Ishin leader Hirofumi Yoshimura said politics should be about taking risks when necessary to open up new paths. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

There were serious questions about Naomi Osaka's left injury sustained during her second-round match against Suzan Lamens at the Japan Open earlier this week. Despite her optimistic tone, Osaka withdrew from the tournament and later announced the end of her 2025 season in an Instagram post.

Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party and the major opposition Nippon Ishin party are set to sign a coalition agreement on Monday,

Naomi Osaka shared about spending her birthday at the hospital during the ongoing Japan Open. The Japanese battled through injury to reach the quarterfinals round of the tournament on Wednesday.

Leylah Fernandez earned her fifth WTA title on Sunday in Osaka, defeating 18-year-old Tereza Valentova 6-0, 5-7, 6-3 in 2 hours and 11 minutes. It was Valentova's first-ever WTA final. Meanwhile, Taylor Townsend and Kristina Mladenovic collected the double trophy on Saturday,

ALYSSA Solomon introduced herself to the Japan SV.League in style with her first Player of the Game honor for defending champion Osaka Marvelous. The former National U standout put up a team-best 13 points on nine attacks, three blocks and one ace off the bench as Osaka routed Aranmare Yamagata in a 25-21, 25-21, 25-16 sweep on Sunday.

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Outgoing Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba's government actively promoted "expo diplomacy" during the World Exposition in Osaka, holding numerous meetings with foreign leaders amid growing global instability, government officials said.