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Naomi Osaka is skipping the French Open press conferences. It's a controversial move but it's also the right one for her. ( read original story ...)

The world No. 2, Osaka won her opening match, but tennis officials warned her that she risks escalating penalties, including default, if she fails to fulfill her media obligations. ( read original story ...)

World number two Naomi Osaka faces expulsion from the French Open if she continues to refuse to speak to the media. ( read original story ...)

Osaka had previously announced her intention to skip press conferences throughout the weekend, but has been threatened with stiffer penalties if she continues. ( read original story ...)

Japan's Naomi Osaka could be thrown out of the French Open if she continues to boycott post-match news conferences at the tournament, the board of Grand Slam tennis tournaments said on Sunday. ( read original story ...)

Two Lamborghini Urus crossovers have completed a month-long journey across Japan. The idea of a long-distance drive to promote a new vehicle has been a long-held tradition in Japan. It was a much ... ( read original story ...)

Naomi Osaka skipped her post-match news conference after beating 63rd-ranked Patricia Maria Tig 6-4, 7-6 (4) despite a whopping 35 unforced errors in the first match in the main stadium of this year’s ... ( read original story ...)

Naomi Osaka shook off the debate around her press conference boycott to start her Roland Garros campaign in style ... ( read original story ...)

Naomi Osaka enjoyed the perfect start to her French Open campaign, beating Romania's Patricia Maria Tig in straight sets -- 6-4 7-6 (7-4) -- on Sunday. ( read original story ...)

Japan's Naomi Osaka puts the controversy over her refusal to speak to the media to one side as she starts the French Open with a straight-set win. ( read original story ...)

The year’s second grand slam tournament kicks off with plenty of star names in action. Join Daniel Harris for more ... ( read original story ...)

World number two Naomi Osaka began her French Open campaign with a 6-4 7-6(4) win over Romanian Patricia Maria Tig on the opening day of the claycourt Grand Slam on Sunday. ( read original story ...)

The year’s second grand slam tournament kicks off with plenty of star names in action. Join Daniel Harris for more ... ( read original story ...)

Back in its usual May-June slot, the French Open is getting underway with Australian Open champion Naomi Osaka opening play on the Court Philippe Chatrier ... ( read original story ...)

Peace is somewhere near his best in the third of his crime novels set in occupied postwar Japan, with plenty of twists and meta-fictional turns ... ( read original story ...)

The municipal government of this small town in northern Japan is aiming high, with plans to complete a "Hokkaido Spaceport" rocket launch facility by fiscal 2025. The complex is the centerpiece of ... ( read original story ...)