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The Bank of Japan holds a two-day policy meeting concluding on Oct. 31, days after a general election where new Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba faces a key test on his agenda to prop up wages and revitalise the country's weak regional economies. ( read original story ...)

Sleep duration in Japan is said to be one of the shortest in the world, and a majority in the country are unsatisfied with their sleeping hou ( read original story ...)

In the WTA Tokyo, Japan Women Singles 2024 Round of 32 on Sunday, we have a matchup featuring No. 126-ranked Mai Hontama against No. 68 Varvara Gracheva. Watch tennis, other live sports and more on Fubo. ( read original story ...)

The defense ministers of Japan, the U.K. and Italy have agreed to accelerate the joint development of a next-generation fighter jet. ( read original story ...)

In the fifth all-qualifier final on the WTA Tour since 1990, Suzan Lamens of the Nethrlands captured her maiden title, defeating Kimberly Birrell 6-0, 6-4 for the Kinoshita Japan ( read original story ...)

Former world No. 1 Naomi Osaka said Sunday she will skip the Billie Jean King Cup team tennis finals next month in Spain because of injuries. In October, Osaka, currently ranked 58th, hurt her lower back and retired during her China Open round-of-16 match against Coco Gauff of the United States. ( read original story ...

Bianca Censori, the former Yeezy architect — known for her usual slicked-back hairstyle — was seen with a bold new look while out with husband Kanye West and friends at the Gold Bar at Tokyo's Edition Hotel on Friday. Censori's hair was teased dramatically, sticking out in various directions. ( read original story ...)

Dutch qualifier Suzan Lamens eased past Australia's Kimberly Birrell to win her first Hologic WTA Tour title at the Kinoshita Group Japan Open. ( read original story ...)