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Naomi Osaka dreamt that she would lose her second round match at the Australian Open but the reality was a comfortable 6-2 6-3 victory over Caroline Garcia on Wednesday. ( read original story ...)

U.S. viewers will get to watch the opening ceremonies of the Tokyo Olympics live. Since Tokyo is 13 hours ahead of New York, interested U.S. residents will be watching the July 23 ... ( read original story ...)

Japanese police arrested Taizo Mizuno, founder and chairman of sporting goods retailer Alpen Co. 3028>, on Wednesday on suspicion of indecently assaulting a woman in the central city of Nagoya in ... ( read original story ...)

NBC will begin its coverage of the Tokyo Olympics on July 23 with the first-ever, live morning broadcast of the event's opening ceremony. ( read original story ...)

The International Olympic Committee condemned his remarks, using the debacle to trumpet its gender-equality record. But the IOC has its own grim history of sexism. ( read original story ...)

Japan could be forced to throw away millions of doses of Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine because of a shortage of a special syringe, as inoculations are scheduled to begin after Sunday. Norihisa Tamura, ... ( read original story ...)

Nagoya University scientists have developed a chemical reaction that produces high yields of a compound used in a wide variety of industries, without needing high temperatures or toxic catalysts. The ... ( read original story ...)

Of all the strange events to have already unfolded during this unique Australian Open, few moments have been as peculiar as the tournament’s draw ceremony. Instead of its usual glamorous presentation, ... ( read original story ...)

Sexism and deference to elders have long been the norm in Japan, but experts say anger over comments by the former prime minister in charge of the Games is "really palpable." ... ( read original story ...)

U.S. Olympic viewers who have long clamored to view the opening ceremony live when it hasn't been in North America will finally get their wish. NBC plans to air the opening ceremony from ... ( read original story ...)

Making the Olympics safe from coronavirus will be difficult for Tokyo without stiff quarantine measures that will also inspire athletes and spectators with the confidence to attend events, Australia's ... ( read original story ...)

Kanagawa police have arrested a 24-year-old man over the alleged molestation of a woman inside her residence in Yokohama City last year ... ( read original story ...)

Tokyo governor Yuriko Koike has refused to join a meeting with Yoshiro Mori, president of the city’s Olympic organising committee, as pressure grows on the former prime minister to resign after making ... ( read original story ...)

Yuriko Koike says attending meeting with under-fire Games chief would not send positive message ... ( read original story ...)

Global private equity firm Carlyle Group said on Wednesday it failed in its bid to buy Japan Asia Group (JAG) as JAG shares are trading above Carlyle's offer. ( read original story ...)

Japan will start coronavirus vaccinations next week, its prime minister said Wednesday, but it is scrambling to secure suitable syringes so doses won't go to waste. The country has reached deals with ... ( read original story ...)