Naomi Osaka
New clip points out facts about football, baseball, and sumo in Japan…but not all Japanese are behind it.
Decision comes days after tennis star says she would not speak with reporters during event.
Naomi Osaka’s meteoric rise to the top earns her a prestigious title, both for herself and the country she plays for.
Video gets more dislikes than likes, proving just how much Japanese society needs to watch this right now.
Professional tennis player set to be the newest heroine in Japan’s biggest girls’ comic magazine.
Naomi and Mari Osaka’s ultra-cute cloth masks will have a second sales period, and this time international fans can buy some too!
Tennis star says “playing for the pride of the nation will be a very emotional experience.”
Osaka has just one word to say in response to all those annoying questions about her ethnicity and her love of katsudon.
People in Japan slam the reporter’s request and rush to the tennis pro’s defence.
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