Naomi Osaka's Roland Garros outfit may be inspired by cherry blossoms, after she unveiled her custom Nike shoes that feature shades of pink and draw from French Baroque design. Osaka's custom outfits ... ( read original story ...)
Patrick Mouratoglou answers if Naomi Osaka’s mental health is issue or thing of past
Coach Patrick Mouratoglou says Naomi Osaka's mental health issues are a thing of the past but also adds he has made a great effort to get to know the Japanese just so he knows how to react if ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s May factory activity contracts for 11th month, PMI shows
Japan's manufacturing activity extended declines for nearly a year in May, as factories continued to take a hit from U.S. tariffs on Japanese goods, a business survey showed on Thursday. ( read original story ...)
Japan March machinery orders rise 13.0% month-on-month
Japan's core machinery orders rose 13.0% in March from the previous month, government data showed on Thursday. That compared with a 1.6% decrease estimated by economists in a Reuters poll. On a ... ( read original story ...)
US, Japan finance chiefs say current dollar-yen reflects fundamentals
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Japanese Finance Minister Katsunobu Kato agreed on Wednesday that the dollar-yen exchange rate currently reflects fundamentals, the U.S. Treasury Department said. ( read original story ...)
Final Countdown: Why BTFD, Osaka, and BabyDoge Are the Best Cryptos to Buy Today (Buy at $0.0002 While You Still Can)
If you're still sleeping on meme coins in 2025, WAKE UP. This isn’t 2021's doge-and-shiba rerun. The meme coin game just leveled up, and you don’t want to be the person saying "I could’ve" while your ... ( read original story ...)
Osaka teases cherry blossom-inspired outfit for Roland Garros
Naomi Osaka's Roland Garros outfit will be inspired by cherry blossoms, paying homage to her Japanese heritage. Her custom Nike shoes feature shades of pink and draw from French Baroque design. ( read original story ...)
Japan Flexes Defence Ambitions at Arms Show
TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan opened one of its largest-ever arms shows on Wednesday in a display that Defence Minister Gen Nakatani said marked the pacifist nation's deepening push for overseas defence cooperation and weapons exports. ( read original story ...)
Toyota unveils latest RAV4, 1st to incorporate new software system
Toyota Motor Corp. on Wednesday unveiled the latest RAV4 to be rolled out in Japan, North America and Europe in the current fiscal y ... ( read original story ...)
Yokohama TWS Expands Global Off-Highway Tire Market Presence in Turkey
Yokohama TWS expands in the off-highway tire market with a new Turkey entity to support OEMs and dealers with local service. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s farm minister resigns over rice gaffe, as stubbornly high prices threaten government’s grip on power
An off-the-cuff remark about never paying for rice has cost Japan’s agriculture minister his job, as pressure mounts on the government to solve the nation’s rice crisis. ( read original story ...)
Smart crow steal and try to open delivery box in Japan
A smart crow was caught in the act of stealing and trying to open a delivery box in Japan. CCTV footage shows the black bird landing in a front yard in Sapporo, Hokkaido. The animal can be seen ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s oldest person dies at 114
Mine Kondo, a 114-year-old resident of the Aichi Prefecture town of Kota recognized as Japan's oldest person, died on May 20, the town announ ... ( read original story ...)
Japan to consider easing timeframe for hitting budget goal, Nikkei says
Japan will consider easing the timeframe for achieving a balanced budget as U.S. tariffs cloud the economic outlook, the Nikkei daily reported on Wednesday, a move that may add to growing market worries about the country's fiscal woes. ( read original story ...)
Investors call time on U.S. asset party as Trump tariffs hit Japan
The winner from the investors’ U.S. pause? Asia. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng rose 0.6% and India’s Nifty 50 was up by 0.4% in late trading, while Shanghai’s index rose a modest ( read original story ...)
Pedro Taduran going for a knockout in Osaka rematch with Shigeoka
Fighting in a foreign land, Taduran says the last thing he wants to do is leave his fate in the hands of the judges ... ( read original story ...)