After a first-round bye, Osaka loses to Talia Gibson in the Miami second round. ( read original story ...)
Osaka weighs clay court season, motherhood ‘dilemma’
Former world number one Naomi Osaka said she is considering how best to balance her tennis schedule with motherhood after a 7-5 6-4 loss to Australia’s Talia Gibson in her opening match on Saturday. ( read original story ...)
Could Japan enter the Hormuz crisis? Tokyo signals military role but on this one condition
Japan gets around 90% of its oil shipments via the strait, which Tehran has largely closed during the war, now in its fourth week. ( read original story ...)
The Yokohama DeNA BayStars’ No. 1 fan also happens to be the owner
Tomoko Namba, the only female owner of an NPB team and affectionately known as 'Namba Mama' to BayStars fans, has had a lifelong love affair with baseball. ( read original story ...)
Miami Open 2026: Gauff fights back to enter fourth round; Andreeva faces Mboko again; Osaka knocked out
Eighth-seeded Mirra Andreeva defeated Marie Bouzkova 7-6 (7/4), 6-2, while 10th-seeded Canadian Mboko downed Russian qualifier Anastasia Zakharova 6-1, 7-5. ( read original story ...)
Japanese national detained in Iran last year has been released, Japan’s foreign minister says
Japan’s Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi said Sunday that one of two Japanese nationals detained in Iran has been released and will be returning to Japan. Moteg ... ( read original story ...)
Japan foreign minister says Iran released one of two detained Japanese nationals
The person, who has not been publicly identified, was released on Wednesday and will be returning to Japan, Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi said. He added that a second Japanese national remained ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Katayama Says Ready to Take Action on Forex at Any Time
Japan’s finance minister said authorities are fully prepared to take action against currency moves if needed at any time, as traders test the dollar’s upside against the yen ahead of a Bank of Japan ...
Naomi Osaka casts doubt on tennis future after first-round defeat in Miami
Naomi Osaka has said she would ‘rather just be a great mom’ than stay on tour if she cannot regularly win matches, after losing to Australia’s Talia Gibson ... ( read original story ...)
Gibson records another upset, eliminates Osaka in Miami
Talia Gibson has recorded her fourth top-20 victory in a matter of weeks after triumphing against Naomi Osaka on Sunday. ( read original story ...)
Naomi Osaka, Coco Gauff & other tennis stars react with love seeing Ons Jabeur flaunt her baby bump in Vogue cover
Ons Jabeur, who flaunted her baby bump on Vogue Arabia's digital cover, received heartfelt reactions from famous women tennis stars Naomi Osaka, Coco Gauff, Jasmine Paolini, and others. ( read original story ...)
Iran Says Ready to Let Japan Vessels Use Hormuz, Kyodo Reports
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said the nation is prepared to allow Japanese-related vessels to pass through the Strait of Hormuz after consultations between the countries’ officials, according to Kyodo News. ( read original story ...)
Japan downs Turkey to set up semifinal showdown vs. Canada at women’s curling worlds
Canada's Kerri Einarson will face Japan in semifinal action Saturday at the women's curling world championship in Calgary. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s people are aging as its snow worsens. That’s a lethal combination
At least 68 people died during the winter – all but 10 of them over 65 – when record-breaking snow hit the country’s north. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s PM Visited the White House for One of the Most Tense Diplomatic Meetings of the Year and Somehow Became the Internet’s Favorite Person
Sanae Takaichi came to the White House on Thursday to talk about Iran. The Strait of Hormuz. A $550 billion investment package. A president who ... Read More ( read original story ...)
The Crypto Industry’s Plan To Sink Unfriendly Democrats Is Backfiring
“What they're doing in trying to affect and buy an election by coming in and spending $10 million at the last minute — all it did was turn voters against them,” Sen. Tammy Duckworth told HuffPost.