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Professional tennis pro Naomi Osaka is calling out trolls on social media who say “athletes shouldn’t get involved with politics.” ... ( read original story ...)

It was an irrecoverable blow to Japan’s fleet at this stage of the war and occurred during her first combat mission, only three months after her commissioning. ( read original story ...)

Yet Moscow’s timely intervention in the war against Japan allowed it to expand its influence along the Pacific Rim. The Second World War was an unparalleled calamity for the Soviet Union. As many as ... ( read original story ...)

Tokyo will scrap events marking a year to go until the postponed 2020 Olympic Games, organisers said Friday, citing the "current economic situation" caused by the coronavirus pandemic. Last year, the ... ( read original story ...)

Parliamentary Alliance on China is pushing for a more realistic approach to China that will address its human rights abuses, trade malpractice and accepted diplomatic norms. ( read original story ...)

Takeshi Niinami, the head of Japanese drinks and food group Suntory Holdings and a government adviser, predicted on Friday that more than 20% of bars and restaurants could fail due to the coronavirus ... ( read original story ...)

Sour Candy” debuts at No. 8 on this week’s Hot Dance/Electronic Songs chart, a height rarely seen by South Korean artists. ( read original story ...)

Japan aims to put coronavirus vaccines into use by June 2021, the health minister said on Friday, as the country strives to be fully ready to host the Tokyo Olympics, originally planned for this ... ( read original story ...)

Japan’s long-term borrowing costs have jumped to their highest levels for more than a year as investors and traders brace for a summer deluge of bonds issued by the government to fund its Covid-19 ... ( read original story ...)

Next spring has been set as a possible deadline by a local lawmaker for deciding if the postponed Tokyo Olympics can go ahead ... ( read original story ...)

Japanese beverage maker Kirin Holding Co on Friday said it had ordered an outside investigation of two Myanmar beer ventures it operates with a company linked to senior figures in the country ... ( read original story ...)

Japan's megabanks are hoping to hit the jackpot on up to ¥1.8trn (US$17bn) of project financings from the country's first integrated resort casinos, for which senior bank debt is expected to play a ... ( read original story ...)

Two-time Grand Slam champion Naomi Osaka has always had a way with words, whether it’s deftly charming press during interviews or showcasing her quick wit on her Twitter feed. Over the past week, ... ( read original story ...)

They may not be helping out with chants but complete with cheerleader uniforms and pom-poms, mannequins at one Tokyo bar are helping keep customers a safe - and cheerful - distance apart. Tokyo ... ( read original story ...)

Few jobs in sport come with as much pressure as the head coach of Australia's Olympic swimming programme, and Rohan Taylor knows full well that no matter what happens in the Tokyo pool next year the ... ( read original story ...)

The Bank of Japan is likely to maintain its projection that the economy will gradually recover in the latter half of this year, four sources familiar with its thinking said, heightening the chance it ... ( read original story ...)