Osaka topples Serena in Miami 1st round

Reigning Indian Wells champion Naomi Osaka continued her run of spectacular form on Tuesday, routing Serena Williams 6-3, 6-2 in the first round of the Miami Open. Williams, an eight-time champion in Miami, is 2-2 since returning to the tour in February ... ( read original story ...)

Red-hot Osaka powers past Serena in Miami

(Reuters) - Indian Wells champion Naomi Osaka defeated 23-times grand slam champion Serena Williams 6-3 6-2 in the Miami Open first round on Wednesday, the latest big win for the emerging 20-year-old Japanese player. The pair were on serve in the first set ... ( read original story ...)

Outstanding Osaka knocks out Williams in Miami opener

Naomi Osaka stunned the returning Serena Williams in the first round at the Miami Open on Wednesday, adding the 23-time grand slam winner to her growing list of scalps. Williams was playing only her second tournament since giving birth to her first child ... ( read original story ...)

Serena Williams loses in 1st round at Miami Open to Osaka

KEY BISCAYNE, Fla. — Serena Williams lost in the first round of the Miami Open on Wednesday, still rusty in her return from pregnancy and unable to overcome a tough draw against Naomi Osaka, who won 6-3, 6-2. The 20-year-old Osaka, who earned her first ... ( read original story ...)

Japan cult members could be hanged any day for subway attack

Thirteen Japanese cult members may be sent to the gallows any day ... "I want to follow through to the very end," Takahashi said at a recent news conference. Her wish is unlikely to be granted. Even prisoners sent to the gallows are not notified until ... ( read original story ...)

Japanese court throws appeal by Syrian refugees

“The world understands the Syrian situation - it’s getting worse. But the Japanese court hasn’t understood that at all,” one of the plaintiffs, Joude Yousuf, told a news conference. Speaking in Arabic through a Japanese interpreter, Yousuf said he ... ( read original story ...)

China, not North Korea, to dominate Japan military planning

TOKYO (Reuters) - North Korea’s growing missile arsenal might be the most obvious and immediate military threat facing Japan, but defense planners in Tokyo are focused on a much larger and more challenging foe as they prepare for the years ahead. ( read original story ...)

The Latest: Tokyo subway workers mark gas attack anniversary

(Yoshitaka Sugawara/Kyodo News via AP) Thirteen Japanese cult members may be sent to the gallows any day now for a 1995 gas attack on the Tokyo subway system and other crimes. But when is uncertain. Such is the secrecy that surrounds Japan's death penalty ... ( read original story ...)