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Serena crashes out in Miami as nervous Osaka advances

SerenaWilliamscrashedoutoftheMiamiOpeninthefirstroundhereWednesday,slumpingtoastraightsetsdefeatagainstJapan'sNaomiOsakainthelatestsetbacktotheformerworldnumber

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Simona Halep reaches last four, Naomi Osaka stuns Karolina Pliskova

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Japanese soccer club criticized for using monkey in kick-off

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U.S. Open: Defending champion Kerber stunned by Japan's Osaka

AngeliqueKerberbecamethesecondwomen’sdefendingchampiontoloseintheU.S.Openfirstroundwhenshewascrushed6-36-1by19-year-oldJapaneseNaomiOsakaonTuesday.AngeliqueKerb

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Japanese fugitive on the run for 45 years is arrested

For one suspected murderer in Japan, it has been a case of being able to run but not being able to hide.Left-wing revolutionary Masaaki Osaka has been arrested and charged for murdering a police officer during Tokyo street protests more than 45 years ago.

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Japanese fugitive on the run for 45 years is arrested

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Old Osaka art scattered worldwide worries experts

Nobuo Nakatani had to catch his breath when he looked at a list of Japanese paintings in the possession of the British Museum while he was in London in 1999.

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Japanese runner wins Osaka International Women's Marathon, qualified for Rio Olympics

​Japanese runner Kayoko Fukushi excelled herself and won the Osaka International Women's Marathon on Sunday, qualifying herself for this summer's Rio de Janeiro Olympics.

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New national party focused on Osaka to be formed in Japan

​Osaka Mayor Toru Hashimoto and Osaka Governor Ichiro Matsui announced on Thursday that a new national party focused on Osaka will be launched on Oct. 24.

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Chinese Consulate-General in Osaka, Osaka Prefecture sign agreement on educational communication

​The education office of the Chinese Consulate-General in Osaka and the Osaka Prefectural Board of Education signed an agreement on Wednesday to strengthen educational communication between students in Osaka Prefecture and students in China.

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Japan Restoration Party formally decides to dissolve

Japan's second-largest opposition party the Japan Restoration Party (JRP) formally decided to dissolve after an extraordinary party meeting in Osaka, local media reported Sunday.

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Osaka mayor announces resignation to consolidate support for "metropolis" plan

Osaka Mayor Toru Hashimoto, also co- leader of the opposition Japan Restoration Party, announced Monday afternoon that he will run in a snap election for mayor soon after resigning from his post to gain further public support for his " Osaka Metropolis Plan" that would merge the prefectural and municipal governments.

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Osaka prefectural assembly rejects plan to sell local railway to US firm

The Osaka Prefectural Assembly rejected Monday a controversial plan to sell a private railway company to a U.S. investment firm after local residents shared concerns that the plan puts too much emphasis on the bidding price rather than maintaining stable local transportation, officials said.