After a recent slump in form due to mental health issues, Japanese tennis star Naomi Osaka slipped out of the Top 5 of the WTA rankings on Monday. ( read original story ...)
Swimmer who won gold at Tokyo Olympics says she’s hospitalized with COVID-19
An Australian swimmer who won a gold medal at the Tokyo Olympics and competes for Los Angeles' team in the International Swimming League has been hospitalized after testing positive for COVID-19. ( read original story ...)
BIG JAPAN IN SAPPORO, SUZUZKI VS. GAGE, AUSTRALIAN STARS JOIN NEW JAPAN’S UNITED EMPIRE AND MORE FROM JAPAN
Big Japan Pro Wrestling. Big Japan Pro Wrestling held a show today in Sapporo. The full results were: • Kazumi Kikuta def. Kosuke Sato • Abdullah Kobayashi, Takuho Kato and Yu ... ( read original story ...)
All-nitride superconducting qubit made on a silicon substrate
Researchers at the National Institute of Information and Communications Technology (NICT, President: Tokuda Hideyuki, Ph.D.), in collaboration with researchers at the National Institute of Advanced ... ( read original story ...)
Osaka drops out of top five in WTA rankings
Naomi Osaka slipped out of the top five in the WTA rankings on Monday while Simona Halep, another former world number one, continued her slide by also dropping three places. Four-time Grand Slam ... ( read original story ...)
Ayumu Ishikawa tosses six shutout innings as first-place Marines top Fighters
Ayumu Ishikawa tossed six shutout innings as the Pacific League-leading Chiba Lotte Marines claimed a 1-0 win over the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters on Mond ... ( read original story ...)
Naomi Osaka Out of Top Five in WTA Rankings, Ashleigh Barty Remains No.1
Naomi Osaka slipped out of the top five in the WTA rankings on Monday while Simona Halep, another former world number one, continued her slide by also dropping three places. ( read original story ...)
WTA Rankings: Naomi Osaka slips out of top five
Osaka was stunned at US Open (third round) by Canadian teenager Leylah Fernandez. The latter beat Osaka 5-7, 7-6(2), 6-4. Shortly after, Osaka announced that she is going to take an indefinite break ... ( read original story ...)
Osaka drops out of top 5 in WTA rankings
Four-time Grand Slam champion Naomi Osaka slips from fifth to eighth. (AP pic) PARIS: Naomi Osaka slipped out of the top five in the WTA rankings on Monday while Simona Halep, ano ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo coronavirus numbers lowest since June; US military in Japan reports one new case
One U.S. military base in Japan reported one new case of COVID-19, the coronavirus respiratory disease, since Friday. ( read original story ...)
NEWS: Bosola/Holiday in Tokyo/Reservoirs @ Little Buildings
Ouseburn’s Little Buildings is the host for Split the Bill on Saturday 25th September, where Bosola, Holiday In Tokyo and so-new-they’re-squeaky Reservoirs will take to the stage for a night of rock, ... ( read original story ...)
Japan urges Europe to speak out against China’s military expansion
Exclusive: in the first piece in a new Guardian series on China and tensions in the Indo-Pacific, Japan’s defence minister says the international community must bolster deterrence efforts against Beij ... ( read original story ...)
Melco withdrawal, a GamCare ‘influx,’ & Dutch adverts: the week in numbers
CasinoBeats breaks down the numbers behind some of the industry’s most interesting stories. Today, we look back on Netherlands advertising, a Danish fine, a Yokohama withdrawal for Melco, and a “sudde ... ( read original story ...)
East Asia Wrap: Grampus put major dent in Marinos’ title bid
On the back of reaching the 2021 AFC Champions League quarter-finals, Nagoya Grampus continued their excellent week as victory over Yokohama F. Marinos saw them derail their opponents' J1 League title ... ( read original story ...)
Cardboard beds used in Tokyo Olympics to be reused for Covid-19 patients in Osaka
Osaka’s governor Hirofumi Yoshimura wants the cardboard beds from the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics to be reused for Covid-19 patients in Osaka, Japan. According to Japan Times, Yoshimura said that ... ( read original story ...)
A Hard-Line Conservative Hopes to Be Japan’s First Female Leader
Japan’s longest-serving prime minister, often talked about creating a society in which women could “shine.” Now, a year after he resigned because of il ... ( read original story ...)