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Naomi Osaka Threw a Party, and Refused to Apologize ... ( read original story ...)

Naomi Osaka fires back at critics of her Paris dinner for minority tennis players, defending the event and questioning why it caused discomfort. Before his entry into Roland Garros 2026, Gaël Monfils ... ( read original story ...)

Coco Gauff and Naomi Osaka set up a high-profile showdown between two past title winners in the U.S. Open’s fourth round with victories Saturday. “Everyone will be watching,” Venus Williams said. ( read original story ...)

Nike has once again found itself in tough waters after an insider report confirmed that only Naomi Osaka’s contract guarantees total fashion exclusivity. This has now shed light on the ... ( read original story ...)

By Makiko Yamazaki TOKYO, May 25 (Reuters) - Japan will build up an extra $19 billion in reserves to subsidise fuel costs and help tackle cost of living pressures, Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said ... ( read original story ...)

Two people were seen being taken on stretchers into ambulances after, authorities said, a man sprayed a substance inside an upscale mall in Tokyo. ( read original story ...)

Toshifumi Suzuki, the founder of Seven-Eleven Japan and widely regarded as the father of Japan’s convenience store industry, died of heart failure on May 18, Seven & i Holdings said on Monday. He was ... ( read original story ...)

Emergency services were deployed to central Tokyo on Monday following an 'irritant spray' incident that caused over 20 people to feel unwell, according to authorities. A man was spotted spraying ... ( read original story ...)

People in Japan are bracing for the summer swelter ― and some forecasts indicate this year could be hotter than ever. Here is what to expect, and what you can do to cope. ( read original story ...)

Japan stocks rallied to new all-time highs on Monday because traders finally got something they have been begging for: cheaper oil and less panic around the Strait of Hormuz. The Nikkei 225 (.N225) ... ( read original story ...)

Sanae Takaichi has been elected as the head of Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) and is therefore likely to become the next prime minister and the first woman to lead the country. Takaichi ... ( read original story ...)

Japan’s ruling coalition has lost its parliamentary majority in a significant defeat at Sunday’s national election, raising uncertainty about the next government’s makeup and the outlook for the world ... ( read original story ...)

The number of new COVID-19 cases in Japan on July 28 surpassed 9,000 for the first time, with Tokyo adding a record high 3,177 infections to the total, government officials said. ( read original story ...)

Six people were injured after a horse bolted into a crowd during the Soma Nomaoi traditional festival in Minamisoma, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan, on Sunday (May 24). The incident occurred during a ... ( read original story ...)