Suzuki said the BOJ's massive stimulus programme was helping cushion the economic blow from the pandemic, with the benefits of ultra-loose policy still exceeding the costs. But the strain on financial ... ( read original story ...)
Rescuers search for worker in Yokohama tank
A search is underway for a construction worker who is believed to have fallen into a huge disused underground tank in the city of Yokohama, near Tokyo. ( read original story ...)
Tomatoes? A scrunchie? Japan perplexed by Osaka World Expo logo
Design comprises an imperfect ring made up of a dozen bouncing red blobs – some with googly eyes ... ( read original story ...)
Naomi Osaka withdraws from WTA semifinal over Blake shooting
Tennis star Naomi Osaka will not play in her semifinal match at the Cincinnati Masters in response to the shooting of Jacob Blake and other Black people in the US by police, she said in a statement po ... ( read original story ...)
Naomi Osaka was 2 matches away from winning a tournament but dropped out at the last minute in protest of police violence
Naomi Osaka is the latest athlete to take a stand against police violence in America. The fourth-ranked tennis superstar has dropped out of the Western & Southern Open in Cincinnati, Ohio, in protest ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Unveils Transparent Public Toilets That Still Provide Privacy
In an effort to show the cleanliness and availability of a public bathroom, bathrooms with transparent walls have been created. ( read original story ...)
Tennis star Naomi Osaka says she won’t play in Western & Southern Open semifinal; tournament taking Thursday off
Hours after Naomi Osaka said she would not be playing in her semifinal, the Western & Southern Open announced the tournament was taking Thursday off. ( read original story ...)
Naomi Osaka leaves WTA tournament over Blake shooting
Japanese tennis star Naomi Osaka has pulled out of a major tennis tournament in New York in a protest over the police shooting of Jacob Blake. "As a black woman I feel as though there are much more ... ( read original story ...)
Naomi Osaka pulls out of Western & Southern semi in protest at racial injustice
Naomi Osaka has joined the wave of strikes across the major US sports leagues by withdrawing from her semi-final at the Western & Southern Open ... ( read original story ...)
Osaka withdraws in protest; W&S put on hold Thursday
NEW YORK (AP) Fourth-seeded Naomi Osaka reached the semifinals of the Western & Southern Open on Wednesday and withdrew a few hours later in a call for racial justice, drawing quick support from other ... ( read original story ...)
Naomi Osaka Won’t Play in WTA Semifinal Over Blake Shooting
Naomi Osaka will not play in her semifinal match at the Cincinnati Masters in response to the shooting of Jacob Blake and other Black people in the U.S. by police, she said in a statement posted on ... ( read original story ...)
Joining wave of athlete protests, tennis star Naomi Osaka won’t play in Western & Southern Open semifinal
"If I can get a conversation started in a majority white sport I consider that a step in the right direction," former world No. 1 Naomi Osaka said. ( read original story ...)
Osaka battles back to reach semis, Konta advances
Naomi Osaka battled back from a set down to defeat Anett Kontaveit 4-6 6-2 7-5 on Wednesday and reach the Western & Southern Open semi-finals for the first time while British number one Johanna Konta ... ( read original story ...)
Osaka pulls out of Southern & Western Open to protest racial injustice
Naomi Osaka said she has pulled out of the semi-finals of the Southern & Western Open tennis tournament in protest at racial injustice. ( read original story ...)
Osaka Withdraws From W&S in Call for Justice
Naomi Osaka reached semifinals of the Western & Southern Open, then withdrew from the tournament in a call for racial justice. ( read original story ...)
Naomi Osaka Withdraws From WTA Semi-final Over Blake Shooting
Japan's Naomi Osaka withdrew from her WTA Western & Southern Open semi-final match Thursday in New York to protest the police shooting of an unarmed black man in Wisconsin. Osaka, a two-time Grand ... ( read original story ...)