CBS News senior foreign correspondent Elizabeth Palmer reports from Tokyo as a new emperor takes the reins after the first imperial abdication in the country in 200 years. ( read original story ...)
Mitsubishi will close its Washington state operations as its slashes SpaceJet budget
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) will cut hundreds of jobs in Washington state as it "consolidates all activities back to Japan" and close its U.S. operations for the troubled SpaceJet project ... ( read original story ...)
Naomi Osaka tops Serena Williams as world’s highest-earning female athlete
Naomi Osaka has been a grand slam champion and No 1 in the WTA rankings – and now she’s No 1 on another list: the highest-earning female athlete ever ... ( read original story ...)
Osaka tops Serena on Forbes’ list of sports annual earnings
Naomi Osaka has been a Grand Slam champion and No. 1 in the WTA rankings -- and now she’s No. 1 on another list: top-earning female athlete ... ( read original story ...)
Naomi Osaka: Japanese tennis star becomes world’s highest-paid female athlete
Japanese tennis player Naomi Osaka overtakes US rival Serena Williams to become the world's highest-paid female athlete. ( read original story ...)
Fresh Del Monte Produce opens new fresh cut plant in Yokohama
Fresh Del Monte Japan, a subsidiary of (FDP -1.3%) officially begins operations in its newly completed plant in Yokohama, Japan. “We identified a significant growth in demand ... ( read original story ...)
Osaka becomes world’s highest-earning female athlete
Japan's Naomi Osaka has surpassed Serena Williams as the world's highest-paid female athlete, raking in $37.4 million in prize money and endorsements over the last year, according to Forbes. ( read original story ...)
Osaka tops Serena as world’s highest-paid female athlete
Japanese tennis star Naomi Osaka has become the world's highest-paid female athlete, making $37.4 million (34.3 million euros) in the past 12 months for an earnings record, Forbes magazine reported ... ( read original story ...)
Naomi Osaka banks $37 MILLION in single year to smash Sharapova record for highest ever annual earnings for female athlete
Japanese ace Naomi Osaka, 22, has broken the record for the most a female athlete has ever earned in a year, according to Forbes, joining rival Serena Williams as the only two women on the annual list ... ( read original story ...)
Naomi Osaka becomes the highest earning female athlete in history after earning $37 million last year
Tennis sensation Naomi Osaka has become the highest paid female athlete in history after earning $37.4 million over the last year, according to Forbes. ( read original story ...)
It’s Official: Naomi Osaka Is the Highest-Paid Female Athlete — Like, Ever
Osaka currently holds the No. 29 spot among the 100 highest-paid athletes in the world, while Williams is right behind her at No. 33. This year marks the first time since 2016 that two women have ... ( read original story ...)
Forbes Reveals Naomi Osaka Is World’s Highest-Paid Female Athlete Ever
NEW YORK – May 22, 2020 – In its daily cover story today, Forbes reveals that acclaimed tennis star Naomi Osaka has become the highest-paid female athlete ever. Osaka’s record $37.4 million in ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo bars can stay open until 10 under governor’s exit roadmap
Bars in Tokyo can keep serving until 10 p.m. and students can soon begin to return to schools as part of a roadmap to reopen the economy in Japan's capital outlined Friday by Tokyo Governor Yuriko ... ( read original story ...)
The Nagoya Protocol and historical collections of plants
Keeping pace with food demand and climate change requires continuous genetic improvement of crops that, in turn, relies on the availability of genetic resources. Access to these resources is ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Olympics will be followed by 3 mega sporting events — all in China
Uncertainty surrounds how the postponed Tokyo Olympics will be held next year in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic ... ( read original story ...)
The Tokyo Olympics Are 14 Months Away. Is That Enough Time?
International sports are largely on hold. Borders are closed, and a vaccine is not expected to be available soon. The 2021 Games are anything but a slam dunk. ( read original story ...)