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Japan's Naomi Osaka has surpassed Serena Williams as the world's highest-paid female athlete, raking in $37.4 million in prize money and endorsements over the last year, according to Forbes. ( read original story ...)

Japanese tennis star Naomi Osaka has become the world's highest-paid female athlete, making $37.4 million (34.3 million euros) in the past 12 months for an earnings record, Forbes magazine reported ... ( read original story ...)

Japanese ace Naomi Osaka, 22, has broken the record for the most a female athlete has ever earned in a year, according to Forbes, joining rival Serena Williams as the only two women on the annual list ... ( read original story ...)

Tennis sensation Naomi Osaka has become the highest paid female athlete in history after earning $37.4 million over the last year, according to Forbes. ( read original story ...)

Osaka currently holds the No. 29 spot among the 100 highest-paid athletes in the world, while Williams is right behind her at No. 33. This year marks the first time since 2016 that two women have ... ( read original story ...)

NEW YORK – May 22, 2020 – In its daily cover story today, Forbes reveals that acclaimed tennis star Naomi Osaka has become the highest-paid female athlete ever. Osaka’s record $37.4 million in ... ( read original story ...)

Bars in Tokyo can keep serving until 10 p.m. and students can soon begin to return to schools as part of a roadmap to reopen the economy in Japan's capital outlined Friday by Tokyo Governor Yuriko ... ( read original story ...)

Keeping pace with food demand and climate change requires continuous genetic improvement of crops that, in turn, relies on the availability of genetic resources. Access to these resources is ... ( read original story ...)

Uncertainty surrounds how the postponed Tokyo Olympics will be held next year in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic ... ( read original story ...)

International sports are largely on hold. Borders are closed, and a vaccine is not expected to be available soon. The 2021 Games are anything but a slam dunk. ( read original story ...)

Criticism of government reaction has given way to plaudits for public’s virus-challenging habits ... ( read original story ...)

A media association has withdrawn its coronavirus-themed parody of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics logo after the local organising committee called it offensive and a violation of copyright. ( read original story ...)

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe also offered praise for the business-minded "Osaka model" Gov. Hirofumi Yoshimura drafted to bounce back from the virus. ( read original story ...)

A zoo in this northern Japan city revealed on May 20 that it has settled on the name "Reito" for its baby orangutan born in February. Of the five name proposals brought forth on the Sapporo Maruyama ... ( read original story ...)

The United Nations secretary-general is again urging factions in conflict to heed his call for a global cease-fire to help tackle the COVID-19 pandemic. ( read original story ...)

The government wants to know how many people were actually infected — including those without symptoms — and if "herd immunity" was achieved. ( read original story ...)