Emma Navarro made it look easy on Wednesday afternoon. The 23-year-old crushed Naomi Osaka in under an hour in straight sets, 6-4, 6-1, at Centre Court to move on to Wimbledon’s third round. Ranked No. 19 in the world, Navarro hasn’t lost a set during ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese insurers, banks to sell Honda shares worth $3.3 billion, filing shows
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Japan to help South-East Asia develop AI
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Japan’s Nikkei 225 hits fresh record close, driven by automaker and export-themed stocks
The Nikkei 225 closed up 0.8% to 40,913.65, with buying of automakers’ shares and other export oriented stocks pushing the benchmark to an all-time high.