Fourth-seeded Karolina Pliskova handed U.S. Open champ Naomi Osaka a 6-4, 6-4 defeat to claim the title at the Toray Pan Pacific Open in Tokyo. It ended the third-seeded Osaka’s 10-match victory ... ( read original story ...)
NatureLab. TOKYO Launches in Select Urban Outfitters & on UrbanOutfitters.com
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Osaka withdraws from Wuhan Open citing viral illness
(Reuters) - U.S. Open champion Naomi Osaka withdrew from the Wuhan Open in China on Sunday, hours after losing to former world number one Karolina Pliskova in the final of the Pan Pacific Open in ... ( read original story ...)
Japan needs strong exports to manage its existential agenda
That, obviously, is unlikely to stop a reported 1.1 percent annual decline of Japan's labor force. And neither will it stem Japan's soaring health and welfare costs. Next year's budget spending is pro... ( read original story ...)
Report: Naomi Osaka to sign with Adidas in richest apparel deal in women’s tennis
Osaka, who also earned a $3.8 million paycheck with Saturday’s victory, may in fact be in line for another financial windfall. The New York Post reported on Monday that Osaka is also working on ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Just Became the First Country to Land a Probe on an Asteroid
Japan landed two unmanned rovers on a 1-kilometer-wide asteroid Saturday, the first time robot rovers have successfully landed on an asteroid surface. “I felt awed by what we had achieved in ... ( read original story ...)
Your Monday News Briefing: Brett Kavanaugh, China, Japan
• Christine Blasey Ford agrees to testify. Dr. Blasey, who accused the Supreme Court nominee, Judge Brett Kavanaugh, above, of sexual assault, negotiated a deal over the weekend to “provide her firsth... ( read original story ...)
Asia and Australia Edition: Your Monday News Briefing: Brett Kavanaugh, China, Japan
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Japan’s Abe finds himself on sidelines amid outreach with North Korea
“Japan will be left alone forever as a lonely island country if it persistently behaves like Don Quixote,” it added. North Korea had built a regime of fear based on the idea that a U.S. invasion is im... ( read original story ...)
China-Japan maritime crisis would undermine ‘Belt and Road’ initiative: PLA document
TAIPEI – A military crisis at sea between China and Japan will seriously undermine Beijing’s path ... according to an internal magazine of the People’s Liberation Army obtained by Kyodo News. The arti... ( read original story ...)
Osaka’s winning streak comes to an end in loss to Pliskova
TOKYO (AP) -- Naomi Osaka's dominant run came to end on Sunday in a 6-4, 6-4 loss to fourth-seeded Karolina Pliskova in the final of the Pan Pacific Open. Playing in her first tournament since upsetti... ( read original story ...)
Pliskova upsets Osaka to win Tokyo final
TOKYO (Reuters) - Karolina Pliskova stunned home favorite and U.S. Open champion Naomi Osaka 6-4 6-4 to win the Pan Pacific Open title in Tokyo on Sunday. Osaka, supremely confident and in top ... ( read original story ...)
From Japan to India, Why Investors Shun Asia’s Banking Shares
Investors who bet on a good year for financial shares in Asia have so far seen disappointment. After helping lead the region’s surge through January’s peak, spurring a clutch of positive recommendatio... ( read original story ...)
Japanese probe drops two landers on asteroid
Japanese flight controllers Saturday confirmed successful landings ... first as Cape Canaveral bureau chief for United Press International and now as a consultant for CBS News. He covered 129 space sh... ( read original story ...)
Japan mulls bilateral trade deal with U.S.: Nikkei
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan is mulling a bilateral trade agreement with the United States that would lower tariffs on U.S. agriculture imports in exchange for avoiding higher tariffs on Japanese autos, th... ( read original story ...)
Japan teams with Southeast Asia to protect its prized fruits
TOKYO -- As newly bred Japanese strawberries and cherries that are sweeter and juicier than previous kinds hit the market, they are increasingly copied by farmers overseas, infringing on ... ( read original story ...)