Japan needs a win in pivotal match against Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia on 19 points can clinch their final berth with a win, while second-place Japan know failure to get three points could see them ...
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News Former Tokyo Gov. Shintaro Ishihara, known for controversial views, dies at 89
Ishihara left his mark on Japanese politics as a staunch hawk whose nationalistic views often ruffled the feathers of Japan's neighbors.
Japan captain Miho Takagi unfazed by heavy workload in Beijing
Hailing from the northern island of Hokkaido, Takagi has been known for her near-flawless skating technique since debuting on the Olympic stage as a teenager ...
News Japan OKs World Heritage bid for Sado mine despite South Korean protest
The attempt to register the mine, one of the world's largest producers of gold in the 17th century, may face hurdles as issues dating back ...
News One year after Myanmar coup, sanctions and new charges
The United States marked one year since the coup by placing sanctions on Attorney General Thida Oo, Supreme Court Chief Justice Tun Tun Oo and ...
News Japan’s job market showed signs of healing before omicron’s spread
The jobless rate edged down to 2.7% in December, the internal affairs ministry has reported, with the number of workers increasing by 490,000 — the ...
News Japan’s U.S. ambassador calls talks on easing metals tariffs ‘robust’
Koji Tomita said the U.S.-EU quota agreement that is now allowing some steel and aluminum into the United States duty free is a template for ...
News Sony buys Halo game developer Bungie for $3.6 billion
Sony is a regular acquirer of video game studios, though Bungie is by far its largest of the past decade.
News Johnson faces fresh calls to quit as report slams lockdown parties
The report into the lockdown gatherings — at a time when Britons were all but banned from social mixing — pointed to "serious failures of ...
News Crew member of missing ASDF F-15 reportedly spotted in sea
The aircraft disappeared off radar around 5:30 p.m., probably at a point at sea about 5 kilometers west-northwest of an ASDF base in Komatsu, Ishikawa ...