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Japan's Naomi Osaka returns the ball to Ukraine's Marta Kostyuk at the Italian Open tennis tournament, in Rome, Thursday, May 9, 2024. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)

Naomi Osaka is in a good place mentally. And her clay game is improving as she heads back to Paris

By Andrew Dampf - Associated Press

A whale, confirmed dead by field investigation, floats in Osaka Bay in Sakai city, western Japan, on Feb. 19, 2024. The whale as long as a train car that died after straying into a port in Osaka last month is set to be buried until it naturally becomes a skeletal specimen for a local museum. (Kyodo News via AP)

A stray whale died in Osaka Bay, raising questions about the cause and the cost of disposal

By Mari Yamaguchi - Associated Press

Ashlyn Krueger of the United States during the first round of the U.S. Open tennis tournament, Tuesday, Aug. 29, 2023, in New York. (AP Photo/Vera Nieuwenhuis)

Krueger beats Zhu at Japan Open for maiden tour title

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Protesters gather in front of Osaka prefectural head office in Osaka, western Japan after Japan’s government approved a controversial plan to open its first casino in Osaka, Friday, April 14, 2023. (Kyodo News via AP)

Japan approves plan to open first casino to lure tourists

By Mari Yamaguchi - Associated Press

People walk by posters to promote the Olympic Games planned to start in the summer of 2021, in Tokyo, Wednesday, June 16, 2021. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara)

Japan announces easing of coronavirus state of emergency ahead of Olympics

By Mari Yamaguchi - Associated Press

In this April 19, 2021, file photo, a restaurant staff member, center, stands in the middle of a street to promote her establishment at one of the famous commercial districts in Osaka, western Japan, as some of the businesses have closed under the government measures against the coronavirus. (AP Photo/Hiro Komae, File)

‘Like hell’: As Olympics loom, Japan health care in turmoil

By Mari Yamaguchi and Kantaro Komiya - Associated Press

A man wearing a protective mask to help curb the spread of the coronavirus walks past a banner for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games in Tokyo Tuesday, May 11, 2021. The Japanese capital confirmed more than 920 new coronavirus cases on Tuesday. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)

Frustration in Japan as PM Yoshihide Suga pushes Olympics despite the coronavirus

By Mari Yamaguchi - Associated Press

Toshio Muto, CEO of Tokyo 2020, attends a press conference after a Tokyo 2020 executive board meeting Monday, April 26, 2021 in Tokyo, Japan. (Nicolas Datiche/Pool Photo via AP)

Tokyo Olympic rules ‘playbook’ update to feature daily testing, no quarantine

By Stephen Wade - Associated Press

People wearing face masks to protect against the spread of the coronavirus walk on a street in Tokyo, Tuesday, April 20, 2021. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara)

Osaka seeks virus emergency after ongoing alert steps fail

By MARI YAMAGUCHI - Associated Press

Osaka Gov. Hirofumi Yoshimura speaks next to a screen reading &quot;medical emergency declaration&quot; in Osaka, western Japan, Wednesday, April 7, 2021. Osaka prefecture issued a special warning Wednesday over the rapid upsurge of the coronavirus cases that has put the area's medical systems on the brink of collapse, requesting the cancellation of the Olympic torch relay on public roads. (Nobuki Ito/Kyodo News via AP)

Osaka issues virus spike warning, wants torch relay rerouted

By MARI YAMAGUCHI - Associated Press

FILE - In this March 25, 2021, file photo, the celebration cauldron is seen lit on the first day of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic torch relay in Naraha, Fukushima prefecture, northeastern Japan. The governor of Osaka prefecture said on Thursday that he wants to cancel the Olympic torch relay legs going through Osaka later this month. (Kim Kyung-Hoon/Pool Photo via AP, File)

Tokyo Olympic torch relay taken off streets of Osaka

By STEPHEN WADE - Associated Press

Osaka Gov. Hirofumi Yoshimura speaks to reporters in Osaka, western Japan Thursday, April 1, 2021. Yoshimura said on Thursday that he wants to cancel the Olympic torch relay legs going through Osaka later this month. (Kyodo News via AP)

Mayor, governor want to cancel Osaka legs of Olympic relay

By MARI YAMAGUCHI and STEPHEN WADE - Associated Press

People wear face masks as they make their way in Osaka, western Japan Wednesday, March 31, 2021. Japan is set to designate Osaka and two other prefectures for new virus control steps Thursday as infections in those areas rise less than four months before the Tokyo Olympics. (Kyodo News via AP)

Japan puts Osaka, 2 other areas under virus semi-emergency

By MARI YAMAGUCHI - Associated Press

Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan shake hands during their bilateral meeting on the sidelines of the G-20 summit in Osaka Saturday, June 29, 2019. (Yuri Kadobnov/Pool Photo via AP)

The Latest: Abe, Putin announce initiatives to expand ties

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President Donald Trump, right, leans over to talk to Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe during a G-20 summit event on women's empowerment in Osaka, Japan, in Osaka, Japan, Saturday, June 29, 2019. Ivanka Trump is in the middle. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Abe’s G-20 show eclipsed by Trump-China trade talks, tweets

By ELAINE KURTENBACH and FOSTER KLUG - Associated Press