Japan's latest headcount brings more bad news for a country already bracing for a demographic crunch. A new census shows the population, including foreign residents, shrank by 3.1 million between 2020 ... ( read original story ...)
Sabalenka sets up fourth-round match with Osaka
Top seed Aryna Sabalenka beats Daria Kasatkina to set up a mouth-watering fourth-round match against Naomi Osaka at the French Open. ( read original story ...)
French Open: Aryna Sabalenka powers past Kasatkina, books fourth-round date with Osaka
Aryna Sabalenka continued her strong run at the French Open, beating Australia's Daria Kasatkina 6-0, 7-5 on Saturday to reach the fourth round at Roland Garros and set up a blockbuster clash with ... ( read original story ...)
It’s more than just fashion for Naomi Osaka in Paris. She’s into the French Open 4th round
Naomi Osaka of Japan celebrates winning the third round women’s singles tennis match against against Iva Jovic of the U.S. at the French Open tennis tournament in Paris, Saturday, May 30, 2026. (AP ... ( read original story ...)
Japan, South Korea to resume search-and-rescue drill after 9 years in sign of warming ties
Defence exchanges between both sides stalled after a 2018 dispute in Japan’s exclusive economic zone. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)
Glittering Osaka edges Jovic to prolong French Open run
Naomi Osaka continued to shine in the City of Light as she beat American teenager Iva Jovic 7-6 (7/5), 6-7 (3/7), 6-4, in the French Open third round on Saturday. ( read original story ...)
Naomi Osaka wins, is silently on a career best run at French Open 2026
Week 1 of the 2026 French Open has produced great tennis, and Naomi Osaka is part of the discussion along with her incredible fashion. Osaka has never advanced to the second week of the French Open ... ( read original story ...)
Naomi Osaka ignores ‘fashion show’ jibes with latest French Open arrival outfit
Naomi Osaka has refused to shy away from her extravagant French Open outfits after upsetting a Roland-Garros rival earlier this week. ( read original story ...)
French Open 2026: Sabalenka and Gauff in action, Osaka advances on day seven – live
Join our writers for live updates from around the courts with big names and rising stars in action at Roland Garros ... ( read original story ...)
Gold-sequined Osaka survives three-set scare against teenager Jovic
Naomi Osaka dazzled with an all-gold outfit but had to dig deep for a hard-fought 7-6(5) 6-7(3) 6-4 victory over American teenager Iva Jovic on Saturday to reach her first-ever French Open fourth ... ( read original story ...)
Naomi Osaka arrives for French Open match in billowing dress in yet another fashion show stunt
The Japanese star arrived in a billowing dress for her third-round clash against Iva Jovic on Saturday morning and had to remove it on court. ( read original story ...)
Naomi Osaka’s high glamour looks rev up French Open fashion
The matches at Roland-Garros provide a global stage for players, considering last year's total viewership was 324 million. ( read original story ...)
Thousands rally in Tokyo against Takaichi government’s dangerous policy moves
Around 10,000 people gathered in front of Japan's National Diet Building in Tokyo on Friday evening for an anti-war rally, protesting what they described as a series of dangerous policy moves pursued ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s population suffers record five-year drop
Japan’s population suffers record five-year drop as government fails to halt decline - All prefectures barring Tokyo and Okinawa recorded a decline in population ... ( read original story ...)
S. Korea notifies Japan of ‘normalization’ of GSOMIA pact
SEOUL--South Korea’s Foreign Ministry announced on March 21 that it will “normalize” a vital military intelligence-sharing pact with Japan that it had threatened to scrap in 2019 amid rocky bilateral ... ( read original story ...)
The 27 Essential Nagoya Restaurants
Nina Li Coomes is a Japanese and American writer living in Chicago. During the Tokugawa shogunate, the city served as a historical seat of power, and Nagoyans have long prided themselves on legacies ... ( read original story ...)