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After being away from tennis for more than a year due to her pregnancy, Naomi Osaka is set to make a smashing comeback in the upcoming year. For a new mom, it is always very difficult to stay away ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Tokyo stocks rose slightly Monday morning, with gains in U.S. technology shares late last week spurring buying of their Japanese counterparts amid slow trading. The 225-issue Nikkei ... ( read original story ...)

Japan should continue to loosen its restrictions on military exports to allow its own technology to be sold overseas, a former defense minister said as the country prepares to export missiles to the ... ( read original story ...)

Tokyo stocks opened higher Monday, as sentiment was bolstered by gains in U.S. technology shares late last week ahead of Wall Street's Christmas closure. In the first 15 minutes of trading, the ... ( read original story ...)

The latest game made free for a day on the Epic Games Store has been revealed, and it's Tango Gameworks' supernatural action game Ghostwire: Tokyo. ( read original story ...)

Now that the bonenkai are (almost) over and the Christmas presents are unwrapped, so it's time to bid goodbye to anything work-related and get in the festive mood proper. Here is Savvy Tokyo's guide ... ( read original story ...)

Japan’s former top government spokesman and other lawmakers from the ruling party have submitted to voluntary questioning by Tokyo prosecutors over a political funding scandal, the Yomiuri newspaper ... ( read original story ...)

Police in Sapporo have arrested a 43-year-old unemployed man on suspicion of shoplifting at a convenience store on Saturday night. The man told police he took the items because he was hungry. ( read original story ...)

Naomi Osaka ranks at No. 5 on Forbes' 2023 list of the highest-paid female athletes in the world despite not playing any tournaments this year. This year, Osaka missed the entire season due to ... ( read original story ...)

Advan is Yokohama's high-performance brand and has a formidable motorsports presence, mostly in Japan, and it preserves its racing legacy at a private storage facility. As highlighted in the below ... ( read original story ...)

Christmas came early for the daughters of two former Australian Open champions this week. Angelique Kerber and Naomi Osaka's baby daughters both received a special gift from their mothers' sponsor ... ( read original story ...)

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's cabinet approved this week a significant increase to its military spending and an end to its ban on exporting lethal weapons. ( read original story ...)

The White House welcomed the decision that could help boost the missile stockpile Ukraine needs to defend itself from a Russian onslaught this winter. ( read original story ...)

Matsui had a 2.40 ERA and 236 saves in 10 Nippon Professional Baseball seasons, becoming the youngest pitcher in NPB to earn 200 saves. ( read original story ...)

The Japanese government is estimated to spend a higher-than-expected 164.7 billion yen on the 2025 World Exposition in Osaka, amid public concern about inflated costs for the global event. In addition ... ( read original story ...)

Tokyo is the only prefecture whose population is projected to grow from 2020, increasing 2.5% to 14.40 million. Those age 14 and under are expected to fall 30.8% nationwide, while 25 prefectures are ... ( read original story ...)