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After the Olympic Games, it was immediately time for Naomi Osaka to come back to the court. The Japanese champion faced and defeated Ons Jabeur in the first round in the Wta 1000 in Toronto, showing ... ( read original story ...)

A strong earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.1 has rocked the coast of southern Japan, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The epicenter of the earthquake is just a dozen miles off the coast of the city of Miyazaki on the island of Kyushu in Japan but the Japan Meteorological Agency has now lifted ...

Japan has - for the first time - issued a warning about an increased risk of a "major earthquake" striking in the near future. The advisory was issued on Thursday night local time, telling people to be alert but not to evacuate. ( read original story ...)

Four-time Grand Slam champion Naomi Osaka will take on Elise Mertens in the second round of the Canadian Open. After a slow start to the season, Osaka picked up the pace in Doha w ... ( read original story ...)

The U.S., EU and five other G-7 nations said they will send lower-ranked envoys instead of ambassadors to this year's atomic bombing memorial in Nagasaki because Israel was excluded. ( read original story ...)

But it’s indoors. And the heated charcoal is brought to the barbecue. And what’s more there is an individual barbecue for every table in Osaka BBQ, the latest addition to Alex Yurong Pan’s stable that includes Man Bo, Sumi, Drunken and Sober (in ... ( read original story ...)

Three years after missing the podium in Tokyo, New Zealand's women's four kayak crew held their nerve in the final at the Paris Games to take the gold medal in the 500-metre race, finally erasing a ... ( read original story ...)