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Japanese star Naomi Osaka got her grass court season off to an impressive start Tuesday, with a straight-sets win over fourth seed Elise Mertens in the second round of the Libema Open. Four-time Grand ... ( read original story ...)

The developer of a new condominium in Tokyo, whose units were to be transferred to buyers next month, began considering its demolition in May, NHK has learned. The developer, Sekisui House, decided on ... ( read original story ...)

The Osaka-Kansai Expo 2025, scheduled to open in less than a year, is facing significant criticism and a lack of enthusiasm from the public. Despite being the first world’s fair held in Japan in 20 ... ( read original story ...)

The NBA Basketball School Japan offers an approximately one-hour lesson once a week for those aged 5 to 18 at the gymnasium of the Shibuya Junior and Senior High School in Tokyo for a tax-inclusive ... ( read original story ...)

Having ended its critically-acclaimed second season earlier this year, Max has announced that Tokyo Vice has been cancelled. According to Variety the news was broken during a panel with Max original ... ( read original story ...)

Researchers from Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine in Japan have successfully treated the skin diseases epidermolytic ichthyosis (EI) and ichthyosis with confetti (IWC) by transplanting ... ( read original story ...)

Japan startup Timee, which operates a platform connecting workers seeking side gigs with labour-strapped businesses, is targeting a listing in July in Tokyo, two people familiar with the matter ... ( read original story ...)

The government reported Monday that the sweeping trends of the country's population decline and excess concentration of population in Tokyo have not changed over the past decade. The report was made ... ( read original story ...)

Recently, Osaka was asked if she would want her daughter to follow in her footsteps and pursue a career in tennis. However, Osaka shrugged off the question as her daughter Shai is not even a year old. ( read original story ...)

Tokyo stocks opened higher Tuesday, boosted by semiconductor-related issues that tracked overnight advances by their U.S. counterpart ... ( read original story ...)

Japan's transport ministry has concluded that six cases of irregularities in vehicle certifications by Toyota Motor may also violate United Nations standards, the Yomiuri newspaper said on Tuesday. The standards are recognised by more than 60 countries and regions and if uncovered elsewhere the irregularities could impact mass production in Europe and other regions, ( read ...

Gearoid Reidy is a Bloomberg Opinion columnist covering Japan and the Koreas. He previously led the breaking news team in North Asia, and was the Tokyo deputy bureau chief. The Tokyo government’s plan to launch its own dating app has attracted mockery ... ( read original story ...)

The CSI 300 index of blue chip shares and Shanghai Composite index both slumped on Friday to a six-week low. Chinese markets were closed on Monday so there could be outsized moves at the open on ... ( read original story ...)

Japan's economy contracted less than initially reported in January-March on upward revisions to capital spending and inventory data, lending modest support to the central bank's plans to raise ... ( read original story ...)

This snow service-rated Yokohama Geolandar A/T4 All-Terrain deserves your attention. ( read original story ...)

Naomi Osaka isn’t just a force on the courts. Over the years, at the same time that she has developed a striking professional tennis game, the 26-year-old has established herself as a fashionista and ... ( read original story ...)