The 2025 season is heating up, and so are the players, especially those making comebacks after long absences. The post Naomi Osaka’s Potential for Grand Slam Comeback Highlighted as WTA Ex-Pro Shares ... ( read original story ...)
A ‘Little Yellowstone,’ a Treehouse in Japan: These Were the Home Listings of the Year
Escapism was a clear theme in 2024, as we look back at the most-read stories from Mansion Global’s Listing of the Day series ... ( read original story ...)
JAPANESE FIRM TURNING BAGWORM SILK INTO FIBRE PRODUCTS IN WORLD FIRST
NAGOYA, Jan 4 (Bernama-Kyodo) -- Environmentally friendly and highly durable bagworm silk is set to be used in a commercial application for the first time, according to a Nagoya-based firm, Kyodo News ... ( read original story ...)
Osaka through to first final since 2022
Naomi Osaka is into the final of the Auckland Open with a straight-sets win over American Alycia Parks Top 10 Best US Presidents This is the No. 1 'gentle parenting' mistake, psychologist says—and how ... ( read original story ...)
Naomi Osaka into first final since 2022 ahead of Australian Open
The four-time Grand Slam champion from Japan won 6-4, 6-2 against unseeded American Alycia Parks in Auckland. Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)
IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Title Bout Set For NJPW New Beginning In Osaka
New IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Champions Ichiban Sweet Boys (Robbie Eagles & Kosei Fujita) will defend their titles against Rocky Romero & YOH at NJPW New Beginning in Osaka on February 11. The challenge was issued, and accepted, backstage at NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 19. ( read original story ...)
Yoroku: 2025 a year to finally introduce a selective surname system in Japan
Sapporo residents Mana Sato, 37, and Kiyotaka Nishi, 32, a couple pushing Japan to adopt a selective surname system for married couples, welcomed the ... ( read original story ...)
A stranger in teeming Tokyo who only has nice things to say
A street entertainer who counts Tokyo’s Shibuya as his patch has only nice things to say to the people he meets. ( read original story ...)
Aryna Sabalenka signs with Evolve, representation agency founded by rival Naomi Osaka
In some surprising tennis business news, World No.1 Aryna Sabalenka has signed with the sports management company Evolve, which was founded by four-time Grand Slam champion Naomi Osaka and her ... ( read original story ...)
Why Japan Won’t Stop Trying to Invest in the U.S.
Japanese companies needing to grow have sought out American deals. Experts say that will not change even after Biden’s rejection of Nippon Steel’s takeover attempt. ( read original story ...)
Japan homes shrink to their smallest in 30 years
TOKYO -- Houses in Japan are getting smaller, with the average floor space falling to a 30-year low. Total area per house is about 92 square meters, a decline of 3 sq. meters from the peak year of ...
Osaka into first final since 2022 ahead of Australian Open
Former world number one Naomi Osaka reached her first final since 2022 on Saturday as she swept aside unseeded American Alycia Parks at the Auckland Classic. Osaka was contesting her first semi-final ... ( read original story ...)
US regulator warned banks on crypto but did not order halt to business
A U.S. bank regulator told banks to pause dabbling directly in crypto in 2022 and 2023, but did not order them to stop providing banking services to crypto companies contrary to industry complaints of ...
US regulator warned banks on crypto but did not order halt to business, documents show
A U.S. bank regulator told banks to pause dabbling directly in crypto in 2022 and 2023, but did not order them to stop providing banking services to crypto companies contrary to industry complaints of ...
Craft beer bliss in Japan’s Otaru: German malt meets soft water
SAPPORO, Japan -- Nestled along a picturesque canal in Otaru, a historic port town in Hokkaido, Japan's northernmost main island, is a building with weathered brick walls and green-framed windows that ... ( read original story ...)
Biden blocks Japan’s Nippon Steel from buying US Steel
US President Joe Biden has formally blocked the takeover of US Steel by a bigger Japanese company, saying foreign ownership could pose risks for national security. The controversial decision comes a year after Nippon Steel first announced the $14.9bn (£12bn) deal, describing it as a lifeline for its smaller Pennsylvania-based rival. ( read original story ...