Osaka cruises as Konta sends Stephens packing

Osaka burst to prominence when she defeated Serena Williams to win the US Open in September, becoming the first Japanese player to win a Grand Slam singles title. She rose to number four in the world ... ( read original story ...)

Tokyo: Man deliberately drives van into NYE crowds

New year's eve is generally a muted affair in Tokyo. aw/amp (AFP, AP) Every day at 1830 UTC, DW's editors send out a selection of the day's hard news and quality feature journalism. You can sign up to ... ( read original story ...)

Car hits pedestrians on Tokyo road, injures 8

TOKYO – A car slammed into pedestrians early Tuesday on a ... the entire front end smashed and officers and ambulance workers rushing to the scene. Kyodo News service reported that a ninth person was ... ( read original story ...)

Car slams into pedestrians in Tokyo, injuring 8

TOKYO -- Police said a car slammed into pedestrians on a street where people had gathered for New Year's festivities in downtown Tokyo, injuring eight people. Police took into custody a man in his 20s ... ( read original story ...)

Japan: Stop Slaughtering Whales

It is separate from the newsroom and the Op-Ed section. Japan, in many respects a model global citizen, has long been an outlier on whaling, an industry that most nations have abandoned as cruel, unne... ( read original story ...)