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World No. 22 Naomi Osaka defeated Heather Watson in straight sets Saturday before Kurumi Nara lost her match, giving Japan a 1-1 tie with Britain in their Fed Cup World Group 2 playoff. Osaka beat the 77th-ranked Watson 6-2, 6-3 in Japan's opening rubber at ...
Takeda's $60 billion takeover bid rejected by Shire Group of Ireland
Pharmaceutical giant Takeda said Thursday it had made a takeover bid worth £42 billion ($60 billion) for Ireland's Shire Group, but that its offer was rejected. "Takeda was subsequently notified that the board of Shire had rejected its proposal. Discussions between the parties regarding a ...
Japan's Mizuho loses Saudi bond role in ongoing Gulf rift with Qatar
Japan's Mizuho Securities has lost a bond mandate for Saudi Arabia, on top of another for Qatar, banking sources said, highlighting how international banks have been caught up in Qatar's ongoing dispute with its neighbours. Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Egypt, last ...
Team backed by Microsoft co-founder locates WWII USS Helena wreck off Solomons
Microsoft co-founder's mission to locate sunken warships in the South Pacific has chalked up another victory with the discovery of the USS Helena nearly 75 years after it was sunk by Japanese torpedoes in the waters off the Solomon Islands, reviving stories of the ...
Japan, U.S., South Korea seek denuclearization of North Korea by 2020
A plan being floated among Japan, the United States and South Korea is aimed at the complete denuclearization of North Korea by the summer of 2020, diplomatic sources say.
In race for 5G, China leads South Korea and U.S., study shows
China is slightly ahead of South Korea and the United States in the race to develop fifth generation wireless networks, or 5G, according to a U.S. study released Monday. The study released by the CTIA, a U.S.-based industry association of wireless carriers, suggested that the ...
Yuki Kawauchi becomes first Japanese man to win Boston Marathon since 1987
Yuki Kawauchi became the first Japanese man in 31 years to win the Boston Marathon on Monday with his fourth marathon triumph of the year while Desiree Linden became the first American women's winner at Boston since 1985. Both surprise champions endured the coldest start ...
Trade war would threaten global growth, Japan and China agree in first economic talks since 2010
Foreign Minister Taro Kono and his Chinese counterpart say the two countries are now at a new starting point to develop their bilateral relationship.
Sanctions can only work if they are implemented by a coalition of nations. In this, Japan's cooperation is essential.
U.S.'s new security adviser meets with Japanese and South Korean counterparts
U.S. President Donald Trump's new national security adviser, John Bolton, held talks Thursday with his Japanese and South Korean counterparts, as the U.S. gears up for an unprecedented summit with North Korea. Bolton met Thursday with Shotaro Yachi ahead of a Tuesday meeting at the ...
Japan looks to levy ¥500 million fine for fraudulent casino applications
Casino operators in Japan will be fined up to ¥500 million ($4.7 million) if they are found to have obtained their business licenses through fraudulent means, under legislation to be submitted to the Diet this month. The penalty is included in legislation paving the way ...
In a striking reversal, U.S. President Donald Trump has asked trade officials to explore the possibility of the United States rejoining the Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement, a free trade deal he pulled out of during his first days in office as part of his "America ...
