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Former world number one Naomi Osaka says she does not "feel like I'm in my body" following her return to tennis after a maternity break. ( read original story ...)

Danish badminton player Viktor Axelsen shared a video depicting the difference between the quality of medal he won at the Tokyo Olympics and the just-concluded Paris Olympic Games. Axelson won gold in the men's singles in both Tokyo and Paris. In the Paris ... ( read original story ...)

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has notified his governing party executives that he will not run in the upcoming party leadership vote in September. ( read original story ...)

The operator of Japan's Tokaido Shinkansen bullet train says it will cancel all Tokaido Shinkansen services between Tokyo and Nagoya on Friday due to a severe tropical storm. Central Japan Railway ... ( read original story ...)

The tennis racket should feel like an extension of my hand,” she says in a candid post. “This should be as simple as breathing to me but it’s not.” ( read original story ...)

TOKYO – Severe tropical storm Ampil is expected to intensify into a typhoon as it nears eastern Japan on Aug 16, forcing cancellations of public transit services during the country’s holiday travel ... ( read original story ...)

Italy's Simone Barlaam did not enjoy the COVID-delayed Tokyo Paralympics but is looking to have fun at this year's Games in Paris and improve on an already impressive record.Barlaam, 24, is one of the world's top para swimming athletes and competes in the 100 metres backstroke, ( read original story ...)

Though hardly Mr Kishida’s doing, on his watch Japan shook off deflation and saw stockmarkets boom (and in recent weeks bust); his pick to head the central bank, Ueda Kazuo, has overseen an exit from unconventional monetary policy. Yet Mr Kishida’s attempts to define an agenda of his own, such as his call for a ...