Serena Williams and Naomi Osaka have long moved on from their tempestuous 2018 U.S. Open title match but that will do nothing to dampen the suspense ahead of their blockbuster Australian Open ... ( read original story ...)
Japan starts COVID-19 vaccinations with eye on Olympics
Japan launched its coronavirus vaccination campaign Wednesday, months after other major economies started giving shots and amid questions about whether the drive would would ... ( read original story ...)
For My Next Trick … Opening a New Musical in Tokyo in a Pandemic
Our writer’s adaptation of “The Illusionist” was slated for a tryout run. Lockdown, a tragic death, cancer and quarantine got in the way, but didn’t stop the show. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo 2020: Japan’s Olympics minister in line to lead committee
Officials hope selection of Seiko Hashimoto will draw line under row over predecessor’s sexist remarks ... ( read original story ...)
Likely New Head of Tokyo 2020 Is Ex-Olympian, Minister for Women’s Rights
Japan Olympics Minister Seiko Hashimoto emerged as a candidate to lead the Tokyo Olympics organising committee, public broadcaster NHK said on Wednesday, after ex-prime minister Yoshiro Mori resigned ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Olympics minister is preferred candidate to head Tokyo 2020: NHK
Japan's Olympics Minister Seiko Hashimoto - who is named after the Olympic flame and competed in seven Games - is the preferred candidate to take over the Tokyo 2020 organising committee after her ... ( read original story ...)
NEWSMAKER-Likely new head of Tokyo 2020 is ex-Olympian, minister for women’s rights
Japan Olympics Minister Seiko Hashimoto emerged as a candidate to lead the Tokyo Olympics organising committee, public broadcaster NHK said on Wednesday, after ex-prime minister Yoshiro Mori resigned ... ( read original story ...)
2021 Australian Open: What to Watch For in Serena Williams and Naomi Osaka’s Semifinal
Williams and Osaka will play for the second time at a Grand Slam. Plus, Novak Djokovic faces an unlikely semifinal opponent: a 27-year-old in his first Grand Slam main draw. ( read original story ...)
Australian Open: Serena Williams vs. Naomi Osaka in semis
A quick look at the Australian Open: LOOKAHEAD TO THURSDAY. Naomi Osaka has won 19 consecutive matches but none of those wins came against Serena Wil ... ( read original story ...)
Ahead of Tokyo Olympics, Japan starts vaccinations as new coronavirus cases, deaths drop
Japan launched its coronavirus vaccination programme on Wednesday, five months ahead of the Tokyo Olympics, as the World Health Organization reported a fall in new cases around the world. The same day ... ( read original story ...)
Japan begins COVID-19 vaccination drive amid Olympic worries
Months after other major economies, Japan began giving the first coronavirus vaccines to front-line health workers Wednesday. Many are wondering if the campaign will reach ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s ruling party wants more women at meetings — unless they talk
Those female observers can't speak during the meetings, but can submit opinions separately to the secretariat office, the daily newspaper Nikkei reported. ( read original story ...)
Threat to Olympic torch relay as Japan starts vaccination rollout
The Games are due to begin in July but Shimane prefecture says it might pull out of the prestigious pre-Games event ... ( read original story ...)
Shogi record-breaker Fujii announces he has left high school to focus on game
Shogi prodigy Sota Fujii, 18, withdrew from his high school, the Nagoya University Affiliated Upper Secondary School, at the end of January, ... ( read original story ...)
Man in Yokohama dies of COVID-19 10 days after finishing home recovery period
A local man in his 40s who was confirmed infected with the coronavirus and convalesced at home as per local government requirements died o ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Ruling Party Wants More Women at Meetings, but Stay Quiet
After a sexism row sparked by Tokyo Olympics chief's saying women talked too much at meetings, Japan's ruling party wants women at key meetings - but only if they don't talk. The ruling Liberal ... ( read original story ...)