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The consumption tax increase next April will hit every household in Japan hard, with many people's financial future hanging on whether their wages rise enough to offset the impact of the hike, experts say.
Every parent is all too familiar with The Tantrum. The screaming, the flailing arms, the angry head butting — and the timing (normally in the most inconvenient public place possible).
International events undermine Japan's democracy. Shame on the International Olympic Committee for being a party to it.
Tucked away behind the main museums in Ueno, the Tokyo University Art Museum may not be on most people’s radar, but it is definitely one of the city’s top museums in terms of curatorial quality. Whenever I go there, I am always delighted by ...
Francisco Liriano showed up at PNC Park on Tuesday afternoon in a suit with his suitcase packed for a trip St. Louis. The message reverberated through the Pittsburgh Pirates clubhouse. After 21 years away from the playoffs, it was time for the best story ...
No. 1 seed Juan Martin del Potro of Argentina strolled past countryman Carlos Berlocq in straight sets to reach the Japan Open quarterfinals Wednesday. In their first career meeting, seventh-ranked del Potro made efficient work of Berlocq in slightly over an hour, going through 6-2, 6-2 to become the first ...
The Australian Open is increasing its prize money by $2.8 million to bring overall player compensation to $31 million next ...
David Nalbandian, the 2002 Wimbledon finalist who caused an uproar a decade later by injuring a line judge at another ...
Defending champion Kei Nishikori was two points from defeat in his first-round match at the Rakuten Japan Open on Tuesday, but stormed back to beat unseeded Jurgen Melzer of Austria 6-7 (4-7), 7-5, 6-2 with a huge show of will. Playing indoors at Ariake ...
France’s Jo-Wilfried Tsonga defeated compatriot Gael Monfils 6-3, 7-6 (10-8), in a first-round match at the Japan Open on Monday. Tsonga, ranked eighth in the world, used a strong serve and powerful ground strokes to win a baseline battle with Monfils at Ariake Colosseum ...
Kei Nishikori insists he’s never felt so free of pressure as the world No. 12 hopes to become the first back-to-back Japan Open champion since Pete Sampras in 1993-94. Last year, Nishikori became the first player from the host country to win the Japan ...
Seventh seed Petra Kvitova defeated Angelique Kerber in three sets to win the Pan Pacific Open on Saturday at Ariake Colosseum. Kvitova, of the Czech Republic, won 6-2, 0-6, 6-3 over fifth-seeded Kerber in 1 hour, 39 minutes to claim the tournament title for ...
Steffi Graf’s career ended with 22 Grand Slam singles titles at age 30 because of injuries. The tennis great doesn’t see anyone stopping Serena Williams from becoming the career leader in major titles, if she stays healthy. Williams earned her 17th major title at ...
Petra Kvitova rallied to defeat Venus Williams 3-6, 6-3, 7-6 (7-2) and advance to the Pan Pacific Open final on Friday. Fifth-seeded Angelique Kerber of Germany beat fourth-seeded Caroline Wozniacki 6-4, 7-6 (7-5) in the other semifinal. Kerber leads the head to head series ...
Venus Williams beat Canadian teen Eugenie Bouchard 6-3, 6-7 (4-7), 6-3 to advance to the Pan Pacific Open semifinals for the first time on Thursday.
Venus Williams came from a set down on Wednesday to defeat Simona Halep of Romania 4-6, 7-5, 6-3 and reach the quarterfinals of the Pan Pacific Open. Williams, making her first appearance in the Tokyo tournament since 2009, broke serve to go up 5-3 ...
Venus Williams upset top-seeded Victoria Azarenka 6-2, 6-4 on Tuesday to advance to the third round of the Pan Pacific Open. Williams, making her first appearance in the Tokyo tournament since 2009, took advantage of six-double faults by Azarenka, who struggled with her game ...
A trio of local favorites advanced to the second round of the Pan Pacific Open on Monday with Ayumi Morita battling through an injury in a straight-sets victory over Britain’s Laura Robson. Morita, who hurt her lower back on the eve of this summer’s ...
Top-seeded Agnieszka Radwanska rallied from a set down on Sunday to beat Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 6-7 (6-8), 6-3, 6-4 and win the Korea Open. Radwanska hit five aces and took advantage of 10 double-faults by the third-seeded Russian player to win her third title of ...
Top-seeded Jo-Wilfried Tsonga will go for his third straight Open de Moselle title when he plays Gilles Simon in an all-French final on Sunday with both players chasing their 11th career championship. Tsonga rallied to beat eighth-seeded Florian Mayer of Germany 4-6, 6-2, 6-3 ...