Goffin wins Japan Open for 2nd title in 2 weeks

TOKYO (AP) -- David Goffin atoned for his defeat in the Japan Open final last year by winning it on Sunday, beating Adrian Mannarino 6-3, 7-5. The victory extended Goffin's winning streak to nine matches, including four in Shenzhen last week when he won ... ( read original story ...)

Japan crush Honduras, Nakamura scores meet’s first hat-trick

The Japanese dominated the game throughout and never really allowed ... first two editions but managed to reach the quarterfinals in 2013 in the UAE. Get latest news & live updates on the go on your pc with News App. Download The Times of India news ... ( read original story ...)

In Trailblazing Tokyo Governor, Japan Meets Its Great Disrupter

A Kyodo News poll a week after the announcement showed that 33 percent ... said she should remain in that post. “You know the Japanese proverb saying, ‘If you chase after two rabbits, you won’t catch either?’ ” said Keiko Inokiri, 61, a homemaker ... ( read original story ...)

Hamilton wins Japanese GP to move s step closer to F1 title

SUZUKA, Japan: Championship leader Lewis Hamilton won the Japanese Grand Prix on Sunday, taking a major step toward winning his third Formula One title. The Mercedes driver crossed the finish line 1.2 seconds ahead of Malaysia GP winner Max Verstappen to ... ( read original story ...)

Haiti – Football : Grenadiers settle in Yokohama

Saturday at 4:00 pm after a flight of nearly 13 hours, the Grenadiers, the technical and management staff arrived in Yokoama, Japan's second largest city after Tokyo, where they have settled in the luxurious Hotel "InterContinental Yokohama Grand". ( read original story ...)

Strong M5.9 earthquake hits Fukushima Prefecture, Japan

In the 1980's studies began to forecast the imminence of a large earthquake in the Tōkai region, and warned of its potential impact on the cities of Tokyo and Yokohama (the two largest cities in Japan); to date, the expected event has not occurred. ( read original story ...)

Japan’s Abe fully behind U.S. on pressuring North Korea

TOKYO -- Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said Sunday that his government fully supports the U.S. stance on pressuring North Korea over its nuclear weapons program, with all options on the table. In a televised debate Sunday among leaders of major ... ( read original story ...)

Construction under way for 8,000-plus-panel solar project

will be built on about 10 acres of a 221.7-acre property owned by Teddy A ... Brookside Solar from the New York City-based Forefront Power LLC, a subsidiary of the Tokyo-based Mitsui and Co. Ltd., in March. Mr. Brennan, however, said AES Distributed ... ( read original story ...)

Light earthquake: M4.7 quake has struck near Muroran in Japan

Close country/countries that might be effected, Japan (c. 127 288 000 pop). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Ebetsu, Sapporo, Shizunai-furukawachō. Event epicenter was 87 km (54 miles) from Sapporo (c. ( read original story ...)

Abe says Japan fully behind US on pressuring North Korea

Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said Sunday that his government fully supports the U.S. stance on pressuring North Korea over its nuclear weapons program, with all options on the table. In a televised debate Sunday among leaders of major political ... ( read original story ...)