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A U.S. Navy sailor has been sentenced to 18 years in prison on espionage charges, federal officials announced Thursday. ( read original story ...)

Wearing a toy whale hat, whale tie and a whale motif shirt, Hideki Tokoro spends much of his days thinking about the world’s largest mammals. But he doesn’t want to protect them. He wants to hunt them ... ( read original story ...)

Finnair has restarted flights to Nagoya for the first time since the pandemic, with its first flight back touching down on Thursday evening - this marks the Japanese airport's first direct connection ... ( read original story ...)

Iga Swiatek — the two-time defending champion at the French Open — pleaded with fans to stop yelling out mid-point after her epic three-set comeback win over Naomi Osaka in the second round on ( read original story ...)

Defending champion Iga Swiatek avoids her earliest French Open exit by saving a match point before beating Naomi Osaka in a second-round thriller. ( read original story ...)

Japan solidified its status as the world's largest creditor last year as the country's net international investment position grew to a new all-time high as a share of gross domestic product. Should ... ( read original story ...)

The people of Fujikawaguchiko were tired of tourists trampling over their town for a free view of Mount Fuji, but their anti-tourism measures appear insufficient. ( read original story ...)

Osaka v Swiatek is a brilliant watch,” wrote Andy Murray on social media, midway through Tuesday afternoon’s match. “WTA need to do more to capitalise on these match-ups!” ( read original story ...)

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Japan's Inpex for the first time last month supplied crude oil from its share in the giant Kashagan oil field in Kazakhstan to a German refinery via Russia's Druzhba pipeline, three sources familiar ... ( read original story ...)

NAGOYA (Kyodo) -- Toyota Motor Corp. said Thursday its global production for April fell 4.0 percent from a year earlier to 756,254 vehicles, marking the third straight month of decline, as the ... ( read original story ...)

Japan will provide Woodside Energy Group Ltd. a $1 billion loan to develop a natural gas project in Australia, another move by the Asian energy importer to ensure the supply of fossil fuel for decades ... ( read original story ...)

In another sign of rising interest rates in Japan, the gap between 30-year government bond yields and swaps contracts has widened to the most in a more than a decade. ( read original story ...)

Starting with Iwate, Ohtani's Home Area, Ads to Be Shown at Times Square in New York, Hollywood, Tokyo, Seoul and Taipei; Ohtani's Statement on Becoming "Oi ... ( read original story ...)

The highlight, however, is the stunning fireworks and drone show on Sunday June 2. At 7.30pm, 3,000 shells of fireworks will be launched into the night sky in front of Rinko Park. ( read original story ...)

No surprise there. That Naomi Osaka looked like the former No. 1 she is -- and on clay, no less -- amounted to an announcement she is still quite capable of elite tennis. Surging down the stretch as Osaka faded, Swiatek saved a match point and grabbed the ... ( read original story ...)