Japan and Fiji will join the Six Nations in an autumn tournament which has been hastily arranged to compensate for the European tour schedule being scratched ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese engineers won’t let a pandemic stop them from completing a giant, real-life Gundam
The engineers at Gundam Factory Yokohama have continued to work on a 60-foot tall giant robot based on the famous anime in order to debut their work this October. ( read original story ...)
Naomi Osaka Hits Back at Critics For Slamming Tennis Star on Posting Swimsuit Pics, Says It’s Creeping me Out
In her strong-worded tweet, the former world number one slammed all those who objected to her wearing swimsuits saying that no has any right to advise her on what clothes she should wear. ( read original story ...)
Canadian Moh Ahmed should have been racing in Tokyo now, but is still running fast times
Canadian distance runner Moh Ahmed from St. Catharines, Ont., moved down to the 1,500 on — a virtual sprint for the 5 and 10K specialist — and became the fifth-fastest Canadian at that distance. ( read original story ...)
Tennis: Naomi Osaka hits back at swimsuit critics
According to Forbes, Osaka had earned $37.4 million in the past 12 months from prize money and endorsements, $1.4 million more than Williams, setting an all-time earnings record f ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Mitsubishi Motors racks up red ink on pandemic pain
Mitsubishi Motors Corp. reported Monday a 176 billion yen ($1.7 billion) loss for April-June, and forecast more red ink for the fiscal year, as the coronavirus pandemic slammed ... ( read original story ...)
‘It’s creeping me out’: Naomi Osaka upset for being criticised on swimsuit pictures
This post from the Japanese came in response to comments from fans who critised her after she posted a series images of herself in swimwear and other modeling poses in recent weeks ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s first integrated stock and commodity futures bourse opens in Osaka
Monday began futures trading in commodities including gold at its Osaka Exchange unit, offering the first one-stop trading platform in Japan for financial and commodities futures. Amid sluggish ... ( read original story ...)
Florentijn Hofman’s Rubber Duck is making its way to Osaka this August
That’s right: the iconic Rubber Duck sculpture is making a return to Osaka for a limited time this summer. The sunny yellow sculpture will be inflated on the Okawa River by Nakanoshima Park for the ... ( read original story ...)
NBC resets focus for Tokyo while also looking to Beijing
When Molly Solomon took over as executive producer and president of NBC's Olympics production unit last November, she expected to be in Tokyo right now with the Games in full swing. But with ... ( read original story ...)
Russian doping: Athletes must be kept out of Tokyo Games, says whistleblower Rodchenkov
Doping whistleblower Grigory Rodchenkov says no Russian athletes should be allowed to participate in next year's Tokyo Games. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo opens empty Games venues up for public use
Tokyo Olympics venues that would have been packed with the world's top athletes and supporters but for the coronavirus pandemic are now being opened up for use by sporting federations and the public. ( read original story ...)
Pandemic hit to Japan’s first-quarter business spending worse than first thought
Japan's companies spent less than initially estimated in the first quarter of the year, revised data showed on Monday, suggesting the coronavirus pandemic's hit to the economy was deeper than first ... ( read original story ...)
Aspiring Osaka model finds strength from Paralympics to be open about leg prosthesis
Amane Yano, now 18, hears her number being called, and steps out onto a brightly lit catwalk. In the audience sit many fashion magazine write ... ( read original story ...)
Tennis ace Naomi Osaka tells fans to ‘stop creeping her out’ by demanding that she ‘maintains innocent image’
Japanese two-time Grand Slam winner Naomi Osaka says she is "creeped out" by fans who urge her to "maintain her innocence" in apparent response to social media comments on her being pictured in ... ( read original story ...)
Where to buy the orange WNBA hoodies seen on LeBron, Chris Paul, Naomi Osaka and more
The WNBA tipped off their 2020 season Saturday to much fanfare and excitement. Though rookie Sabrina Ionescu’s New York Liberty fell to Sue Bird’s Seattle Storm 87-71, it was nonetheless still an ... ( read original story ...)