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Tension between Japan and China has escalated over the new Japanese leader's suggestion Tokyo could intervene militarily if Beijing attacks Taiwan. ( read original story ...)

Takaichi, a hardline conservative who was approved by parliament as Japan's first female prime minister last week, is a regular visitor to Tokyo's Yasukuni shrine, which honours Japan's war dead, including soldiers and officials convicted of war crimes by an international tribunal. ( read original story ...)

Naomi Osaka has withdrawn from the ASB Classic in New Zealand in January to instead play for Japan in the United Cup in Australia. ( read original story ...)

China has intensified its economic pressure on Japan, with state-owned enterprises banning employees from travelling to its Asian neighbour, tour groups and a flagship forum being cancelled and Japanese film releases suspended. ( read original story ...)

Emma Raducanu and Naomi Osaka will very likely face each other in their very first tournament of the 2026 season after Great Britain and Japan landed in the same United Cup group. ( read original story ...)

Japan's Trade Minister Ryosei Akazawa said on Tuesday there are currently no particular changes in China's export control measures on rare earths and other materials. Akazawa's remarks come as Japan ... ( read original story ...)

Police in Sapporo have arrested a 60-year-old man on suspicion of assaulting a 52-year-old subway station employee. The incident occurred at Makomanai Station on the Sapporo Municipal Subway line at ... ( read original story ...)

ATP and WTA tournaments may be completed for 2025, but anticipation for 2026 is already heating up thanks to Monday’s United Cup draw. Grand Slam champions Iga Swiatek, Naomi Osaka, Stan Wawrinka, ... ( read original story ...)