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Just minutes after making a career-first breakthrough at Wimbledon, Naomi Osaka rushed to celebrate her countryman Shintaro Mochizuki’s historic third-round win as a qualifier in SW19. The rising Japanese star is all set to make his maiden round of 16 appearance, ( read original story ...)

A survey by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government shows Shibuya was the most visited destination in Japan's capital for foreign tourists in 2025, topping the list for the fourth consecutive year. ( read original story ...)

TOKYO (AP) — Japan muted Italy 27-10 in Nations Championship rugby on Saturday and won their matchup for the first time since 2018. Japan led 17-10 at halftime and kept Italy scoreless in the second ... ( read original story ...)

Most players dread facing the world’s top seeds. Japanese tennis star Naomi Osaka, however, sees them as the only acceptable losses. The four‑time Grand Slam champion has opened up about why she doesn’t feel bad about losing to Aryna Sabalenka or Iga Swiatek and why she’d rather lose to the world No. ( read original ...

Micron Technology Inc. on Saturday broke ground on the expansion of its factory in western Japan, a ¥1.5 trillion ($9.3 billion) undertaking to produce advanced memory chips. ( read original story ...)

A medical team from Japan has departed for Venezuela, where more than 2,600 people were killed due to two major earthquakes last month. ( read original story ...)

Cognition AI opened its first Asia office in Tokyo earlier this year. "The country is running on aging infrastructure with a declining workforce." ... ( read original story ...)

Aryna Sabalenka battles past Latvia's Jelena Ostapenko to set up a blockbuster fourth-round match against Naomi Osaka at Wimbledon. ( read original story ...)

Tokyo police have called on university students to be on guard against shady part-time jobs. The Metropolitan Police Department held a lecture at Takushoku University in Tokyo's Bunkyo Ward on Friday. ( read original story ...)

Yokohama Tire has released five new tire-centric educational videos in conjunction with the USTMA National Tire Safety Week. ( read original story ...)

Former world number one Naomi Osaka speeds into the fourth round of Wimbledon for the first time with a confident win over Daria Kasatkina. ( read original story ...)

Naomi Osaka is through to the fourth round of the Wimbledon Championships for the first time in her career after claiming an impressive 6-1, 6-3 win over Daria Kasatkina on Friday. It has been a ... ( read original story ...)

By Amy-Jo Crowley LONDON, July 3 (Reuters) - It is not just Naomi Osaka and her "Kill Bill" walk-on kimono that have turned heads at Wimbledon. Novak Djokovic and Taylor Fritz's attire has also caught ... ( read original story ...)

Naomi Osaka storms past Daria Kasatkina 6-1, 6-3 to reach her maiden Wimbledon 2026 fourth round with a dominant straight-sets win. Relive key moments, score updates, head-to-head record, match ... ( read original story ...)

LONDON (AP) — Naomi Osaka's day out at Wimbledon went much better than plans for her young daughter's birthday. The four-time Grand Slam champion reached the fourth round at the All England Club for ... ( read original story ...)

By Shrivathsa Sridhar LONDON, July 3 (Reuters) - Naomi Osaka continued to make a statement at Wimbledon as she paired her flair off the court with growing confidence on it to dismiss unseeded ... ( read original story ...)