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SHINTARO MOCHIZUKI

Japan's Rei Sakamoto celebrates after winning the junior boys' singles final at the Australian Open in Melbourne on Saturday.
TENNIS
Jan 27, 2024
Japan's Rei Sakamoto wins junior Australian Open title
Sakamoto, the No. 4 seed in Melbourne, had dropped just a single set on his way to the final but needed to dig deep in a tight final.
Japan's Mai Hontama hits a return against Czech Republic's Barbora Krejcikova during their first-round match at the Australian Open in Melbourne on Sunday.
TENNIS
Jan 14, 2024
Japan's Hontama falls short in upset bid at Australian Open
Krejcikova fought back to win 2-6, 6-4, 6-3 on the opening day of the Grand Slam tournament at Melbourne Park.
Japan's Shintaro Mochizuki reacts after a point during his semifinal loss to Aslan Karatsev in Tokyo on Saturday.
TENNIS
Oct 21, 2023
Shintaro Mochizuki's breakout run ends in Japan Open semifinals
Mochizuki entered the event as a wildcard but took down world No. 10 Taylor Fritz in the second round.
Shintaro Mochizuki hits a return against Taylor Fritz during their match at the Japan Open on Oct. 19.
TENNIS
Oct 20, 2023
Wild-card Shintaro Mochizuki upsets Taylor Fritz at Japan Open
Mochizuki went into the tournament without a tour-level win to his name.
Japan Times
TENNIS
Jul 7, 2020
Junior Wimbledon champion Shintaro Mochizuki may have more surprises in store
The 17-year-old Kawasaki native, who broke a 50-year grand slam drought for Japanese boys last year, is turning heads with his impressive net play.
Japan Times
TENNIS
Jul 16, 2019
Shintaro Mochizuki becomes world No. 1 for juniors
Teenager Shintaro Mochizuki, who won the Wimbledon boys' title on Sunday, claimed the No. 1 spot for junior players in the latest world rankings released by the International Tennis Federation.
Japan Times
TENNIS
Jul 15, 2019
Shintaro Mochizuki becomes first Japanese to win boys' junior title at Grand Slam event
Sixteen-year-old Shintaro Mochizuki became the first Japanese to win a junior boys' championship at a Grand Slam by winning the Wimbledon boy's singles final on Sunday.
'Sugar Baby Riri' gets nine-year prison term over romance scam
Mai Watanabe, who went by the moniker “Sugar Baby Riri,” dated older men and swindled them out of money by telling them fictitious heartbreaking stories about herself to gain their sympathy.
Japan’s cannabis market growing rapidly amid regulatory shift
The legality of products that contain cannabinoids, a group of substances derived from the cannabis plant, has been somewhat murky in Japan.
An AI star seeks to bring self-driving cars to Japan by 2030
Japanese startup Turing plans to unveil a self-driving car with at least 30 minutes’ driving range next year and develop a fully autonomous car by 2030.
Tokyo issues strong warning on yen intervention as currency dips further
Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki speaks during a meeting with U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and South Korean Finance Minister Choi Sang-mok on the sidelines of IMF and G20 meetings in Washington last week.
The story isn't over for Japan's bookstores
Later this month, author Shogo Imamura will open Honmaru, a bookstore that allows other businesses to rent its shelves. It's part of a wave of ideas Japanese booksellers are trying to compete with online spaces.
New workers name Shohei Ohtani as 'dream boss' for two years running
Shohei Ohtani has been overwhelmingly voted as the “dream boss” for people who started working in April, according to a survey.
A craft beer crawl through Tokyo’s top bars, brewpubs and dives
If all you drink is Asahi, Sapporo and Kirin, you're depriving yourself of some of the best craft beer Tokyo has to offer — and there sure is a lot of it out there.
'Sugar Baby Riri' gets nine-year prison term over romance scam
Mai Watanabe, who went by the moniker “Sugar Baby Riri,” dated older men and swindled them out of money by telling them fictitious heartbreaking stories about herself to gain their sympathy.
Tsukiji 2030s: A stadium, culinary center and transportation hub
A computer-generated image shows redevelopment plans for the former site of the Tsukiji fish market in Tokyo.
Hearing the impact of climate change in Okinawa, one bird call at a time
Toshihiro Kinjo (center), a research support technician at the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology, inspects an audio recording device in Ginowan, Okinawa Prefecture, on April 3 as Masako Ogasawara, a research support specialist at OIST, looks on.

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Later this month, author Shogo Imamura will open Honmaru, a bookstore that allows other businesses to rent its shelves. It's part of a wave of ideas Japanese booksellers are trying to compete with online spaces.
The story isn't over for Japan's bookstores
By Alex K.T. Martin

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