It's also an economical alternative to a traditional Western-style mattress. Is it the same as a Japanese futon? Yes, Japanese futon mattresses are often called Japanese floor mattresses to ...

The latter were aimed at managing a floating exchange rate regime at a time of disequilibrium among the dollar and other currencies, especially the Japanese yen and German mark. What is proposed ...

Australian tennis star Nick Kyrgios sent a wholesome message to Japan's Kei Nishikori, following the former Grand Slam runner-up's withdrawal from the ongoing Miami Open. Both Kyrgios and Nishikori ...

Japan became the first team to qualify for the 2026 World Cup on Thursday as South Korea were held but still inched closer along with a rampant Australia. Daichi Kamada and Takefusa Kubo scored in ...

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The club friendly comfort racket popular with the masses returns bigger and better ... and power is the foundation and appeal of the Radical to the a wide audience of tennis players. ‘Sound grommets’ ...

Former US Open champion Emma Raducanu barely broke a sweat as she brushed aside Japanese wild card Sayaka Ishii 6-2 6-1 on Wednesday to reach the second round of the Miami Open. Raducanu ...

Kato, a 28-year-old player from Japan, and her women’s doubles partner were defaulted during their third-round match last week after Kato accidentally hit a ball girl in the neck after a point.

In 1971, The World Table Tennis Championships were held in Nagoya, Japan. Though this was to be the 31 st annual world championship seen in the sport, it was a seminal event for relations between ...

In an unexpected turn of events at the ongoing Japanese Table Tennis T-League, former world champions Nagasaki Miyu and Kihara Mimi encountered a surprising defeat. As international players prepare ...

Tiafoe's match was delayed because he (or whoever packed his bag) forgot to include his rackets. Tennis TV shared a hilarious 43-second video of the scene that delighted tennis fans. Got there in ...