Australian Open Naomi Osaka to headline the list of players for the events to be played prior to the first major of the year. ( read original story ...)
Brett Haber: “Opponents have difficulty with Naomi Osaka”
Japanese tennis player Naomi Osaka, as we can remember through the victory of the last Us Open 2020, arrived in the final against Victoria Azarenka. At the end of the match Naomi said: "I could have ... ( read original story ...)
Naomi Osaka’s strategies on winning will keep her opponents guessing this season
Having the techniques and knowing how to unleash them on opponents for victories is what Naomi Osaka has clearly fine-tuned. ( read original story ...)
IOC member says ‘it’s far too early to panic’ about Tokyo Olympics amid coronavirus upsurge
Dick Pound, a senior committee member, had told the Associated Press earlier Friday that he “can’t be certain” the Olympics would go on as planned in July. ( read original story ...)
Japan machinery orders to fall in Nov as coronavirus crisis weighs: Reuters poll
Japan's core machinery orders likely dropped in November after the previous month's jump, a Reuters poll showed on Friday, and a renewed state of emergency in the Tokyo area could dampen firms' ... ( read original story ...)
South Korean Court Orders Japan to Pay Compensation for Wartime Sexual Slavery
The ruling, which the Japanese government rejected, is likely to aggravate already chilly relations between the two key allies of the United States. ( read original story ...)
Kirin ranks top in beer sales in 2020 for 1st time in 11 years
Kirin Holdings Co. is estimated to have ranked top in sales of beer and beer-like drinks last year, overtaking Asahi Group Holdings Ltd. for the first time in 11 years, sales data released by major ... ( read original story ...)
Nanosheet-based electronics could be one drop away
Scientists at Japan's Nagoya University and the National Institute for Materials Science have found that a simple one-drop approach is cheaper and faster for tiling functional nanosheets together in a ... ( read original story ...)
South Korean court orders Japan to pay “comfort women,” WWII sex slaves, reparations
Calling it a "crime against humanity," the court says Japan's use of so-called "comfort women" should be subject to Korean law as its occupation of the country was illegal. ( read original story ...)
Osaka, Kyoto, Hyogo to ask for regional state of emergency
Osaka, Kyoto and Hyogo prefectures will ask the central government to declare a state of emergency covering the Keihanshin region as early as on Jan. 9 to deal with the spread of COVID-19. Osaka ... ( read original story ...)
Osaka stands by COVID-19 tracing app that sent six alerts in seven months
With alerts limited to infectious contact, and no obligation to flag positive status, high volumes of messages were never expected, though the prefecture is working on enhancements. ( read original story ...)
Yokohama OTR & ATG unveil new combined identity ‘Yokohama Off-Highway Tires’
YOHT today released a new corporate identity, a new corporate logo, that draws on the 100 years plus the legacy of Yokohama ... ( read original story ...)
Osaka chocolate factory in hot water for asking job applicants’ weight, medical history
A factory in this west Japan prefecture for major food giant Meiji Co. has been asking applicants to provide their body weight, medical histo ... ( read original story ...)
Barty, Halep, Osaka lead stunning field for Melbourne Summer Series
World No.1 Ashleigh Barty will lead a field that includes 49 of the World's Top 50 at the Gippsland Trophy and Yarra Valley Classic in Melbourne. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo angered after S.Korea court orders Japan to compensate ‘comfort women’
A South Korean court on Friday ordered Japan to compensate 12 women who were forced to work in its wartime brothels, a ruling that drew a strong rebuke from Tokyo and threatened to rekindle a ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo angered after South Korea court orders Japan to compensate ‘comfort women’
A South Korean court on Friday ordered Japan to compensate 12 women who were forced to work in its wartime brothels, a ruling that drew a strong rebuke from Tokyo and threatened to rekindle a ... ( read original story ...)