Everything you need to know about Sato: news, reviews, in-depth analysis, opinion and more
Everything you need to know about Sato: news, reviews, in-depth analysis, opinion and more
Chennai, May 31 (IANS) Vijayant Malik caused a flutter as he ousted top seed N Sriram Balaji 7-6 (5), 7-6 (6) to set up a title clash with Prajnesh Gunneswaran who overcame Karunuday Singh 7-5, 7-5, in the MPTA ITF Men's Futures tennis tournament here Friday.
Chennai, May 30 (IANS) Karunuday Singh scored a shock 6-2, 6-3 win over second seed Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan en route to the singles semi-finals of the MPTA ITF Men's Futures tennis tournament here Thursday.
Chennai, May 29 (IANS) Prajnesh Gunneswaran upset the fifth seed Keith Patrick Crowley of South Africa 6-2, 6-4, while the top two seeds Sriram Balaji and Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan also progressed to the third round of the MPTA ITF Men's Futures tennis tournament here Wednesday.
Chennai, May 27 (IANS) Prajnesh Gunneswaran got the better of Jui-Chen Hung of Taipei 6-4, 5-7, 7-6(2) in a men's singles first round match of the MPTA ITF Men's Futures Tennis Championship here Monday.
Tokyo, Apr. 22 (ANI): Five professional Japanese chess, shogi, players have lost to computer programmes in a public competition.
Tokyo, Apr. 1 (ANI): A computer programmed to play Japanese chess 'shogi' defeated an active professional player in a public match for the first time ever on Saturday.
Tokyo, Sep 19 (IANS) China Masters Super Series semi-finalists P.V. Sindhu and Ajay Jayaram advanced to the second round of their respective events here at the Japan Open Super Series Wednesday.
Tokyo, Sep 18 (IANS) India's B. Sai Praneeth qualified for the main draw of the men's singles at the Japan Open Superseries here Tuesday.
Can't wake up? Me neither. Luckily, Takuya Sato is working to solve our problems. The inventor first came to my attention with a brilliant Japanese app called MorningBomb. You download it to your phone, set the time that you want to be out of the house, and then go to sleep.
Tokyo, Aug. 26 (ANI): The Fukushima Prefectural Government in Japan has begun checking bags of rice for radiation.
Tokyo, Aug. 26 (ANI): Jin Sato, the mayor of Minamisanriku in Japan's Miyagi Prefecture, is facing a police probe into whether he is responsible for the death of 41 town officials, who were in the crisis management building, when it was engulfed by the tsunami on March 11, 2011.
New Delhi, Aug 6 (IANS) World premieres, screenings and celebrity discussions coupled with a healthy dose of entertainment - the 12th Osian's Cinefan Film Festival, which came to a glitzy end Sunday, was a perfect treat for movie buffs looking to learn about Indian and world cinema.
New Delhi, Aug 5 (IANS) The Ajay Behl-directed "BA Pass" was named best film in the Indian competition category of the 12th Osian Cinefan Film Festival, while actor Shadab Kamal, who played a gigolo in the film, won the best actor award as the 10-day event concluded Sunday.
Washington, May 6 (IANS) A doorknob that knows whether to lock or unlock based on how it is grasped, a smartphone that silences itself if the user holds a finger on her lips are among the many potential applications of 'Touche', a new sensing technique.
Washington, May 4 (ANI): How about a doorknob that knows whether to lock or unlock based on how it is grasped, a smartphone that silences itself if the user holds a finger to her lips and a chair that adjusts room lighting based on recognizing if a user is reclining or leaning forward?
New Delhi, April 26 (IANS) It was a day to forget for the Indian contingent with Neha Pandit, Tarun Kona-Ashwini Ponnappa and Manish Gupta-Gaurav Venkat all losing their pre-quarterfinal matches in the Indian Open badminton 2012 here Thursday.
London, April 17 (IANS) Actor Leonardo DiCaprio is set to star in and produce movie "Live By Night" based on Dennis Lehane's new novel of the same name.
Astana (Kazakhstan), April 11 (IANS) Teenage boxer Shiva Thapa and Sumit Sangwan qualified for the 2012 Olympics by entering the finals of the 56 kg and 81 kg category at the Asian Olympic qualifying event here Wednesday, taking to seven the overall Olympic spots tally from the sport.
Astana (Kazakhstan), April 11 (IANS) Teenage boxer Shiva Thapa qualified for the 2012 Olympics by entering the final of the 56 kg category at the Asian Olympic qualifying event here Wednesday, becoming the youngest Indian to do so.
Astana (Kazakhstan), April 11 (IANS) Teenage boxer Shiva Thapa qualified for the 2012 Olympics by entering the final of the 56 kg category at the Asian Olympic qualifying event here Wednesday, becoming the youngest Indian to do so. Vijender Singh, who has also qualified for the London event, lost his semifinal bout in the 76 kg.
Astana (Kazakhstan), April 9 (IANS) Teenage boxer Shiva Thapa humbled Athens Olympics silver medallist Worapoj Petchkoon of Thailand to enter the semifinals of the 56 kg category at the Asian Olympic qualifying event here Monday. The Indian is now one step away from making the London Games.
Surat, Mar 17 (ANI): Traders in Surat city have urged the government to take adequate steps to prevent the smuggling of Chinese garlic in Gujarat, as it is affecting their business adversely.
Surat, Mar 17 (ANI): Traders in Surat city have urged the government to take adequate steps to prevent the smuggling of Chinese garlic in Gujarat, as it is affecting their business adversely.
Sydney, Feb 23 (ANI): A Japanese construction firm is planning to take tourists to space in an elevator that stretches a quarter of the way to the moon.
Sydney, Feb 23 (ANI): A Japanese construction firm is planning to take tourists to space in an elevator that stretches a quarter of the way to the moon.
Tokyo, Dec 25 (ANI): The Japanese government is planning to relax its decades-old restriction on weapons exports, a move that would help the nation's participation in future multinational arms development projects.
Washington, Dec 9 (ANI): Earth's paleoclimate records have pointed out that Earth might face rapid climatic changes, including considerable rise in sea level among other catastrophes, this century if the global warming is not put to halt, a NASA researcher has revealed.
Tokyo, Nov 30 (ANI): The Japanese government has ordered a ban on the shipment of rice harvested in two more districts in Fukushima Prefecture after dangerously high levels of radioactive cesium were detected.
Siliguri (West Bengal), Nov.10 (ANI): The 'Eastern Mountain Safari' a car rally began in Siliguri, West Bengal, on Thursday.
Washington, Sept 16 (ANI): Three International Space Station crew members safely returned to Earth today, wrapping up a six-month mission of research and exploration.
Washington, Sept 14 (ANI): Japan is planning to develop floating wind turbines to use in deepwater off its tsunami-stricken northern Pacific coast as it rethinks energy sources after the Fukushima nuclear disaster.
London, Sept 5 (ANI): A team of scientists has for the first time identified and grown human colon stem cells in a lab-plate.
Washington, Aug 30 (ANI): There are concerns that the International Space Station (ISS) could be temporarily abandoned by November after the crash of a rocket carrying an unmanned vehicle.
Tokyo, Aug 28 (ANI): Japanese Government has warned that the areas around the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant could remain uninhabitable for about 20 years.
Tokyo, Aug 23(ANI): A Japanese diving instructor, Hishashi Koze, managed to survive in shark- infested seawaters by swimming 20 miles to the shore in 24 hours, after being abandoned by boatmen who has presumed him to be dead.
Tokyo, Aug 17 (ANI): Nearly half of 1149 children tested in Japan's Fukushima prefecture have radioactive iodine in their thyroid glands, but have no chances of developing thyroid cancer, a report has revealed.
London, July 18 (ANI): A 'Futuristic Circular Flying Object' has been built by a Japanese developer for search and rescue operations, specifically to fly in and out of buildings weakened by earthquakes or other natural disasters.
London, July 1 (ANI): A sex doll maker has invented a robot that can open its mouth, cough, sneeze and talk just like a human, for young dentists to train on.
London, June 7 (ANI): A Japanese astronaut plans to harvest cucumbers on board the International Space Station.
Washington, May 22 (ANI): Want to know the secret of successful online dating? Try these tips by Harvard math majors.
London, May 19 (ANI): A British psychologist has sparked an international race row with his research claiming that black women are less attractive than others.
Lagos, May 12 (ANI): A new study has shed light on the types of things women and men lie about.
Tokyo, Apr 23 (ANI): The Fukushima 50 emergency nuclear plant workers trying to control the situation in the earthquake-cum-tsunami hit plant in Japan, have reportedly accused the government of inconsistent handling of data in relation to radiation exposure.
Tokyo, Apr 22 (ANI): Fukushima Governor Yuhei Sato has said Tokyo Electric Power Corporation (TEPCO) would never be allowed to resume its operations at the earthquake-cum-tsunami hit Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant.
Tokyo, Apr 21 (ANI): Japanese Prime Minister, Naoto Kan, has declared the 20 kilometer evacuation area around the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant a legal no-entry zone.
London, April 20 (ANI): The pattern of childbirth, long thought to be a unique feature to humans - the arrival of the baby facing backwards relative to its mother - has now been discovered in chimpanzees.
Dubai, Apr 17(ANI): The International Cricket Council (ICC) today announced the 14-man squads for the six teams - Nigeria, Japan, Norway, Germany, Kuwait and Botswana - participating in the World Cricket League Division 7 (WCL Div. 7) next month in Botswana.
Tokyo, Apr 17 (ANI): Japan is likely to announce a timeline for resolving the nuclear emergency at the crippled Fukushima nuclear power plant.
Tokyo, Apr 3 (ANI): Fukushima Governor Yuhei Sato has criticized the government's Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency for its late release of radioactivity data related to local farm produce shipments, which have been partly restricted amid the ongoing nuclear crisis in Japan.
Washington, Feb 26 (ANI): UCSF neuroscientists have discovered that teenage male songbirds, still working to perfect their song, perform better in the presence of a female bird.
London, Feb 11 (ANI): Scientists have come up with a new treatment for parasitic skin disease - heat therapy.
London, Jan 17 (ANI): UK researchers have found that handsome men and beautiful women tend to be cleverer.
London, Dec 1 (ANI): There are times when one might put their foot in their mouth, but for evolutionary psychologist Satoshi Kanazawa, the expression doesn't even begin to cover it.
Melbourne, Nov 29 (ANI): A new study has shown that attractive couples are more likely to have daughters as compared to plainer parents.
Sydney, August 2 (ANI): It's time to stop stashing cosmetics in your handbag - now moisturize your skin while you drive.
Bangalore, June 27(ANI): Ace Indian shuttler Saina Nehwal's coach Pullela Gopichand on Sunday termed her hat-trick of Super Series titles as a phenomenal achievement.
Hyderabad, June 20(ANI): Ace Indian shuttler Saina Nehwal's father on Sunday said that her Indonesian Open title win was the result of her immense hard work and determination.
Jakarta, (Indonesia), June 27 (ANI): Indian badminton star Saina Nehwal won the third Super Series title in a row by registering a thumping victory in Indonesian Open final on Sunday.
New Delhi, June 8 (ANI): Greenpeace activists demanded justice for whales and their most vocal defenders, the Japanese activists Junichi Sato and Toru Suzuki, popularly known as the Tokyo Two, on World Oceans Day in New Delhi on Tuesday.
Washington, Apr 27 (ANI): Brown or half-milled rice may reduce the risk of heart disease and high blood pressure by interfering with a protein linked to those conditions, suggests a new study by researchers at the Cardiovascular Research Center and Department of Physiology at Temple University School of Medicine.
Washington, March 16 (ANI): In a new study, an experimental oral drug successfully lowered blood sugar levels and inflammation in mice with Type 2 diabetes.
London, Mar 1 (ANI): Men with higher IQs are less likely to cheat on their wives, concludes a new study.
Washington, Feb 27 (ANI): A new study suggests intelligent people display social values and religious and political preferences that are novel to the human species in evolutionary history.
Washington, Feb 25 (ANI): Intelligent people have "unnatural" preferences and values that are novel in human evolutionary history, suggests a new study.
Washington, December 17 (ANI): A team of astronomers has captured the first direct image of a young binary star system.
Lahore, Oct. 16 (ANI): The local Taliban of Pakistan's Orakzai Agency has announced the imposition of sharia, which restricts men from shaving their beard and women from leaving their houses without a Hijab.
Washington, Sept 29 (ANI): Scientists from University of Colorado have revealed that inhaling measles vaccine can be more effective in combating the disease that causes 197,000 deaths each year globally.
New Delhi, Sep 25 (ANI): An all-woman IAF mountaineering team of 20 officers is currently undertaking several expeditions to prepare them to endure the physical and mental challenges that have to be conquered first before undertaking the ultimate challenge of scaling the Mt. Everest (8848M) in 2011.
London, September 20 (ANI): Young offenders who mess with the law may have difficulty interpreting social cues in others, says a Japanese study.
Peshawar, Sep 8 (ANI): Six extremists were killed in the shelling by Pakistani gunship helicopters in various areas of Orakzai Agency.
Washington, September 3 (ANI): A team of astronomers from the University of Hawaii has discovered a giant galaxy surrounding the most distant supermassive black hole ever found.
Washington, Aug 25 (ANI): Employees who are invigorated and dedicated have a happier home life, according to a new Kansas State University study.
Washington, Aug 19 (ANI): Scientists in the U.S. have discovered that a specific protein on the surface of a common bacterial pathogen allows the bacteria to leave the bloodstream and enter the brain, initiating the deadly infection known as meningitis.
New Delhi, June 5 (ANI): Japan will soon have cola flavoured with green tea or basil.
Melbourne, June 3 (ANI): Nintendo has unveiled the Wii Vitality Sensor - a pulse sensor that can measure stress levels.
Bangalore, June 1 (IANS) When Japanese homemaker Tomoko Matsuda, a resident of India's IT hub Bangalore, performed the 'mudras' of Bharatanatyam to perfection in a packed auditorium at a college here, the audience shouted for an encore.
Washington, May 20 (ANI): Individuals with increased levels of cardiorespiratory fitness have a lower risk of all-cause death and coronary heart disease and cardiovascular disease, says a new study.
Washington, April 29 (ANI): A new study has suggested that animals heavier than 41 kilograms with wingspans greater than 16.7 feet wouldn't be able to flap fast enough to stay aloft, which indicates that giant Pterosaurs couldn't fly.
Tokyo, March 30 (DPA) The shock of the collapse of America's Lehman Brothers' investment bank last September sent waves across the world and helped to sink the lives of ordinary Japanese like Satoru Todo.
London, Dec 22 (ANI): Japan had asked the United States to use nuclear missiles against China in the event of a conflict breaking out in the region, according to documents declassified by the Japanese Government.
Washington, Dec 15 (IANS) Scientists edged closer to mending broken hearts by identifying a molecule that greatly improves its functioning after its muscles have been scarred in an attack.
Tokyo, Dec 9 (DPA) Members of the environmental group Greenpeace Tuesday launched a major anti-whaling campaign in Japan in protest against the arrest of two activists who investigated corruption in the country's whaling industry.
Chennai, Nov 16 (IANS) Aditya Patel finished sixth in the season-ending Formula BMW Pacific race that was run as part of the 55th Macau Grand Prix programme at the Guia street circuit in Macau Sunday.
Pune, Nov 2 (IANS) Saina Nehwal Sunday became world junior badminton champion, the first Indian to do so, beating Japan's Sayako Sato, 21-9, 21-18 in the final here.
London, October 2 (ANI): A new research has claimed that pterodactyls, ancient reptiles that could grow to the size of small aeroplanes, were too heavy to fly, even with their massive wings.
London, October 2 (ANI): A new research has claimed that pterodactyls, ancient reptiles that could grow to the size of small aeroplanes, were too heavy to fly, even with their massive wings.
Washington, August 20 (ANI): UC Riverside researchers have devised a way to grow human embryonic stem cells in the lab without using animal derived materials, bringing the use of embryonic stem cells for medical purposes closer to reality.
London, July 17 (ANI): Japanese gaming firm Nintendo, manufacturers of Wii gaming console is set to launch a Wii music game along with a new motion sensor controller.
The Japan's Davis cup team saved themselves from the disgrace of facing a complete whitewash as they got their act together
The 'Indian Express' duo of Leander Paes and Mahesh Bhupathi must have got some off-field differences but when it comes
India's ace shuttler Chetan Anand's dream of clinching his first Grand Prix title was turned into pieces as he despondently
Britain's Lewis Hamilton grabbed the pole position in the season-opener Australian Grand Prix edging out defending and world champion Kimmi
India's top ranked and ace women's shuttler Saina Nehwal started off her Swiss Open campaign in style as she spanked her Canadian opponent
After blanking Pakistan in the opening round, Indian shuttlers had a miserable outing against formidable Japan in the next round as they
