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Mari Osaka, the elder sister of four-time major-winner Naomi Osaka, has retired from tennis at the age of 24, explaining "it was a journey which I didn't enjoy". ( read original story ...)

TOKYO (Reuters) - Tokyo 2020 President Seiko Hashimoto highlighted the power of sport on Thursday as she expressed condolences on the anniversary of a deadly earthquake and tsunami, saying it provided ... ( read original story ...)

Sapporo Holdings Ltd. is planning to set up a brewery in the U.S. by the end of 2024, as the top-selling Japanese beer in the American market seeks to expand its market share and cut costs. ( read original story ...)

USOPC leaders hope Team USA athletes will have access to COVID-19 vaccines "well before" the Tokyo Olympics, if not Olympic trial events in June. ( read original story ...)

Numbers show how much progress has been made and what still remains 10 years after the triple disaster of an earthquake, tsunami and nuclear plant meltdown on Japan's northeastern coast TOKYO ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO (AP) — Japan is marking the 10th anniversary Thursday of the earthquake, tsunami and nuclear disaster that hit the northeastern region, where many survivors’ lives are still on hold. People, ... ( read original story ...)

Support our journalism. Subscribe today. 1. Where does the water come from? A 2011 earthquake, the strongest ever recorded in Japan, and ensuing tsunami caused structural damage to Fukushima’s reactor ... ( read original story ...)

For almost six minutes on March 11, 2011, a 9.1 magnitude earthquake-- the worst to ever hit Japan -- struck 370 kilometers (230 miles) northeast of Tokyo, triggering a huge tsunami that crashed into ... ( read original story ...)

Much has changed along the hundreds of miles of devastated coastline and the recovery is gathering pace ... ( read original story ...)

Japan on Thursday mourned nearly 20,000 victims of a massive earthquake and tsunami that struck Japan 10 years ago, destroying towns and triggering nuclear meltdowns in Fukushima, the world's worst ... ( read original story ...)

Huge waves swept across swathes of the north-east coast after one of the strongest quakes ever recorded, triggering a nuclear meltdown ... ( read original story ...)

Japan was set on Thursday to honour nearly 20,000 victims of a massive earthquake and tsunami that struck Japan 10 years ago, destroying towns and triggering nuclear meltdowns in Fukushima, the ... ( read original story ...)

The wave killed more than 15,000 people in north-eastern Japan. It also knocked out the auxiliary diesel generators at Fukushima Daiichi, leading to the meltdown of three reactors at the plant, one of ... ( read original story ...)

Artists collected thoughts from people who lived through the massive earthquake, tsunami and nuclear disaster that hit Japan 10 years ago. ( read original story ...)

Argentine tennis player Juan Martin Del Potro has not fully recovered from a series of knee injuries but the former U.S. Open champion told reporters on Wednesday he is targeting this year's Tokyo ... ( read original story ...)

The Nagoya Women’s Marathon is delighted to announce that the Nagoya Women’s Marathon 2021 will be staged in Nagoya city, Japan on Sunday, March 14, 2021 as planned. Launched in 2012, the Nagoya Women ... ( read original story ...)