READ FULL ARTICLE The 23-year-old Osaka was born in Japan, where her mother is from, and has lived in the United States since the age of three. Osaka’s father, Leonard Francois, is from the Jacmel ... ( read original story ...)
Naomi Osaka Stands With Quake-hit Haiti, Pledges Tournament Prize Money For Relief
A 7.2 magnitude earthquake hit Haiti on Saturday, killing over 300 people. Haiti Prime Minister Ariel Henry has declared a month-long emergency. ( read original story ...)
Naomi Osaka pledges support for Haiti earthquake relief
Osaka, whose father is Haitian, said she would donate her prize money from the upcoming Western & Southern Open to help people affected by Saturday's magnitude-7.2 earthquake. ( read original story ...)
Torrential rain in Japan causes more floods, mudslides
Torrential rain has triggered a mudslide and more floods across Japan, leaving three people presumed dead and forcing the evacuation of dozens of residents ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Suga pledges not to wage war again as ministers visit controversial shrine
Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga pledged on Sunday that the country would not wage war again, making the vow on the anniversary of the end of World War Two as members of his cabinet visited a ... ( read original story ...)
Torrential rain lashes Japan, three feared dead after landslide
TAKEO, Japan (Reuters) -Torrential rain lashed much of Japan on Sunday, submerging roads and buildings in the western part of the country, while three people were feared dead after a landslide in ... ( read original story ...)
S.Korea’s Moon says open to dialogue with Japan despite history feuds
South Korean President Moon Jae-in said on Sunday that his government remained open to dialogue with Japan to step up cooperation while seeking to resolve historical rows that had long frayed ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Braces For More Rain After Floods, Landslides
Japan braced for further downpours on Sunday as rescuers sifted through flood and landslide damage after record rain that left at least three dead. Residents returned to check on their mud-covered ... ( read original story ...)
Film shows hidden WWII history of Japanese immigrants’ displacement from Brazil port city
A documentary film honing in on a 1943 incident where Japanese immigrants were forced to leave the port city Santos in Brazil's Sao Paulo -- ... ( read original story ...)
Japan and South Korea Tensions Flare on War-End Anniversary
South Korean President Moon Jae-in left the door open for talks with Japan in a speech marking his neighbor’s World War II surrender as several Japanese cabinet members visited a war-linked shrine ... ( read original story ...)
Osaka plans to help out Haiti earthquake relief efforts
Naomi Osaka says she is going to give all her proceeds from the WTA Tour's upcoming Cincinnati event to the earthquake victims in Haiti which was rocked by a devastating 7.2-magnitude quake on ... ( read original story ...)
Noami Osaka to Donate Prize Money to Haitian Earthquake Relief Efforts
Naomi Osaka announced her pledge in response to the 7.2-magnitude quake that struck Haiti, her father's country, killing at least 304 people and injuring hundreds. ( read original story ...)
Naomi Osaka Pledges Prize Money From Cincinnati Open to Haiti Relief Efforts
Naomi Osaka will be competing in the Cincinnati Open this week and plans to donate her prize money to the Haiti earthquake relief effort. ( read original story ...)
Tennis star Naomi Osaka pledges support for Haiti earthquake relief
Tennis star Naomi Osaka pledged her support for relief efforts in Haiti on Saturday following a deadly earthquake in the Caribbean ... ( read original story ...)
Naomi Osaka to donate Western and Southern Open prize money to Haitian earthquake relief
Naomi Osaka, whose father is Haitian, commits to giving all her prize money from the Western and Southern Open to relief efforts in the country after a magnitude-7.2 earthquake killed more than 300 ... ( read original story ...)
7.2 Magnitude Earthquake In Haiti Kills More Than 300, Naomi Osaka Pledges To Donate To Relief Efforts
Haiti Saturday morning. The epicentre of Saturday's quake was about 12km (7.5 miles) from the town of Saint-Louis du Sud, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) said. The tremor was felt in the densely ... ( read original story ...)