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A lot has changed since we last saw Naomi Osaka in action. The Japanese tennis star last played at the Toray Pan Pacific Open in September 2022. Since then, she has given birth to her first child and ... ( read original story ...)

As such names have increased, so has media attention to cases of people unhappy with them. But critics say new rules may infringe on the right to be creative. ( read original story ...)

In a recent turn of events, Japanese tennis sensation, Naomi Osaka reacted to a fan’s heartwarming comment. After a long hiatus, Osaka just confirmed that she is back in the tennis circuit. She will ... ( read original story ...)

NAGOYA -- "I'm an alcoholic," confessed Tatsuya Yamaguchi, a former member of the popular all-male idol group Tokio, who now gives lectures on alcohol･･･ ... ( read original story ...)

A Japanese weapon that traces its roots to the 1600s is gaining new interest after a jewelry store employee successfully used it to prevent a robbery last weekend. The incident: Robbers on a motorcycle pulled up in front of the store, ( read original story ...)

From Coco Gauff to Elena Rybakina, the tennis world is currently witnessing the journeys of many young players rising to the top. Despite enjoying the action that these players showcase on the court, ... ( read original story ...)

The Air Force grounded a set of Osprey aircraft after one of those planes crashed in waters off Japan earlier this week, killing one and leaving seven still missing, officials said Friday. ( read original story ...)

The U.S. military unit which had a V-22 Osprey aircraft crash off the coast of Japan is not carrying out operations but other aircraft will continue to fly after undergoing safety checks, the Pentagon ... ( read original story ...)

Several military and civilian search-and-rescue units are scouring the water and coastline around the island of Yakushima, Japan. ( read original story ...)

The remains of one airman who was aboard the Air Force CV-22B Osprey that crashed off the coast of Yakushima Island, Japan, on Wednesday have been recovered, the Air Force said Friday. ( read original story ...)

Joint project with EU involves more than 500 scientists and engineers and more than 70 companies ( read original story ...)

The author has been living in Japan for 20 years. He says his kids are taught discipline from an early age, including by cleaning their classrooms and bathrooms. ( read original story ...)

Japan will stop building new coal power plants that do not have emission reduction measures in place, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida told the COP28 climate summit in Dubai on Friday."In line with its pathway to net-zero, ( read original story ...)

An underwater volcano that gave birth to a new island off Japan's Iwo Jima island has erupted again, sending huge plumes of ash and smoke into the sky in footage released by Japan's Coast Guard. ( read original story ...)

NAGOYA--The government has been ordered to pay compensation to 13 public assistance recipients in Aichi Prefecture who sued over welfare benefit cuts from 2013 to 2015, saying it put them under ... ( read original story ...)

The chief of a police station in central Japan where a detainee with medical conditions died in December 2022 violated an in-house regulatio･･･ ... ( read original story ...)