Month: June 2026

Naomi Osaka and Taylor Townsend are building impressive winning streaks at the French Open. Their on-court achievements come ... ( read original story ...)

In 2022, Osaka made a power move. She walked away from the sports management giant IMG to co-found her own boutique agency, Evolve, with her longtime agent Stuart Duguid. She was following in the ... ( read original story ...)

Typhoon Jangmi is barreling towards Japan and is on track to bring its first impacts to the Ryukyu Islands, including Okinawa, before it's expected to weaken as it approaches the mainland. ( read original story ...)

Follow our live coverage of Day 9 at Roland Garros with round of 16 action continuing in men's and women's singles ( read original story ...)

Jun Hashimoto (86, born Yoda Junsuke), the lyricist behind widely known Japanese songs such as the pop ballad *Blue Light Yokohama* and the theme song for the TV anime *Galaxy Express 999*, died of ... ( read original story ...)

Osaka v Sabalenka LIVE: French Open latest scores and updates from fourth-round blockbuster - Osaka and Sabalenka meet in a battle of grand slam champions in the first women’s match to headline a nigh ... ( read original story ...)

A women's match will be played under the lights at the French Open for the first time in three years on Monday, as Aryna Sabalenka takes on Naomi Osaka in a rare women's night session at Roland Garros ... ( read original story ...)

Japan is on the verge of repeating the policy mishap that led to decades of economic stagnation as Iran war-induced inflation risks forcing the central bank ... ( read original story ...)

Heavy rain and strong winds battered Japan’s Okinawa Prefecture on Monday, June 1, as Typhoon Jangmi approached the south of the country. This video filmed by @nakamasa117 shows strong wind gusts and ... ( read original story ...)

Japan is on high alert as Typhoon Jangmi approaches the country’s southern and central regions, bringing the threat of heavy rainfall, powerful winds, flooding, and landslides. The storm has already ... ( read original story ...)

Prisoners with development disorders at Osaka Prison receive education and guidance focusing on facilitating self-understanding and improving cooperative behavior. ( read original story ...)

Visitors to one of Tokyo’s top tourist hotspots could face on-the-spot fines under new anti-littering rules - Patrolling staff fluent in English, Chinese and Korean will now fine people £9.3 for litte ... ( read original story ...)