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Naomi Osaka's season appears to be over after she said she will not play at next month's Billie Jean King Cup finals because of injury. The Billie Jean King Cup finals would have been the final event ... ( read original story ...)

Tokyo stocks opened lower Monday as falling oil prices prompted selling of energy-related issues, while political uncertainty weighed ahead of Japan's general election. In the first 15 minutes of trading, ( read original story ...)

NAGOYA--Sludge generated through sewage treatment is set to be marketed by city officials here as the perfect fertilizer rich in nitrogen and phosphorus. ( read original story ...)

Less than six months remain until the curtains open on the 2025 Osaka-Kansai World Expo. Ticket sales have started at convenience stores and ･･･ ... ( read original story ...)

The Bank of Japan holds a two-day policy meeting concluding on Oct. 31, days after a general election where new Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba faces a key test on his agenda to prop up wages and revitalise the country's weak regional economies. ( read original story ...)

Sleep duration in Japan is said to be one of the shortest in the world, and a majority in the country are unsatisfied with their sleeping hou ( read original story ...)

In the WTA Tokyo, Japan Women Singles 2024 Round of 32 on Sunday, we have a matchup featuring No. 126-ranked Mai Hontama against No. 68 Varvara Gracheva. Watch tennis, other live sports and more on Fubo. ( read original story ...)

The defense ministers of Japan, the U.K. and Italy have agreed to accelerate the joint development of a next-generation fighter jet. ( read original story ...)

In the fifth all-qualifier final on the WTA Tour since 1990, Suzan Lamens of the Nethrlands captured her maiden title, defeating Kimberly Birrell 6-0, 6-4 for the Kinoshita Japan ( read original story ...)

Former world No. 1 Naomi Osaka said Sunday she will skip the Billie Jean King Cup team tennis finals next month in Spain because of injuries. In October, Osaka, currently ranked 58th, hurt her lower back and retired during her China Open round-of-16 match against Coco Gauff of the United States. ( read original story ...

Bianca Censori, the former Yeezy architect — known for her usual slicked-back hairstyle — was seen with a bold new look while out with husband Kanye West and friends at the Gold Bar at Tokyo's Edition Hotel on Friday. Censori's hair was teased dramatically, sticking out in various directions. ( read original story ...)

Dutch qualifier Suzan Lamens eased past Australia's Kimberly Birrell to win her first Hologic WTA Tour title at the Kinoshita Group Japan Open. ( read original story ...)

An observatory at the top of Mt Moiwa was covered in snow on the morning of Oct 20. Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)

Police announced the arrest of a 22-year-old suspect in a murder-robbery case in Yokohama that appears linked to a string of home break-ins that have terrorized households in the Kanto region since ... ( read original story ...)

Kimberly Birrell celebrated a series of notable series in her progress to a first WTA final in Osaka. Kimberly Birrell’s bid to claim a first WTA title has fallen just short in Osaka, but the Queenslander has celebrated a series of notable milestones in her progress to the final of the WTA 500 tournament. ( read ...

Catch all the action at the 2024 WTA Osaka, Japan Women Singles 2024 on October 20 and get women's singles schedules and live stream information. ( read original story ...)