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Naomi Osaka, the number two player in the world, decided to withdraw from the French Open before being forced to attend press conferences, attributing it to psychological problems. More precisely, ... ( read original story ...)

Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said on Aug. 23 he regrets the defeat of his close aide Hachiro Okonogi in the previous day's Yokohama mayoral election. ( read original story ...)

Japan's factory activity growth slowed in August, while that of the services sector shrank at the fastest pace since May last year, highlighting the increasingly heavy toll a recent wave of COVID-19 ... ( read original story ...)

Japan's former Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida is likely to run in the ruling party's leadership race when incumbent Yoshihide Suga's current term ends in September, the Sankei newspaper reported on ... ( read original story ...)

Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga faced a fresh blow amid criticism of his pandemic management, when his favored candidate lost an election for Yokohama mayor in the city where he began his ... ( read original story ...)

Opposition-backed Takeharu Yamanaka won the Yokohama mayoral election on Sunday, defeating a ruling Liberal Democratic Party candidate in a blow to Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga. The loss by Hachiro ... ( read original story ...)

Covid cases soared in Japan as it hosted the Tokyo Olympics in July and August, raising the obvious question: Was the global event, which brought thousands of athletes and other people to the city, ... ( read original story ...)

Sodashi proves she's not just "that white filly" by defeating older horses and males going 2,000 meters (about 1 1/4 miles) in the Sapporo Kinen. ( read original story ...)

Follow the Meiji Yasuda J1 League live Football match between Nagoya Grampus and Avispa Fukuoka with Eurosport. The match starts at 11:00 on 22 August 2021. Who will come out on top in the battle of ... ( read original story ...)

The Tokyo organizers want children to see Paralympians, but there is pushback given the COVID-19 cases rising. ( read original story ...)

Two days before the start of the Tokyo 2020 Summer Paralympics, coronavirus cases are surging in Japan at record levels, joining hotspots in the United States and Indonesia. ( read original story ...)

Japan appear to have withdrawn from the Under-23 Baseball World Cup after the competition's most successful nation was not included on the list of ... ( read original story ...)

Vote a major setback for Japan's Prime Minister going into a general election later this year.. Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)

On the women's side, the U.S. Open 2021 field is loaded with intrigue, headlined by Naomi Osaka. Osaka, a two-time champion, is considered by many to be the player to beat. Osaka is the betting ... ( read original story ...)

After Naomi Osaka‘s viral press conference at the Western & Southern Open earlier this week, where she cried and left […] The post Naomi Osaka on emotional press conference: ‘I was wondering why was I ... ( read original story ...)

LGBTQ athletes from eight countries competing, according to LGBTQ sports site Outsports. That’s more than double the 12 who competed at the 2016 Paralympic Games in Rio, and it comes after ... ( read original story ...)