Jaguar Land Rover awaits news of 1,200 cars aboard beached ship

Last Updated: Wednesday, January 7, 2015, 01:31

Jaguar Land Rover said on Tuesday it was awaiting word on the fate of 1,200 luxury vehicles aboard a 51,000-tonne car transporter ship that has run aground in the English Channel.

Formation site of giant planetary system discovered

Last Updated: Saturday, January 18, 2014, 10:45

A team of astronomers has obtained proof of formation of a giant planetary system around a young star by the observations with the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA).

Seven killed in avalanche in Japan

Last Updated: Saturday, November 23, 2013, 15:39

Seven skiers and mountain climbers were killed in an avalanche Saturday on the snowy North Alps mountain range in Japan`s Toyama prefecture.

Manchester United held to 2-2 draw by Cerezo Osaka

Last Updated: Saturday, July 27, 2013, 14:37

Manchester United equalised with the last kick of the game to draw 2-2 with Cerezo Osaka as their pre-season Asia tour nears completion.

Man U unveils `bolder` new away kit at Osaka castle

Last Updated: Friday, July 26, 2013, 16:24

Premier League Champions Manchester United have unveiled their new away kit, which will have the gingham used on last season`s home shirt intact with a bigger, bolder design, in the grounds of Osaka castle, in the presence of manager David Moyes, players and hometown boy Shinji Kagawa.

Japanese Mayor`s meeting with 2 former sex slaves cancelled

Last Updated: Friday, May 24, 2013, 13:45

Two South Korean women who were forced to serve as wartime sex slaves cancelled a scheduled meeting on Friday with Toru Hashimoto, Mayor of Osaka, a Japanese city, saying it is "worthless”.

Osaka mayor claims nuclear arms abolition ‘impossible`

Last Updated: Monday, November 12, 2012, 13:13

Japan’s outspoken mayor of Osaka Toru Hashimoto said that it is impossible to abolish nuclear weapons and that Japan is ‘peace-addicted’.

Japanese held over `mass murder` threat on Osaka website

Last Updated: Monday, August 27, 2012, 19:36

Masaki Kitamura in Osaka has been arrested for allegedly posting a message online that said he intended to ‘perpetrate mass murder’.

Shigetomo wins Osaka women`s marathon

Last Updated: Sunday, January 29, 2012, 18:12

Japan`s Risa Shigetomo boosted her chances of going to the London Olympics by winning the Osaka International Women`s Marathon on Sunday.

Soon, E-book prototype to let readers turn pages

Last Updated: Sunday, January 8, 2012, 12:52

A new e-reader prototype device called ‘Paranga’ allows users to physically turn pages, just like they would do in an actual book.

Tokyo, Osaka to merge to create world's No.3 exchange

Last Updated: Tuesday, November 22, 2011, 09:44

The Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE) and Osaka Securities Exchange Co Ltd (OSE) said on Tuesday they would merge to cope with sluggish market conditions in Japan and build scale amid a flurry of consolidation amid global rivals.

Bengali film on social networks headed for Osaka film fest

Last Updated: Tuesday, February 1, 2011, 18:14

As social networking sites have become the talking point among the youth worldwide, films on the subject are but a natural spin-off like the Facebook tale `The Social Network` which has swept honours at the Golden Globe.