(Reuters) - World number one Naomi Osaka was adamant that her shock split with coach Sascha Bajin had nothing to do with money but it was because she was determined that her career would not be ... ( read original story ...)
Naomi Osaka on firing coach: Wants to be around people ‘I really like and truly care about me’
Naomi Osaka fired coach Sascha Bajin last week, two weeks after winning her second straight Grand Slam at the Australian Open. She did not give a reason, leaving a mystery as to why she would sever su... ( read original story ...)
Naomi Osaka throws down gauntlet to star-studded Dubai field
Arab News picks out likely winners and glamor ties to keep an eye ... her first since her shock split with her coach Sascha Bajin. The German had helped guide Osaka to back-to-back Grand Slam triumphs ... ( read original story ...)
Trump claims Japan’s PM nominated him for Nobel Peace Prize
WASHINGTON -- U.S. President Donald Trump claimed Friday that Japan's prime minister had nominated him for ... give out a thing called the Nobel Prize," Trump said at a White House news conference whe... ( read original story ...)
Japanese man Minoru Tanaka missing since 1978 found in North Korea
A Japanese man thought to have been kidnapped by North Korean agents decades ago but whose presence there had never been confirmed is alive and living in the North Korean capital with his family, Kyod... ( read original story ...)
Japanese man abducted to North Korea decades ago alive: Kyodo
TOKYO (Reuters) - A Japanese man thought to have been kidnapped by North Korean agents decades ago but whose presence there had never been confirmed is alive and living in the North Korean capital wit... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Olympics: Cost of opening/closing ceremony up 40%
TOKYO (AP) — The price of the opening and closing ceremony for the Tokyo Olympics has risen about 40 percent according to numbers released by the organizing committee. Toshiro Muto, the chief executiv... ( read original story ...)
Half of couples in same-sex marriage lawsuits in Japan remaining anonymous
I want Japan to be a society where people can freely live as they wish," said Kawata. Another man, who filed his suit with the Nagoya District Court, told a news conference that when he and his partne... ( read original story ...)
Japan to recognise Ainu as ‘indigenous people’ for first time
"It is the first step for ensuring equality under the law," Mikiko Maruko, who represents a group of Ainu people in eastern Japan near Tokyo, told AFP news agency, commenting on the government's move. ... ( read original story ...)
Ticket vending machines down at bullet train stations across Japan
(Japanese original by Toru Kuroo and Atsuko Ota, Nagoya News Center; Tsuyoshi Yamada, Osaka City News Department; and Kohei Chiwaki, Tokyo City News Department) ( read original story ...)
Ticket machines down at several bullet train stations across Japan
NAGOYA -- Ticket vending machines went down at some stations on the Tokaido Shinkansen bullet train line between Tokyo and Shin-Osaka on the morning of Feb. 15, as well as at stations on the Sanyo Shi... ( read original story ...)
Japanese women breaking up with Valentine’s Day ‘obligation chocolates’
Japanese women may be falling out of love with the “obligation chocolates” tradition that sees them gift chocolate to male colleagues and acquaintances on Valentine’s Day. The practice, which started ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese same-sex couples sue for equal marital rights
TOKYO -- Thirteen same-sex couples are filing Japan's first lawsuits challenging the constitutionality of the country's rejection of same-sex marriage. The Valentine Day lawsuits to be filed in Tokyo ... ( read original story ...)
Yokohama’s 2018 Earnings Fall on Slightly Higher Sales
Yokohama Rubber Co. Ltd. posted net income of 35.6 billion yen on net sales of 650.2 billion yen for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2018. That compares to income of 40.0 billion yen on sales of 64... ( read original story ...)
Gay couples sue Japan over right to get married
Thirteen same-sex couples across Japan are taking legal action on Thursday against the government, demanding the right to get married. They are suing for symbolic damages, arguing that being barred fr... ( read original story ...)
Japan fourth-quarter GDP rebounds but trade frictions remain a concern
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan’s economy expanded in the fourth quarter as business and consumer spending recovered from natural disasters, however global trade protectionism remained a concern for the count... ( read original story ...)