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Naomi Osaka recently took up her big sister's suggestion to wear a wig and sunglasses to conceal her identity as she walked around in Japan. The 21-year-old Osaka has become a big star in Japan ... ( read original story ...)

U.S. Open champion Naomi Osaka was a set down again at the Australian Open and looking for a bit of inspiration. She thought of how 20-year-old Stefanos Tsitsipas had stunned 20-time major winner ... ( read original story ...)

Wayside Chapel pastor Jon Owen. Nagoya JR Gate Tower soars up from its 15th-floor lobby. Picture: Susan Kurosawa Some of Japan’s best-value city hotels sit beside, or astride, railway stations, and as ... ( read original story ...)

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — The Latest on Monday at the Australian Open (all times local): 2:05 p.m. U.S. Open champion Naomi Osaka is into her second Grand Slam quarterfinal after another comeback wi... ( read original story ...)

The world’s oldest man has died at his home — a hot springs inn — in northern Japan at the age of 113. Masazo Nonaka died in the early hours of Sunday while sleeping at home in Ashoro on ... ( read original story ...)

The Japanese man from the island of Hokkaido lived to be 113 years ... "We feel shocked at the loss of this big figure," his granddaughter Yuko told Kyodo News. "He was as usual yesterday and passed a... ( read original story ...)

Photograph: Kyodo/Reuters The world’s oldest man has died at his home, a hot springs on Japan’s northern main island of Hokkaido ... any fuss at all,” his granddaughter Yuko told Kyodo News. Nonaka ha... ( read original story ...)

Japan celebrates Coming of Age Day ‘Disturbing’ rise in children suffering abuse after being accused of witchcraft in the UK Campaigners fight to save ancient holy well Left: Pixabay. Centre: Girls in ... ( read original story ...)

With Japan set to begin accepting more foreign workers from April, more companies are extending support to foreigners in areas such as visa acquisition, administrative procedures and securing accommod... ( read original story ...)

He was as usual yesterday and passed away without causing our family any fuss at all," his granddaughter Yuko told Kyodo News. Nonaka had six brothers ... according to local media. Japan has one of th... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO (Reuters) - A French government delegation has informed Tokyo that it would seek an integration of Renault and Nissan , most likely under the umbrella of a single holding company, the Ni... ( read original story ...)

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) -- Naomi Osaka smashed her racket into the court after losing the first set. She tumbled to the court when she tripped in the second. The U.S. Open champion recovered both ti... ( read original story ...)

MELBOURNE (Reuters) - U.S. Open champion Naomi Osaka survived a huge scare against Hsieh Su-wei before overhauling the Taiwanese 5-7 6-4 6-1 to reach the fourth round of the Australian Open on Saturda... ( read original story ...)

The overall winner of the “Every Man Challenge Race” at this years King of the Hammers (KOH), could receive a huge prize of $10,000, from Yokohama Tire. In order to qualify, racers must race on either ... ( read original story ...)

It was the 1990s when a pair of Japanese butchers climbed aboard an airplane and travelled some 8,000 kilometres to visit a family-owned pork plant in rural Alberta. The local owners of Sunterra Farms ... ( read original story ...)

A piece of graffiti found at a monorail station in Tokyo, Japan, could be the work of British artist Banksy, say local officials. The drawing bears resemblance to a famous Banksy painting "Umbrella ra... ( read original story ...)