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Japanese tennis star eclipses Maria Sharapova’s 2015 benchmark of US$29.7 million, earning US$1.4 million more than Serena Williams in last 12 months. ( read original story ...)

NEW YORK • Naomi Osaka has been to the top of the world, fallen into the depths of depression, and now the Japanese tennis star is back to the summit again.. Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)

The Tokyo Metropolitan government compiled on Friday a road map for lifting the business suspension requests it has made to fight the coronavirus pandemic. The requests will be completely lifted after ... ( read original story ...)

Both What The Dickens! and Infinity Books are important hubs for the international community in Tokyo, and that community wants to help them out. ( read original story ...)

Naomi Osaka has surpassed Serena Williams as the world's highest-earning female athlete. The two-time grand slam winner accumulated a total $37.4million combined from prize money and endorsements over ... ( read original story ...)

May 22nd Naomi Osaka Highest-Paid Female Athlete in 2020. Serena Williams has been the highest-paid female athlete in the world for the last f ... ( read original story ...)

She beat her off the court in the 2018 US Open final and now Naomi Osaka has surpassed Serena Williams in the money stakes. ( read original story ...)

SoftBank (OTC: SFTBY), the Japanese technology company, is moving ahead with its plans to shore up cash by selling assets, announcing a stake sale of its Japanese wireless holdings.  In a press ... ( read original story ...)

Japan will lift its state of emergency in Osaka, Kyoto and Hyogo on Thursday as the number of new coronavirus infections drops, Economy Minister Yasutoshi Nishimura said, amid hopes the move will help ... ( read original story ...)

(Bloomberg) -- Japan is looking to lift its state of emergency for the Osaka region as early as Thursday ... now to stay ahead with the most trusted business news source. ( read original story ...)

The slump in Japanese business confidence deepened in May, hitting decade lows as firms braced for a protracted period of coronavirus-driven economic weakness, the Reuters Tankan survey showed on ... ( read original story ...)

Hiroaki Nakanishi, chairman of Hitachi and head of the Keidanren business lobby, told the Financial Times in an interview that propping up businesses during lockdown was not sufficient and governments ... ( read original story ...)

NTT Solmare Co., Ltd. (HQ: Osaka City, Chuo-ku, CEO: Akira Tomana. Hereafter referred to as NTT Solmare) has begun service for the English version of ... ( read original story ...)

Starbucks Coffee Japan (SBUX) is reopening many of its stores in Japan today, including in Tokyo, reports Reuters.However, many of SBUX’s 1,550 Japan stores will only offer take-out and drive-through ... ( read original story ...)

Department store operator Takashimaya Co. on Monday reopened most of the sales floors at its flagship outlet in the Nihonbashi district in Tokyo after bein ... ( read original story ...)

Osaka has allowed some business operators, such as movie theaters, to reopen and restaurants and bars to extend their business hours to 10 p.m. from 8 p.m. March 9 was the last ti ... ( read original story ...)