Naomi Osaka said she feels right at home at Indian Wells as she returns to the tournament where she earned her first WTA title. After missing last year's event while being on a maternity break, Osaka ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Jan real wages fall but at slowest pace in 13 months
Japanese workers' real wages shrank in January for the 22nd consecutive month but at the slowest pace in over a year on weakening price pressures, data showed on Thursday. ( read original story ...)
Osaka Prefecture eyes collecting fixed fee for inbound tourists from 2025
Osaka Prefecture is considering collecting a fixed fee from foreign visitors, possibly timing it around the start of the World Exposition in western Japan in April 2025, its governor said Wednesday. ( read original story ...)
Naomi Osaka returns ‘home’ to Indian Wells, with daughter Shai, at BNP Paribas Open
The Japanese tennis star returns to the BNP Paribas Open for the first time since the birth of her daughter last July. ( read original story ...)
Triathlon 101: What’s happened since the Tokyo Olympics?
The triathlon delivered in a major way at the Tokyo Olympic Games. Bermuda’s Flora Duffy broke the women’s Olympic record with a time of 1 hour, 55 minutes, 36 seconds. Norway’s Kristian Blummenfelt ... ( read original story ...)
Yokohama Rubber reported 14.5% increase in 2023 sales revenue
The Yokohama Rubber Co. recently revealed its business and financial results for fiscal 2023 (Jan. to Dec.). Sales revenue increased 14.5% over the previous year, to 985.3 billion yen (approx. $6.6 ... ( read original story ...)
Expo 2025 Osaka: Menegazzo to be Italy Pavilion culture head
Rossella Menegazzo will be the head of the culture sector of the Italy Pavilion at Expo 2025 Osaka. A professor of the history of East Asian Art at Milan University, Menegazzo is well known for having ... ( read original story ...)
Japan sees growing momentum towards March end to negative rates
By Leika Kihara and Tetsushi Kajimoto TOKYO (Reuters) -Momentum is building for the Bank of Japan to consider ending negative interest rates as soon as this month with upcoming annual wage ... ( read original story ...)
Has Japan softened Rahm Emanuel? Not likely
Despite 8,000 miles and a 14-hour time difference, the chaos of Washington is never that far away for U.S. Ambassador to Japan Rahm Emanuel. The day-to-day responsibilities in Tokyo are made all the ... ( read original story ...)
Woman, parents indicted over Sapporo hotel beheading murder
A 30-year-old woman and her parents were indicted on Wednesday over the murder of a man found decapitated in a hotel in Sapporo las ... ( read original story ...)
Woman, her parents indicted in murder case in Sapporo, Japan
A woman and her parents in Japan have been indicted in a case involving a headless body that was found in a hotel in Sapporo City in the country's northernmost prefecture of Hokkaido. ( read original story ...)
Shandong Taishan loses to Yokohama F. Marinos in AFC Champions League quarterfinal
Shandong Taishan lost to Japanese side Yokohama F. Marinos 2-1 in their AFC Asian Champions League quarterfinal on Wednesday. Yokohama and Shandong played twice in the group stage, with the Japanese ... ( read original story ...)
Kewell’s Yokohama take slender 2-1 lead in Asian CL quarters
BEIJING: Yokohama F Marinos will take a 2-1 lead into the second leg of their Asian Champions League quarterfinal against Shandong Taishan after Chen Pu’s late strike kept the Chinese hosts’ hopes of ... ( read original story ...)
Osaka Pref. eyes collecting fixed fee for inbound tourists from 2025
Osaka Prefecture is considering collecting a fixed fee from foreign visitors, possibly timing it around the start of the World Exposi ... ( read original story ...)
Kewell’s Yokohama Take Slender Lead In Asian Champions League Quarter-final
Harry Kewell's Yokohama F-Marinos gained a slender advantage over Chinese side Shandong Taishan in their Asian Champions League quarter-final with a 2-1 first-leg win on Wednesday. ( read original story ...)
Kuwaiti Delegation Unveils Pavilion Design At Expo Osaka 2025
The architectural design and exhibition of the Kuwaiti Pavilion at the 2025 World Expo hosted by the Japanese city of Osak ... ( read original story ...)