Billie Jean King tells USA TODAY Sports Naomi Osaka is demonstrating great leadership: "She is speaking from her heart and her mind. It's inspiring.'' ... ( read original story ...)
US Open 2020: Karolina Pliskova loses but Naomi Osaka advances
Top seed Karolina Pliskova is knocked out of the US Open in the second round with a heavy defeat by France's Caroline Garcia. ( read original story ...)
Nissan’s Ghosn gone, American Kelly faces Japan trial alone
His boss Carlos Ghosn escaped financial misconduct charges by fleeing the country, but another former Nissan executive is still awaiting trial in Japan: Greg Kelly ... ( read original story ...)
Japan coastguard finds second person in search for crew of capsized cattle ship
Rescuers are searching for more than 40 crew on ship carrying 6,000 cattle that went down en route from New Zealand to China ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Suga Jumps in Popularity, Tops Favourability Poll for Next PM
Japan's Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga is now the most preferred candidate among the public to become the next prime minister, surging in popularity after he entered his party's leadership ... ( read original story ...)
No Sign of Crew Missing Near Japan After Cattle Ship Capsizes in Storm
A Filipino crew member believed to be onboard Gulf Livestock 1, a cargo ship carrying livestock and dozens of crew members that went missing after issuing a distress signal due to ... ( read original story ...)
Typhoon Haishen intensifies, poised to become a super typhoon and strike Japan and South Korea
Korea and Japan are stuck in a storm track that won't budge, with typhoon after typhoon slamming parts of each nation on a near-weekly basis. ( read original story ...)
How Abe’s right-hand man made his play for Japan’s top job
In the days leading up to Shinzo Abe's surprise resignation last month as rumors of his ill health swirled in Japan, the prime minister's right-hand man, Yoshihide Suga, was courting a ruling party ... ( read original story ...)
Cattle ship capsized in storm off Japan, rescued crewman says
A ship carrying 43 crew and nearly 6,000 cattle from New Zealand to China capsized after losing an engine in stormy weather in the East China Sea, the only crew member rescued so far told Japan's ... ( read original story ...)
More Than 40 Crew Missing After Cattle Ship Capsizes in Storm off Japan
More than 40 crew members were missing after a ship carrying cattle from New Zealand to China capsized in stormy weather in the East China Sea, the Japanese coastguard said on Thursday. A lone crew ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Suga announces PM run with strong party backing
Japan's chief cabinet secretary Yoshihide Suga formally announced his bid to become the country's next prime minister on Wednesday, with growing party support making him the race's clear favourite. ( read original story ...)
40 cars vandalized in Yokohama parking lots
Police in Yokohama are looking for the person or persons responsible for vandalizing about 40 cars in two parking lots at the end of August. Police said the cars were damaged in the parking lots of a ... ( read original story ...)
California Man Pleads Guilty in $722 Million Crypto Fraud Plot
A California man pleaded guilty to a cryptocurrency mining fraud of at least $722 million that prosecutors said amounted to a “high-tech Ponzi scheme.” ... ( read original story ...)
Naomi Osaka leads charge for change at U.S. Open: ‘I don’t feel like I’m being brave’
Billie Jean King tells USA TODAY Sports Naomi Osaka is demonstrating great leadership: "She is speaking from her heart and her mind. It's inspiring.'' ... ( read original story ...)
Typhoon Haishen intensifies, poised to hit Japan and Korea just days after another damaging storm
Korea and Japan are stuck in a storm track that won't budge, with typhoon after typhoon slamming parts of each nation on a near-weekly basis. ( read original story ...)
The Crypto-Dollar Surge and the American Opportunity
The U.S. has much to gain from being the steward of a politically neutral payments technology, even if it means giving up power over the financial system. ( read original story ...)