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Japan’s population fell by more than 3 million over the past five years, a record drop that underscores the depths of the country’s accelerating demographic crisis. ( read original story ...)

PARIS (AP) — Naomi Osaka and Taylor Townsend are piling up wins on the court at the French Open. Their success comes after drawing attention off the court for organizing a dinner for Black players ... ( read original story ...)

PARIS (AP) — The high-profile fourth-round matchup between top-ranked Aryna Sabalenka and fellow four-time Grand Slam champion Naomi Osaka on Monday will be the first women’s night match at the French ... ( read original story ...)

For the past three years, the French Open has been criticized for not scheduling a women’s singles match as the night match at Roland Garros. That is about to change as the tournament announced on ... ( read original story ...)

SINGAPORE — Japan's defense minister took a veiled swipe at China on Sunday, pledging to keep strengthening the military despite Beijing's criticism of Tokyo's increasingly muscular security stance. Under Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, ( read original story ...)

Naomi Osaka has never looked like someone chasing the spotlight, which makes her 2026 Roland Garros run even more interesting as attention keeps finding her anyway. The attention is not coming from ... ( read original story ...)

A tanker carrying Russian oil has arrived at a terminal in Japan, with Japanese companies stepping up purchases amid disruption to Middle East energy supplies, Kommersant newspaper reported on May 31, ( read original story ...)

Prince Hisahito of Japan, 19, attended his first imperial banquet in Tokyo to welcome President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. of the Philippines and his wife, four years after his sister Princess Mako left the ( read original story ...)

Naomi Osaka is through to the fourth round at Roland Garros for the first time in her career after beating Iva Jovic in a tough three-set battle. The match lasted just under three hours, with Osaka eventually coming out on top 7-6, ( read original story ...)

Shinjiro Koizumi makes some of Tokyo's most pointed remarks yet in the dispute over Japan's military build-up. ( read original story ...)

Japan's Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi has strongly rejected China's claim that his nation was moving towards “new militarism.” He accused Beijing of rapidly arming itself. ( read original story ...)

Naomi Osaka has been making headlines for the outfits she wears on the way to the court at the French Open. ( read original story ...)

Four-time Grand Slam champion Naomi Osaka has advanced to the round of 16 for the first time in her career at Roland-Garros. ( read original story ...)

By Rae Wee and Jun Yuan Yong SINGAPORE, May 31 (Reuters) - Japan's Defence Minister Shinjiro Koizumi on Sunday rejected accusations of "new militarism" by Tokyo and criticised China for rapidly ... ( read original story ...)

Shinjiro Koizumi makes some of Tokyo's most pointed remarks yet in the dispute over Japan's military build-up. ( read original story ...)

Thirty years ago in its heyday Japan’s economy was bigger than the whole of Asia combined. Today it is the size of just three Chinese coastal regions. Japan has been the economic powerhouse of Asia ... ( read original story ...)