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Hideaki Kumazawa, who served as a top bureaucrat in the farm ministry, was arrested on Saturday for stabbing his 44-year-old son Eiichiro to death at their home in Tokyo, Kyodo News agency reported. ... ( read original story ...)

No. 1 Naomi Osaka was shockingly ousted from the French Open over the weekend, closing her shot at a third consecutive Grand Slam title and an eventual calendar Grand Slam. Osaka, who opened the year ... ( read original story ...)

Tokyo, Japan - A group of Japanese women Monday submitted a petition to the government to protest what they say is a de-facto requirement for female staff to wear high heels at work. The #KuToo ... ( read original story ...)

The incidents spotlight Japan's growing legion of adult hikikomori ... told investigators his alarm over his son was provoked by news last week of a knife-wielding man who slashed at a group of ... ( read original story ...)

Gervais said she first heard the news late Monday night when a fellow ... when the Vatican asked Canadian priests to send missionaries to Japan. Cardinal Maurice Roy, who was serving as Quebec ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese business investment rose in January-March, continuing the run of growth seen over the past two years although signs of slowing momentum have raised concerns about the ... ( read original story ...)

Junichi Mitsubori is a culinary rockstar in Japan, famous for his intricate dessert sculptures known as "wagashi." The edible art form goes back over 300 years but Mitsubori has brought it into the ... ( read original story ...)

(Reuters) - Yuta Ikeda qualified for next month’s British Open by winning the Japan Tour’s Mizuno Open on Sunday, a tournament where the monster length of the course raised eyebrows. ... ( read original story ...)

YOKOHAMA - Driverless train operator Yokohama Seaside Line Co. said Sunday that data transmission was normal between its operating system and a train which ran into a buffer the previous day, injuring ... ( read original story ...)

SEOUL (Reuters) - Japan Airlines Co Ltd (JAL) may expand a joint venture with Malaysia Airlines to cover U.S. flights and other Asian routes in the future, the Japanese carrier’s president said. ... ( read original story ...)

June 1 (UPI) --The Tokyo Organizing Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games, dubbed Tokyo 2020, unveiled details Saturday of the official Olympic torch relay route. Around 10,000 torchbearers, ... ( read original story ...)

Osaka was undone by a shocking 38 unforced errors ... Download The Times of India News App for Latest Sports News. ... ( read original story ...)

PARIS — Naomi Osaka, the No. 1 seed in the women’s tournament, was beaten in the third round of the French Open on Saturday by Katerina Siniakova. Osaka, the 21-year-old Japanese star, is not yet a ... ( read original story ...)

This was one deficit too big to overcome for Naomi Osaka, whose Grand Slam winning streak is over. The No. 1-seeded Osaka couldn't muster a comeback after falling way behind yet again at the French ... ( read original story ...)

Naomi Osaka's attempt at a third straight Grand Slam title is over. The top-ranked player struggled throughout a 6-4, 6-2 loss to Katerina Siniakova in the third round of the French Open. Siniakova is ... ( read original story ...)

PARIS (Reuters) - Naomi Osaka's 16-match winning streak in Grand Slam tournaments came to an end in straight sets at the hands of Katerina Siniakova in the third round of the French Open on Saturday. ... ( read original story ...)