)
Red-hot Osaka powers past Serena in Miami
(Reuters) - Indian Wells champion Naomi Osaka defeated 23-times grand slam champion Serena Williams 6-3 6-2 in the Miami Open first round on Wednesday, the latest big win for the emerging 20-year-old Japanese player. The pair were on serve in the first set ... ( read original story ...)
Serena Williams OUT of the Miami Open as Naomi Osaka continues remarkable run
Naomi Osaka dumped Serena Williams out of the Miami Open in fabulous fashion as she continued her remarkable recent run of form. The world No. 22 beat the legendary 36-year-old in straight sets to back up her stunning victory at Indian Wells and set up ... ( read original story ...)
Outstanding Osaka knocks out Williams in Miami opener
Naomi Osaka stunned the returning Serena Williams in the first round at the Miami Open on Wednesday, adding the 23-time grand slam winner to her growing list of scalps. Williams was playing only her second tournament since giving birth to her first child ... ( read original story ...)
Serena Williams loses in 1st round at Miami Open to Osaka
KEY BISCAYNE, Fla. — Serena Williams lost in the first round of the Miami Open on Wednesday, still rusty in her return from pregnancy and unable to overcome a tough draw against Naomi Osaka, who won 6-3, 6-2. The 20-year-old Osaka, who earned her first ... ( read original story ...)
Sapporo Japanese Steakhouse opens in University Place next week. And there’s sushi, too
Sapporo Japanese Steakhouse & Sushi in University Place plans to open March 27. Its owners have spent eight months turning the space that previously held Chinese restaurant Jade Palace into a 198-seat restaurant serving teppanyaki, which is a multi-course ... ( read original story ...)
A land of ‘marriage-hunting’: How Japan is tackling its plummeting population crisis
At a Shinto shrine in Tokyo, a thirty-something Japanese man blushes bright red after matching with a more-stoic woman at a marriage-hunting party. In another part of the capital, whose metropolitan area has a bigger population than Canada’s, a student ... ( read original story ...)
Japan cult members could be hanged any day for subway attack
Thirteen Japanese cult members may be sent to the gallows any day ... "I want to follow through to the very end," Takahashi said at a recent news conference. Her wish is unlikely to be granted. Even prisoners sent to the gallows are not notified until ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese researchers seek to unmask Draghi’s poker face to predict policy changes
So it’s interesting and worth analyzing the news conference as a whole,” Izumi said. Suimon and Isami presented their latest findings to a meeting of the Japanese Society for Artificial Intelligence (JSAI) on Tuesday. The pair studied together at the ... ( read original story ...)
Bank of Japan deputy governors pledge to meet inflation target, show policy flexibility
TOKYO (Reuters) - The Bank of Japan’s two new deputy governors pledged on Tuesday to meet the central bank’s 2 percent inflation target as soon as possible, but both showed signs of willing to be flexible on monetary policy. Masazumi Wakatabe ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese court throws appeal by Syrian refugees
“The world understands the Syrian situation - it’s getting worse. But the Japanese court hasn’t understood that at all,” one of the plaintiffs, Joude Yousuf, told a news conference. Speaking in Arabic through a Japanese interpreter, Yousuf said he ... ( read original story ...)
A stronger yen is bad news for Japan’s inflation target: Credit Suisse
Japan's central bank wants the country's inflation rate to hit 2 percent by fiscal year 2019, but it is less likely to happen if the yen continues to strengthen, said Credit Suisse's chief economist for Japan. Hiro Shirakawa, speaking to CNBC at the bank's ... ( read original story ...)
China, not North Korea, to dominate Japan military planning
TOKYO (Reuters) - North Korea’s growing missile arsenal might be the most obvious and immediate military threat facing Japan, but defense planners in Tokyo are focused on a much larger and more challenging foe as they prepare for the years ahead. ( read original story ...)
The Latest: Tokyo subway workers mark gas attack anniversary
(Yoshitaka Sugawara/Kyodo News via AP) Thirteen Japanese cult members may be sent to the gallows any day now for a 1995 gas attack on the Tokyo subway system and other crimes. But when is uncertain. Such is the secrecy that surrounds Japan's death penalty ... ( read original story ...)
13 Japanese cult members face execution for 1995 Tokyo subway gas attack
In Japan, accomplices in a crime are customarily hanged on the ... "I want to follow through to the very end," Takahashi said at a recent news conference. Her wish is unlikely to be granted. Even prisoners sent to the gallows are not notified until guards ... ( read original story ...)
Doomsday cult members face execution for Tokyo subway gas attack
TOKYO — Thirteen Japanese cult members may be sent to the ... “I want to follow through to the very end,” Takahashi said at a recent news conference. Her wish is unlikely to be granted. Even prisoners sent to the gallows are not notified until ... ( read original story ...)