Osaka is also been the highest-paid female athlete in the world for the past two years.

A Masso, a female Japanese comedy duo issued an apology after claiming that tennis player Naomi Osaka should bleach her skin.

(New York Times) — After three decades of spectacular growth, China passed Japan in the second quarter to become the world’s second-largest economy behind the United States, according to government figures released early Monday. The milestone, though anticipated for some time, is the most striking evidence yet that China’s ascendance is for real and that […]

Japanese men, however, saw their average life expectancy slip.

Women's surnames are a hot-button topic in Japan poll. What's your take?