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Former world number one Naomi Osaka is targeting the 2024 Paris Olympics and further Grand Slam crowns as she prepares to return to action. ( read original story ...)

A "nervous" Naomi Osaka has targeted a place at next year's Paris Olympics and more Grand Slam titles after she makes her eagerly anticipated return to tennis. The 26-year-old former world number one ... ( read original story ...)

Japan's yen was on track for a fourth weekly gain on Friday as traders speculated the ultra-dovish Bank of Japan was moving closer to tightening monetary policy. ( read original story ...)

A search of four locations by authorities in this west Japan city on Dec. 7 turned up 16 types of products containing substances similar to t･･･ ... ( read original story ...)

A 58-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly kidnapping a 16-year-old female high school student who was found dead in an apartment in Ibaraki, Osaka Prefecture, apparently after a cough medicine ... ( read original story ...)

An 83-year-old man and his 83-year-old wife have been found dead in Suita, Osaka Prefecture, in what police believe was a murder-suicide. According to police, a passerby called 119 at around 12:10 a.m ... ( read original story ...)

Crowds are flocking to a botanical garden in Tokyo where one of the world's largest and smelliest flowers is in bloom for the first time in 13 years. ( read original story ...)

Kevin Muscat has stepped down as coach of Japanese side Yokohama F. Marinos, the club said, with reports on Friday linking fellow Australian Harry Kewell to the job. ( read original story ...)

Cordae and Naomi Osaka announced that they would be having a child together earlier in January, which led to Osaka dropping out of tennis for the 2023 season. Later in July, they announced that the ... ( read original story ...)

The 26-year-old former world No. 1 is set to return to competition at the Brisbane International starting at the end of the month. ( read original story ...)

It is that time of the year when there are hardly any tournaments on the professional circuit and the players get a chance to relax from the ever-busy tennis schedule and enjoy some time off the grid. ( read original story ...)

Japan's economy fell faster than first estimated in the third quarter, consumer and business spending shrank, driving down third-quarter gross domestic product. ( read original story ...)

A Japanese court is due Tuesday to give a verdict in the landmark trial of three ex-soldiers accused of sexual assault in a country where still very few victims come forward.Rina Gonoi, 24, won praise ... ( read original story ...)

Director Christopher Nolan's film "Oppenheimer" is slated to release in next year in Japan, according to Tokyo-based distributor Bitters End, per The Japan Times. ( read original story ...)

By Satoshi Sugiyama TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan's economy fell faster than initially estimated in the third quarter, revised data showed on Friday, complicating the central bank's efforts to phase out its ... ( read original story ...)

Yokohama F Marinos coach Kevin Muscat will leave the club at the end of the season, the former J.League champions announced on Thursday. ( read original story ...)