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Naomi Osaka has withdrawn from the 2023 Australian Open, the tournament confirmed via Twitter on Sunday. Dayana Yastremska of Ukraine will be competing in her place. "Naomi Osaka has withdrawn from ... ( read original story ...)

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida starts a tour of key Western partners on Monday, after unveiling his country's biggest military buildup since World War Two as Tokyo weighs steps to counter China ... ( read original story ...)

If you have spent much time watching any number of international news channels of late, then you have likely heard a warm welcome to Tokyo from Gov. Yuriko Koike as she tempted you to visit the ... ( read original story ...)

Two-time Australian Open champion Naomi Osaka withdrew from the Grand Slam tennis tournament following a injury-plagued 2022 campaign, WTA officials announced. ( read original story ...)

Japan's First Airborne Brigade opened the public up to a parachute drill in the Chiba Prefecture, east of Tokyo on Sunday as the country continues to shed its post-World War pacifism. ( read original story ...)

Osaka did not offer a statement on her withdrawal, but the decision comes after a number of injury-related issues for the former champion. ( read original story ...)

The Australian Open announced on Sunday that two-time champion Naomi Osaka withdrew from this year's event. Dayana Yastremska claimed a spot in the main draw as a result. Osaka hasn't competed since ... ( read original story ...)

(Reuters) -Two-times champion Naomi Osaka has pulled out of the Australian Open, organisers of the year's first Grand Slam which begins on Jan. 16 said on Sunday without elaborating on the reason, as ... ( read original story ...)

Two-time champion Naomi Osaka will not play at the Australian Open, adding her name to a growing list of notable withdrawals. ( read original story ...)

China sees Japan's huge defence spending plans as 'hostile' while Tokyo views Beijing recent 'coercive' actions as 'existential threats', analysts say They caution 'a reciprocal quid pro quo' on ... ( read original story ...)

While all the official documents made public steered clear of naming names, the visiting Japanese minister made no secret of his government's obsession with China in a speech he gave at the Center for ... ( read original story ...)

Osaka, a four-time Grand Slam champion, was once widely considered the world’s top hardcourt player, but she has struggled to regain her form after injuries and time away from tennis. ( read original story ...)

Naomi Osaka has became the latest high-profile Australian Open withdrawal after mysteriously removing her name from the entry list for the first grand-slam tour ... ( read original story ...)

Two-time champion Naomi Osaka has formally withdrawn from the Australian Open, adding to the growing list of superstar casualties ... ( read original story ...)

Two-time champion Naomi Osaka has withdrawn from this year's Australian Open just eight days before the start of the tournament. Osaka, a winner in Melbourne in 2019 and 2021, has not played on the ... ( read original story ...)

Two-time Australian Open champion Naomi Osaka became the latest star to pull out of the opening Grand Slam of the year Sunday, leaving the tournament deprived of some of the biggest names in the game. ( read original story ...)