Although Naomi Osaka, the Japanese-Haitian tennis champion, is no longer eligible to compete at the Australian Open following ...

Two-time champion Naomi Osaka withdraws from the Australian Open shortly before she was due to play home qualifier Maddison ...

Naomi Osaka apologises for "disrespecting" Sorana Cirstea after receiving a frosty handshake from the Romanian after their ...

After years of playing second fiddle to Tokyo and Kyoto, Osaka is welcoming a wave of luxury hotels. Osaka is not Tokyo. It ...

On February 22, over 34,000 runners will flood the streets of Osaka for the city’s 14th annual marathon. And this isn’t your typical leisurely city race: the 2026 Osaka Marathon serves as a Marathon ...

Naomi Osaka was “confused” but apologetic after a testy exchange and icy handshake at the end of her Australian Open ...

Naomi Osaka’s struggles at the start of 2026 have continued, with the Japanese star pulling out of another tournament. Last ...

OSAKA—Fresh off a triumph in a snap Feb. 8 election, Osaka Governor Hirofumi Yoshimura and Osaka Mayor Hideyuki Yokoyama are moving to resurrect the controversial Osaka metropolis plan, which voters ...

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With Negroni alchemy, edible art, and a reservations-only mixology lab, Gucci Giardino is reshaping Japan’s luxury bar scene.

If anyone still did not believe Naomi Osaka’s game was all the way back, her gritty performance under the U.S. Open spotlight Wednesday night emphatically quieted any remaining doubters of the former ...