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TOKYO -- After it was reported that high-profile politician Renho was preparing to run for the July 7 Tokyo gubernatorial election against incumbent Gov. Yuriko Koike, the Japanese media was quick to ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO -- Japanese pharmaceutical company Eisai is developing an Alzheimer's disease treatment that targets a protein linked to symptoms, aiming to release it in the U.S. by fiscal 2030. Small-scale ... ( read original story ...)

He was a hitting partner for Coco Gauff and others at the Australian Open and signed on the eve of Wimbledon with the agency co-founded by Naomi Osaka. Osaka, a four-time major champion and former No. ( read original story ...)

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Following her return after a long leave, Osaka has shown glimpses of her former brilliance. She's racked up 15 wins in 27 matches this season, reaching the quarterfinals in Qatar and Libema, and ... ( read original story ...)

London, UK - Naomi Osaka said Sunday she hopes to mark her daughter's first birthday by making a winning return to Wimbledon thanks to a helping hand from Novak Djokovic. The Japanese tennis superstar ... ( read original story ...)

JTPS-P25 Anti-air Rader,Air Defence Training unit in 2013. Japanese MoD Photo The Japan Self Defense Force has stationed a mobile radar system on Kita Daito Island in the Philippine Sea to expand ... ( read original story ...)

Naomi Osaka said Sunday she hopes to mark her daughter's first birthday by making a winning return to Wimbledon thanks to a helping hand from Novak Djokovic. The Japanese superstar, a four-time Grand ... ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong investment banker Gladys Tsoi, 29, has taken her adopted toy poodle to Japan twice this year. For the second trip, she spent $38,000 to fly on a private jet with her dog. She hopes to plan ... ( read original story ...)

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Foreign Minister Penny Wong has labelled the abduction of Australian children in Japan “heartbreaking” as Tokyo begins reforms to a century-old sole custody system that allowed parents to ... ( read original story ...)

The companies announced on Friday that they would start Leqembi sales in China, making that country the third where the treatment is available after the U.S. and Japan. ( read original story ...)

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike is leading by a small margin in the Tokyo gubernatorial election that will take place on July 7, a Kyodo News survey showed Sunday. The incumbent 71-year-old ... ( read original story ...)

The UAE Pavilion at Expo has announced their participation in Expo 2025 Osaka, Japan, commencing in April 2025 under the theme ‘Designing Future Society for Our Lives’. The announcement was made ... ( read original story ...)

SAPPORO (Kyodo) -- A town on Japan's northernmost main island of Hokkaido has been working on producing a new local specialty by submerging sake in a brackish lake, in the hope that the vibrations in ... ( read original story ...)

Investors expect the pace of Japan’s stock market rally to slow in the second half, increasing the risk they will shift more money to rival markets. The benchmark Topix index will climb about 2.9% to 2,890 by the end of the year, while the 225-issue ... ( read original story ...)

In a match slated for Monday, Diane Parry (No. 53 in rankings) will take on Naomi Osaka (No. 111) in the Round of 128 of Wimbledon. Catch live tennis on Tennis Channel on Fubo. In her last match, ... ( read original story ...)