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BIRMINGHAM, England — A day after saying she was "not really that comfortable" playing on grass, top-ranked Naomi Osaka needed three sets to get past her first-round opponent at the Birmingham Classic ... ( read original story ...)

"To allow the athletes a second chance to qualify for Tokyo we will have a final Olympic qualifying event probably in May next year," IOC sports director Kit McConnell told a news conference. ... ( read original story ...)

Speaking at a regular news conference before the South Korean announcement, Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga repeated Tokyo's call to refer the dispute to an international arbitration ... ( read original story ...)

The unsurprising drop serves as a reminder of a headwind buffeting the Bank of Japan, which meets to set policy on Thursday. The latest bad news on Japan’s economy came just after things were looking ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe faced stiff opposition criticism on Wednesday after a report warned that many retirees won't be able to live on pensions alone, a topic likely to ... ( read original story ...)

Japan has seen a string of high-profile abuse deaths in the past two years. On Feb 7, Kyodo news reported that the number of child abuse victims hit a record high of more than 80,104 in 2018. In March ... ( read original story ...)

Speaking at a regular news conference before the South Korean announcement, Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga repeated Tokyo's call to refer the dispute to an international arbitration ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's exports fell for a sixth straight month in May as China-bound shipments of semiconductor manufacturing equipment and car parts weakened, underlining persistent pressure on ... ( read original story ...)

(Reuters) - Japan's exports fell for a sixth straight month in May as China-bound shipments of semiconductor manufacturing equipment and car parts weakened, underlining persistent pressure on the ... ( read original story ...)

The earthquake registered six on the Japanese scale, which goes up to a maximum of seven ... An agency official told an emergency news conference that residents in the region should stay vigilant as ... ( read original story ...)

The earthquake registered six on the Japanese scale, which goes up to a maximum of seven ... An agency official told an emergency news conference that residents in the region should stay vigilant as ... ( read original story ...)

Yokohama Tire announced it is partnering with legendary off-road facility, Crandon International Speedway as its “Official Tire”. “Yokohama is proud to have finalized our exciting new partnership with ... ( read original story ...)

Sakata is about 200 miles north of Tokyo. Officials in Murakami, a city of 60,000 people in Niigata Prefecture, told Japan's Kyodo news service the jolt from the quake rumbled for about a minute. ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO — A strong and shallow earthquake struck Japan’s northwest coast around Niigata prefecture on Tuesday, triggering a small tsunami, shaking buildings and cutting power to around 9,000 buildings. ... ( read original story ...)

An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.5 struck off the coast of Japan on Tuesday, the United States Geological Survey said. There were no immediate reports of damage or casualties from the quake ... ( read original story ...)

OSAKA - School and municipal government officials in Osaka Prefecture ... city,” Hamada said in his address to Takatsuki officials at city hall. During a news conference, the mayor said the city will ... ( read original story ...)