Nissan only said it would come “eventually.” Now we know Nissan plans to bring a Leaf Nismo Concept to the 2017 Tokyo Motor Show in October. The automaker provided an early look at the car on Tuesday. The modifications are on the mild side, which we ... ( read original story ...)
Raonic hammers Troicki on tennis return in Tokyo
Croatian Marin Cilic heads the Tokyo field this year at a tournament whose list of former champions includes tennis greats Ken Rosewall, John McEnroe, Pete Sampras, Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal. Get latest news & live updates on the go on your pc with ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese GP: F1 drivers enjoy the sights and sounds of Tokyo
A lot of the F1 paddock flew straight from Kuala Lumpur to Tokyo after Sunday's race to spend a few days ... the World Boxing Council ordered another clash between the pair. World News: Donald Trump has called the gunman who killed 59 concertgoers in ... ( read original story ...)
Lexus is Bringing a New Concept Car to the Tokyo Motor Show
There are a couple different rumors in regards to what Lexus has planned for Tokyo. We heard the automaker will debut a three-row version of the RX crossover in October, but that’s a product that might be better suited for a Los Angeles Auto Show debut ... ( read original story ...)
CCTV shows the moment black van ploughs through busy Tokyo junction pursued by police – sending pedestrians scrambling for safety
This is the heart-stopping moment a black van ploughed through Tokyo's busiest junction twice but somehow managed to miss thousands of pedestrians. The van ran a red light at 10pm by Shibuya Scramble Intersection before weaving around pedestrians in a ... ( read original story ...)
North Korea promises to bring ‘nuclear clouds’ to Japan, mocks PM as ‘headless chicken’
according to a statement released Monday by the state’s official Korean Central News Agency. “Japan's such rackets inciting the tension of the Korean peninsula is a suicidal deed that will bring nuclear clouds to the Japanese archipelago,” the ... ( read original story ...)
Ultraviolet Rays May Make Ice in Space Bubble Like a Liquid (1 of 3) (video)
Tachibana at Hokkaido University in Sapporo, Japan, and colleagues was titled ... This material may be freely used by reporters as part of news coverage, with proper attribution. Non-reporters must contact Science for permission. ( read original story ...)
Ultra-energy-efficient magnetic memory by controlling the shapes of atoms
(Right) We applied external voltages to sample and performed synchrotron X-ray absorption experiment. Credit: Osaka University A research group led by Osaka University discovered a new principle to realize ultra-energy-efficient magnetic memory by ... ( read original story ...)
Kim Jong-un warns he will ‘bring nuclear clouds’ to Japan and see it ‘engulfed in flames in a moment’ as he accuses the country’s PM of being a ‘headless chicken’
... of the Korean peninsula is a suicidal deed that will bring nuclear clouds to the Japanese archipelago,' a commentary released by the North's Korean Central News Agency said according to Kyodo news agency. 'No one knows when the touch-and-go ... ( read original story ...)
Nissan faces $220m hit from Japanese recall
Nissan will recall 1.2 million vehicles in Japan after regulators said safety checks did not meet domestic requirements. Nissan shares fell by 5% on Monday after the firm said the recall could cost about 25bn yen (£167m; $220m). The vehicles were produced ... ( read original story ...)
Namie Amuro Releases Information on Her New Best Album “Finally”
Another of the new songs, the title track “Finally”, made its debut today as the new “NEWS ZERO” ending theme ... Nagoya, Fukuoka, and Sapporo. For those who can’t make it to Japan, Namie will be touring Asia as well. The dates for the tour ... ( read original story ...)
Protopopovs leave impressive legacy in Lake Placid
According to Russian news reports, Ludmila Belousova died Friday in a Swiss ... They had wanted to compete at Sapporo, Japan in 1972, but Soviet officials were looking for more athletic pairs. Seven years later, the couple defected after Soviet officials ... ( read original story ...)
Screaming Phoenix Killer Brings His Fabulous Glare To “Thunderbolt Fantasy: Sword of Life and Death” Spin-Off Visual
For the first two weeks of December, the project will be touring eight cinemas in Tokyo, Kawasaki, Sapporo, Nagoya, Osaka, Kobe and Tokushima. There will be a greeting from Gen Urobochi, along with cast Kousuke Toriumi, Junichi Suwabe, and Nobuyuki Hiyama ... ( read original story ...)
San Francisco’s Culinary Delights
A room with a view and a tasting of premium spirits The next day I visited the Anchor Distilling Company, a micro-distillery that was part of the Anchor Brewing Company until a buy-out from Sapporo in mid-2017. Tours of the brewery are available ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo governor Koike says will not run in Japan election: Yomiuri
TOKYO (Reuters) - Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike, whose new political party poses a growing threat in elections later this month, denied speculation that she would run, the Yomiuri newspaper reported on Tuesday. Koike's fledgling Party of Hope has emerged as ... ( read original story ...)
GE’s 7HA Gas Turbine Units Achieve Commercial Operation at Nishi-Nagoya Power Plant Block-1
GE Power announced today that commercial operation has been achieved for Chubu Electric Power Co., Inc.’s Nishi-Nagoya power plant Block-1 in Japan (Nishi-Nagoya) with GE’s gas turbines through Toshiba, the engineering, procurement and construction ... ( read original story ...)