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Iga Swiatek remains on course for a third straight Qatar Open title after beating Victoria Azarenka, while Naomi Osaka is knocked out by Karolina Pliskova. ( read original story ...)

Third seed Elena Rybakina took time to get going but secured a 6-4 6-2 victory over Leylah Fernandez to reach the semi-finals of the Qatar Open on Thursday and stay on track for her third title of the ... ( read original story ...)

At just 26-years-old, Naomi Osaka has won four Grand Slams and made history as the first Asian player to rank number one in singles by the Women’s Tennis Association. Simply put, Osaka is at the top ... ( read original story ...)

Naomi Osaka's hopes of clinching the Qatar Open ended in a straight-sets quarterfinal loss to fellow former world No 1 Karolina Pliskova on Thursday. ( read original story ...)

Japan joins other Asian countries in releasing a digital nomad visa, but barriers to entry might be too high for most. ( read original story ...)

A vehicular incident occurred at the U.S. military's Okinawan Jungle Warfare Training Center at the same time a "mass casualty exercise" was planned at U.S. Naval Hospital Okinawa. ( read original story ...)

Kimuraya, Japan's oldest bakery, is using AI to create “romance bread” to capture the essence of romantic feelings. About the AI bread: In collaboration with NEC Corp, the Japanese bakery is creating ... ( read original story ...)

Japan’s economy has contracted unexpectedly because of weak domestic consumption, pushing the country into recession and causing it to lose its position as the world’s third largest economy to Germany ... ( read original story ...)

Watch Sai Pallavi's dance video from Japan's Sapporo Snow Festival that has gone viral. Fans assume it's from her film with Aamir Khan's son Junaid Khan. Read more about it here. ( read original story ...)

The biggest event on the camera calendar, CP + 2024, is happening in Japan next week from February 22-25 – and we're expecting some major announcements. ( read original story ...)

The economies in both Japan and the UK contracted in the last three months of 2023, signaling a recession in two G7 countries. ( read original story ...)

Ulsan's victory comes after Jeonbuk Motors won 2-0 in the first leg of their battle with fellow South Koreans Pohang Steelers on Wednesday. Kawasaki Frontale from Japan hold a 3-2 advantage over ... ( read original story ...)

Japan's economy contracted for the second straight quarter in the October to December period pushing it into a technical recession and ceding its spot as the world's third-largest economy to Germany, ... ( read original story ...)

Former world no. 1 Naomi Osaka has reached her first quarterfinal in almost two years, after her opponent Lesia Tsurenko withdrew with an elbow injury. ( read original story ...)

Japan's biggest city gas supplier Tokyo Gas Co Ltd expects that by 2030 its U.S. shale gas and related businesses, including trading and marketing, will contribute around 50% to its targeted overseas ... ( read original story ...)

A weaker Japanese yen was a key factor in the drop to fourth place, since comparisons of nominal GDP are in dollar terms. ( read original story ...)