Commonwealth Games champion Olli Hoare is the notable absentee in a record 88-strong Australian athletics team for the Tokyo world championships. ( read original story ...)
China’s Shenzhen-Hong Kong-Guangzhou cluster overtakes Japan’s Tokyo-Yokohama as world’s top innovation hub
China’s Shenzhen-Hong Kong-Guangzhou cluster has surpassed Japan’s Tokyo-Yokohama to claim the top spot in the Global Innovation Index 2025 by the World Intellectual Property Organization. ( read original story ...)
Naomi Osaka simply doesn’t lose when she gets to Grand Slam quarterfinals
Once Naomi Osaka is in the quarterfinals of a Grand Slam tournament, look out. For a while, it was getting there that was the problem. ( read original story ...)
Olympic champion Gabby Thomas ruled out of Tokyo World Championships
The 28-year-old will miss out on the chance to improve on her silver medal from the 2023 World Championships in Budapest ... ( read original story ...)
Gabby Thomas makes heartbreaking injury announcement about track World Championships in Tokyo
One of the top track athletes in the United States revealed some heartbreaking news on Tuesday. Gabby Thomas announced on social media that she has to pull out of this month's World Championships in ... ( read original story ...)
‘The moments I play tennis for’ – Osaka beats Gauff at US Open
Two-time US Open champion Naomi Osaka earns her most impressive win since returning to the tour by knocking out third seed Coco Gauff. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Record $60 Billion Defense Budget Seeks Unmanned Systems, Long-range Munitions
Japan’s Ministry of Defense has requested a record-high $60 billion for the upcoming fiscal year to prioritize long-range munitions and aerial unmanned systems meant to counter an invasion of the ... ( read original story ...)
Scientists produce superior gallium oxide semiconductors with double current capacity
Gallium oxide (Ga₂O₃) is a semiconductor material that could make electronic devices much more energy-efficient than current silicon-based technology. Electronic diodes require two types of ... ( read original story ...)
Romance scammer poses as astronaut under attack, cons woman into buying oxygen
A woman in Japan has lost more than $6,000 after falling victim to a bizarre romance scam involving a fake astronaut. ( read original story ...)
Naomi Osaka’s resurgence continues under coach Tomasz Wiktorowski at US Open
Naomi Osaka’s path back to the top of tennis has been anything but straightforward. When she made her comeback at the start of 2024, even she probably didn’t expect it to take so long. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo, Nagoya next stops for VP
As she continues to drum up support from overseas Filipinos for her campaign to have her father released from detention in The Hague, Vice President Sara Duterte said yesterday she is eyeing Tokyo and ... ( read original story ...)
US Open: Relive Osaka’s fourth-round win over Gauff
Gauff takes the first point off Osaka's serve for the first time in the match but the Japan player wins the next four points to take another hold. No sign of a dip from her yet. Easy as you like from Lorenzo Musetti. ( read original story ...)
Naomi Osaka Is Bringing Labubu to the US Open. There’s Althea Glitterson and Billie Jean Bling
Naomi Osaka is bringing the Labubu fad to the U.S. Open — all the way to at least the quarterfinals. Osaka has played four matches at the Grand Slam tennis tournament so far this year, each time toting a different version of the popular plush toy attached to her racket bag. ( read original story ...
See what would happen to Tokyo if Mount Fuji erupted ‘without any warning’ in new AI-generated video
Japanese government officials have released an AI video to show just how devastating an eruption at Mount Fuji could be. But don't worry, the dormant volcano is currently not at risk of blowing. ( read original story ...)
WWII POWs remembered in Yokohama on 80th anniversary of Japan’s surrender
About two dozen people gathered at a burial ground in Japan for a service that coincided with Japan’s formal surrender aboard the USS Missouri in 1945. ( read original story ...)
Woman loses thousands of dollars to romance scammer posing as astronaut in distress, police in Japan say
The scammer told the woman he was "in space on a spaceship right now" but was "under attack and in need of oxygen," an official said. ( read original story ...)