The four-time Grand Slam champion has returned to the world’s top 50. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)
SoftBank’s Masayoshi Son floats idea of US-Japan sovereign wealth fund
Washington and Tokyo discuss possibility of fund that would make large-scale US tech and infrastructure investments ... ( read original story ...)
India is world’s 4th largest economy overtaking Japan: NITI Aayog chief
India has surpassed Japan to become the world’s fourth-largest economy, NITI Aayog CEO B V R Subrahmanyam said on Saturday. Citing IMF data, he noted that India is now a $4 trillion economy, behind ... ( read original story ...)
Swarming insects causing distress at World Exposition in Osaka
Swarms of midges have become a headache at the World Exposition in Osaka, causing visitors to cringe and raising concerns about possi ... ( read original story ...)
‘I don’t have a good relationship with the doping tests’: Naomi Osaka details 5 AM wake-up call in Paris
Naomi Osaka spoke about her experience after undergoing a 5 AM anti-doping test prior to Roland Garros. The four-time Grand Slam champion stated she doesn't "have a good relationship" with drug tests. ( read original story ...)
Naomi Osaka Hit With “Scary” 5AM Drug Test Before French Open
Naomi Osaka recounted the "scary" experience of a 5AM wake-up call to be drug tested before the start of Roland Garros 2025. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo governor wants the mega city to make women’s “dreams come true”
Kim Kardashian Makes First Statement After Paris Robbery Trial Verdict Lexi Thompson hasn't missed a U.S. Women's Open since age 12, tops field in appearances White House dismisses scores of National ... ( read original story ...)
Osaka ‘enjoying’ battle to get back to top
Naomi Osaka is "enjoying" her fight to climb back to the upper echelons of tennis as she prepares for her French Open campaign, after showing signs of a return to form this year. ( read original story ...)
Osaka on 5:00 a.m. anti-doping tests and facing Badosa in Roland Garros first round
Apple CEO Tim Cook called Greg Abbott to press him to stop the state’s proposed online child safety laws, report reveals JD Vance issues new warning: "Era of uncontested US dominance is over" I’ve ... ( read original story ...)
Nagoya teen arrested for allegedly making scam calls from base in Myanmar
A high school student suspected of making scam phone calls from Myanmar as part of a fraud ring targeting people in Japan has been arrested, ... ( read original story ...)
Heavy rain forecast in western and eastern Japan along Pacific coast on Sunday
Weather officials are warning of torrential rain on the Pacific side of western and eastern Japan through Sunday morning. They are calling on people to be on high alert for possible landslides, flooding in low-lying areas, ( read original story ...)
Once received with mixed reactions, Osaka Expo’s Myaku-Myaku mascot charms visitors
The official mascot of the World Exposition underway in Osaka, which initially sparked mixed reactions, has now become one of the main attrac･･･ ... ( read original story ...)
Aichi police arrest Nagoya teen for involvement in Myanmar fraud ring
The boy allegedly conspired with other suspects to defraud a man from Mie Prefecture who was on a business trip to the U.S. state of Oregon. ( read original story ...)
Warren County airman among those killed in Tokyo Military Prison fire
Twelve heavy bomber crew members from PA were Prisoners of War in the Tokyo Military Prison when it was destroyed during an American firebombing raid on May 26, 1945. Volunteers with the non-profit ... ( read original story ...)
Trump says US Steel will keep HQ in Pittsburgh in a sign he’ll approve bid by Japan-based Nippon
President Donald Trump says U.S. Steel will keep its headquarters in Pittsburgh as part of what he called a “partnership” between the American steelmaker and Japan-based Nippon Steel, which sought to ... ( read original story ...)
Travelers avoid trips to Japan over viral comic book’s quake prediction
Ryo Tatsuki, whom some claim predicted Japan’s 2011 earthquake, gives July 2025 as the date of the impending event in a 1999 graphic novel. ( read original story ...)