Former world number one Naomi Osaka is targeting the 2024 Paris Olympics and further Grand Slam crowns as she prepares to return to action. ( read original story ...)
Osaka targets more majors, Paris 2024
A "nervous" Naomi Osaka has targeted a place at next year's Paris Olympics and more Grand Slam titles after she makes her eagerly anticipated return to tennis. The 26-year-old former world number one ... ( read original story ...)
Yen heads for strong weekly gain, Nikkei slides as Japan rate hikes loom
Japan's yen was on track for a fourth weekly gain on Friday as traders speculated the ultra-dovish Bank of Japan was moving closer to tightening monetary policy. ( read original story ...)
Nikkei ends lower again as Japan rate hike bets grow; GDP data caps yen gains
Japanese markets decline as yen rises 1.1% on speculation of Bank of Japan ending negative interest rate policy, despite Q3 GDP contraction.
Japan’s Nikkei suffers worst week since September on hawkish BOJ bets
JAPAN’S Nikkei share average logged its worst weekly decline since mid-September after falling on Friday (Dec 8), driven by increasing speculation about an imminent end to decade-old Bank of Japan ...
GLOBAL MARKET-Yen heads for strong weekly gain, Nikkei slides as Japan rate hikes loom
Japan's yen was on track for a fourth weekly gain on Friday as traders speculated the ultra-dovish Bank of Japan was moving closer to tightening monetary policy. World stocks, meanwhile, teetered on ...
Strong Yen Weighs on Tokyo Stocks
Japan's benchmark stock index fell 1.7% in Tokyo on Friday. (Franck Robichon/Shutterstock) The fall in U.S. bond yields is pressuring markets in Japan. Until recently, high Treasury yields contrasted ...
Items possibly containing cannabinoids found in search of Osaka shops
A search of four locations by authorities in this west Japan city on Dec. 7 turned up 16 types of products containing substances similar to t･･･ ... ( read original story ...)
Man arrested on kidnapping charge after overdose death in Osaka
A 58-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly kidnapping a 16-year-old female high school student who was found dead in an apartment in Ibaraki, Osaka Prefecture, apparently after a cough medicine ... ( read original story ...)
Couple in their 80s found dead in apparent murder-suicide in Osaka Prefecture
An 83-year-old man and his 83-year-old wife have been found dead in Suita, Osaka Prefecture, in what police believe was a murder-suicide. According to police, a passerby called 119 at around 12:10 a.m ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo crowds awed by blooming of one of world’s largest flowers
Crowds are flocking to a botanical garden in Tokyo where one of the world's largest and smelliest flowers is in bloom for the first time in 13 years. ( read original story ...)
Buying property in Asia? Real estate specialists give their investment tips
It's a good time for homeowners in Hong Kong to buy now, but investors hunting for yield might want to think twice, says Peter Churchouse of Portwood Capital. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Nikkei touches 4-week low as autos stocks slump on surging yen
TOKYO: Japan’s Nikkei share average hit a four-week trough on Friday, as exporters slumped amid a strengthening ...
Tokyo stocks open lower on stronger yen
Tokyo stocks opened lower on Friday despite gains in US shares, as a stronger yen against the dollar weighed on the Japanese market. "The Japanese market is expected to start lower due to the ...
Kewell In Frame After Muscat Steps Down At Japan’s Yokohama
Kevin Muscat has stepped down as coach of Japanese side Yokohama F. Marinos, the club said, with reports on Friday linking fellow Australian Harry Kewell to the job. ( read original story ...)
Naomi Osaka’s Boyfriend Cordae Swells With Pride About Being a Girl Dad
Cordae and Naomi Osaka announced that they would be having a child together earlier in January, which led to Osaka dropping out of tennis for the 2023 season. Later in July, they announced that the ... ( read original story ...)