TOKYO: The Japanese city of Osaka on Monday (Jan 27) imposed a smoking ban on public streets as part of efforts to become more visitor-friendly ahead of this year's World Expo.

TOKYO, Jan 21 (Reuters) - A large fire broke out in a commercial building near a famous tourist landmark, Tsutenkaku Tower, in Osaka in western Japan, local TV footage showed on Tuesday.

Former world No. 1 Naomi Osaka retired from the ASB Classic final in Auckland on Sunday due to an abdominal injury after winning the first set against Clara Tauson. Playing in her first WTA final ...

After rain played havoc with the ASB Classic schedule on Friday, a busy Saturday in Auckland ended with Naomi Osaka and Clara Tauson making their long-awaited returns into a WTA singles final. Former ...

The tennis pro marked the end of 2024 by sharing multiple snaps with her daughter on Instagram Daniel Kopatsch/Getty; naomiosaka/Instagram Naomi Osaka is giving fans a rare glimpse of life with ...

Olympian Naomi Osaka, a Japanese tennis professional, has four Grand Slam wins, being two Australian Opens in 2019 and 2021 and two US Opens in 2018 and 2020. Osaka plays aggressively and can hit ...

Naomi Osaka defeated Alycia Parks in straight sets at the ASB Classic in New Zealand to reach her first WTA final since 2022 and since her return to tennis last year after the birth of her first ...

Naomi Osaka stands within two wins of her first WTA title in almost four years at the ASB Classic, clinching a quarterfinal comeback over Hailey Baptiste, 6-7 (2), 6-1, 6-2. “I think the key ...

Former women’s world No. 1 Naomi Osaka says she has "finally found" the "will to fight" after reaching the quarter-finals of the ASB Classic with a win over Julia Grabher on Wednesday.

Naomi Osaka has suffered an injury scare ahead of the Australian Open later this month after retiring from the final of the ASB Classic in Auckland with an abdominal issue. Osaka won the first set ...

Naomi Osaka retired from the final of the Auckland Classic with an abdominal injury Sunday, a blow to the Japanese star just a week before the start of the Australian Open. Playing in her first ...

Naomi Osaka is back in a WTA final. The four-time Grand Slam champion and former world No. 1, who returned to the tour as a mom at the beginning of last year, outdid American Alycia Parks in the ...