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    US Open debutant Moyuka Uchijima reaches 2nd round in women’s singles
    Duluth

    US Open debutant Moyuka Uchijima reaches 2nd round in women’s singles

    Japan’s Moyuka Uchijima won her US Open tennis debut on Monday, defeating Germany’s Tamara Korpatsch 3-6, 6-3, 6-4 in the first round of the women’s singles. Uchijima, currently the top-ranked Japanese woman in the world at No. 64, converted only…

    Posted on Eira Gwyneth
    Japan supports women’s role as peacemakers at African Development Conference
    Duluth

    Japan supports women’s role as peacemakers at African Development Conference

    Japan will push for women to take leading roles in peacemaking at a ministerial meeting on African development to be held in Tokyo next weekend, sources familiar with the matter said on Saturday. The new initiative will focus on the…

    Posted on Eira Gwyneth
    Tokyo-Nagoya high-speed trains back in service after typhoon disruptions
    Massachusetts

    Tokyo-Nagoya high-speed trains back in service after typhoon disruptions

    The Shinkansen bullet train between Tokyo and Nagoya resumed normal service on Saturday after being suspended due to a strong typhoon, with stations crowded with travelers returning from their Bon summer vacation. Operator JR Central said it would add additional…

    Posted on Idris Bevan
    Japan marks the 79th anniversary of the end of World War II; 3,200 people attend memorial service
    Massachusetts

    Japan marks the 79th anniversary of the end of World War II; 3,200 people attend memorial service

    Japan commemorated the 79th anniversary of its surrender in World War II on Thursday, holding a memorial service for soldiers killed in the war for the first time in five years without restrictions related to the COVID-19 pandemic. Emperor Naruhito…

    Posted on Idris Bevan

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