Four-time Grand Slam and two-time Australian Open champion Naomi Osaka has pulled out from the 2026 Australian Open because of a left abdominal injury. Qualifier Madison Inglis advances to the Round ... ( read original story ...)
Twice champion Osaka out of Australian Open with abdominal injury
Twice Australian Open champion Naomi Osaka has pulled out of the Grand Slam ahead of her scheduled third round match on Saturday due to an abdominal injury. ( read original story ...)
Japan scrambles jets to intercept Russian nuclear bombers
Japan regularly intercepts Russian forces near its territorial waters and airspace. ( read original story ...)
Naomi Osaka tones down her walk-on outfit. Turns up the heat at Australian Open
Naomi Osaka has toned down her walk-on outfit and turned up the heat in a second-round win over Sorana Cirstea at the Australian Open. ( read original story ...)
Naomi Osaka Responds to the “Demographic” Criticizing Her 2026 Australian Open Outfit
On January 22, Naomi Osaka returned to the 2026 Australian Open for her second-round match, having won her first game in a conversation-starting "jellyfish" look created by Robert Wun and Nike two ... ( read original story ...)
Big Four firm says crypto has crossed an irreversible point
Institutional crypto adoption is now structurally irreversible.
Osaka police arrest six over unlicensed taxis aimed at Chinese tourists
Osaka Prefectural Police arrested six Chinese nationals on suspicion of running unlicensed taxi services for Chinese tourists by abusing permits ... ( read original story ...)
Dodgers Tokyo Series Documentary Set to Premiere at Historic Los Angeles Theater
The Los Angeles Dodgers are arguably the most popular MLB team in Japan, especially with the recent addition of three Japanese-born superstars: Shohei Ohtani, Yoshinobu Yamamoto and Roki Sasaki. Going ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Takaichi says no deficit bonds for consumption tax cuts
TOKYO -- Japan's Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi told Nikkei in an interview on Friday that the two-year consumption tax cut on food items, which she has proposed ahead of next month's lower house ...
Air Canada launching Sapporo, Japan flights
Air Canada announced the first direct flights to Sapporo, Japan from North America, operating three times a week ... ( read original story ...)
One Guam Roadshow 2026 Draws High Interest in Tokyo, Nagoya, and Osaka, Japan
The Guam Visitors Bureau (GVB) successfully concluded the “One Guam Roadshow 2026,” drawing increased participation in Tokyo on January 19, Nagoya on January 20, and Osaka on January 21, officially ... ( read original story ...)
Coinfund president says crypto perpetuals are coming onshore in U.S.
Coinfund president and managing partner Christopher Perkins thinks the Oct. 10 crypto crash hurt more than the FTX collapse.
Crypto Bill Delayed as Senate Panel Pivots to Housing Push
A sweeping US crypto market bill is likely to be delayed by at least several weeks as key lawmakers shift their focus to potential housing legislation in support of President Donald Trump’s ...
Awkward handshake caps Osaka-Cîrstea clash at Australian Open
The pair barely exchanged a handshake over the net, with Cîrstea glancing in Osaka's direction briefly and then turning her head away. ( read original story ...)
Naomi Osaka told apology wasn’t necessary after Australian Open clash with Cirstea
A look at the controversy surrounding her match with Sorana Cirstea Naomi Osaka reached the fourth round of the Australian Open, but her latest victory was overshadowed by a tense moment at the net ... ( read original story ...)
Hedge fund titan Ken Griffin says Japan’s bond-market rebellion is a warning sign that the US needs to shape up its finances
The rise in Japanese bond yields is an "explicit warning" that the US could see its own bond market revolt, Ken Griffin said. ( read original story ...)