Finnair mulling more Japan routes as tourism climbs

The Finnish carrier has narrowed its choices of new Japanese destinations to two or three, CEO Pekka Vauramo told The Nikkei on a recent visit to Japan. Finnair already offers routes from Helsinki to Narita Airport near Tokyo, as well as Nagoya's Chubu ... ( read original story ...)

Japan’s Dentsu gets token $4,400 fine for excessive overtime

Yoshimasa Obayashi, a Tokyo-based attorney who handles karoshi, told the Nikkei Asian Review that his case load has not declined "at all." In the past year, he said he dealt with cases ranging from a medical doctor to a driver. On Wednesday, Japanese ... ( read original story ...)

Mercedes’ Hamilton secures pole position for Japanese GP

SUZUKA, Japan -- Championship leader Lewis Hamilton secured pole position for the Japanese Grand Prix, leading a 1-2 finish for Mercedes drivers on Saturday. Hamilton posted a lap record time of 1 minute, 27.319 seconds to finish 0.332 ahead of Valtteri ... ( read original story ...)

BSP, Bank of Japan renew bilateral swap arrangement

MANILA, Philippines — The central banks of the Philippines and Japan renewed a deal for easier peso to yen – vice versa – transactions to further strengthen economic and trade ties between Manila and Tokyo. The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP ... ( read original story ...)

Metallica Shares “Battery” 1986 Live Footage

Official live footage of Metallica performing "Battery" live in Nagoya, Japan back on November 17th of 1986 is streaming below. The footage is included on the upcoming deluxe box set of the band's forthcoming remastered edition of "Master Of Puppets ... ( read original story ...)

Japan beats All Whites in international football friendly

The All Whites have been beaten 2‑1 by Japan in wet conditions in their international football friendly in Nagoya. Japan, ranked 40th in the ... Listen to the latest news on our 5 radio stations Legend FM, Viti FM, Radio Sargam, FM96 and Navtarang. ( read original story ...)

Celina Wins Cap But McGoldrick Misses Out

Serbia host Georgia in their final game. Elsewhere, Blues youngster Monty Patterson was an unused sub as New Zealand lost 2-1 to Japan in a friendly in Nagoya. Midfielder Tristan Nydam wasn’t in the matchday squad for the England U19s as they lost 1-0 ... ( read original story ...)

Mercedes’ Bottas set for gearbox penalty in Japan

SUZUKA, Japan, Oct 6 - Valtteri Bottas is set to drop five places on the grid for Sunday’s Japanese Grand Prix as the result of an unscheduled gearbox change on his Mercedes. Rules say a driver has to use one gearbox for six straight races. He can take ... ( read original story ...)

Top focus in Japan election: Will Tokyo governor run?

TOKYO – Just days before Japan's national election campaign kicks off ... a carefully scripted plan to call the Oct. 22 snap election, announcing ahead of his news conference that she would personally head a new party, the Party of Hope, which she ... ( read original story ...)

Raikkonen gets Japanese GP grid penalty after gearbox change

Get unlimited news Full access to our news and in-depth Autosport Plus features - all in an ad-free enviroment. Subscribe to Autosport Plus FIA will enforce grid drying rules in Japan The FIA has told Formula 1 teams that rules banning them from grid ... ( read original story ...)