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When they will be sent to the gallows, though, remains a mystery in Japan's highly secretive death penalty system. The Supreme Court rejected an appeal in the final case last week, so the condemned are no longer needed as potential trial witnesses. ( read original story ...)

MELBOURNE (Reuters) - World number one Simona Halep shook off a sleepless night racked with ankle pain to sweep past rising Japanese star Naomi Osaka and into the Australian Open quarter-finals with a 6-3 6-2 victory on Monday. The scoreline did not ... ( read original story ...)

Tokyo (CNN)Hundreds of Tokyo residents wearing gray bibs took ... The message, received by phone users with the NHK app installed on their devices, read: "NHK news alert. North Korea likely to have launched missile. The government J-alert: evacuate inside ... ( read original story ...)

(Photo: Yokohama) The Yokohama Rubber Co. has announced that it will expand the Yokohama Group’s global production capacity for off-highway tires by adding new facilities at ATC Tires Pvt., the Indian tire manufacturing and sales subsidiary of the ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO - More than 300 people have participated in an evacuation drill in Tokyo under the scenario of an incoming North Korean ballistic missile. The drill was held at the Tokyo Dome amusement park, a subway station and a community centre downtown ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO — More than 300 people have participated in an evacuation drill in Tokyo under the scenario of an incoming North Korean ballistic missile. The drill was held at the Tokyo Dome amusement park, a subway station and a community centre downtown ... ( read original story ...)

Hundreds of Tokyo residents scrambled for cover Monday in the Japanese capital's first evacuation drill for a military attack since World War II, amid ongoing tensions over North Korea's nuclear programme. A loudspeaker blared out a terrifying warning at ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO (Reuters) - Tokyo braced for heavy snowfall on Monday ... gathering information and responding based on various scenarios," Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga told a news conference. "We call on all citizens to keep informed about the latest ... ( read original story ...)

ĐÀ NẴNG — Hosts SHB Đà Nẵng and Yokohama FC of Japan played out a goalless draw in an international friendly in the central city’s Hòa Xuân Stadium on Saturday. The match was also a farewell to Đà Nẵng’s former coach Lê Huỳnh Đức ... ( read original story ...)

Japan's intention is to start this quickly ... But in terms of counter-terrorism, our foreign minister told the Pakistanis they need to do more," he said. Get latest news & live updates on the go on your pc with News App. Download The Times of India ... ( read original story ...)

MELBOURNE (Reuters) - A smiling Naomi Osaka overpowered Ashleigh Barty 6-4 6-2 to reach the fourth round of a grand slam for the first time and end the host nation’s involvement in the women’s draw at the Australian Open on Saturday. Barty’s quantum ... ( read original story ...)

Naomi Osaka clinched her match with an ace, beating local hope Ashleigh Barty 6-4, 6-2 to advance to the fourth round at Melbourne Park. The Japanese 20-year-old's win finally marked some success in the third round at a major — she was previously 0 for 5. ( read original story ...)

MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Japan’s Naomi Osaka overpowered Ashleigh Barty 6-4 6-2 to reach the fourth round of a grand slam for the first time on Saturday, leaving the host nation without a contender for the Australian Open women’s title. Barty’s quantum ... ( read original story ...)

Ashleigh Barty is out of the Australian Open after falling victim to the awesome firepower of Japan's Naomi Osaka. Unseeded Osaka crunched 12 aces and 24 clean winners past Barty on Saturday to send Australia's last women's singles hope packing with a ... ( read original story ...)

The emperor of Japan has honoured a long-time Calgary chiropractor, diamond hunter, black-belt holder and friend to busted-up cowboys everywhere. Eighty-two-year-old Dr. Tetsuo Yoshida was this week awarded the Order of the Rising Sun, Gold and Silver Rays ... ( read original story ...)

Cue squeals of delight now: The latest social media obsession with palm-sized hedgehogs has landed in Tokyo, with the opening of a new hedgehog café. Over the last few years, the latest pet craze has spawned many a viral video of hedgehogs being cradled ... ( read original story ...)