Naomi Osaka means business as she attempts to win her first grand slam title at the US Open. The 20-year-old trounced Lesia Tsurenko 6-1 6-1 to become the first Japanese woman since Kimiko Date at Wim... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Kansai airport to reopen partially after…
The disruption to operations could impact tourism and business in the region, Japan's industrial heartland. Jebi left a trail of destruction as it barrelled across Japan on Tuesday, killing 11 people ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Airlines Business Class Osaka to Los Angeles Review
Although I had hit some major turbulence that delayed the food service for more than an hour and a half, the service was great. I enjoyed Japan Airline’s consistency when it comes to service and makin... ( read original story ...)
Uber launches taxi-hailing app in Japan’s Nagoya
TOKYO (Reuters) - Uber Technologies [UBER.UL] on Thursday said it would launch a taxi-hailing app for taxis operating in Nagoya, as the U.S. firm tries to expand its foothold in a country where it ... ( read original story ...)
SIA cancels several flights to and from Osaka as Typhoon Jebi batters Kansai International Airport
The post SIA cancels several flights to and from Osaka as Typhoon Jebi batters Kansai International Airport appeared first on Coconuts. Next Story 'Chinese can buy property but…' 1 2 3 4 YOU MAY LIKE ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese central banker urges more stimulus, warns there’s ‘no room for complacency’
A Bank of Japan (BOJ) board member criticized the central bank's decision in July to make its policy framework more sustainable. Goushi Kataoka argued that the BOJ should have instead ramped up stimul... ( read original story ...)
BOJ’s Kataoka urges more stimulus, criticises bank’s flexible bond yield plan
YOKOHAMA, Japan (Reuters) - Bank of Japan board member Goushi Kataoka criticised on Thursday the central bank’s decision in July to make its policy framework more sustainable, arguing that it ... ( read original story ...)
Powerful magnitude 6.7 earthquake hits southeast of Sapporo, Japan
Sapporo is the largest city on Hokkaido, with nearly two million residents. The earthquake did not prompt a tsunami warning. The USGS initially reported the earthquake had a magnitude of 7 and later r... ( read original story ...)
Japanese quake: landslide triggered, roads blocked, homes left leaning against each other
A powerful earthquake of magnitude 6.7 on Japan‘s northern island of Hokkaido ... after a massive 2011 earthquake, Suga told a news conference. A fire broke out at a Mitsubishi Steel Mfg ... ( read original story ...)
Pressure-free Osaka gets back to business
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Naomi Osaka seemed to shrug off the weight of history on Wednesday, when she beat Lesia Tsurenko at the U.S. Open to become the first Japanese woman since 1996 to advance to the s... ( read original story ...)
SAPPORO, Japan | Magnitude 6.6 earthquake hits northern Japan near major city
The news service reports that the quake triggered a blackout across a wide area in Hokkaido. It also affected telephone service and television broadcasting in Sapporo. ( read original story ...)
Bank of Japan laments government push to cut mobile fees
TOKYO -- The Japanese government's recent push for mobile phone carriers to lower their service fees has vexed the Bank of Japan, which fears another drag on already sluggish inflation. Like ... ( read original story ...)
Powerful magnitude 7.0 earthquake hits southeast of Japan’s Sapporo
A powerful magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck 112 km southeast of Sapporo, Japan, at a depth of 66 km, the U.S. Geological Survey reported on Wednesday. The offshore earthquake has not caused a tsunami, ... ( read original story ...)
Magnitude-6.6 earthquake hits northern Japan near major city
southeast of Sapporo, which is a major metropolitan area of 1.9 million people. The Kyodo news service reports that in Tokyo, the central government set up a liaison unit at the crisis management cent... ( read original story ...)
BREAKING: Magnitude 6.6 earthquake shakes Sapporo city in Japan, no tsunami threat
A magnitude 6.6 quake struck 70 miles south of Sapporo on the island of Hokkaido, Japan, at approximately 3:07 a.m. Thursday and was followed by a magnitude 5.3 quake less than 20 minutes later, accor... ( read original story ...)
Some buildings collapse as powerful quake hits Hokkaido, Japan
The U.S. Geological Survey said earlier it struck some 112 km (70 miles) southeast of Sapporo. Public broadcaster NHK showed a brick wall collapsed and broken glass in a home and quoted local police a... ( read original story ...)