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NAOMI OSAKA

Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Jun 17, 2021
Ryo Ishikawa empathizes with tennis star Naomi Osaka
'I thought she was OK — she's been so strong these past few years — but every person has a weak point.'
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Jun 9, 2021
Lewis Hamilton sends encouragement to Naomi Osaka
'For her own personal health she didn't feel comfortable doing something, and the backlash is ridiculous,” the Formula One champion said last week.
Japan Times
TENNIS
Jun 6, 2021
Naomi Osaka thanks fans for 'all the love' after French Open withdrawal
The four-time Grand Slam champion has received an outpouring of support following her decision to pull out of Roland Garros early last week.
Japan Times
EDITORIALS
Jun 5, 2021
Naomi Osaka shows what a real champion is made of
Osaka is an introvert with high expectations of herself and who battles anxiety and depression. Success and those earnings have not eliminated her unease.
Japan Times
TENNIS
Jun 1, 2021
Naomi Osaka's Paris exit leaves questions on athletes' humanity and media’s role
Heads of the four Grand Slam events had threatened further fines and disqualification Monday if the four-time winner did not attend mandatory media sessions.
Japan Times
TENNIS
Jun 1, 2021
Athletes rally around Naomi Osaka after French Open withdrawal
While her original stance had earned little backing from her fellow professionals athletes, her withdrawal triggered a wave of support from around the sporting world.
Japan Times
TENNIS
Jun 1, 2021
A shocking exit and a sad day for tennis
Naomi Osaka, a superstar in the sport, pulled out of the French Open after she was fined for skipping a news conference. Did it have to end this way?
Japan Times
TENNIS
Jun 1, 2021
Martina Navratilova sad for Naomi Osaka, says mental health gets short shrift
Women's tennis great Martina Navratilova on Monday said she was saddened by Naomi Osaka's decision to withdraw from the French Open following the controversy over her decision to boycott media obligations.
Japan Times
TENNIS
Jun 1, 2021
Naomi Osaka quits French Open, citing 'long bouts of depression'
'I never wanted to be a distraction and I accept that my timing was not ideal and my message could have been clearer,” Osaka wrote on Instagram.
Japan Times
TENNIS
May 31, 2021
French Open deletes tweet targeting Naomi Osaka's choice to skip news conferences
The tweet showed pictures of Rafael Nadal, Kei Nishikori, Aryna Sabalenka and Coco Gauff engaging with the media along with the caption: 'They understood the assignment.'
Japan Times
TENNIS
May 31, 2021
Osaka told to speak to media or risk expulsion from French Open
The surprisingly stern warning was delivered in a statement signed by the leaders of the four Grand Slam tournaments.
Japan Times
TENNIS
May 29, 2021
Naomi Osaka's plan to skip French Open news conferences met with both support and criticism
Naomi Osaka received support from several athletes on Thursday but was slammed by French Tennis Federation President Gilles Moretton.
Japan Times
TENNIS
May 27, 2021
No comment: Naomi Osaka to skip news conferences at French Open
Osaka says she hoped the 'considerable amount' that she expected to forfeit as a penalty would go toward a mental health charity.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
May 15, 2021
Athletes willing and eager to participate in Tokyo Olympics
Athletes have apparently not been deterred by the conditions they will likely compete under in Tokyo.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
May 10, 2021
Naomi Osaka says Japan must carefully weigh risks of staging Tokyo Olympics
Osaka said staging the games should remain a topic of discussion as long as the subject was 'making people very uncomfortable.'
'Shogun' becomes first non-English-language winner of best drama Emmy
Japanese actress Anna Sawai, winner of the outstanding lead actress in a drama series award for "Shogun," and Japanese actor Hiroyuki Sanada, winner of the outstanding lead actor in a drama series award for the show, pose in the press room during the 76th Emmy Awards in Los Angeles on Sunday.
Chris Broad's new bar puts cocktails first, YouTube second
A self-proclaimed lover of great cocktails, YouTuber Chris Broad says his new Shibuya watering hole is more a place to get yourself a solid drink than it is anything related to his social media career.
Yamaha Motor president slashed with knife by daughter
Yamaha Motor said it would not comment on an alleged knife attack on its president as it is a private matter and the investigation is ongoing.
Japan set to hold rates steady as yen rallies and LDP candidates stump
The Bank of Japan is holding its policy board meeting this week.
How Intel lost the Sony PlayStation business
Intel in 2022 lost out on a contract to design and fabricate the chip for Sony’s next-generation PlayStation 6.
‘Shogun’ and the painstaking art of ‘getting it right’
Hiroyuki Sanada and the cast and crew of "Shogun" accept the award for best drama series at the 76th Primetime Emmy Awards in Los Angeles, California.
Japan’s schools battle to keep kids cool, with or without AC
Students sit under a misting system during recess at Hikarigaoka Haru no Kaze Elementary School in Nerima Ward, Tokyo, on Sept. 6.
Chris Broad's new bar puts cocktails first, YouTube second
A self-proclaimed lover of great cocktails, YouTuber Chris Broad says his new Shibuya watering hole is more a place to get yourself a solid drink than it is anything related to his social media career.
In LDP presidential poll, three kingmakers hold all the cards
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida speaks at the Liberal Democratic Party headquarters in Tokyo in January as former Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga (left) looks on.
How China’s dominance of solar and batteries is impacting Japan’s energy transition
Solar panels and wind turbines at a power plant in Hami in China's Xinjiang region. The U.S. and other countries have described China’s actions against Uyghurs in the Xinjiang region, a key cog in the cleantech supply chain, as a genocidal campaign aimed at erasing an entire culture.

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One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
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A store clerk tries to cool things down in front of their shop by spraying a hose.
Is extreme weather changing the way Japan shops?
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