Monitoring Desk Four-times Grand Slam champion Naomi Osaka looks set to return to tennis. Osaka said at the U.S. Open earlier this month that she would take a break from the game to concentrate on her ... ( read original story ...)
Naomi Osaka: I will probably soon return, I want to feel joy and happiness again
Home; Tennis News; Tennis Interviews; Japanese tennis star Naomi Osaka has hinted that she will soon return to the Tour. Osaka, who has fallen to No. 7 in the rankings due to her ... ( read original story ...)
Roger Federer backs Naomi Osaka and calls for press conference reforms, so what happens next?
The 20-time Grand Slam champion has always enjoyed a positive relationship with the media, and his eagerness to speak in different languages and address all questions that come his way adding to his ... ( read original story ...)
Simone Biles compared her Tokyo Olympic struggles to suddenly going blind and still being expected to do your job
Simone Biles compared her strugg Olympics to waking up one day and suddenly finding that you are blind. The most decorated gymnast of all time was forced to withdraw from some events at this summer's ... ( read original story ...)
Simone Biles: ‘I should have quit way before Tokyo 2020’
Biles withdrew from five of her six finals to focus on her mental health after being unable to execute performances in opening team event ... ( read original story ...)
Simone Biles says she still cries thinking about her devastating Tokyo Olympic woes
The most decorated gymnast of all time was speaking about her Tokyo Olympics saga in which she dropped out of events due to a mental issue. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo film festival unveils competition line-up with 10 world premieres
World premieres include debut from Happy Hour co-writer Tadashi Nohara and new works from Brillante Mendoza and Mikhail Red. Tokyo International Film Festival (TIFF) has announced the full line-up for ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Fest: Bong Joon-ho, Isabelle Huppert Join Hirokazu Kore-eda’s New Filmmaker Conversation Series
The Tokyo International Film Festival unveiled the lineup for its 34th annual edition on Tuesday, featuring a slew of established and emerging arthouse talent from across Asia and around the world. ( read original story ...)
Naomi Osaka set to return from mental health break after getting ‘itch’
The four-times grand-slam champion Naomi Osaka looks set to return to tennis after getting “that itch” to play again. Osaka said at the US Open this month that ... ( read original story ...)
Osaka IR aims for US$3.9bln casino sales annually: RFP
It expects annual gaming sales of JPY430 billion (US$3.87 billion) and non-gaming sales of JPY110 billion, meaning total sales of JPY540 billion. The project (pictured in an artist’s rendering) is ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo reports 248 new COVID-19 cases on Sept. 28
The Japanese capital registered 248 COVID-19 cases on Sept. 28, the Tokyo Metropolitan Government announced, marking the 13th day in a row un･･･ ... ( read original story ...)
SAI gives out-of-turn promotion to five Tokyo stars, announces grant for late Dingko Singh’s family
Women's hockey team captain Rani Rampal and goalkeeper Savita Punia, along with Paralympic medal-winners Mariyappan Thangavelu and Sharad Kumar were o ... ( read original story ...)
Simone Biles says she ‘should have quit way before’ Tokyo Olympic Games
Four-time Olympic champion Simone Biles says she "should have quit way before Tokyo" after withdrawing from five of her six finals in Japan. ( read original story ...)
Japan to Lift All Coronavirus Emergency Steps Nationwide
Japan’s government says the coronavirus state of emergency will end Thursday so the economy can be reactivated as infections slow. ( read original story ...)
Japan to end state of emergency as Covid cases plummet
Restrictions in 27 of country’s 47 prefectures to end on Thursday, PM Yoshihide Suga announces ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo protests S. Korea court order to sell assets for WWII compensation
A South Korean court has issued an unprecedented order for assets seized from Japan's Mitsubishi Heavy Industries to be sold to compensate World War II forced labourers, prompting Tokyo to protest on ... ( read original story ...)