Month: May 2026

Japan officially lists 17 Japanese nationals as having been abducted by North Korea, with five returned in 2002. ( read original story ...)

Japan's latest headcount brings more bad news for a country already bracing for a demographic crunch. A new census shows the population, including foreign residents, shrank by 3.1 million between 2020 ... ( read original story ...)

Top seed Aryna Sabalenka beats Daria Kasatkina to set up a mouth-watering fourth-round match against Naomi Osaka at the French Open. ( read original story ...)

Aryna Sabalenka continued her strong run at the French Open, beating Australia's Daria Kasatkina 6-0, 7-5 on Saturday to reach the fourth round at Roland Garros and set up a blockbuster clash with ... ( read original story ...)

Naomi Osaka of Japan celebrates winning the third round women’s singles tennis match against against Iva Jovic of the U.S. at the French Open tennis tournament in Paris, Saturday, May 30, 2026. (AP ... ( read original story ...)

Defence exchanges between both sides stalled after a 2018 dispute in Japan’s exclusive economic zone. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)

Naomi Osaka continued to shine in the City of Light as she beat American teenager Iva Jovic 7-6 (7/5), 6-7 (3/7), 6-4, in the French Open third round on Saturday. ( read original story ...)

Week 1 of the 2026 French Open has produced great tennis, and Naomi Osaka is part of the discussion along with her incredible fashion. Osaka has never advanced to the second week of the French Open ... ( read original story ...)

Naomi Osaka has refused to shy away from her extravagant French Open outfits after upsetting a Roland-Garros rival earlier this week. ( read original story ...)

Join our writers for live updates from around the courts with big names and rising stars in action at Roland Garros ... ( read original story ...)

Naomi Osaka dazzled with an all-gold outfit but had to dig deep for a ​hard-fought 7-6(5) 6-7(3) 6-4 victory over American ‌teenager Iva Jovic on Saturday to reach her first-ever French Open fourth ... ( read original story ...)

The Japanese star arrived in a billowing dress for her third-round clash against Iva Jovic on Saturday morning and had to remove it on court. ( read original story ...)

The matches at Roland-Garros provide a global stage for players, considering last year's total viewership was 324 million. ( read original story ...)