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NAOMI

TENNIS
Feb 11, 2017
Japan falls to Kazakhstan in Fed Cup Asia/Oceania Group I promotion playoff final
Japan's women failed in their effort to reach the Fed Cup's World Group II on Saturday, losing 2-1 to host Kazakhstan in the Asia/Oceania Group I promotion playoff final.
TENNIS
Jan 10, 2017
Osaka set for Fed Cup debut
Naomi Osaka, 19, will make her Fed Cup debut for Japan in February, the Japan Tennis Association announced Tuesday.
TENNIS
Jan 5, 2017
Osaka exits ASB Classic with wrist injury
Naomi Osaka withdrew from her quarterfinal at the ASB Classic in Auckland on Thursday.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Dec 14, 2016
Is Southeast Asia now Japan's competition?
Japan is an Asian entertainment powerhouse, is it not? This October's Japan Contents Showcase, which was held in Tokyo's Odaiba and Shibuya areas, included markets for film and TV (TIFFCOM), animation (TIAF) and music (TIMM), with 356 Japanese companies selling to 1,539 registered buyers, most from Asia....
Japan Times
TENNIS
Nov 25, 2016
Osaka inks deal with Nissin
Naomi Osaka, the 2016 WTA Newcomer of the Year, has signed a contract with Nissin Food Products Co., the company announced on Friday.
TENNIS
Oct 22, 2016
WTA names Osaka top newcomer
Teenager Naomi Osaka was named 2016 WTA Newcomer of the Year on Friday.
Japan Times
TENNIS
Sep 25, 2016
Wozniacki halts Osaka's run in Pan Pacific Open final
Former world No. 1 Caroline Wozniacki denied teenage sensation Naomi Osaka her first title on the WTA Tour with a 7-5, 6-3 win in the Pan Pacific Open final on Sunday.
Japan Times
TENNIS
Sep 23, 2016
Osaka bests Sasnovich, advances to semifinals
Rising teenage star Naomi Osaka reached her first-ever semifinal on the WTA Tour after conquering her demons in a 6-3, 7-6 (8-6) win over Belarusian qualifier Aliaksandra Sasnovich at the Pan Pacific Open on Friday.
Japan Times
TENNIS
Sep 22, 2016
Sasnovich stuns Pliskova to reach Pan Pacific quarterfinals
Aliaksandra Sasnovich fired Japan's Naomi Osaka a warning shot with a stunning straight-sets win over U.S. Open finalist and world No. 6 Karolina Pliskova on Thursday to advance to the quarterfinals of the Pan Pacific Open in Tokyo.
Japan Times
TENNIS
Sep 21, 2016
Overpowering Osaka eliminates Cibulkova
Teenage sensation Naomi Osaka claimed her biggest scalp to date after beating world No. 12 Dominika Cibulkova 6-2, 6-1 on Wednesday to reach the quarterfinals of the Pan Pacific Open.
Japan Times
TENNIS
Sep 20, 2016
Cibulkova prevails against Safarova in opening round of Pan Pacific Open
Sixth seed Dominika Cibulkova outlasted Lucie Safarova in three sets to book a second-round meeting with teenager Naomi Osaka at the Pan Pacific Open in Tokyo on Tuesday.
Japan Times
TENNIS
Sep 20, 2016
Blossoming star Osaka keeping things fun on court
On a day when Naomi Osaka reminded a group of young tennis players from northeastern Japan to remember that tennis is a game and should be fun, she spoke about her experiences as she climbed the rankings this summer.
Japan Times
TENNIS
Sep 19, 2016
Osaka sinks Doi at Pan Pacific Open
Wild card Naomi Osaka defeated Japanese compatriot Misaki Doi in straight sets to claim local bragging rights and advance to the second round of the Pan Pacific Open on Monday.
Japan Times
TENNIS
Sep 15, 2016
Zhang ousts Osaka in second-round action at Japan Women's Open
Naomi Osaka had the home crowd on her side but could not continue her Japan Women's Open run on Thursday, losing 6-3, 6-2 in the second round to sixth-seeded Zhang Shuai of China at Ariake Tennis Forest Park.
Japan Times
TENNIS
Sep 14, 2016
Osaka cruises into second round at Japan Women's Open
Japanese youngster Naomi Osaka had a resounding first round victory at the Japan Women's Open on Wednesday, dispatching Estonia's Anett Kontaveit 6-0, 6-2 in under an hour.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Jul 20, 2016
'While We're Young': Generation X, meet the millennials
Noah Baumbach ("Frances Ha," "Greenberg") examines the concept of youth in "While We're Young" with a kind of clinical detachment. There's no glorifying or romanticizing, and he certainly doesn't seem too enamored by today's Bright Young Things.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Jun 22, 2016
Keeping it real: Naomi Kawase on filmmaking
Naomi Kawase has always been an outlier in the Japanese film world, if a very successful one. Born and raised in Nara Prefecture, the site of Japan's ancient capital, she started making documentaries while a student at the Osaka School of Photography in the late 1980s, taking as subjects her natural...
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 21, 2016
Tepco head apologizes for 3/11 ban issued on 'meltdown'
The head of Tokyo Electric apologizes over his predecessor's order to not use the term 'core meltdown' in the early days of the March 2011 Fukushima nuclear crisis.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Jun 1, 2016
'Danchi': The extraordinary everywoman
"Danchi" doesn't translate easily into English. "Apartment complex" or "housing estate" are only rough equivalents for the thousands of public-housing units thrown up in the postwar boom years to cope with Tokyo's exploding population. Equipped with running water, flush toilets and other amenities, with...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
May 26, 2016
Short Shorts Film Festival & Asia casts Tokyo in a special role
Now in its 18th edition, the Short Shorts Film Festival & Asia, which will unspool from June 2 to 26 at six venues in Tokyo and Yokohama, has grown into a world-class showcase for short-form cinema.
Tokuryū, a new crime menace in Japan, emerges from the shadows
The National Police Agency coined the term "tokuryū" to classify individuals involved in dark part time jobs and quasi-gangsters, using the words "tokumei" (anonymous) and "ryūdo" (fluid) to reflect their characteristics.
Nearly 6 million elderly people in Japan will have dementia by 2040
The latest figure is significantly less than a previous projection released in 2015 that said more than 8 million people would have dementia by 2040.
Thanks, tourists. Views of Mount Fuji are now blocked.
Tourists pose in front of a convenience store with Mount Fuji on Friday in the town of Fujikawaguchiko, Yamanashi Prefecture. Local residents are upset over littering, overcrowding and the inconvenience caused by the visitors.
Is Modi’s party heading for a stunning election loss?
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's campaign tactics have escalated, including anti-Muslim rhetoric and fearmongering, reflecting his ruling party's desperation.
Man arrested over fatal stabbing of young woman in Shinjuku
A 51-year-old man was arrested Wednesday on suspicion of stabbing a young woman to death in Tokyo's Shinjuku Ward.
Stormy seas ahead as Beijing and Manila trade barbs over secret deal
Philippine Marines wave to Philippine Navy personnel and the media during a resupply mission at their military outpost, the BRP Sierra Madre, a warship run aground in the disputed Second Thomas Shoal in 1999, in the South China Sea, in March 2014.
Unlike 10 years ago, Japan's new security bill sparks little debate
The Lower House starts discussing a security clearance bill on April 19 in Tokyo.
After blockbuster boxing victory, what next for ‘Monster’ Inoue?
Naoya Inoue celebrates his victory over Luis Nery in their IBF-WBA-WBC-WBO super bantamweight title boxing match at Tokyo Dome on Monday.
Xi bristles as Macron and von der Leyen urge China to do more on Ukraine
French President Emmanuel Macron, Chinese leader Xi Jinping and European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen walk after their meeting in Paris on Monday.
How a Japanese scientist is turning the climate crisis into music
A screencap of a performance of Hiroto Nagai's “String Quartet No. 1 ‘Polar Energy Budget’” by the PRT Quartet

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