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Hideki Matsuyama overcame a potentially ruinous moment to become the first Japanese man to win a major championship with a one-shot Masters victory over Will Zalatoris at Augusta National on Sunday. ( read original story ...)

“I think he’d become the superstar of Japan, if he isn’t already,” Scott said after his own round. “But I don’t think he really feels the weight of expectation — like we all kind of can see what it ... ( read original story ...)

-10 H Matsuyama (Jpn);-9 W Zalatoris (US); -7 J Spieth (US) -6 J Rahm (Spa), M Leishman (Aus); -5 J Rose (Eng);-4 P Reed (US), C Conners (Can) Selected others: -2 R MacIntyre (Sco);-1 T Hatton (Eng); ... ( read original story ...)

AUGUSTA, Ga.—Hideki Matsuyama had the weight of a golf-obsessed, yet championship-deprived country hovering over every shot at Augusta National Golf Club on Sunday as he sought to become the first man ... ( read original story ...)

AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — The Latest on the Masters, the first golf major of the year (all times EDT): 7:05 p.m. Hideki Matsuyama has made history as the first male golfer from Japan to win a major ... ( read original story ...)

Official campaigning for the Nagoya mayoral election started Sunday, with incumbent Takashi Kawamura facing a challenger backed by both ruling and opposition parties as well as two other candidates. ( read original story ...)

Watch the winning run from 14-year old Bombette Martin at the British National Skateboard Championships, which boosted her chances of qualification for Tokyo 2020. READ MORE: 'Fearless' teen Bombette ... ( read original story ...)

Watch the winning run from 14-year old Bombette Martin at the British National Skateboard Championships to boost her chances of qualification for Tokyo 2020. ( read original story ...)

Some of the key manufacturers operating in this market include: Michelin, Bridgestone, TITAN, Goodyear, Yokohama Tire, BKT, China National Tire & Rubber, Continental Tire, Guizhou Tyre Co., Ltd, ... ( read original story ...)

Many veteran U.S. Olympians were planning to hang it up after the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. When the pandemic pushed them back a year, aging bodies sighed, contemplated quitting, and then went back ... ( read original story ...)

"Sunday Morning" takes us this spring Sunday to a setting known in English as "Cherry Blossom Mountain Park" outside Tokyo, home to some 10,000 cherry trees. Videographer: Jiro Akiba. ( read original story ...)

Athletes at the Tokyo Olympics who come down with minor symptoms of COVID-19 could be isolated in a hotel lined up by local organizers of the games. The Japanese news agency Kyodo on Sunday said ... ( read original story ...)

OSAKA--Prefectural authorities here reported four deaths from COVID-19 on April 11 as the daily tally of fresh cases hit more than 700 for the sixth straight day. The latest figure of 760 is 167 more ... ( read original story ...)

The Tokyo metropolitan government on Sunday reported 421 new cases of the coronavirus, down 149 from Saturday. Osaka recorded 760 cases, 158 down from Saturday. The number (233 men and 188 women) is ... ( read original story ...)

Japan's Matsuyama in Control of Masters, Leads by Four Shots AUGUSTA, Ga. (Reuters) - Japan's Hideki Matsuyama stormed home in style to put himself in position to become the first Asian golfer to win ... ( read original story ...)

Official campaigning for the Nagoya mayoral election started Sunday, with incumbent Takashi Kawamura facing three challengers. The April 25 contest will ef ... ( read original story ...)