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OSAKA, Japan (AP) — A fire that spread from a fourth-floor mental clinic in an eight-story building in downtown Osaka in western Japan on Friday left 24 dead in what police were investigating as a possible case of arson and murder. Police were searching for a man in his 50s to 60s who witnesses saw […]
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27 feared dead in building fire in Osaka
December 17th, 2021 
Awake Goy Twenty-seven people were feared dead after a fire broke out in a building in Osaka in western Japan, fire department officials said Friday, and police were investigating arson as a possible cause. The fire started on the fourth floor of an eight-story building in the shopping and entertainment area of Kitashinchi, Osaka city fire department […]
‘Proud of you’: AOC leads tributes to Naomi Osaka for standing her ground at French Open
June 1st, 2021 Awake Goy Democratic congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez extended her support to the tennis star Naomi Osaka following her decision to withdraw from the French Open due to concerns around press conferences and mental health. “Proud of you, @naomiosaka,” tweeted Ms Ocasio-Cortez in support of Osaka’s decision to drop out of the tournament rather than bow to pressure from […]
Naomi Osaka withdraws from French Open after fine for not doing media
June 1st, 2021 Awake Goy Naomi Osaka announced on Twitter on Monday that “the best thing for the tournament” would be if she withdrew from the French Open, a dramatic turn of events for the four-time Grand Slam champion and former world number one. She had declared she would not speak to the media during Roland Garros and was fined […]
Naomi Osaka comes back, beats Azarenka for 2nd US Open title
September 13th, 2020 Awake Goy After one errant forehand in the first set of the U.S. Open final, Naomi Osaka looked at her coach in the mostly empty Arthur Ashe Stadium stands with palms up, as if to say, “What the heck is happening?” In response to another wayward forehand against Victoria Azarenka seconds later, Osaka chucked her racket. It […]
