The Government Accountability Office agreed to look into the incidents following a request last month by Reps. John Garamendi, D-Calif., and Mike Waltz, R-Fla. ( read original story ...)
Naomi Osaka fires warning to Iga Swiatek and Coco Gauff ahead of Grand Slam return
Tennis star Naomi Osaka will make her return to Grand Slam action at the Australian Open and she is ready to compete with the best players in the world once again ( read original story ...)
New moms Naomi Osaka, Angelique Kerber, Caroline Wozniacki ready to compete at the Australian Open
This year's Australian Open features Naomi Osaka, Angelique Kerber and Caroline Wozniacki all returning for the first time as moms as they set their sights on a Grand Slam ( read original story ...)
Japan says earthquake shook nuclear plant past safety limits
The deadly earthquake that rocked Japan on New Year's Day shook a nuclear power plant beyond established safety levels, according to a report by Japan's Nuclear Regulatory Authority. ( read original story ...)
Shohei Ohtani visits US Embassy in Japan and his dog gets mock visa
Shohei Ohtani has visited the U.S. Embassy in Tokyo. Ambassador Rahm Emanuel presented the new Los Angeles Dodgers superstar with a supersized visa for his dog. ( read original story ...)
The good times are almost over for Japan
The Japanese stock market is on a roll, hitting consecutive 34-year highs this week. The last time the Nikkei 225 index was at Wednesday’s closing level of 34,442 was in March 1990, a few weeks after ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Fujitsu faces questioning over British Post Office scandal
Japan's Fujitsu is under growing pressure over its role in a scandal in which hundreds of Post Office workers in Britain were convicted of theft, fraud and false accounting because of glitches in ... ( read original story ...)
Australian Open: Swiatek, Sabalenka, Gauff and Osaka are among the women to watch in 2024
Iga Swiatek, Aryna Sabalenka, Elena Rybakina and Coco Gauff are some of the top women and past Grand Slam champions entered in the 2024 Australian Open. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Eneos invests into U.S. clean hydrogen company
Japan's biggest refiner, Eneos Corp , said on Thursday that it had invested in MVCE Gulf Coast, which aims to produce clean hydrogen in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico. ( read original story ...)
The official Japan cherry blossom forecast for 2024 is out now
Here’s what the warmer temperatures mean for sakura this year, with blooming dates for Tokyo, Osaka, Kyoto, Sapporo and more ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s market rally lacks solid backing
One reason is that returns on equity remain low. On Lex’s calculations, forward ROE for Topix constituents (at 8.5 per cent) has crawled sideways for a decade. It is currently only just above the ... ( read original story ...)
213 deaths were caused by Japan’s New Year’s quake. 8 happened in the alleged safety of shelters
The 7.6 magnitude earthquake that hit the western coastline of Japan on New Year’s has killed 206 people as of Wednesday. ( read original story ...)
Naomi Osaka Talks Navigating Mom Life as an Athlete: ‘No Stranger to Hard Work’
Naomi Osaka, 26, opens up about how her daughter Shai, 6 months, serves as her motivation as she navigates balancing her tennis career and mom life. ( read original story ...)
South Korea to provide $3 mln aid to Japan for quake relief
South Korea will provide $3 million worth of humanitarian aid to Japan for Noto peninsula earthquake relief, its foreign ministry said on Thursday. ( read original story ...)
The female marines Japan is training for war
Hikari Maruyama, Runa Kurosawa and Sawaka Nakano are part of an elite force: Japan's Amphibious Rapid Deployment Brigade (ARDB), meant to lead assaults from the sea in a possible future war. ( read original story ...)
Naomi Osaka Poses with Daughter Shai as She Talks Navigating Mom Life as an Athlete: ‘No Stranger to Hard Work’
Naomi Osaka, 26, shares candid moments with daughter Shai, 6 months, as she talks about balancing her tennis career and mom life. ( read original story ...)