INDIAN WELLS, Calif. — Naomi Osaka routed Daria Kasatkina 6-3, 6-2 to win the BNP Paribas Open on Sunday in a matchup of 20-year-old rising stars and earn the first title of her career. Osaka's victory capped a run that included beating two-time winner ... ( read original story ...)
Osaka tops Kasatkina to win Indian Wells title
Unseeded Naomi Osaka became the first Japanese player to win the Indian Wells final, routing Russian Daria Kasatkina 6-3, 6-2 on Sunday for her first WTA Tour title. World number 44 Osaka rolled over Kasatkina, breaking her serve four times and winning the ... ( read original story ...)
Japan-led Turkish nuclear plant project mired in cost overruns
TOKYO -- A Japan-led nuclear power plant project in Turkey looks to cost more than twice as much as initially projected, highlighting challenges for Tokyo's push to export Japanese infrastructure. The Japanese and Turkish governments agreed on the public ... ( read original story ...)
Nikkei Rockwell: Japanese Food with a Twist (and Lots of Promos!)
We have looked far and wide for Japanese food with a twist here in Manila and we have finally found it. Serving more than just sushi and sashimi, this restaurant wants to differentiate itself by introducing a new type of cuisine-fusion in the country. ( read original story ...)
Most Japanese think PM Abe bears responsibility for scandal: polls
TOKYO (Reuters) - Most Japanese think Prime Minister Shinzo Abe bears some responsibility ... But 66.1 percent of respondents to a poll conducted by Kyodo news agency on Saturday and Sunday said they felt the premier had some responsibility for the altered ... ( read original story ...)
Exterminators Find Bottles of Preserved Dead Babies Beneath Floorboards in Tokyo Home
According to Express UK, the shocking discovery was made only after a new owner reportedly bought the property in Tokyo and decided to renovate it. The report on Monday revealed that termite exterminators found the bodies of several babies found in bottles ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo stocks edge higher at close
TOKYO: Tokyo stocks closed modestly higher on Thursday ... in response to alleged improper practices involving American intellectual property. At home, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s government has faced mounting pressure in recent days over ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s import prices for daily goods sink further
TOKYO -- Import prices for apparel and daily goods in Japan plunged last year, as growing labor costs in China push companies to automate or move production to Southeast Asia. The price of imported clothing fell by 1.7%, the sharpest drop since a 2.1% ... ( read original story ...)
Japan cult spinoffs persist two decades after sarin attack
More than two decades after Japan's Aum Shinrikyo cult plunged Tokyo into terror by releasing a nerve agent on rush-hour subway trains, its spinoffs continue to attract new followers. Cult head Shoko Asahara is on death row, along with 12 of his disciples ... ( read original story ...)
Ministry of Finance staff member found dead in apparent suicide in January
An employee of the Ministry of Finance committed suicide in a dormitory in Setagaya Ward in January (Twitter) TOKYO (TR) – A male staff member of the Ministry of Finance was found dead in an apparent suicide in Setagaya Ward in January, it was learned ... ( read original story ...)
ANIME NEWS: ‘Chihayafuru’ exhibition set for Tokyo, Nagoya, Osaka in spring
Manga artist Yuki Suetsugu’s first solo exhibition featuring original art from “Chihayafuru” will take place in Tokyo, Osaka and Nagoya. The art event is set to show about 130 illustrations and manuscripts mainly from the manga, which is about high ... ( read original story ...)
These photos reveal what it’s like to shop at Costco in Japan
The Japanese arm of the business is a wholly owned subsidiary of Costco US. While it stocks several US brands and Costco private-label products, there are some big differences between the experiences of shopping in both locations. ( read original story ...)
Osaka stuns Halep as rising stars reach Indian Wells final
(Reuters) - Japan's Naomi Osaka made short work of a subdued world number one Simona Halep on Friday, the unseeded 20-year-old racing to a 6-3 6-0 semi-final victory to set up a surprise BNP Paribas Open final against Daria Kasatkina. The Russian ... ( read original story ...)
Spring comes to Tokyo with first cherry blossoms
"Warm temperatures in late February and early March hastened the growth of buds," an agency official told reporters to the cheers of visitors at the shrine in central Tokyo. The story hit the headlines with Jiji Press reporting it as breaking news ... ( read original story ...)
Kasatkina beats Williams; Osaka ousts Halep at Indian Wells
INDIAN WELLS, Calif. (AP) — The future is now at the BNP Paribas Open. Daria Kasatkina upset Venus Williams 4-6, 6-4, 7-5 in a nearly three-hour baseline struggle and Naomi Osaka routed top-ranked Simona Halep 6-3, 6-0 in 64 minutes on Friday night to ... ( read original story ...)
Kasatkina beats Williams; Osaka upends Halep at Indian Wells
Naomi Osaka made much quicker work of top-ranked Simona Halep, routing her 6-3, 6-0 in 64 minutes to set up a final between two 20-year-olds on Sunday. Kasatkina was two points from defeat, trailing 4-5 and 0-30 in the third set when Williams committed ... ( read original story ...)