Naomi Osaka used to watch Serena and Venus Williams and think "no way will ever play at their age." After her long break, Osaka had a change of heart. ( read original story ...)
Naomi Osaka says she was ‘very scared’ of social media during mental health battle
Naomi Osaka revealed that she "got very scared of social media" during her bout with depression while discussing mental health in sports at the Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on Wednesday. ( read original story ...)
Naomi Osaka Opens Up About Missing Tennis and Feeling ‘Lonely’ During Her Pregnancy
Naomi Osaka opened up about missing tennis and feeling 'lonely' during her pregnancy over the last year, and announced plans to make her return at the 2024 Australian Open ... ( read original story ...)
Naomi Osaka announces return to professional tennis in 2024
Former world No. 1 Naomi Osaka intends to return to professional tennis in 2024, the 25-year-old said in an interview with ESPN on Wednesday. ( read original story ...)
‘Way more tournaments’: Naomi Osaka planning tennis return after giving birth
Naomi Osaka is intending to play ‘way more tournaments’ on her return to tennis following the birth of her daughter ... ( read original story ...)
8 Gorgeous Photos From Tennis Champion Naomi Osaka’s Cover Photoshoot in Malibu
Tennis legend Naomi Osaka was one of three women to make the cover of the SI Swimsuit issue in 2021. That year, the 25-year-old took a trip to Malibu, Calif., for her cover photoshoot with the ... ( read original story ...)
Naomi Osaka Shares Update on Motherhood and Planning Her Return to Tennis (Exclusive)
Naomi Osaka is eight weeks into motherhood, and it's already a Grand Slam! In July, the the 25-year-old tennis pro welcomed her first child, a baby girl named Shai, with rapper Cordae. ( read original story ...)
Park Hyatt Tokyo: 20 Years After Lost In Translation, This Iconic Property Looks Ahead To Its Sequel
Iconic is a word that gets thrown around a lot, including in describing the world’s best-known hotels – but in the case of the Park Hyatt Tokyo, that moniker is fitting. ( read original story ...)
Niece of Japan’s Johnny Kitagawa resigns from J-pop agency, apologises for his abuse
The niece of Johnny Kitagawa, the late J-pop mogul accused of sexually abusing hundreds of boys and young men over decades, apologised on Thursday for the abuse he carried out and stepped down as the head of the talent agency her uncle founded. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Kishida Says China Seafood Ban Contrasts With Wide Support for Fukushima Water Release
Japan’s prime minister says China’s blanket ban on Japanese seafood in reaction to the release of treated radioactive water from a tsunami-ravaged nuclear power plant contrasts starkly with broad unde ( read original story ...)
Former FTX Executive Ryan Salame Expected to Plead Guilty in Crypto-Exchange’s Collapse
Salame would be the fourth associate of FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried to plead guilty.
Japan’s Itochu to invest in battery farms for renewable energy
TOKYO -- Japanese trading house Itochu will invest in the business of battery farms storing energy from renewable sources, Nikkei has learned. Widespread use of such large-scale storage could lead to ...
Naomi Osaka announces she will return to tennis in 2024
Osaka gave birth to her daughter Shai with boyfriend, rapper Cordae, in July, CNN and ESPN reported. Both media outlets said that she will have a busy schedule in 2024. The four-time major champion told ESPN, “It’s definitely way more tournaments than ... ( read original story ...)
Naomi Osaka Celebrates Victoria’s Secret World Tour at First Red Carpet Since Welcoming Baby Girl
Naomi Osaka stepped out for her first red carpet since the July birth of her daughter to celebrate the Victoria's Secret World Tour, kicking off New York Fashion Week. ( read original story ...)
Japan prosecutors arrest ex-vice foreign minister in bribery case linked to wind power company
Tokyo prosecutors say they have arrested a former vice foreign minister of Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s Cabinet on suspicion of accepting more than 61 million yen ($414,000) in bribes from a wind power company in return for his promotion of wind power and other favorable treatment. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Johnny Kitagawa sex abuse scandal forces shake-up at J-pop agency
The niece of Johnny Kitagawa, the late J-pop mogul at the centre of a sex scandal that has shocked Japan, said on Thursday that she had stepped down as the head of the talent agency her uncle had founded. ( read original story ...)