Month: January 2022

I was kind of nervous, but I’m happy I was able to hold my serve in the last game," admitted Naomi Osaka after her three-set win over France’s Alize Cornet. The world No. 13 will shoot for a third ... ( read original story ...)

A Shinto shrine in central Tokyo that was hit by a coronavirus cluster infection is turning away many worshippers arriving there for traditional New Year visits. ( read original story ...)

The Tokyo Revengers anime is getting a second season, which will be adapted from the manga’s Christmas Showdown arc. The anime, which premiered in Japan in April last year, follows the story of ... ( read original story ...)

The U.S. dollar briefly hit a five-year high in the upper 115 yen range on Tuesday, the first trading day of 2022, while Tokyo stocks surged to bring the Nikkei index to its highest level in over a ... ( read original story ...)

Signs for a local public prosecutors' office and other agencies were found vandalized with red paint in this city north of Tokyo on Jan. 4, ... ( read original story ...)

The U.S. dollar climbed into the upper 115 yen range on Tuesday in Tokyo, its highest level since January 2017, as dollar buying was fueled by increased risk appetite following a surge in Tokyo stocks ... ( read original story ...)

Japan's manufacturing sector grew at a slightly slower pace in December, survey results from IHS Markit showed on Tuesday. The au ... ( read original story ...)

PHILIPPINE and Japanese central banks can continue to swap their local currencies for United States dollars after renewing their bilateral swap agreement (BSA).The Bangko ... ( read original story ...)

A nervous Naomi Osaka overcame a second set wobble to make a winning return Tuesday in her first match since taking an indefinite break after a tearful US Open exit in September. ( read original story ...)

Playing her first match since last year’s US Open, Naomi Osaka made a winning return to the tour in Melbourne on Tuesday, rebounding from a mid-match hiccup to beat Alize Cornet, 6-4, 3-6, 6-2. The ... ( read original story ...)

The No.1 seeds of the pair of Melbourne Summer Set tournaments had contrasting fortunes in Tuesday's opening round: Naomi Osaka defeated Alizé Cornet while Irina-Camelia Begu upset Jessica Pegula. ( read original story ...)

Keep your eyes open at all times: the Tower Slider will take you on a ten-second thrilling ride – city views included ... ( read original story ...)

Over 80 percent of 2,184 listed firms on the First Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange will remain in the highest trading tier in a r ... ( read original story ...)

Japan's household spending likely rose in November for the first time in four months while consumer inflation in Tokyo area is expected to have hit a 22-month-high in December, a Reuters poll showed. ( read original story ...)