Announcement USA news: JAPAN 4 articles, created at 2016-10-03 00:29 1 ‘Igme’ leaves but 2 storms seen TYPHOON “Igme” (international name: Chaba), w hich threatens to hit Japan early this w eek, is too far aw ay to directly affect the country, according to the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and 2016-10-02 15:18 1KB newsinfo.inquirer.net 2 NASCAR XFINITY-Drive Sober 200 Results 1. (5) Daniel Suarez, Toyota, 200 laps, 149.7 rating, 45 points. 2. (7) Ty Dillon, Chevrolet, 200, 109.8, 39. 3. (6) Justin Allgaier, Chevrolet, 200, 120.8, ... 2016-10-02 13:35 3KB www.dailymail.co.uk 3 Motor racing-Vettel given Japan grid penalty for spinning Rosberg By Abhishek Takle SEPANG, Malaysia, Oct 2 (Reuters) - Sebastian Vettel w ill drop three places in next w eek's Japanese Grand Prix as punishment for tipping ch... 2016-10-02 11:18 2KB www.dailymail.co.uk 4 Inside Japan's abandoned Western Village theme park that remains frozen in time In Nikko, Japan, there is a multi-million dollar theme park featuring replicas of Clint Eastw ood and Mount Rushmore. It's been abandoned since 2007 and now resembles the set of horror film Westw orld. 2016-10-02 11:05 3KB www.dailymail.co.uk Articles USA news: JAPAN 4 articles, created at 2016-10-03 00:29 1 /4 ‘Igme’ leaves but 2 storms seen TYPHOON “Igme” (international name: Chaba), which threatens to hit Japan early this week, is too far away to directly affect the country, according to the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa). The typhoon was packing winds of 150 kph and gusts up to 185 kph as of yesterday but continued to intensify, weather forecaster Aldczar Aurelio said. Igme grazed the country’s northernmost border over the weekend on its way to Japan. Pagasa is eyeing two simultaneous weather disturbances later this week that may bring rains over Luzon and the Visayas. In its weekly outlook, Pagasa said a low pressure area may form over the West Philippine Sea and a tropical cyclone may form over the East Philippine Sea by Tuesday. The weather disturbances may bring light to moderate rains and isolated rainshowers over Mimaropa, Ilocos and Bicol, and the Visayas until Wednesday. 2016-10-02 15:18 Dona Z newsinfo.inquirer.net 2 /4 NASCAR XFINITY-Drive Sober 200 Results 1. (5) Daniel Suarez, Toyota, 200 laps, 149.7 rating, 45 points. 2. (7) Ty Dillon, Chevrolet, 200, 109.8, 39. 3. (6) Justin Allgaier, Chevrolet, 200, 120.8, 39. 4. (3) Ryan Blaney, Ford, 200, 109.6, 0. 5. (4) Alex Bowman, Chevrolet, 200, 115.8, 36. 6. (19) Corey Lajoie, Toyota, 200, 85.3, 36. 7. (8) Elliott Sadler, Chevrolet, 200, 104.0, 35. 8. (25) J. J. Yeley, Toyota, 200, 80.7, 33. 9. (13) Brendan Gaughan, Chevrolet, 200, 92.5, 32. 10. (22) Ryan Reed, Ford, 200, 82.2, 31. 11. (9) Darrell Wallace Jr, Ford, 200, 95.8, 30. 12. (11) Ross Chastain, Chevrolet, 199, 79.2, 29. 13. (10) Regan Smith, Chevrolet, 199, 76.5, 0. 14. (20) Blake Koch, Chevrolet, 199, 77.2, 28. 15. (12) Brennan Poole, Chevrolet, 199, 77.2, 26. 16. (1) Erik Jones, Toyota, 198, 108.6, 26. 17. (16) Brandon Jones, Chevrolet, 198, 84.7, 24. 18. (18) Ryan Preece, Chevrolet, 198, 73.5, 23. 19. (14) Ryan Sieg, Chevrolet, 198, 81.3, 22. 20. (21) Dakoda Armstrong, Toyota, 197, 54.9, 21. 21. (2) Drew Herring, Toyota, 196, 84.1, 20. 22. (17) Jeremy Clements, Chevrolet, 196, 62.3, 19. 23. (29) Mario Gosselin, Chevrolet, 196, 53.1, 18. 24. (23) Ray Black Jr, Chevrolet, 195, 59.7, 18. 25. (28) Brandon Hightower, Toyota, 194, 47.3, 16. 26. (33) Garrett Smithley, Chevrolet, 191, 54.0, 15. 27. (35) Joey Gase, Chevrolet, 191, 42.0, 14. 28. (31) David Starr, Chevrolet, 190, 51.8, 13. 29. (38) Derrike Cope, Chevrolet, 184, 39.0, 12. 30. (40) Mike Harmon, Dodge, 160, 34.7, 11. 31. (15) Justin Marks, Chevrolet, accident, 137, 60.3, 10. 32. (26) Jeff Green, Toyota, ignition, 103, 51.8, 9. 33. (24) B J McLeod, Ford, electrical, 75, 45.0, 8. 34. (34) Morgan Shepherd, Chevrolet, handling, 65, 32.8, 7. 35. (39) Matt Waltz, Chevrolet, engine, 64, 35.8, 6. 36. (32) Ryan Ellis, Ford, accident, 58, 39.0, 5. 37. (37) Jordan Anderson, Chevrolet, 57, 28.8, 0. 38. (36) Timmy Hill, Dodge, transmission, 44, 35.2, 0. 39. (30) Josh Wise, Ford, engine, 1, 25.2, 0. 40. (27) Matt DiBenedetto, Toyota, accident, 1, 23.3, 0. ___ Average Speed of Race Winner: 104.079 mph. Time of Race: 1 hour, 55 minutes, 18 seconds. Margin of Victory: 5.625 seconds. Caution Flags: 4 for 35 laps. Lead Changes: 11 among 7 drivers. Lap Leaders: E. Jones 1-9; D. Suarez 10; E. Jones 11-36; R. Black 37; E. Jones 38-56; D. Suarez 57-123; E. Sadler 124-126; B. Koch 127-141; C. Lajoie 142; D. Suarez 143-151; J. Allgaier 152-154; D. Suarez 155-200 Leaders Summary (Driver, Times Led, Laps Led): D. Suarez, 4 times for 119 laps; E. Jones, 3 times for 51 laps; B. Koch, 1 time for 14 laps; J. Allgaier, 1 time for 2 laps; E. Sadler, 1 time for 2 laps; R. Black, 1 time for 0 laps; C. Lajoie, 1 time for 0 laps. Wins: E. Jones, 4; E. Sadler, 3; J. Marks, 1; D. Suarez, 1. Top 10 in Points: 1. E. Sadler, 2050; 2. D. Suarez, 2042; 3. B. Gaughan, 2036; 4. R. Reed, 2034; 5. D. Wallace, 2034; 6. J. Allgaier, 2032; 7. B. Poole, 2031; 8. B. Koch, 2030; 9. E. Jones, 2027; 10. R. Sieg, 2025. ___ A maximum of 150 points can be attained in a race. The formula combines the following categories: Wins, Finishes, Top-15 Finishes, Average Running Position While on Lead Lap, Average Speed Under Green, Fastest Lap, Led Most Laps, Lead-Lap Finish. 2016-10-02 13:35 Associated Press www.dailymail.co.uk 3 /4 Motor racing-Vettel given Japan grid penalty for spinning Rosberg By Abhishek Takle SEPANG, Malaysia, Oct 2 (Reuters) - Sebastian Vettel will drop three places in next week's Japanese Grand Prix as punishment for tipping championship leader Nico Rosberg into a spin at the start of Sunday's Formula One race in Malaysia. The German, winner at the 5.5- km Sepang circuit last year for Ferrari, barely made it past the opening couple of corners before retiring with a broken suspension from his collision with the Mercedes. "It's a big shame," the four-times champion told television reporters before leaving the circuit early. "I think there's two things that are wrong. First, that Nico without any blame gets turned around and second that I'm standing here and the race is still going on. " Vettel, starting fifth, was jostling for position with Max Verstappen's Red Bull on the run down to the first corner, both of them chasing Rosberg, when the incident happened. Television footage showed Verstappen apparently shutting the door on Vettel before suddenly jinking away. However, onboard footage from Vettel's car indicated that he carried too much speed into the corner with the front of his car sliding wide into the side of Rosberg's Mercedes. "Well, racing him is moving around," said Vettel referring to Verstappen. "I was squeezed to the inside, I tried to avoid as much as I can but then I couldn't avoid the contact. " Verstappen, who finished second on Sunday, clashed with Vettel and his Ferrari team mate Kimi Raikkonen after they criticised his aggressive driving at the Belgian Grand Prix in August, where the trio collided at the first corner. On Sunday, the Dutchman blamed Vettel for the incident which also cost him a few places. "I braked late but I was still behind Nico and then Sebastian just dived up the inside, just went really deep," said the 19-year-old. "There was definitely no space for that and he T-boned Nico, so I had to avoid all the debris and the two cars. " Rosberg, who fell to the very back of the field and had to fight his way through to third, was a lot more succinct in his own reaction. "Oh, I just got T-boned by a four-time world champion," he said. "Out of control. " (Editing by Clare Fallon) 2016-10-02 11:18 Reuters www.dailymail.co.uk 4 /4 Inside Japan's abandoned Western Village theme park that remains frozen in time Japan, a country often associated with its serene temples and cherry blossoms, is probably the last place you'd expect to find a replica of the Wild West. But in Nikko, a city about 70 miles north of the capital Tokyo, there is a multi- million dollar theme park featuring replicas of Clint Eastwood and Mount Rushmore. The eerie attraction has been abandoned since 2007 and now looks more like the set for the 1973 horror film, Westworld, where robotic androids took over a theme park. Western Village had once been used as a film set as well as being a Wild West-inspired theme park. The attraction originally opened in the 1970s and in 1995, developers added a new section at a cost of $25million (£19.26million), which featured a replica of Mount Rushmore. In 2006, the park announced it would be closed from December 6 until late March 2007 for maintenance, but it never opened again.