Naomi Osaka said she plans to compete at January's Australian Open and will maintain a busy schedule next year when she returns to competition after giving birth to her first child. The four-time major champion withdrew from this year's Australian Open due to her pregnancy and welcomed daughter Shai in July. ( read original story ...
Analysis-China’s economic gloom hangs over Japan’s long-awaited recovery
Policymakers in Tokyo believe China's deepening economic woes could hit Japan's fragile recovery, especially if Beijing fails to shore up demand with meaningful stimulus, potentially delaying an exit from ultra-loose monetary policy. ( read original story ...)
Disinformation fueling China’s outrage over Japan’s release of Fukushima water: reports
A government-backed disinformation campaign targeting Japan’s release of treated radioactive water may be responsible for stoking anger in China, reports suggest. Busting the campaign: Logically, a U. ( read original story ...)
China and Japan use new tricks to stifle US dollar
The stage is set as China and Japan craft strategic maneuvers to mitigate the overbearing strength of the US dollar. Their determined tactics are in response to an intimidating rally by the greenback ...
Yokohama DeNa Baystars to post LHP Shota Imanaga
The Yokohama DeNa Baystars of Japan’s Nippon Professional Baseball are going to post left-hander Shota Imanaga this offseason, reports Jon Morosi of MLB.com. The southpaw will be eligible to explore ... ( read original story ...)
Naomi Osaka makes US Open return, presides over mental health forum with Michael Phelps
NEW YORK—She’s back! Two-time US Open champion Naomi Osaka made a glammed-up return to the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on Wednesday, participating in a US Open Mental Health Forum alongside Olympic gold medalist Michael Phelps and U.S ... ( read original story ...)
Japan again will try to launch space mission to study mystery of gravity
The Japanese Space Agency will try again Wednesday night at 7:42 p.m. EST to launch its X-Ray Imaging and Spectroscopy Mission after the mission's planned Aug. 27 launch was scrubbed due to high winds ... ( read original story ...)
Toyota’s limited edition “CEO-mobile” vehicle is ready for sale for the first time outside Japan
The new model is a bigger, hybrid vehicle that “from the start had its eyes on the world,” Executive Vice President Hiroki Nakajima said at a company event in Tokyo, as reported in The Wall Street ... ( read original story ...)
Whitmer, other leaders travel to Japan to seek economic investment in Michigan
It's the governor's third trade mission trip made this year, with two separate trips to Europe already taking place in 2023. ( read original story ...)
Taylor Swift’s Banner Won’t Return to Crypto.com Rafters for Lakers, Clippers Games
Taylor Swift's banner will not be returning to the rafters at Crypto.com Arena any time soon. The banner, which Kobe Bryant presented to Swift for her
Visa, X (Twitter) making big moves into crypto payments
Major platforms representing a range of industries — including Visa, X (formerly Twitter), Swift and more — are working to add cryptocurrency payments for users as they explore a range of new integrations.
Japanese pitcher Shōta Imanaga to be posted to MLB, per report, joining WBC teammate Yoshinobu Yamamoto
Imanaga, 30, has compiled a 2.57 ERA and an 8.21 strikeout-to-walk ratio this season in 20 starts. He's improved his fastball velocity to the extent that he sits in the low-to-mid-90s, and he has a ... ( read original story ...)
Anchor Brewing’s Employees Are Trying to Buy Back the Company
One month later, America’s oldest craft brewery, along with its owner Sapporo, broke the news that Anchor was closing for good. It was a blow to both the history and future of craft beer, to say the ... ( read original story ...)
Feds charge Piermont investor with stealing $1.5M, saying he’d invest it in stocks, crypto
Investor Jeffrey Tognetti of Piermont is charged with bilking his clients out of at least $1.5 million for personal use, federal authorities said.
Japan won’t rule out options to halt FX speculation, officials say
TOKYO, Sept 6 (Reuters) - Japan's top currency diplomat Masato Kanda said on Wednesday ... but 150 yen may be a psychological line that could trigger intervention." Kanda, vice minister of finance for ...
Japan PM speaks to China’s Li about radioactive water release
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said on Wednesday he explained Japan's stance on the release of treated radioactive water from the Fukushima nuclear plant to Chinese Premier Li Qiang on the ... ( read original story ...)