United ending flights to Sapporo, Palau route

United Airlines announced last week that it will terminate its Guam-Sapporo route effective Jan. 15, 2018, and flights from Palau to Yap will end on Jan. 7, 2018. According to a story first published by Pacific Daily News, the announcement came from United ... ( read original story ...)

Revised Japanese GP grid

With engine and gearbox penalties in play, Sunday’s Japanese GP grid looks rather different to the timesheet at the end of qualifying. Valtteri Bottas falls from second to sixth due to a gearbox penalty whie Kimi Raikkonen is starting P10 as a result of ... ( read original story ...)

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 ...)