National Jul 18, 2017
Death toll in flood-ravaged Kyushu rises to 34, with seven still missing
The number of confirmed deaths in flood-hit Kyushu climbs to 34, with an additional seven people still unaccounted for.
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National Jul 18, 2017
Two Chinese coast guard vessels intrude into Japanese waters off Aomori Prefecture
In the first confirmed entry by Chinese government vessels into the area, two Chinese coast guard ships briefly entered Japanese waters Monday off Aomori Prefecture, the Japan Coast Guard said. A patrol vessel operated by the Japan Coast Guard confirmed the entry of the two ...
National / Crime & Legal Jul 18, 2017
Kobe man is handed fresh arrest warrant for allegedly murdering his grandfather
A 26-year-old unemployed Kobe man is served with a fresh arrest warrant for allegedly killing his grandfather, one of three people apparently murdered by him.
Business / Corporate Jul 18, 2017
Mazda to recall 19,000 vehicles in South Africa due to air bag safety concerns
Mazda Motor Corp. is recalling 19,000 cars in South Africa due to air bag safety concerns as the Japanese carmaker extends a global recall to cover a wider manufacturing period, its local unit said Monday. The recall was prompted by investigations in Japan and North ...
Business / Corporate Jul 18, 2017
Uber's board, shareholders rumored to have discussed sale of shares to SoftBank, others
Uber Technologies Inc. shareholders and its board, led by early backer Benchmark, are rumored to have discussed selling some of their shares to Japan’s SoftBank Group Corp. and other potential investors.
Business Jul 18, 2017
As Brexit approaches, Japanese financial firms cementing footholds in Europe
Major Japanese financial institutions are reviewing their strategies on the locations of business footholds in Europe in the run-up to Brexit, Britain's exit from the European Union. Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc. and Nomura Holdings Inc. have started preparations to set up subsidiaries in Frankfurt, ...
Business / Corporate Jul 18, 2017
In Delaware courtroom, Takata's bankruptcy case to pit automakers against air bag injury victims
by Tom Hals and Tina Bellon
The global recall of Takata Corp.’s defective air bags widens, but legal experts said a bigger worry for car companies caught in the fallout is playing out in a U.S. courtroom
Asia Pacific Jul 18, 2017
South Korea seeks rare talks with North to ease soaring military tensions
South Korea on Monday proposed military talks with North Korea, the first formal overture to Pyongyang by the government of President Moon Jae-in, and said the two sides should discuss ways to avoid hostile acts near the heavily militarized border. There was no immediate response ...
Entertainment News Jul 18, 2017
Oscar-winning actor Martin Landau dies at 89
Martin Landau, a star of the 1960s television series "Mission: Impossible" who made a late-career comeback with an Academy Award-winning performance in the 1994 film "Ed Wood," died on Saturday at age 89, his publicist said on Sunday. Landau died at UCLA Medical Center in ...
Baseball / Japanese Baseball Jul 18, 2017
Tigers hold off league-leading Carp
Randy Messenger allowed one run over six innings to earn his ninth win as the Hanshin Tigers took down the Hiroshima Carp 2-1 on Monday night. As Nippon Professional Baseball resumed play after the weekend's All-Star break, the second-place Tigers moved within seven games of ...
Sumo / Basho Reports Jul 18, 2017
Hakuho equals legendary yokozuna Chiyonofuji with 1,045th career victory
Hakuho reached yet another milestone by tying late yokozuna Chiyonofuji at 1,045 career victories after beating fourth-ranked maegashira Kagayaki at the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament on Monday. Yokozuna Hakuho remained peerless at the 15-day tournament, improving to a perfect 9-0 with an easy win over ...
Baseball / MLB Jul 18, 2017
Tanaka takes loss as Red Sox shut out Yankees
New York Yankees right-hander Masahiro Tanaka fell to his ninth loss of the season despite 7⅔ solid innings in a 3-0 defeat to the Boston Red Sox on Sunday. Tanaka (7-9) allowed three runs on eight hits while striking out nine with no walks amid ...
Baseball / Japanese Baseball | HIT AND RUN Jul 18, 2017
NPB should do more to spice up All-Star experience
by Jason Coskrey
The final round of the Home Run Derby that preceded Game 1 of the NPB All-Star Series on Friday ended with a 4-4 tie and the player declared as the winner, via tiebreaker, looking around in confusion. It was yet another example that Japanese ...
More Sports / Golf Jul 18, 2017
Park captures U.S. Women's Open crown; Miyazato finishes 41st
After weeks of uncertainty, the U.S. Women's Open stopped being about President Donald Trump, his course and his views toward women and it turned out to be what the USGA wanted: a good tournament on a good course. Not surprisingly, the best player this week ...
More Sports / Tennis Jul 18, 2017
Kamiji, Whiley win fourth women's doubles crown at Wimbledon
Yui Kamiji and Jordanne Whiley of Britain clinched their fourth consecutive women's wheelchair doubles title at the Wimbledon on Sunday. Kamiji, 23, and Whiley, 25, came from behind to defeat Dutch pair Marjolein Buis and Diede De Groot 2-6, 6-3, 6-0 in the final, sealing ...