Naomi Osaka, a four-time major champion and the No. 2-ranked women's tennis player in the world, announced on Twitter and Instagram that she will not be participating in press conferences during the ... ( read original story ...)
Naomi Osaka Says She Won’t Do Press During 2021 French Open to Preserve Her Mental Health
"I'm just not going to subject myself to people that doubt me," the 23-year-old tennis star wrote in a lengthy Instagram post on Wednesday ... ( read original story ...)
Naomi Osaka announces she will not speak to the media at the French Open, citing mental health awareness
Naomi Osaka announced on Twitter that she will not speak to the media at the French Open. She cited a lack of concern for mental health during the press conferences as a reason she is planning on not ... ( read original story ...)
US health experts say Tokyo Olympics plans not informed by ‘best scientific evidence’
With less than two months until the Tokyo Olympics begin, a group of US public health experts are among the latest to warn that pushing forward with the rescheduled 2020 Games puts athletes -- and the ... ( read original story ...)
Ditched Olympics Could Wipe Out Most of Japan’s Growth This Year
Scrapping the Tokyo Olympics would inflict further damage on a Japanese economy already teetering on the brink of a double-dip recession, according to economists. ( read original story ...)
Osaka Says She Won’t Do News Conferences at French Open
Tennis star Naomi Osaka says she is not going to speak to the media during the upcoming French Open. PARIS (AP) — Tennis star Naomi Osaka says she is not going to speak to the media during the ... ( read original story ...)
Tennis star Naomi Osaka says she won’t speak to media at French Open
Tennis star Naomi Osaka says she is not going to speak to the media during the upcoming French Open. The world's highest-earning female athlete wrote in a Twitter post Wednesday that she hopes the ... ( read original story ...)
Citing mental health concerns, Osaka says she won’t do press at French Open
Four-times Grand Slam champion Naomi Osaka on Wednesday said she will not take questions from the press at this year's French Open, saying the nature of news conferences puts an undue burden on ... ( read original story ...)
Naomi Osaka to skip news conferences at French Open, citing importance of mental health
Naomi Osaka announced in an Instagram post that she will sit out news conferences at the French Open, saying she feels her mental health is often disregarded when shes or partakes in one. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Olympics sponsor joins calls for summer games to be canceled
One of Japan's largest newspapers has now added its voice to the growing chorus of opposition to holding the summer games this year. ( read original story ...)
As concerns over Olympics grow, Tokyo organizers say Games will go on
Asahi Shimbun, a newspaper and sponsor of the Tokyo Games, has written that the Olympics and Paralympics be canceled because of COVID-19. ( read original story ...)
U.S. Olympic Committee Says Tokyo Games Plans Not Affected by America’s New Travel Advisory
The U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee (USOPC) says that American athletes are still able to go to the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games despite recent travel advisories that suggested differently ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese newspaper Asahi Shimbun calls for cancellation of Tokyo Olympics
The paper is one of Japan's largest-circulation dailies and a sponsor of the Summer Games in Tokyo set to open in July after being postponed in 2020. ( read original story ...)
Will the Tokyo Olympic Games still go ahead?
The Tokyo Olympics are due to start in less than two months, despite a surge of Covid cases in Japan.The International Olympic Committee (IOC) insists the games will go ahead, despite the fact that ... ( read original story ...)
Member of IOC dismisses calls for Tokyo Olympic cancellation
A prominent member of the International Olympic Committee said the Tokyo Olympics should be held even if the prime minister of Japan requested a cancellation. ( read original story ...)
Public pressure mounts in Japan for Olympic cancellation
Asahi Shimbun, a leading Japanese newspaper, has called for the cancellation of the Tokyo Olympics. Recent polls show 80% of Japanese are against the Games, but the government, which has spent $15.4 ... ( read original story ...)