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SYDNEY -- Kevan Gosper, a former International Olympic Committee vice president, is suggesting the United Nations might be the place to decide the fate of the postponed Tokyo Olympic. The Olympics are ... ( read original story ...)

Rohan Browning is on target for Tokyo after becoming just the second Australian in history to break the 10-second barrier in the 100-metre sprint. The 23-year-old Sydneysider posted the wind-assisted ... ( read original story ...)

Japan has one of the most intense, fiercely competitive and stressful recruitment processes for new graduates anywhere in the world. The way men and women are expected to dress is just one of the many ... ( read original story ...)

It was a sad day for beer lovers across Japan on Jan 8, when Sapporo Breweries put the lid on an exclusive new brew release just four days before it was due to go on sale. According to the company, ... ( read original story ...)

A cat walks over railway tracks at the Diorama Restaurant Tetsudokan in Osaka’s Tennoji Ward. (Kenji Tsuji) OSAKA--Take some stray cats and let them loose on your treasured model railway set. What ... ( read original story ...)

Rise in July to October, particularly among women and children, contrasts with decline in first wave ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO (Reuters) - Suicide rates in Japan have jumped in the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, particularly among women and children, even though they fell in the first wave when the government ... ( read original story ...)

Tokyo reported 1,809 infections of the new coronavirus on Saturday, its government said. Japan expanded a state of emergency in the capital area to seven more prefectures on Wednesday to stem a surge ... ( read original story ...)

The ruling was the fourth in a series of lawsuits regarding the forced sterilization of people with intellectual disabilities filed with nine district courts and their branches across Japan. ( read original story ...)

Naomi Osaka filmed a day in the life for Vogue, and it included tennis practice, a workout, and a Levi's photo shoot. (Also, avo toast.) ... ( read original story ...)

From what she normally eats for breakfast and practising in the morning to gyming in the afternoon and getting treatment afterwards, here’s what Naomi Osaka gets up to daily. Naomi Osaka is currently ... ( read original story ...)

Naomi Osaka let viewers into a normal day in her life as she was preparing to head to Melbourne for the Australian Open. In the feature for Vogue, the 23-year-old let cameras follow her everywhere. ( read original story ...)

A Japanese court on Friday ruled as unconstitutional the now-defunct eugenics protection law that mandated the government stop peop ... ( read original story ...)

When the coronavirus pandemic forced Tokyo last year to delay the Summer Olympics and Paralympics to July 2021, organizers kept the Tokyo 2020 name, saying they wanted the event to be seen as a “light ... ( read original story ...)

OSAKA—The death toll from COVID-19 in Osaka Prefecture increased to 714, the highest number in the country and topping the figure for Tokyo, which has recorded more than twice as many novel ... ( read original story ...)

Organizers postponed the Olympic Games for one year last March. Nearly a year later, prospects are getting bleaker. ( read original story ...)