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TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese noodle company Nissin have removed a controversial commercial following a dispute over the skin colour of a cartoon character depicting tennis player Naomi Osaka. The commer... ( read original story ...)

Before China began courting Southeast Asia with infrastructure investments through its Belt and Road Initiative , Japan was the region's top development financier. As the two powerhouses now compete f... ( read original story ...)

Orbin Green was looking for a lunch spot to fill his vacant Bardstown Road building, and he finally found it in Sapporo. Yes, Sapporo, the sushi dinner restaurant also on Bardstown Road. Greene said M... ( read original story ...)

SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of -- South Korea's military accused Japan of a "clear provocation" over what it said was a threatening low-altitude flight by a Japanese patrol plane over a South Korean warshi... ( read original story ...)

Yokohama Tire announced that Mercedes-AMG has selected Yokohama’s “ADVAN Sport V105” tires as original equipment for its new E 53 4MATIC+ (ISG installed) series, which includes sedan, station wagon, c... ( read original story ...)

The headlines should all have been all about Naomi Osaka's victories on the tennis courts in Melbourne, Australia. Instead, the Haitian-Japanese sports star has once again found the coverage diverted ... ( read original story ...)

Finnair is set to open new winter routes from Helsinki to the Japanese ski destination of Sapporo and Punta Cana in the Dominican Republic. The new routes will both be launched for the winter 2019/202... ( read original story ...)

January 22, 2019 8:40pm EST January 22, 2019 8:40pm EST Tennis, WTA, Australian Open, News, Grand Slams, English, WTA Tour, Elina Svitolina, Naomi Osaka US Open champion Naomi Osaka eased past Elina S... ( read original story ...)

Live scores, schedule and results Follow the Australian Open on BBC TV, radio and online Alerts: Get tennis news sent to your phone Osaka announced herself on the world stage with her hugely impressiv... ( read original story ...)

MELBOURNE, Australia - Naomi Osaka has reached her first semifinal at the Australian Open with a 6-4, 6-1 victory over Elina Svitolina. Osaka used her aggressive style and big hitting to compile a 31- ... ( read original story ...)

Naomi Osaka regularly describes herself as one of the most awkward people around but she showed enough confidence to shut down an interview when she had better things to be doing. The likeable 21-year ... ( read original story ...)

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) -- The Latest at the Australian Open on Wednesday (all times local): 12:28 p.m. Naomi Osaka has reached her first semifinal at the Australian Open with a 6-4, 6-1 victory ove... ( read original story ...)

Ms. Osaka’s rise has challenged a longstanding sense of cultural and racial homogeneity in Japan and has been particularly exciting for biracial people in Japan, known as “hafus.” The ad revived discu... ( read original story ...)

Melbourne (AFP) - Japanese fourth seed Naomi Osaka routed an injured Elina Svitolina to reach the Australian Open semi-finals on Wednesday. The US Open champion beat the Ukrainian sixth seed 6-4, 6-1 ... ( read original story ...)

MELBOURNE: Naomi Osaka proved too strong for sixth seed Elina Svitolina on Wednesday as the US Open champion cruised into her first Australian Open semi-final with a 6-4 6-1 win. The 21-year-old Japan... ( read original story ...)

AICHI (TR) – Aichi Prefectural Police are hunting for two men who robbed a pachinko parlor in Nagoya on Tuesday, reports Nippon News Network (Jan. 22). At just past 10:00 a.m., the pair entered a shop ... ( read original story ...)