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AUSTRALIAN OPEN

Japan Times
TENNIS
Jan 27, 2019
Japan elated after Naomi Osaka's second straight Grand Slam title
Japan erupted in joy after Naomi Osaka won her second straight Grand Slam title at the Australian Open on Saturday, with fans taking pride in the feat that guaranteed she will become the country's first world No. 1 single's player in tennis.
Japan Times
TENNIS / ANALYSIS
Jan 27, 2019
At last, Naomi Osaka has her moment in the spotlight
Over four months since her U.S. Open win catapulted her into the realms of tennis' elite, Naomi Osaka at last got to have a true moment in the spotlight.
Japan Times
TENNIS
Jan 26, 2019
Djokovic, Nadal renew rivalry
If Rafael Nadal's Australian Open semifinal win over Greek sensation Stefanos Tsitsipas was one-sided, Novak Djokovic showed he could be even more brutal in his victory against Lucas Pouille on Friday.
Japan Times
TENNIS
Jan 23, 2019
Injured Kei Nishikori retires from quarterfinal clash against Novak Djokovic
Kei Nishikori retired from his quarterfinal against top seed Novak Djokovic on Wednesday, succumbing to an injured thigh as he trailed 6-1, 4-1.
Japan Times
TENNIS
Jan 21, 2019
Naomi Osaka reaches Australian Open quarterfinals for first time
Naomi Osaka conceded the opening set for the second straight match, but mounted a successful comeback against Latvia's Anastasija Sevastova on Monday and reached the Australian Open quarterfinals for the first time in four attempts.
Japan Times
TENNIS
Jan 20, 2019
Roger Federer knocked out by Greek wunderkind Stefanos Tsitsipas
Roger Federer's bid for a hat-trick of Australian Open titles was crushed on Sunday as Greek wunderkind Stefanos Tsitsipas rose up to floor the Swiss master and become his nation's first Grand Slam quarter-finalist.
Japan Times
TENNIS
Jan 13, 2019
Shy, maturing Naomi Osaka determined to stay focused during Australian Open
U.S. Open champion Naomi Osaka said Saturday that her approach ahead of the Australian Open is to not worry about winning it all.
Japan Times
TENNIS
Jan 11, 2019
Naomi Osaka's poise key for success at Australian Open
It's often said that getting to the upper echelon of tennis is the easy part.
Japan Times
TENNIS
Jan 8, 2019
Kei Nishikori poised to have deep run in Melbourne after ending title drought
Joy, elation, exuberance.
Japan Times
TENNIS
Jan 17, 2018
Yuichi Sugita, Yoshihito Nishioka knocked out of Australian Open in second round
Yuichi Sugita bowed out in the second round of the Australian Open on Wednesday after losing a five-set marathon against big-serving Croat Ivo Karlovic.
Japan Times
TENNIS
Jan 15, 2018
Yuichi Sugita and Yoshihito Nishioka pull off upsets at Australian Open
Yuichi Sugita scored one of the upsets of the Australian Open's first round on Monday, beating eighth seed Jack Sock of the United States in four sets.
Japan Times
TENNIS
Jan 25, 2017
Hozumi, Kato fall in bid to reach final
Eri Hozumi and Miyu Kato were knocked out of the women's doubles in the semifinals at the Australian Open on Wednesday.
Japan Times
TENNIS
Jan 24, 2017
Venus turns back clock, makes semifinals
Venus Williams continued her astonishing late-career revival by felling Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 6-4, 7-6 (7-3) on Tuesday to reach her first Australian Open semifinal in 14 years and become the oldest woman to reach the last four at Melbourne Park in the Open era.
Japan Times
TENNIS
Jan 24, 2017
Doubles pair Hozumi, Kato advance to Australian Open semifinals
Eri Hozumi and Miyu Kato defeated Croatia's Mirjana Lucic-Baroni and German Andrea Petkovic to reach the women's doubles semifinals at the Australian Open on Tuesday.
Japan Times
TENNIS
Jan 22, 2017
Federer ousts Nishikori at Australian Open
Resilient Roger Federer showed there was still life in the 35-year-old's legs as he overhauled fifth seed Kei Nishikori 6-7 (4-7), 6-4, 6-1, 4-6, 6-3 on Sunday to reach the Australian Open quarterfinals.
Japan Times
TENNIS
Jan 14, 2017
Murray looks to capture first Australian Open title
Having snatched Novak Djokovic's world No. 1 ranking in a thrilling late-season raid, Andy Murray will bid to storm the Serb's Melbourne Park fortress and capture an elusive Australian Open title after five agonizing near misses.
TENNIS
Jan 13, 2017
Nishikori, 48th-ranked Russian Kuznetsov to square off in first round of Australian Open
World No. 5 Kei Nishikori will meet 48th-ranked Andrey Kuznetsov of Russia in the first round of the upcoming Australian Open, which starts on Monday.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Feb 21, 2016
Nomura holds off Ko for first title on U.S. tour
Harukyo Nomura won her first title on the U.S. LPGA tour, beating World No. 1 Lydia Ko in an enthralling final-round battle to capture the ISPS Handa Women's Australian Open on Sunday.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Feb 20, 2016
Nomura holds share of lead entering final round in Australia
Harukyo Nomura will start Sunday's final round of the ISPS Handa Women's Australian Open in a tie for first place following a 2-under-par 70 on Saturday.
Japan Times
TENNIS
Jan 28, 2016
Djokovic cruises past Federer, books spot in fifth straight Grand Slam final
Champion Novak Djokovic foiled a stirring fightback from Roger Federer to defeat the Swiss 6-1, 6-2, 3-6, 6-3 at the Australian Open on Thursday and charge into a fifth successive Grand Slam final.
Town to block view of Mount Fuji in response to overtourism
The town government of Fujikawaguchiko, Yamanashi Prefecture, decided to set up a 2.5-meter-high screen to prevent tourists from taking pictures of Mount Fuji looming behind a convenience store.
Number of homeless in Japan hits record low
Homeless people sleep on the street in Tokyo's Shinjuku Ward in August 2021.
Japan wants you to spend more with ‘luxury tourism’
Performers play a traditional drum unique to Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture, in the prefectural capital of Kanazawa on March 16 to mark the extension of the Hokuriku Shinkansen line to Tsuruga Station in Fukui Prefecture.
'So hot you can't breathe': Extreme heat hits the Philippines
A pedestrian cools himself with a folding hand fan as he waits for a ride along a road in Manila on Wednesday, as extreme heat hit the Philippines.
Air China to buy 100 locally made C919 jets in $11 billion deal
A Comac C919 during an aerial display at the Singapore Airshow at Changi Exhibition Centre in Singapore in February
Casa del Cibo: A thriving jewel born from Tohoku’s harsh past
When chef Ryohei Ikemi moved to Hachinohe, Aomori Prefecture, and opened Casa del Cibo in 2011, it was the first proper Italian restaurant in the city.
Tokyo's Koto Ward by-election a race unlike any other
Natsumi Sakai, the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan’s candidate and one of four female candidates running in the by-election, touts her experience as a cancer survivor and midwife as having prepared her to tackle issues that women currently face.
Town to block view of Mount Fuji in response to overtourism
The town government of Fujikawaguchiko, Yamanashi Prefecture, decided to set up a 2.5-meter-high screen to prevent tourists from taking pictures of Mount Fuji looming behind a convenience store.
Top U.S. and China diplomats talk tough amid warnings of new ‘downward spiral’
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing on Friday
Kyotographie's strong 12th edition shines light into the margins
Yassine Alaoui Ismaili, who goes by Yoriyas, turned to photography, shooting motion while in motion himself, after an injury forced him to give up his career as a professional breakdancer.

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