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Naomi Osaka, the tournament's 2018 champion says, I "feel like a vessel to spread awareness" as she wears the names of victims of violence on her masks. ( read original story ...)

Naomi Osaka brought seven masks to the U.S. Open to highlight racial injustice and on the basis of her impressive showing the quarter-finals on Tuesday, Flushing Meadows looks destined to see them all ... ( read original story ...)

After the nuclear catastrophe, the nation's investment in renewable energy soared. Many of those affected in Fukushima started production. But Japan is pushing fossil fuels, causing climate concerns. ( read original story ...)

Naomi Osaka continued to highlight racial injustice in the United States by wearing a mask displaying the name of George Floyd before her quarter-final win at the US Open ... ( read original story ...)

Yoshihide Suga, on course to become Japan's next prime minister, said he would maintain incumbent premier Shinzo Abe's policy prioritizing economic growth over efforts to fix the country's tattered ... ( read original story ...)

After her win Tuesday night in the quarterfinal match of the US Open, tennis star Naomi Osaka was nearly brought to tears by video messages from the parents of Trayvon Martin and Ahmaud Arbery ... ( read original story ...)

Naomi Osaka brought seven different face masks to New York to draw attention to victims of racial injustice in the United States — and it looks like all will make an appearance.The two-times grand ... ( read original story ...)

PHOTO: Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) leadership candidate Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga looks on as members of the media raise their hands during a news conference at ... ( read original story ...)

Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga and two other candidates started their campaigns this week to succeed Prime Minister Shinzo Abe as the leader of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party ... ( read original story ...)

The leader of the Japanese ruling coalition's junior partner, Komeito, on Thursday indicated his party does not want a snap general election after the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) picks a new leader ... ( read original story ...)

Parents of victims of racial profiling thank tennis star Naomi Osaka for keeping the names of their children in America's consciousness. ( read original story ...)

Japan's Naomi Osaka sailed into the semi-finals of the US Open on Tuesday as Alexander Zverev of Germany booked his spot in the last four of the men's draw. Osaka, the tournament's fourth seed, swept ... ( read original story ...)

Two-time Grand Slam champion Naomi Osaka has played powerful, clean tennis to beat 93rd-ranked Shelby Rogers in straight sets in the U.S. Open quarterfinals. ( read original story ...)

Even if the COVID-19 pandemic does not prevent the Tokyo Olympics from going ahead next year, the blazing summer heat in the Japanese capital could still make the Games 'a nightmare', an advisor to ... ( read original story ...)

Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics, originally scheduled for July, August and September of this year, were postponed until 2021 because of COVID-19. ( read original story ...)

"Reviving Japan's economy is our priority ... A strong economy is necessary for social welfare, national security and fiscal reform," Suga told a debate hosted by the ruling party. Suga also said he ... ( read original story ...)