MELBOURNE, Jan 21 (Reuters) - The Australian Open second round continues on Thursday with defending champions Jannik Sinner and Madison Keys in action along with Novak Djokovic, who gets an afternoon ... ( read original story ...)
Pushing the Boundaries of Tennis Clothes
Arriving to her first match at the Australian Open, Naomi Osaka wore couture designs with athletic wear. Was it a sign of outfits to come? ( read original story ...)
Naomi Osaka’s Australian Open Look Draws Harsh Criticism as Nike’s Involvement Questioned
Naomi Osaka dominated headlines on the opening round of the Australian Open, halting the tournament’s rhythm with a show-stopping, jellyfish-inspired outfit. She truly embodied “making an entrance” as ... ( read original story ...)
An Anxious Japan Restarts the World’s Biggest Nuclear Plant
Japan is reviving nuclear power, balancing the need for more clean energy against the lingering trauma of the 2011 Fukushima Daiichi disaster. ( read original story ...)
Japan restarts world’s largest nuclear plant
Japan has restarted a reactor at the world's largest nuclear plant nearly 15 years after a disaster at the Fukushima power plant forced the country to shut all its nuclear reactors. ( read original story ...)
Naomi Osaka’s Custom Robert Wun x Nike Outfit Is Giving Jellyfish
Naomi Osaka once again proved that fashion and sport can share the same spotlight. At the 2026 Australian Open in Melbourne, the four-time Grand Slam champion made a striking entrance in a custom ... ( read original story ...)
Japan court sentences ex-PM Abe’s assassin to life in prison, NHK reports
A Japanese court on Wednesday sentenced a 45-year-old man to life imprisonment for fatally shooting former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, public broadcaster NHK reported, in an incident that stunned the ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo’s Shibuya turns to AI to enforce street drinking ban
Tokyo's Shibuya district is testing an artificial intelligence system linked to street security cameras. It's the area's latest attempt to curb rowdiness and littering caused by public drinking of ... ( read original story ...)
Real fate of Tokyo in WW2 (it’s worse than you think)
Why wasn’t Tokyo, Japan’s capital city, chosen as a nuclear target, while Hiroshima and Nagasaki were mostly annihilated? The short answer is — It wasn’t. In fact, Tokyo, along with 68 other Japanese ... ( read original story ...)
Two Vietnamese nationals arrested by Tokyo police after burglary spree
The two Vietnamese were arrested for allegedly breaking into the home of a man in his 60s in the city of Sanjo in Niigata Prefecture at around 3 p.m. on Oct. 23 last year and stealing ¥100,000 ($633) ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s long bonds rebound after Katayama calls for market calm
Japan’s longer maturity bonds rebounded after Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama called for calm among market participants following a rout that pushed yields to all-time highs.Yields fell for ... ( read original story ...)
Man who assassinated former Japan leader Abe with homemade gun sentenced to life in prison
The man who killed Japan’s ex-Prime Minister Shinzo Abe with a homemade gun was sentenced to life in prison on Wednesday, public broadcaster NHK reported. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo becoming colony for the rich, Pritzker winner warns
AN AWARD-WINNING architect warned that Tokyo is being trampled by luxury developments, issuing a rare rebuke of his peers for catering to wealthy interests over the public. Read more at The Business ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s 40-year bond rebounds as Katayama calls for market calm
Japan’s 40-year bond rebounded after Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama called for calm among market participants following a selloff that pushed yields to all-time highs.The bond’s yield fell 6.5 ... ( read original story ...)
Russia alarmed by US Typhon missile system in Japan
In August, the U.S. deployed its mid-range Typhon missile system to one of its bases in Japan for the first time, part of Washington’s effort to increase its presence and strengthen its military posture in the Asia-Pacific to counter China, its great power rival. ( read original story ...)
Sapporo man held on suspicion of creating sexual deepfakes of female celebrities
The police suspect the man earned about 11 million yen (S$89,400) with the generated images. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)