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China and Japan accused each other of maritime incursions after a confrontation between their coast guards in waters around disputed islands in the East China Sea. China's coast guard said on Sunday that a Japanese fishing boat and several patrol vessels intruded the previous day into waters around the tiny islands, ( read original story ...

The variety of juicy grape that Yuki Nakamura is harvesting as the sun rises over his farm took scientists 33 years to develop and can sell for $100 a bunch in Tokyo department stores.Takehiko Shimada, ( read original story ...)

Naomi Osaka has not played since the Japan Open in September 2022 and she gave birth to a baby girl in July and has high aspirations when she makes her tennis return ( read original story ...)

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida plans to replace Industry Minister Yasutoshi Nishimura and ruling party policy chief Koichi Hagiuda amid a political funding scandal, the Asahi newspaper reported on Sunday, ( read original story ...)

The U.S. military announced on Wednesday it is grounding all of its Osprey V-22 helicopters, one week after eight Air Force Special Operations Command service members died in a crash off the coast of Japan. ( read original story ...)

The two top House lawmakers overseeing US military readiness want a formal review of the $56 billion V-22 Osprey program following a Nov. 29 crash off the coast of Japan that killed eight airmen and prompted a worldwide grounding of the fleet. ( read original story ...)

Naomi Osaka highlighted that winning Grand Slams is definitely going to be her goal when she returns and revealed that she wants to learn more about the game in the second phase of her career. Osaka, ( read original story ...)

Naomi Osaka has revealed her goal to focus on the major tournaments that she has not won before, as well as the Paris Olympics. ( read original story ...)

Still, Osaka netted $15 million through various sponsorship and endorsement deals. On the list, Osaka is the fifth highest-paid female athlete of 2023 and also the fourth highest-paid tennis player in 2023. Osaka, who turned 26 in October, lifted her fourth Slam title at the 2021 Australian Open. ( read original story ...)

Ohtani, Tom Brady, Naomi Osaka and other celebrities who promoted FTX are accused by consumers and investors of conspiring to mislead people into investing in FTX products and using the FTX exchange. More from Sportico.com Ohtani Has Free-Agent Market on ... ( read original story ...)

Japan’s ambitious mission to explore the two mini moons of Mars could be facing a lengthy delay. The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency’s (JAXA) Martian Moons eXploration (MMX) is scheduled to launch in September 2024, taking advantage of a once-every-26-months launch window to the Red Planet. ( read original story ...)

Yokohama city of Japan is a popular tourist destination and further intends to grow its tourist influx by making the city more sustainable and smart. To realize this vision, Yokohama City organized ... ( read original story ...)

The US air raid killed up to 100,000 Japanese people, most of them civilians, signaling an escalation in WWII tactics. ( read original story ...)

The route between Tokyo's Haneda Airport and Seoul's Gimpo Airport is one of the most important and well-traveled routes in Asia, fostering relationships between countries and indicating diplomatic status between nations. ( read original story ...)

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida plans to replace Chief Cabinet Secretary Hirokazu Matsuno amid media reports he received undeclared political funds, the Yomiuri newspaper said on Saturday, citing government and ruling party sources. ( read original story ...)

Two top military readiness lawmakers have requested a review into the V-22 Osprey program after a crash off the coast of Japan killed eight U.S. airmen and prompted the Air Force to ground its entire fleet. ( read original story ...)