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Naomi Osaka and Amanda Anisimova will face off in the U.S. Open semifinals on Thursday. Both players have been climbing up the rankings after taking mental health breaks from the sport. ( read original story ...)

Humberside Police officers who are part of the Operation Yokohama team have been highlighting their advance training skills. ( read original story ...)

How two-time US Open champion Naomi Osaka has rediscovered her form, two months after a dispiriting Wimbledon exit. ( read original story ...)

Faith Kipyegon arrives at the 2025 World Athletics Championships in Tokyo as the undisputed queen of middle-distance running, and the stakes could not be higher as she attempts an audacious double. ( read original story ...)

A Shinto ritual to express gratitude for the autumn harvest was held Sept. 2 at a Hokkaido Shrine-designated sacred rice fiel･･･ ... ( read original story ...)

Connor Swindells is set to reunite with the creatives behind Netflix hit “Sex Education” in the comedy-drama series “Shinjuku Sugar Fox.” Written by Josh Flower, the Tokyo-set show is described as a ... ( read original story ...)

Police in Tokyo handed out fliers to cyclists on Thursday to raise awareness about the nationwide introduction next April of fines for relatively minor traffic violations. ( read original story ...)

Osaka named one of the Labubus Arthur Flash after Arthur Ashe, a pioneer in the sport of tennis as the only Black man to win the singles titles at Wimbledon, the U.S. Open and the Australian Open. A second Labubu was nicknamed Billie Jean Bling after tennis legend Billie Jean King. ( read original story ...

Follow live from the 2025 U.S. Open as the quarterfinals conclude at Flushing Meadows. The singles action on Arthur Ashe Stadium begins on the men’s side with Félix Auger-Aliassime (25) meeting Alex de Minaur (8), before Amanda Anisimova (8) takes on Iga Świątek (2) — a repeat of July’s Wimbledon final whitewash. ( read original ...

Coco Gauff and Naomi Osaka's fourth-round U.S. Open showdown will serve as a welcome trip down memory lane for the two fan favourites, as they face off in a match made for prime time on Monday.Organisers could not have scripted it better for American fans, ( read original story ...)

Neeraj Chopra does not usually worry about distance as long as he gets on the podium but the poster boy of Indian athletics knows he may have to throw beyond the 90 metres mark if he is to defend his ... ( read original story ...)

Japan and the United States are in the final stages of talks to implement lower tariffs on Japanese automobile imports within 10-14 days after the issuance of a U.S. presidential executive order, a ... ( read original story ...)

By Daniel Leussink TOKYO (Reuters) -Shares of Japan's Nidec plummeted a record 22% on Thursday after the electric motor maker said it would set up an independent committee to investigate the possible ... ( read original story ...)

Carlo Chatrian will preside over the international competition jury at this year’s Tokyo International Film Festival. The Italian film executive previously ran two of Europe’s most prominent festivals ... ( read original story ...)

Yudai Ono threw six innings of two-run ball as the Chunichi Dragons beat the Tigers 5-2 on Wednesday, ensuring Hanshin's magic numbe ... ( read original story ...)

Naomi Osaka returned to the U.S. Open semi-finals on Wednesday with a 6-4 7-6(3) win over Karolina Muchova, as the four-times Grand Slam champion delivered a battling display to underline her ... ( read original story ...)