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NAOMI OSAKA

Naomi Osaka leaves the court after retiring from her match against Belinda Bencic with an injury during the third round of the Australian Open.
TENNIS
Jan 17, 2025
Naomi Osaka retires with injury during third round of Australian Open
Osaka pulled out of the Auckland final earlier this month due to an abdominal injury.
Naomi Osaka is off to a strong start to the season and defeated Karolina Muchova on Wednesday to reach the third round of the Australian Open.
TENNIS
Jan 16, 2025
Naomi Osaka's Australian Open and the rediscovery of a tennis superpower
Osaka will play her first third-round match at a Grand Slam event since the 2022 Australian Open.
Naomi Osaka hits a return during her second round win over Karolina Muchova on Wednesday at the Australian Open in Melbourne.
TENNIS
Jan 15, 2025
Osaka gets 'revenge' on Muchova in Australian Open fightback
The Japanese star, who won in Melbourne in 2019 and 2021, dropped the first set against 20th seed Karolina Muchova before winning 1-6, 6-1, 6-3.
Naomi Osaka in action during her Australian Open first round match against Caroline Garcia in Melbourne on Monday
TENNIS
Jan 14, 2025
Osaka secures win in Australia, but distracted by LA wildfires
The 27-year-old has lived in the U.S. since childhood and has made Los Angeles her home.
Aryna Sabalenka celebrates after winning the Brisbane International final on Sunday.
TENNIS
Jan 9, 2025
Aryna Sabalenka set to take center stage again at Australian Open
Sabalenka has reached at least the semifinals in nine of her last 12 Grand Slams.
Naomi Osaka withdrew from the Auckland Classic final on Sunday.
TENNIS
Jan 6, 2025
Naomi Osaka 'very optimistic' about playing at Australian Open
Osaka returned to the Top 50 in the world rankings on Monday.
Naomi Osaka looks on after she withdrew from the Auckland Classic women's singles final on Sunday.
TENNIS
Jan 5, 2025
Naomi Osaka retires with abdominal injury in finals of Auckland Classic
Playing in her first WTA final in three years, the four-time Grand Slam champion called for the physio after taking the opening set 6-4 and pulled out shortly afterward.
Naomi Osaka withdrew from the Billie Jean Cup finals, the last event on her 2024 schedule due to an injury.
TENNIS
Oct 21, 2024
Naomi Osaka cuts season short due to injury
Osaka has been sidelined since retiring from her last-16 match at the China Open against Coco Gauff in early October.
Naomi Osaka pulled out of the Pan Pacific Open with a back injury on Friday.
TENNIS
Oct 18, 2024
Naomi Osaka pulls out of Pan Pacific Open due to back injury
The former world No. 1 has been sidelined since retiring from her last-16 match at the China Open against eventual champion Coco Gauff at the start of the month.
Naomi Osaka in action during her last-16 match against Coco Gauff at the China Open in Beijing on Oct. 1
TENNIS
Oct 8, 2024
Naomi Osaka pulls out of Japan Open with back injury
Osaka's last WTA tournament appearance in Japan was a fleeting one, two years ago at the Pan Pacific Open in Tokyo.
Naomi Osaka hits a return against Katie Volynets during their match at the China Open in Beijing on Monday.
TENNIS
Sep 30, 2024
Naomi Osaka advances at China Open to set up showdown with Coco Gauff
Osaka defeated 60th-ranked American Katie Volynets 6-3, 6-2 and will face Gauff in a showdown of former U.S. Open champions in Beijing.
Naomi Osaka hits a return against Lucia Bronzetti during the first round of the China Open in Beijing on Wednesday.
TENNIS
Sep 26, 2024
Naomi Osaka wants 'no regrets' after teaming with Serena Williams' former coach
Osaka said she "felt like I needed a change" and described Patrick Mouratoglou, who is best known as Williams' long time former coach, as "a big persona."
Naomi Osaka during her second-round match at the U.S. Open last month
TENNIS
Sep 25, 2024
Patrick Mouratoglou courtside as Osaka wins Beijing opener
Osaka said earlier this month she was splitting with coach Wim Fissette and there has been speculation she had hired Serena Williams' former coach.
Naomi Osaka and coach Wim Fissette attend a training session ahead of the Brisbane International tennis tournament at Pat Rafter Arena in Brisbane, Australia, last December.
TENNIS
Sep 14, 2024
Former world No. 1 Naomi Osaka announces split with coach
The four-time Grand Slam champion has struggled to put together victories since she returned to the WTA Tour at Brisbane in January.
Naomi Osaka hits a return against Karolina Muchova during the second round of the U.S. Open in New York on Thursday.
TENNIS
Aug 30, 2024
Naomi Osaka reflects after losing to Karolina Muchova in second round of U.S. Open
Osaka, who won the title in 2018 and 2020, missed last year's edition after the birth of her daughter.
Naomi Osaka serves during her match against Jelena Ostapenko in the first round of the U.S. Open on Tuesday in New York.
TENNIS
Aug 28, 2024
Tearful Osaka triumphs in U.S. Open return
Osaka cruised in her first round match while wearing a Harajuku-inspired outfit that quickly attracted attention on social media.
Naomi Osaka serves during a match in Toronto earlier this month.
TENNIS
Aug 25, 2024
Two-time champion Osaka aims for U.S. Open comeback boost
Osaka is hoping a return to the hard courts of Flushing Meadows will mark a turning point in what has been an erratic tennis comeback.
Naomi Osaka hits a backhand during her second round match at the WTA Tour stop in Toronto on Aug. 8.
TENNIS
Aug 15, 2024
Osaka, Andreescu and Wawrinka receive U.S. Open wildcards
Dominic Thiem is another former U.S. Open champion who was given a wildcard.
Naomi Osaka reaches for a ball during her loss to Elise Mertens at the WTA Tour stop in Toronto last week.
TENNIS
Aug 14, 2024
Naomi Osaka perplexed by power struggles after Cincinnati setback
The 26-year-old was beaten by Ashlyn Krueger in the second round of qualifying for the Cincinnati Open, the latest setback in a patchy run of form.
Naomi Osaka serves to Ons Jabeur during her first round match in Toronto on Wednesday.
TENNIS
Aug 8, 2024
Osaka defeats Jabeur to advance in WTA Toronto opener
The four-time Grand Slam champion needed only 72 minutes to eliminate ninth-seeded Jabeur.
Trump pledges to save U.S. from 'decline,' vowing new 'golden age'
U.S. President Donald Trump signs executive orders in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington on Monday.
Cedar pollen is already in the air in Tokyo
Climate change and urbanization are believed to have contributed to the earliest ever observation of cedar pollen in Tokyo, on Jan. 8, an expert says.
What went wrong at Fuji TV's news conference on allegations against Nakai?
Fuji TV President Koichi Minato speaks at a news conference on Friday in Tokyo.
BOJ likely to raise rates this week in absence of immediate Trump tariffs
Bank of Japan Gov. Kazuo Ueda is still signaling caution ahead of the central bank's January meeting.
Survey finds 80% of people want to take leftover restaurant food home
52.0% of people questioned in a survey said they want to use containers to take leftovers home if they are provided free of charge, and 28.8% showed willingness to use takeout containers whether they are free or not.
'America first' returns as Trump ditches focus on allies and rules-based order
U.S. President Donald Trump reviews troops during his inauguration ceremony at the Capitol in Washington on Monday.
Japan looks to learn from the past with bid to build Australian warships
The Maritime Self-Defense Force's Mogami frigate, of the class of the same name, is anchored at the MSDF's naval base in the city of Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, in September 2022.
Amid rising world hunger, a Japan-inspired group in Kenya is making a big impact
Wawira Njiru, the founder of Food4Education, serves food during the opening of a new kitchen in Mombasa County, Kenya, in 2022. The organization started in 2012 by feeding 25 children out of a single kitchen. Now it feeds nearly half a million every day.
From Tokyo to Manhattan, Takuma Watanabe stirs up a stiff drink
It's taken Takuma Watanabe little time to establish himself as one of New York's hottest bartenders.
For tourists in search of seasonal sights, Yamagata makes its case
For some time away from Tokyo's suffocating urban sameness, Yamagata Prefecture is home to a soothing array of natural abundance.

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