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It was July 27 and under different circumstances, Elle Purrier might have been in Tokyo, competing for the United States in the Olympics. Instead, on Monday night, she found herself running in an ... ( read original story ...)

A local government in the central Japan prefectural of Aichi has created an informational booklet for grandparents looking after their grand ... ( read original story ...)

The postponement of the Tokyo Olympics has been a blessing in disguise for Canadian road cycling star Mike Woods. The 33-year-old Ottawa native is back on his bike healthy again after breaking his ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO (Reuters) - Naomi Osaka will play in next month's U.S. Open in New York, the 2018 champion's management team has told Reuters. Several media reports had said she had not registered for the ... ( read original story ...)

Pair of bronze statues shows a male figure kneeling and bowing before a ‘comfort woman’ in South Korea ... ( read original story ...)

The mayor in the city of Yokohama (pictured), Japan’s second-largest metropolis by population, says it might be “difficult” for the local authorities to announce during August their implementation ... ( read original story ...)

Japanese two-time Grand Slam champion Naomi Osaka tweeted on July 26 that she’s “creeped out” by critics and fans who are commenting on social media photos where Osaka is in a bathing suit. ( read original story ...)

Tennis star Naomi Osaka has hit back at critics after she recently posted photos on Instagram of herself in a bikini. ( read original story ...)

The new start date for the 2021 Tour de France is June 26. The race is scheduled to finish on July 18, five days before the opening ceremony for the Tokyo Olympics. The 2020 Summer Games were ... ( read original story ...)

July 29 (UPI) --Japan shattered its daily record for coronavirus infections, reporting more than 1,000 cases as the country relaxed restrictions on travel amid a four-day weekend. Japan's confirmed ... ( read original story ...)

Hawaii has recorded only around 1,700 cases of coronavirus and 26 deaths, the second lowest number of cases among U.S. states. ( read original story ...)

It’s Naomi Osaka’s social media feed and she’ll post what she wants to. The 22-year-old tennis star — who frequently shares glam and swimsuit shots on Instagram — hit ... ( read original story ...)

China reported more than 100 new cases of COVID-19 on Wednesday as the country continues to battle an outbreak in Xinjiang. The 101 new cases was China's highest daily increase in weeks. The ... ( read original story ...)

The hotel stay comes with two packs of Yamaokaya ramen in shoyu and classic miso, a bottle of the chain’s special ramune soda sold exclusively at the shops, and even a ramen-adorned towel for wiping ... ( read original story ...)

The commander of the U.S. Forces in Japan is reaffirming his nation’s support of Japan’s protests over Chinese ships increasingly venturing into the economic waters near disputed East China Sea ... ( read original story ...)

Osaka Gov. Hirofumi Yoshimura admits that the request was a political decision with no clear scientific rationale. ( read original story ...)