Naomi Osaka beat Serena Williams to win the U.S. Open tennis championship on Saturday. She became the first Japanese player ever to win a Grand Slam title. Two days after the match, Osaka’s victory is still front-page news and leading discussion on television programs in Japan. Osaka was born in Osaka, Japan, to a Japanese mother and a Haitian-American father. The family moved to the United States when she was three. She holds both Japanese and American citizenship. But she has chosen to compete for the Japanese Tennis Association. Osaka’s victory and her respectful behavior have brought national pride to Japan. For now, it appears the country is ready to accept her as Japanese despite her mixed race, a complicated issue in Japan. Japan’s largest newspaper, Yomiuri, called Osaka a “new heroine that Japan is proud of.”
Title: Naomi Osaka Is First Japanese Tennis Player to Win Grand Slam
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days after the match, Osaka’s victory is still front-page news and leading discussion on television programs in Japan.</span> <span data-start-time='29750' data-end-time='37854'>Osaka was born in Osaka, Japan, to a Japanese mother and a Haitian-American father.</span> <span data-start-time='37854' data-end-time='41771'>The family moved to the United States when she was three.</span> <span data-start-time='41771' data-end-time='48292'>She holds both Japanese and American citizenship.</span> <span data-start-time='48292' data-end-time='54521'>But she has chosen to compete for the Japanese Tennis Association.</span> <span data-start-time='54521' data-end-time='62646'>Osaka’s victory and her respectful behavior have brought national pride to Japan.</span> <span data-start-time='62646' data-end-time='73938'>For now, it appears the country is ready to accept her as Japanese despite her mixed race, a complicated issue in Japan.</span> <span data-start-time='73938' data-end-time='83750'>Japan’s largest newspaper, Yomiuri, called Osaka a “new heroine that Japan is proud of.”</span> </p></div><div class='control-buttons-sticky' style='display:none;'><div class='control-buttons'><button title='Back' class='back' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Play' class='play' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Pause' class='pause' style='display:none;'></button><button title='Forward' class='forward' disabled='disabled'></button><button class='finished-reading' style='display:none;'>Done</button></div></div></div><div id='article-media'><div id='media-image'><img src='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2793/F950C741-5DB0-4F18-B57C-1FEEDD9758B0_w650_r1_s.jpg'/></div></div><div id='question-content' style='display:none;'><div class='sentence_completion_question question-container' data-question-id=11468 data-hint-location='41771' style='display:none;'><div class='question' 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