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Las Vegas Aces and Australian national team star Liz Cambage announced in a statement Thursday night that she will be withdrawing from competing in the Olympics, citing mental health reasons stemming ... ( read original story ...)

The Olympic president pitched up in Hiroshima on Friday attempting to add a veneer of global peacemaking to a Games that is already mired in controversy and rejected by the citizens of the host ... ( read original story ...)

Scottish club Celtic signed Japan forward Kyogo Furuhashi to a four-year contract on Friday as the Glasgow squad remodels under new manager Ange Postecoglou. The 26-year-old Furuhashi, who joins from ... ( read original story ...)

Yokozuna Hakuho and ozeki Terunofuji stretched their perfect runs at the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament to 13 straight wins on Friday, ... ( read original story ...)

Liz Cambage has withdrawn from Australia’s Olympic women’s basketball team because of the anxiety she’s feeling about living and competing inside the restrictive bubble in place for the Tokyo Games. ( read original story ...)

Japan's exports likely soared in June thanks to robust global demand for machinery and technology-related goods and as shipments rebounded sharply from last year's pandemic-induced slump, a Reuters ... ( read original story ...)

However, Patrik Schowitz from JPMorgan Asset Management says the bank is "slightly cautious" on the rest of the Asian market, namely China, South Korea and Taiwan. ( read original story ...)

A cascading waterfall made entirely of light pours onto a rock while azalea trees are illuminated in a glowing ripple at a digital art show in a Japanese forest. ( read original story ...)

The president of the International Olympic Committee has warned athletes against political protests at the upcoming Tokyo games, calling on them to avoid “divisive” statements that could overshadow ... ( read original story ...)

Australian tennis player Alex de Minaur has tested positive for COVID-19 prior to his departure for the Tokyo Olympics, the Australian Olympic Committee said on Friday, the latest athlete to see his ... ( read original story ...)

US-OLYMPICS-2020-BASKETBALL-CAMBAGE:Olympics-Basketball-Cambage's Tokyo hopes in balance as investigation launched ... ( read original story ...)

Japan is beefing up its diplomatic efforts to regulate digital currencies globally, three officials told Reuters, a sign of the government's growing alarm that a proliferation of new forms of private ... ( read original story ...)

After the conclusion of the Summer Struggle in Sapporo events, New Japan announced the complete lineup for Wrestle Grand Slam in Tokyo Dome on July 25. The show will air live with Japanese and English ... ( read original story ...)

Fumiko Hayashi, the mayor of Yokohama city (pictured) in Japan, announced on Thursday that she will run for a fourth term in the mayoral election scheduled for August 22. Ms Hayashi, who supports the ... ( read original story ...)

Garrett Bradley’s three-part Netflix docuseries about Japanese tennis sensation Naomi Osaka arrives on the streamer at a particularly fraught time in the athlete’s career. Named simply ... ( read original story ...)

Australian tennis player Alex de Minaur has tested positive for COVID-19 and has withdrawn from the Tokyo Olympics. The Australian Olympic team's chef de mission Ian Chesterman told media in Tokyo on ... ( read original story ...)