OSAKA—A fleet of electric-powered buses used to shuttle attendees during the Osaka Kansai Expo now function more as an eyesore than an emblem in a “graveyard” estimated to be worth billions of yen.

Osaka, Japan, has seen an influx of new hotels in the last year, including Patina Osaka, which was just named No. 1 hotel in the 2026 T+L World’s Best Awards. The serene and sumptuous rooms at Patina ...

Ask most people where they want to go in Japan, and they’ll likely reply without a moment’s hesitation – “Tokyo, duh.” Romantic Kyoto may come a close second, or tropical Okinawa, but the Japan bucket ...

NEW YORK -- This was a fourth-round match with unusually large consequences, a highly charged litmus test, a gut-check in real time. After missing the entire 2023 season on maternity leave, four-time ...

NEW YORK, Sept 3 (Reuters) - Naomi Osaka said she had learned to love tennis more than ever after returning to the U.S. Open semi-finals on Wednesday with a 6-4 7-6(3) victory over Karolina Muchova ...

OSAKA – Osaka Gov. Hirofumi Yoshimura said Sunday that he intends to run in the next gubernatorial election in the western Japan prefecture on the condition that a referendum on what is known as the ...

It was late September when Naomi Osaka, the four-time Grand Slam champion and transcendent star of her sport, finally got on the phone with her former coach to talk about her next comeback. Wim ...

ROME — A year and a half into her comeback from giving birth, Naomi Osaka didn’t expect to be losing first-round matches on the WTA Tour. She didn’t expect to have to drop down into the tennis minor ...

Who else remembers when (then) 20-year-old Naomi Osaka defeated the GOAT Serena Williams? That iconic moment from the 2018 US Open was just the start of Osaka’s rise to stardom: Soon after, she became ...

Elena Rybakina rallied from a set down and came back from multiple deficits to outlast Naomi Osaka in three sets and reach the Toronto semifinals. With her first win over Osaka secured, she'll next ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Tim Newcomb covers tennis gear/business, stadiums and shoe tech. Naomi Osaka has choices. That’s what comes with being one of the ...

Naomi Osaka had one of the biggest wins of her career at Wimbledon on Sunday, July 5. She beat top-seeded and world No.1 Aryna Sabalenka in straight sets in the round of 16. Osaka handled Sabalenka ...