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From boardroom chic to battling win, Osaka reaches US Open last 16
1+ week, 9+ hour ago (247+ words) Published Sep 06, 2026, 10:06 AM NEW YORK, Sept 5 - Naomi Osaka continued to impress with her style and staying power at the U.S. Open on Saturday as the Japanese 13th seed battled past Elise Mertens 6-3 3-6 7-5 to reach the fourth round. For her latest fashionable walk-on…...
Fukuoka food: Value dining & market experiences
2+ week, 6+ day ago (121+ words) Discover Fukuoka's best value dining, from bustling markets and fresh seafood huts to atmospheric yatai stalls. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com. Fukuoka food guide: Best value markets, sushi, oysters and yatai After a dozen visits…...
Japan seeks change to new UN world map over Russia ‘misconception’
2+ day, 22+ hour ago (339+ words) Russian President Vladimir Putin meets residents as he visits the Southern Kuril Island of Iturup, in far eastern Sakhalin Region, Russia, on Aug 13. Published Sep 10, 2026, 07:48 PM TOKYO – Japan said on Sept 10 it had asked for the revision of a new…...
‘A celebration’: Amsterdam museum unveils Yayoi Kusama show weeks after death
3+ day, 21+ hour ago (518+ words) The exhibition at Amsterdam’s Stedelijk Museum features a huge “infinity room” with black walls covered by yellow polka dots. Published Sep 09, 2026, 09:34 PM Updated Sep 09, 2026, 09:42 PM AMSTERDAM – More than 300 works by Japanese contemporary artist Yayoi Kusama go on display in Amsterdam…...
Japan’s Tottori ramps up Vivant drama tourism push, urges filming-site sleuthing
3+ week, 12+ hour ago (116+ words) The Straits Times Japan’s Tottori ramps up Vivant drama tourism push, urges filming-site sleuthing Published Aug 23, 2026, 11:20 AM Updated Aug 23, 2026, 11:20 AM In one social media video, Governor Shinji Hirai and staff members from the tourism strategy division staged a skit in…...
Osaka brings style and steel for wining start to US Open
1+ week, 5+ day ago (371+ words) Published Sep 01, 2026, 12:55 PM NEW YORK, Aug 31 - Naomi Osaka unveiled another bold Grand Slam walk-on outfit at the U.S. Open on Monday before the two-time champion battled to a 7-6(6) 7-6(3) victory over unseeded Russian Anastasia Zakharova to reach the second round. Osaka has…...
New Zealand select Mo’unga at flyhalf to face Lions on South Africa tour
3+ week, 28+ min ago (201+ words) Rugby Union - Rugby World Cup 2023 - Final - New Zealand v South Africa - Stade de France, Saint-Denis, France - October 28, 2023 New Zealand's Richie Mo'unga after being substituted REUTERS/Stephanie Lecocq Published Aug 23, 2026, 11:08 PM JOHANNESBURG, Aug 23 - New Zealand have picked Richie Mo'unga at flyhalf…...
Japan’s biggest curry chain CoCo Ichibanya headed for sale
1+ week, 6+ day ago (380+ words) purchasing power of the weak yen by Geoff Yu, a senior strategist at the Bank of New York Mellon. “I...
China hits Japan with anti-dumping measures on chip chemical
5+ day, 9+ hour ago (287+ words) Published Sep 08, 2026, 10:28 AM BEIJING – China unveiled preliminary anti-dumping measures on imports from Japan of a chemical used to make semiconductors, adding to its retaliation in a diplomatic dispute over Taiwan. Companies importing Japanese dichlorosilane, used to process silicon wafers into…...