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Naomi Osaka won the U.S. Open for her third Grand Slam title, but also stood out for speaking out about racial injustice and police brutality. ( read original story ...)

Tokyo's coronavirus outbreak is severe and could explode in the coming days just as Japan begins its New Year's holiday period, in which millions of people usually move around the country, the city's ... ( read original story ...)

I want to die.” In February 2013, Yo Toshino, my best friend at university, who was job-hunting at the time, sent me that email. Every year in Japan, more than half a million students participate in ... ( read original story ...)

Many towns and cities are opting for scaled-down ceremonies or online events to mark the occasion, due to the pandemic. ( read original story ...)

The year of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics is arriving. That would be 2021. Ever since the Olympics were postponed nine months ago, local organizers and the IOC have been biding ... ( read original story ...)

Ugandan Joshua Cheptegei says he is targeting the 5,000m-10,000m double at the Tokyo Olympics after breaking the world records in both distances this year. The 24-year-old set a new 10,000 mark of ... ( read original story ...)

Fujitsu has drawn up a shortlist of 20 acquisition targets as part of a $5.8bn investment drive to capitalise on a pandemic-induced increase in demand for its digital services. Takahito Tokita, chief ... ( read original story ...)

Wednesday is the final trading day in 2020 for stocks in Japan and South Korea as their markets will be closed on Thursday. ( read original story ...)

Researchers from Yokohama National University in Japan have developed a prototype microprocessor using superconductor devices that are ... ( read original story ...)

Naomi Osaka's drive and dedication to tennis has truly paid off in recent years. In addition to getting more than three consecutive Grand Slam titles, a win ... ( read original story ...)

What you need to know about the latest travel restrictions to Japan after the country closed its borders due to a surge in COVID-19 cases. ( read original story ...)

The government-owned Japan Bank for International Cooperation said it would lend slightly more than a third of the total $1.767 billion in financing for the project in central Vietnam’s Vung Ang ... ( read original story ...)

A major Japanese company and Kyoto University have joined forces to build what they hope will be the world's first satellites made out of wood. Sumitomo Forestry said it has started research on tree ... ( read original story ...)

Asian shares rose on Tuesday, with Japanese stocks hitting a 30-year high, as investor risk was encouraged by a Brexit trade deal and hopes a long-awaited U.S. pandemic relief package will be expanded ... ( read original story ...)

FHAMS, has completed a partial renovation of nagoya’s TV tower in japan. this most recent work follows a project in 2019 that turned the 60-year old tower into a mixed-use development with earthquake ... ( read original story ...)

BBC Sport NI's Nigel Ringland assesses how Northern Ireland hopefuls stand in relation to qualification for the rescheduled 2021 Olympic Games. ( read original story ...)