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Naomi Osaka says she "would love to play" at this summer's Olympics in Paris after helping Japan reach the Billie Jean King Cup finals. ( read original story ...)

Bantamweight world champion Emmanuel Rodriguez retired out of the blue through a social media post last October. ( read original story ...)

Former world number one Naomi Osaka said Saturday that she "would love to play" at this year's Paris Olympics if she is granted a spot by tennis chiefs. ( read original story ...)

Ferdinand Marcos Jr says building trilateral ties vital, after the three countries criticise China’s ‘dangerous and aggressive behaviour’ in the region ( read original story ...)

Japan has advanced to the Billie Jean King Cup finals without Naomi Osaka needing to play a second singles match. With Japan leading 2-0 after the opening day of singles play on Friday at Tokyo, Nao ... ( read original story ...)

Naomi Osaka was not required to play after team-mate Nao Hibino sent Japan to their first Billie Jean King Cup finals Saturday in a 3-1 qualifying win over Kazakhstan. Former world number one and four ... ( read original story ...)

The Bank of Japan may intervene in the market to slow the weakness of the yen. But ultimately, it depends on the Fed. ( read original story ...)

The argument that China is following in Japan’s three-decade old footsteps down the path to stagnation has many problems with it. For one, today’s China still has a whole lot more urbanization and development catch-up potential than its smaller neighbor did in the early 1990s. ( read original story ...)

Ride-hailing services, where regular drivers give rides to paid customers, kicked off in Japan on April 12, and those newly hired by taxi operators as rideshare drivers got in their own cars the first ... ( read original story ...)

The Walking Gundam first opened in December 2020, closing its doors on March 31st. Since it took its first steps, the Gundam statue has heralded close to two million visitors for those looking to ... ( read original story ...)

Naomi Osaka took a break from tennis at what some called the height of her career to take care of herself and her mental health. The champion continues this aim today and hopes to further ... ( read original story ...)

The relationship between the two Asian giants is already ‘complex and delicate’, despite their intertwined economies. ( read original story ...)

United States Steel shareholders approved the sale in the midst of union opposition and ongoing regulatory reviews. ( read original story ...)

U.S. Steel shareholders have overwhelmingly approved the company's sale to Nippon Steel of Japan for $14.1 billion in cash, voicing unequivocal support for a combination that has drawn opposition from ... ( read original story ...)

To be the most startup friendly city in the world. While it doesn’t have a timeframe to achieve this goal, the government is certainly making a good faith effort to execute on it. More than two dozen ... ( read original story ...)

TIVOLI, Italy — Yokohama TWS plans to increase prices on Trelleborg and Mitas tires by up to 5% across all segments globally. Do you have an opinion about this story? Do you have some thoughts you'd ... ( read original story ...)