NEW YORK (Reuters) - Naomi Osaka announced her arrival on the big stage at the U.S. Open on Thursday, beating last year’s runner-up Madison Keys 6-2 6-4 to reach her first Grand Slam final and ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s housing market remains buoyant
Analysis: Demand and supply falling Existing condominium sales in Tokyo fell by 1.4% to 9,396 units in Q2 2018 from a year earlier, according to The Land Institute of Japan, while sales of existing de... ( read original story ...)
SoftBank seeking loans for massive IPO – Report
Son said in an investor presentation last month that he’s working toward a listing on the Tokyo Stock Exchange for SoftBank Mobile. IPO-bound companies and their backers typically give ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Nikkei extends losses for sixth day
Headline indices of the Japan share market fell on Friday, 07 September 2018, extending its losing streak to a sixth day, as risk aversion selloff continued on following falls in U. S. and other overs... ( read original story ...)
Japan earthquake kills at least 9, rescuers rush to unearth survivors
Japan’s Meteorological Agency said the quake ... Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga told a news conference that nine people had been confirmed dead. The national broadcaster NHK put ... ( read original story ...)
Rescuers dig under crushed homes as Japan earthquake death toll climbs to 18
The toll from an earthquake that rocked Japan’s northernmost main island of Hokkaido rose to 18 on Friday, and in one small town two dozen people remained unaccounted for after an entire ... ( read original story ...)
HKIA faces same risk as Osaka peer if hit by big storm: expert
The comments came after Jebi swept through western Japan on Tuesday, causing some casualties and huge property losses, mostly in the Osaka prefecture. The typhoon, recognized as the worst storm to hit ... ( read original story ...)
SoftBank is said to seek loans from banks pitching for IPO
SoftBank is dangling the carrot of participating in the IPO of SoftBank Mobile to increase access to additional ... Shares of SoftBank fell 0.6% to 9,945 yen as of 9:46 a.m. in Tokyo. The stock has ga... ( read original story ...)
Kei Nishikori and Naomi Osaka first Japanese man and woman to reach semifinals at same Grand Slam
NEW YORK — Kei Nishikori and Naomi Osaka made history at the US Open on Wednesday when they became the first Japanese man and woman to reach the semi-finals at the same Grand Slam. Nishikori reached t... ( read original story ...)
PAL cancels flights to Osaka due to super typhoon Jebi
Philippine Airlines (PAL) has cancelled flights on Tuesday, Sept. 4, to and from Osaka Kansai in Japan, because of the temporary closure of Kansai International Airport and the closure of an access br... ( read original story ...)
Japanese rescue workers use dogs to search for survivors among quake-triggered landslides
Rescue workers with dogs searched for survivors on Friday in debris-strewn landslides caused by an earthquake in Japan’s northern island of Hokkaido that killed at least 16 people, officials ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Nidec sees electric vehicles driving profits as it plans for future
Shigenobu Nagamori has built it into the world’s top maker of precision motors and became one of Japan’s most venerated business leaders. Nagamori guided Nidec past Nissan and Panasonic in ... ( read original story ...)
Japan household spending rebounds as wages rise, trade woes cloud outlook
Japan’s economy rebounded in the second quarter from a contraction in the first three months of this year thanks to robust business spending. But consumption has lacked momentum as firms remain ... ( read original story ...)
SoftBank Is Seeking Loans From Banks Pitching for Big IPO
SoftBank Group Corp. has told potential underwriters seeking a large role in the blockbuster IPO of its Japanese wireless unit that they should offer to lend to other parts of the parent company’s emp... ( read original story ...)
Nishikori, Osaka give Japan historic tennis day at US Open
"Yeah, it's great news we're both in the semis." Historic news, actually. Both players won — Osaka decisively, Nishikori narrowly — to give Japan a men's and women's semifinalist at the same ... ( read original story ...)
Cleaning up Tokyo’s beaches: An Olympic task
"We will create an environment that will enable athletes to perform at their best with a sense of safety," Tokyo 2020 official Hidemasa Nakamura told a recent news conference announcing the ... ( read original story ...)