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Naomi Osaka avoids stepping on the lines and the Melbourne logo at the Australian Open, she told reporters after her first-round match. ( read original story ...)

Tokyo stocks opened higher Thursday as investors scooped up battered shares after the Nikkei index plunged to its lowest level in nearly five months the previous day. In the first 15 minutes of ... ( read original story ...)

Japan's exports rose faster than expected in December to mark the 10th straight month of year-on-year growth, data showed on Thursday, as supply bottlenecks continued to ease toward the end of 2021. ( read original story ...)

Gains in Japan’s exports narrowed slightly in December, led by cars and steel, following a wave of the omicron variant of coronavirus that swept the globe. ( read original story ...)

A unique private elementary school with no tests or report cards and where students can take the classes they want is slated to open in Hok ... ( read original story ...)

With a serve that can reach up to 125 mph and forehands can register three figures on the radar, Naomi Osaka is one women's tennis' hardest hitters. ( read original story ...)

Shigeru Omi, the government’s chief medical adviser, told reporters after a Covid-19 task force meeting on Wednesday that since the Omicron variant was known to spread very quickly, “it is important ... ( read original story ...)

Calls are growing in Japan to treat Covid-19 as endemic, adding to a global chorus pushing for a return to normal life as people tire of pandemic restrictions, vaccines become more accessible and ... ( read original story ...)

"It was really cool just to have someone like him talking about my game," Naomi Osaka said of Andy Murray during her post-match press conference. ( read original story ...)

Naomi Osaka brought a good luck charm to the court, and it paid off. The Japanese tennis star hit the court at the 2022 Australian Open on Wednesday. She claimed victory over Madison Brengle, 6-0, 6-4 ... ( read original story ...)

Japan has moved to reinstate what it calls "quasi-emergency" measures in the capital and a dozen regions due to a surge of new coronavirus infections driven by the Omicron variant. ( read original story ...)

Japanese Prime Minister Kishida Fumio says unfettered markets have led to widening income gaps and social tensions. ( read original story ...)

Numerous municipalities in Japan will be placed under expanded COVID-19 restrictions starting at the end of this week amid a surge in cases spurred by the omicron variant."We have decided that it is ... ( read original story ...)

A merchant on Amazon Japan came up with a shady way to sell PC graphics cards by offering them as mystery boxes containing a random GPU model. If you luck out, you’ll win a brand new Nvidia RTX 3000 ... ( read original story ...)

Yokohama has been supplying Toyota with its BluEarth-XT AE61 and BluEarth-XT AE61 Z・P・S tires for use as the original equipment on the company’s first PHEV, the Lexus NX. Yokohama’s BluEarth-XT AE61 u ... ( read original story ...)

French Open champion Barbora Krejcikova and the returning Naomi Osaka are through to the third round after straight set wins ... ( read original story ...)