NAOMI Osaka (JPN) celebrates matchpoint during her match against Patricia Maria Țig (ROU) at Roland Garros Stadium. — REUTERSPARIS — Naomi Osaka was fined $15,000 by Grand Slam organizers for skipping ... ( read original story ...)
Large-scale vaccination centers in Tokyo and Osaka now offer 15,000 shots daily
The two state-run mass inoculation centers reached their targets just one week after their opening, boosting Japan's COVID-19 vaccination drive. ( read original story ...)
The Japan National Tourism Organization’s New Insider Guide to Japan Features Hidden Attractions, Cool Sights and As-Yet-Unknown Things to Do
Japan National Tourism Organization (JNTO) launches a new insider guide to Japan categorized into seven themes that will motivate tourists. These seve ... ( read original story ...)
Naomi Osaka fined, faces suspension for refusing to speak to media
Naomi Osaka was fined $15,000 for refusing to speak to media after her first round win at French Open and faces expulsion from Grand Slam tournaments if she continues to do so ... ( read original story ...)
Two women apparently jump to their deaths in Tokyo business district
Two women in their 20s apparently jumped to their deaths from an office building in a Tokyo business district on Sunday. Police said they received a call at around 7:15 a.m. from an office worker ... ( read original story ...)
Mass vaccinations in Tokyo, Osaka, Kobe get into full swing
Japan's so-far sluggish COVID-19 vaccination efforts got a lift Monday as two state-run mass inoculation centers in Tokyo and Osaka got up to full speed one week after their opening. The two venues, ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s April Retail Sales Jump 12%
Japan’s retail sales surged in April, compared to the same period last year, largely thanks to the comparatively low base of figures in April 2020, when the country’s Covid-19 restrictions were even ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo stocks decline in morning as investors lock in recent gains
Tokyo stocks declined Monday morning as investors locked in gains from the Nikkei's sharp rise late last week and awaited more econom ... ( read original story ...)
Osaka fined after win, warned of expulsion
Naomi Osaka was fined $15,000 by Grand Slam organisers for skipping a news conference following her first-round win at the French Open yesterday, and was also warned of possible expulsion from Roland ... ( read original story ...)
Osaka fined Sh1.6 million, warned of French Open expulsion
Naomi Osaka was fined $15,000 by Grand Slam organisers for skipping a news conference following her first-round win at the French Open on Sunday, and was also warned of possible expulsion from Roland ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo tree battle further damps Japanese Olympic enthusiasm
But in mid-2021, with the Olympic spectacle just 50-odd days away and its momentum now seemingly impervious to medical, media or public calls for cancellation, the woodsmen have become convenient ... ( read original story ...)
Sunshine and spectators as Osaka signals business as usual at Roland Garros
Queues were back as spectators lined up in the morning sun to attend the first day of the French Open on Sunday. ( read original story ...)
Osaka fined, could be thrown out of French Open for boycotting journalists
Naomi Osaka was fined $15,000 by tennis' Grand Slam organisers on Sunday and warned of possible ejection from the French Open and suspension from future majors after the world number two skipped a ... ( read original story ...)
Tennis-Osaka fined after opening win, warned of expulsion from French Open
Naomi Osaka was fined $15,000 by tennis’ Grand Slam organisers on Sunday and warned of possible ejection from the French Open and suspension from future majors after the world number two skipped a ... ( read original story ...)
Osaka wins, fined $15K for skipping conference
Naomi Osaka has been fined $15,000 by the French Open tournament referee for skipping the post-match news conference after her first-round victory. ( read original story ...)
Naomi Osaka is leading the marketing boom for female athletes — and she’s doing it her way
She’s the highest-earning female athlete in the world. In an exclusive interview with the Star, tennis star Naomi Osaka shares her formula for ... ( read original story ...)