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Japan's Top League will look to put a year lost to the COVID-19 pandemic behind it on Saturday when play returns for the final season in the competition's current guise. Bolstered by the arrival of ... ( read original story ...)

Maybe Naomi Osaka is winning because she has a positive attitude, or maybe she has a positive attitude because she's winning. Either way, it's working. Osaka won her 20th match in a row ... ( read original story ...)

The Aichi Prefectural Government announced on Feb. 17 a plan for a new prefectural gymnasium here in Meijo Park. According to the proposal, ... ( read original story ...)

When a 22-year-old Japanese college student launched an online campaign against the powerful Tokyo Olympics chief and the sexist remarks he made, she was not sure it would go very far. ( read original story ...)

The Tokyo Olympics has appointed a female politician and former athlete as its new head, as it struggles to recover from a sexism scandal and to win over a Japanese public that supports cancelling the ... ( read original story ...)

Japanese pitcher Kohei Arihara says he settled on the Texas Rangers because they told the right-hander what they thought he could do better in addition to mentioning ... ( read original story ...)

YKOFX, a Pan Asian exchange with innovative and robust product suite that provides its clients with some of the best trading facilities, today announced that precious metals contracts are ready for ... ( read original story ...)

One Australian Open finalist spoke about how intimidating it was to serve against Serena Williams and also volunteered that she was guilty of mindless eating during her mandatory 14-day quarantine. ( read original story ...)

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Thursday will virtually meet with his counterparts from Japan, Australia and India, U.S. State Department spokesman Ned Price said on Wednesday, as part of ... ( read original story ...)

"As someone with an athletic background, I will carry out a safe Games for both athletes and citizens," said Seiko Hashimoto. ( read original story ...)

Sapporo, Japan post-hardcore trio CARTHIEFSCHOOL will release their self-titled debut album on February 24. The album is self-titled and it's out via transduction. It follows a string of singles from ... ( read original story ...)

Naomi Osaka will be seeking her fourth Grand Slam title when she faces first-time major finalist Jennifer Brady ... ( read original story ...)

Naomi Osaka has beaten Serena Williams in the semifinals of the Australian Open 6-3, 6-4 and will now face Jennifer Brady in the final. ( read original story ...)

Japan's Seiko Hashimoto has been appointed the next Tokyo 2020 president, after her predecessor quit over sexist comments he made. The former Olympics Minister is a seven time Olympian herself, having ... ( read original story ...)

Having again stymied Serena Williams' quest for history, Naomi Osaka goes for a fourth Grand Slam title, against former UCLA star Jennifer Brady. ( read original story ...)

Seiko Hashimoto, who competed in seven Olympics, faces the challenge of organizing the delayed event amid coronavirus concerns. ( read original story ...)