Osaka, 23, has withdrawn from her second consecutive Grand Slam tournament since winning the Australian Open in February. ( read original story ...)
Japan to ease COVID-19 state of emergency ahead of Olympics
Japan on Thursday announced the easing of a coronavirus state of emergency in Tokyo and six other areas starting next week, with new daily cases falling just as the country begins final preparations ... ( read original story ...)
Title Matches Announced For NJPW Summer Struggle In Sapporo
Championship Matches Official for Summer Struggle in Sapporo July 10 & 11 IWGP Tag Team, Junior Heavyweight Championship matches to headline two nights in Sapporo Summer Struggle hits Sapporo’s ... ( read original story ...)
BIG NEW JAPAN BOUTS SET FOR SAPPORO, TIGER QUEEN TO DEBUT, OTANI SIGNS DEAL AND MORE FROM JAPAN
New Japan will hold its fourth Kizuna Road tour show tomorrow in Kira Messe Numazu. • Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Satoshi Kojima and Yuji Nagata vs. Togi Makabe, Tomoaki Honma and Yota Tsuji • DOUKI and Minoru ... ( read original story ...)
Naomi Osaka withdraws from Wimbledon, will prepare for Tokyo Olympics instead
Naomi Osaka will miss another Grand Slam in this calendar year, according to a statement released through a spokesperson on Thursday. The 23-year-old tennis star will not be competing at Wimbledon, ... ( read original story ...)
Osaka to skip Wimbledon but compete at Tokyo Olympics
Naomi Osaka’s agent says the four-time Grand Slam champion will sit out Wimbledon and compete at the Tokyo Olympics ... ( read original story ...)
Korean gold medalist identified as ‘Japanese’ at Japan’s Olympic Museum
A Korean marathoner who won the gold medal at the 1936 Berlin Olympics is being identified as Japanese at a Japan Olympic Museum exhibit. ( read original story ...)
Simple urine test might be helpful in brain tumor detection
Nagoya [Japan], June 17 (ANI): The findings of a recent study by Nagoya University researchers suggest that microRNAs in urine could be a promising biomarker to diagnose brain tumors. Their findings, ... ( read original story ...)
Wimbledon Reaches Out To Naomi Osaka Over Media Operations
Naomi Osaka is being heard. Wimbledon organizers have “started a consultation” with the tennis star and others about media operations after she withdrew from the French Open. Osaka sparked a firestorm ... ( read original story ...)
Wimbledon desperate to lure Naomi Osaka in after French Open exit
If Naomi Osaka is playing chicken with Wimbledon, it appears she’s winning. The bosses of the upcoming grass-court Grand Slam, which begins June 28, have extended several very public olive branches to ... ( read original story ...)
Path for Olympics Clears After Japan Declares End to State of Emergency
Japan cleared the way for holding the Summer Olympics in Tokyo on schedule by setting an end to its state of emergency and lifting Covid-19 vaccinations to about a million shots a day. ( read original story ...)
Japan to relax COVID-19 restrictions for Tokyo, other areas
Japan has lifted the state of emergency in place in Tokyo and other parts of the country, and might apply a maximum 10,000-spectator capacity at the Tokyo Olympics. ( read original story ...)
The Latest: Japan eases virus emergency ahead of Olympics
Japan has announced the easing of a coronavirus state of emergency in Tokyo and six other areas starting next week, ahead of the Tokyo Olympics ... ( read original story ...)
Wimbledon officials consulting Naomi Osaka on media sessions
Naomi Osaka has been consulted by Wimbledon officials about media operations, All England Club chief executive Sally Bolton said Thursday. Osaka, the No. 2-ranked player in the WTA, bowed out of the ... ( read original story ...)
Wimbledon organisers contact Osaka, begin consultation on media engagements
Wimbledon organisers have been in contact with women's world No. 2 Naomi Osaka and other players about the tournament's media operations this year. ( read original story ...)
All England Club consulting Naomi Osaka on media sessions
Naomi Osaka has been consulted by Wimbledon officials about media operations All England Club chief executive Sally Bolton said Thursday ... ( read original story ...)