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If US Open winner Naomi Osaka is feeling the pressure of being the tennis world's newest Grand Slam champion, she's hiding it well in the lead-up to the Australian Open. The Japanese star arrives ... ( read original story ...)

A huge explosion and fire has hit a restaurant in the northern Japanese city of Sapporo. Japanese police say 42 people were injured in the explosion, with one of them in a serious condition. The cause ... ( read original story ...)

The new Philippine Airlines (PAL) daily flights between Nagoya and Cebu scheduled to begin March 31, 2019 are expected to boost tourist arrivals from Japan this year. The daily Nagoya-Cebu flight rout... ( read original story ...)

Tokyo (AFP) - Tokyo stocks opened up more than ... But investors perked up on the positive news from the US, where the Dow Jones finished up 3.3 percent on Friday. "The Nikkei index gained across ... ( read original story ...)

but that "ended with internet and the NHK Japanese news channel," said Eduardo Nakashima, secretary general of the Brazil-Japan Cultural Alliance. In Liberdade, Nobukazu Kanomata, an 83-year-old ... ( read original story ...)

Tokyo -- A 612-pound bluefin tuna sold for a record 333.6 million ... On a normal day a similar sized fish would sell for around $60,000, BBC News' Rupert Wingfield-Hayes reports from Tokyok. Saturday ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO -- A 612-pound (278-kilogram) bluefin tuna sold for a record 333.6 million yen (US$3 million) at the first auction of 2019, after Tokyo's famed Tsukiji market was moved to a new site on the city ... ( read original story ...)

Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe speaks during a news conference at Abe's official residence in Tokyo, Japan December 10, 2018. Mandatory credit Kyodo/via REUTERS/Files TOKYO: Japan's government will ... ( read original story ...)

Hundreds of sushi lovers queued for a taste. "I have come here every year to eat New Year sushi but this tuna is tastier than ever," Reiko Yamada, a 71-year-old housewife, told the AFP news agency. Ja... ( read original story ...)

(Reuters) - Japan’s Naomi Osaka lamented her poor attitude following a straight sets thrashing by Lesia Tsurenko in the Brisbane International semi-finals on Saturday but the U.S. Open winner ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO—A bluefin tuna sold for a record $3.1 (U.S.) million ... a little too much,” Kimura told reporters outside the market later, according to news agencies. Article Continued Below Kimura said a sin... ( read original story ...)

BRISBANE, Australia (AP) -- The on-court coaching didn't work this time for U.S. Open champion Naomi Osaka, who missed a chance to reach the Brisbane International final and move up to the No. 3 ranki... ( read original story ...)

Reigning US Open champion Naomi Osaka said her poor attitude cost her during her 6-2, 6-4 loss to Lesia Tsurenko in Saturday's Brisbane International semi-finals. Osaka went into the match as firm fav... ( read original story ...)

Naomi Osaka has lamented having a poor attitude her upset semi-final loss to world No.27 Lesia Tsurenko at the Brisbane International. The US Open champion was dominated by the unseeded Ukranian, maki... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Kono on Friday urged his South Korean counterpart to take prompt steps to avoid measures unfair to Japanese companies in the wake of South Korea's clai... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO (Reuters) - Ousted Nissan Motor Co (7201.T) Chairman Carlos Ghosn is set to appear in a Tokyo court within five days after he requested an open hearing to hear the reason for his detention ... ( read original story ...)