Tag - venus

 
 

VENUS

Japan Times
TENNIS
Jun 20, 2023
Venus Williams rolls back the years to win Birmingham opener
The five-time Wimbledon champion struggled at times, but also hit her stride in spells during an enthralling encounter.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Mar 16, 2023
New analysis reveals dynamic volcanism on Venus
Radar images taken by NASA"s Magellan spacecraft show that a volcanic vent about 1.6 kilometers wide on the Venusian surface expanded and changed shape over an eight-month span in 1991.
Japan Times
TENNIS
Aug 31, 2022
Venus Williams tight-lipped on future as Serena heads toward retirement
While Serena Williams has been coy about her future, her older sister Venus has been tight-lipped, with every indication she plans to carry on.
Japan Times
TENNIS
Aug 18, 2022
Venus Williams receives wild card for U.S. Open
Former U.S. Open champions Venus Williams and Dominic Thiem were handed wild card entries into this year's tournament, the United States Tennis Association (USTA) said Wednesday.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Jun 3, 2021
New NASA missions will study Venus, a world overlooked for decades
After numerous missions by the United States and the Soviet Union to explore it in the 1970s, u201980s and u201990s, attention shifted elsewhere.
Japan Times
TENNIS
Jun 1, 2021
Athletes rally around Naomi Osaka after French Open withdrawal
While her original stance had earned little backing from her fellow professionals athletes, her withdrawal triggered a wave of support from around the sporting world.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Sep 17, 2020
NASA weighs mission to Venus after recent discovery of possible life
NASA is considering approving by next April up to two planetary science missions from four proposals under review, including one to Venus that scientists involved in the project said could help determine whether or not that planet harbors life.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Sep 15, 2020
Life on Venus? Astronomers see a signal in its clouds
Scientists detected a chemical u2014 phosphine u2014 in the thick Venus atmosphere, and they assert that something now alive is the only explanation for its source.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / BIG IN JAPAN
Nov 24, 2018
The Jomon Period: Modern Japanese art with ancient beginnings
Japanese art has a quality all its own. The ancient and the avant-garde merge. Prehistoric figurines seem 10,000 years deep rather than 10,000 years old. And modern art takes us back even as it propels us forward. Manga, for instance, predates its name by centuries — millennia even, you might suppose, gazing at those prehistoric Jomon figurines.
Japan Times
TENNIS
Jun 30, 2017
Florida police find tennis star Venus Williams at fault in fatal car crash near her home
Venus Williams, the world's former top-ranked tennis player, was the driver at fault in a two-car crash in Florida on June 9 that killed a passenger in the other vehicle, according to the initial police report on the incident released Thursday.
Japan Times
TENNIS
May 31, 2017
Nara loses to Williams in second round of French Open
Seven-time Grand Slam champion Venus Williams advanced to the French Open's third round for the first time in two years by beating Kurumi Nara on Wednesday.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / TOKYO FOOD FILE
Feb 17, 2017
Venu's South Indian Dining: Tidy atmosphere, deep flavors
There are no prizes for guessing what's on the menu at Venu's South Indian Dining — but there are surprises.
Japan Times
TENNIS
Jan 24, 2017
Venus turns back clock, makes semifinals
Venus Williams continued her astonishing late-career revival by felling Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 6-4, 7-6 (7-3) on Tuesday to reach her first Australian Open semifinal in 14 years and become the oldest woman to reach the last four at Melbourne Park in the Open era.
TENNIS
Feb 14, 2016
Doi falls to Venus in Taiwan final
Misaki Doi failed to earn her second title on the WTA tour on Sunday, when she lost the final of the Taiwan Open to former world No. 1 Venus Williams.
TENNIS
Feb 13, 2016
Doi, Venus reach Taiwan Open final
Misaki Doi will have a shot at her second WTA title on Sunday, when she faces top seed and former world No. 1 Venus Williams in the Taiwan Open final.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Dec 7, 2015
Japanese probe fires thrusters in second bid to enter Venus orbit
The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency made a second attempt Monday morning to put the Akatsuki probe into orbit around Venus, five years after a problem with the main engine thwarted the first try.
Japan Times
TENNIS
Oct 2, 2015
Venus reaches 77th career final
Former world No. 1 Venus Williams fought back from a set down to see off Italy's Roberto Vinci 5-7, 6-2, 7-6 (7-4) and make the final of the Wuhan Open on Friday.
Japan Times
TENNIS
Mar 31, 2015
Nishikori stays hot in Miami
World No. 5 Kei Nishikori cruised to a 6-2, 6-2 victory over Serbia's Viktor Troicki in the third round of the Miami Open on Monday.
Japan Times
TENNIS
Feb 27, 2015
Nishikori marches into semifinals
Kei Nishikori advanced to the semifinals of the Mexico Open on Thursday with a 6-4, 6-4 quarterfinal victory over Ukraines's Alexandr Dolgopolov.
Japan Times
TENNIS
Feb 26, 2015
Nishikori rolls into quarters
World No. 5 Kei Nishikori reached the quarterfinals of the Mexico Open on Wednesday with a comfortable straight-sets win over Taiwan's Lu Yen-hsun.

Longform

A statue of "Dragon Ball" character Goku stands outside the offices of Bandai Namco in Tokyo. The figure is now as recognizable as such characters as Mickey Mouse and Spider-Man.
Akira Toriyama's gift to the world