William Pesek is an award-winning Tokyo-based journalist and author of "Japanization: What the World Can Learn from Japan's Lost Decades." If Yoshihide Suga is paying attention, here is how Japan's ... ( read original story ...)
The Olympics face a shortage of doctors in Japan due to pandemic
Opinion polls consistently show a majority against holding the games. Japan's business leaders, including SoftBank Group Corp.'s billionaire founder Masayoshi Son, have called for the event to be ... ( read original story ...)
Tom Brady Launches New NFT Platform with Japanese Tennis Star Naomi Osaka
Tom Brady has launched a new NFT Platform called ‘Autograph’, together with Japanese tennis star Naomi Osaka to facilitate digital ownership of sports memorabilia by sports fans, making use of the ... ( read original story ...)
Will Japan become a hub for Russia and China to evade sanctions?
The Diplomat – Despite being a close ally to the United States and the other Group of Seven members, Japan implements sanctions comparatively sparingly toward China and Russia. Now that the G7 has ... ( read original story ...)
US OPEN 2021: Osaka begins title defense in Slam return
FILE - Naomi Osaka, of Japan, hits the ball to Cori Gauff during the Western & Southern Open tennis tournament in Mason, Ohio, in this Wednesday, Aug. 18, 2021, file photo. Osaka is seeded for the U.S ... ( read original story ...)
Osaka aims for treble
Defending champion Naomi Osaka seeks her third US Open title in four tries at the year’s final Grand Slam with top-ranked Wimbledon winner Ashleigh Barty leading a host of rivals. What’s uncertain is ... ( read original story ...)
Marie Bouzkova vs Naomi Osaka Odds, Prediction and Betting Trends for US Open Women’s Match
Naomi Osaka is 1-0 all-time in one head-to-head matchup against Marie Bouzkova. - Bouzkova lost in the first round of the 2020 US Open. - Naomi Osaka won the 2020 US Open. Sign up for FanDuel ... ( read original story ...)
Osaka Faces Big Questions, Seeks Major Muse in US Open Defense
Naomi Osaka launches defense of her US Open title on Monday night, conceding she's short on match play and facing some significant questions. Photo credit: Jennifer Pottheiser/US Open Music is ... ( read original story ...)
Short on match practice, Osaka says she’s pretty happy going into US Open
Leg-spinner Yuzvendra Chahal's maiden six-wicket for India as the hosts beat England by 75 runs in the third and final Twenty20 International ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Paralympics: Great Britain secure improbable wheelchair rugby gold with thrilling victory over US
Tokyo Paralympics: What do the swimming S codes mean Paralympic ... This Murderball may be macho business but it’s long been a mixed sport, though Great Britain’s Kylie Grimes is the first woman to ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Paralympics day five: GB gold in wheelchair rugby, plus athletics – live!
The action continues in Tokyo on another busy day of sport. Join our team of writers ... ( read original story ...)
Soccer: S-Pulse hold resurgent Grampus to 1-1 draw
TOYOTA, Aichi (Kyodo) -- Thiago Santana netted a 74th-minute equalizer as Shimizu S-Pulse secured a 1-1 draw away to Nagoya Grampus, who saw their three-game run of wins with clean sheets come to ... ( read original story ...)
Nagoya Mayor to Get No Pay for 3 Months after Medal-Biting
Nagoya Mayor Takashi Kawamura indicated Monday that he will not get his paycheck for three months, totaling 1.5 million yen, after an incident in which he bit a Tokyo Olympian's gold medal and also ... ( read original story ...)
2021 U.S. Open women’s odds, top picks, predictions: Tennis expert avoiding Naomi Osaka in best bets
One is the top-line battle between Ashleigh Barty and Naomi Osaka. Barty is currently the No. 1 player in the world, and she is now the betting favorite in the tournament with +350 odds at Caesars ... ( read original story ...)
Short on match practice, Naomi Osaka says she’s pretty happy going into US Open
NEW YORK: World No. 3 and defending champion, Naomi Osaka of Japan, has said that despite not having played many matches in the last few months, she was feeling "pretty happy" going into the US Open, ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Paralympics: Ireland star Jason Smyth wins sixth gold medal as he edges out Algeria’s Skander Djamil Athmani.
Irish sprint star Jason Smyth eases into the T13 100m final at the Paralympics after clocking 10.74 seconds in his heat. ( read original story ...)