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SERENA WILLIAMS

Japan Times
TENNIS
Sep 3, 2022
Serena Williams ends magical run at U.S. Open in what was likely her final tournament
The defeat likely spelled the end of a 27-year career that forever changed the world’s perception and understanding of women — especially Black women — in sports.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Sep 1, 2022
Serena Williams expresses gratitude for Tiger Woods’ support
Serena Williams credited Tiger Woods on Wednesday as one of the main reasons she was still playing tennis and had the golf great on his feet during her stunning win over world No. 2 Anett Kontaveit in the second round of the U.S. Open.
Japan Times
TENNIS
Sep 1, 2022
Serena Williams extends farewell tour with victory over No. 2 Anett Kontaveit at U.S. Open
‘There’s still a little left in me so we’ll see. I’m a pretty good player. I love a challenge.’
Japan Times
TENNIS
Aug 31, 2022
Venus Williams tight-lipped on future as Serena heads toward retirement
While Serena Williams has been coy about her future, her older sister Venus has been tight-lipped, with every indication she plans to carry on.
Japan Times
TENNIS
Aug 30, 2022
Serena Williams puts off retirement with U.S. Open first-round win
Serena Williams signaled she is not quite ready for retirement, advancing to the second round of the U.S. Open on Monday with a scrappy 6-3, 6-3 win over Danka Kovinic.
Japan Times
TENNIS
Aug 29, 2022
‘Anxious’ Naomi Osaka hoping to get back on track at U.S. Open
Osaka hopes a return to the New York hard courts, where she triumphed in 2018 and 2020 will help her to find her way.
Japan Times
TENNIS
Aug 27, 2022
Serena Williams prepares to say goodbye at U.S. Open
While a record-tying 24th Grand Slam title is likely to remain beyond her reach, Williams has nevertheless produced a collection of records that in all probability will never be broken.
Japan Times
TENNIS
Aug 26, 2022
Serena Williams to face Danka Kovinic in first match at U.S. Open
Things could get tough quickly for the 23-time Grand Slam champion with No. 2 seed Anett Kontaveit possibly waiting in the second round.
Japan Times
TENNIS
Aug 24, 2022
Martina Navratilova expects no fairytale ending for Serena Williams
Navratilova said she completely understood the emotions Williams was wrestling with as she approaches her final match, having experienced many of them herself.
Japan Times
TENNIS
Aug 17, 2022
Serena Williams falls in generational clash, Naomi Osaka out in Cincy
The loss leaves Serena Williams with just one professional tournament remaining before she drops the curtain on her historic career: The U.S. Open, which begins Aug. 29.
Japan Times
TENNIS
Aug 15, 2022
Emma Raducanu looking forward to match against Serena Williams
‘For our careers to have crossed like this ... I’m fortunate to be able to play her.’
Japan Times
TENNIS
Aug 11, 2022
Serena Williams gets emotional sendoff after falling at Canadian Open
‘It’s been a pretty interesting 24 hours ... I’m terrible at goodbyes, but, goodbye Toronto,’ an emotional Williams told the crowd.
Japan Times
TENNIS
Aug 10, 2022
Serena Williams to retire from playing after U.S. Open
The 23-time Grand Slam champion and former world No. 1 said Tuesday that she was ‘evolving away from tennis’ and was ready to focus on motherhood as well as her business interests.
Japan Times
TENNIS
Aug 9, 2022
Serena Williams ‘can’t wait’ to reach light at end of tennis tunnel
Williams was forced to dig deep during her first-round victory over Nuria Parrizas Diaz, which saw the two women exchange blasts in sweltering conditions on a hot and humid center court.
Japan Times
TENNIS
Jun 29, 2022
Serena Williams exits Wimbledon in the first round, again
The narrow defeat to Harmony Tan in three hours on Center Court will re-pose the question of how much more professional tennis Williams, who will turn 41 in September, intends to play.
Japan Times
TENNIS
Jun 25, 2022
Serena Williams enters Wimbledon as ultimate wildcard
‘She could lose first round or win the tournament,’ seven-times major winner John McEnroe said.
Japan Times
TENNIS
Apr 8, 2022
Serena Williams hints at Wimbledon return after year on sidelines
The former world No. 1 left last year’s Wimbledon with a hamstring injury, skipped the Olympics in Tokyo and the U.S. Open in 2021 as well as the Australian Open earlier this year.
Japan Times
TENNIS
Dec 8, 2021
Serena Williams out of Australian Open; Novak Djokovic on entry list
Williams, who won the last of her seven Australian Open titles in 2017, had an injury-disrupted season and has not played since she limped out of her first-round match at Wimbledon in June.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Jun 28, 2021
Serena Williams won’t play at the Tokyo Olympics
Williams has been one of the most successful Olympians in tennis, winning gold medals in doubles with her 41-year-old sister, Venus, in 2000, 2008 and 2012.
Japan Times
TENNIS
Jun 1, 2021
Athletes rally around Naomi Osaka after French Open withdrawal
While her original stance had earned little backing from her fellow professionals athletes, her withdrawal triggered a wave of support from around the sporting world.
‘My dream is broken’: Japan visa rules push out foreign residents
A man orders from a kebab shop in the Okubo district in Tokyo.
Japan triples departure tax in push to combat overtourism
Tourists in Yanaka Ginza, Tokyo, on Wednesday. Japan tripled its International Tourist Tax (departure tax) to ¥3,000 from ¥1,000 on Wednesday for all travelers leaving Japan, regardless of nationality.
Japanese-language education is at a turning point
The country is gradually transforming Japanese-language education from a volunteer-driven system into a professional, government-supported network to better serve its growing foreign population. 
More facilities in Japan placing sanitary bins in men’s restrooms
A sanitary bin with an awareness sticker placed in a men's restroom in the Nagasaki Municipal Government building
Japan plans to sharply raise fees for residence permits from October
Foreign tourists walk on the path leading to the Kiyomizu Temple in Kyoto in May.
Six of the best: rikishi of note in each sumo division
Kazuma (right) faces off against future <i>yokozuna</i> Onosato during the All Japan Amateur Sumo Championships at the Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo in December 2020.
Some startups see opportunity in an aging Japan
Yasmin Baba, CTO of Amilis, wins the Grand Prize at the Pitch2Tokyo Grand Final on Feb. 19.
Japan’s fertility system offers few safe paths for same-sex couples
A Tokyo Pride parade participant holds a sign that says "we want to be a married couple, not a couple."
Life inside Japan’s largest prison for women
Western-style rooms spanning the size of four tatami mats with hardwood floors, a toilet and soft mattresses on bed frames are designated for foreign nationals and those with health conditions at Tochigi Prison.
Inside Japan’s rigid adoption system, a British family finds a way
James Benstead, his wife, Jesse, and their three children. Their adopted son is in the rear stroller.

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