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YOSHIHITO NISHIOKA

TENNIS
Oct 3, 2018
Kei Nishikori prevails in second round against Benoit Paire at Rakuten Japan Open
Kei Nishikori was everywhere. Whether it was the left side of the court, the right side of the court or near the net, for large stretches it seemed like wherever Benoit Paire hit the ball, Nishikori was there to meet it.
Japan Times
TENNIS
Oct 1, 2018
Nishioka savors first career ATP title
At 40-30, Yoshihito Nishioka fired a second serve up the middle and watched as his opponent dumped a return into the net.
TENNIS
Aug 28, 2018
Yoshihito Nishioka faces tough task against Roger Federer at U.S. Open in latest stage of comeback
It's been a long road back from major knee surgery for Yoshihito Nishioka.
TENNIS
Oct 12, 2016
Rising star Nishioka stepping out of Nishikori's shadow
There's absolutely no doubt that the current rise in popularity of Japanese tennis stemmed from Kei Nishikori, whose name is now synonymous with the sport in this country.

Longform

After the asset-price bubble crash of the early 1990s, employment at a Japanese company was no longer necessarily for life. As a result, a new generation is less willing to endure a toxic work culture —life’s too short, after all.
How Japan's youth are slowly changing the country's work ethic