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Japan's Naomi Osaka overhauled Anastasija Sevastova to win 3-6, 6-0, 6-4 and reach the semi-finals of the season-opening tournament in Brisbane AFP/Saeed Khan BRISBANE, Australia: Japanese star Naomi ... ( read original story ...)

BRISBANE, Australia (AP) -- Naomi Osaka responded to some courtside coaching advice in the most emphatic way, conceding just five points in the second set on her way to a 3-6, 6-0, 6-4 win over eighth ... ( read original story ...)

US Open champion Naomi Osaka of Japan has overcome a first set stumble to become the first woman into the Brisbane International semi-finals. The world No.5 overcame eighth-seeded Latvian Anastasija S... ( read original story ...)

Yokohama Tire earned two impressive 2018 GOOD DESIGN awards from The Chicago Athenaeum. Yokohama was honored in the transportation category for two tires: the Geolandar X-MT and Avid Ascend GT. Yokoha... ( read original story ...)

Facebook Twitter Pinterest Eng Pisey, right, appeared with her lawyer, Shoichi Ibusuki, centre, at news conference in Tokyo, on the problems in Japan’s technical intern program. Photograph: Eugene Hos... ( read original story ...)

Naomi Osaka has urged Australian youngster Destanee Aiava to "trust the process" after handing her a comprehensive beating in Brisbane. Naomi Osaka may not have seemed troubled by Destanee Aiava, but ... ( read original story ...)

Osaka burst to prominence when she defeated Serena Williams to win the US Open in September, becoming the first Japanese player to win a Grand Slam singles title. She rose to number four in the world ... ( read original story ...)

A man identified as 21-year-old Kazuhiro Kusakabe drove a small vehicle into Takeshita Street in Tokyo's fashion district of Harajuku just after midnight. Police say he acted with an 'intent to murder ... ( read original story ...)

New year's eve is generally a muted affair in Tokyo. aw/amp (AFP, AP) Every day at 1830 UTC, DW's editors send out a selection of the day's hard news and quality feature journalism. You can sign up to ... ( read original story ...)

A small van has ploughed into pedestrians celebrating the New Year on one of Tokyo's most famous streets ... A man was arrested, with a police spokesman telling AFP news agency he had an "intent to mu... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO – A car slammed into pedestrians early Tuesday on a ... the entire front end smashed and officers and ambulance workers rushing to the scene. Kyodo News service reported that a ninth person was ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO—A car slammed into pedestrians early Tuesday on a street ... entire front end smashed and officers and ambulance workers rushing to the scene. Kyodo News Service reported that a ninth person was ... ( read original story ...)

A minivan slammed into pedestrians early Tuesday on a street where people had gathered for New Year's festivities in downtown Tokyo, injuring eight people ... ambulance workers rushing to the scene. K... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO -- Police said a car slammed into pedestrians on a street where people had gathered for New Year's festivities in downtown Tokyo, injuring eight people. Police took into custody a man in his 20s ... ( read original story ...)

It is separate from the newsroom and the Op-Ed section. Japan, in many respects a model global citizen, has long been an outlier on whaling, an industry that most nations have abandoned as cruel, unne... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO (Reuters) - The Tokyo District Court has extended the detention of ousted Nissan Motor Co chairman Carlos Ghosn by 10 days, TV Asahi reported on Monday. Ghosn, accused of aggravated breach of tr... ( read original story ...)