Japan fight back to hold Australia
Japan denied Australia a famous victory after coming back to grab a 1-1 draw in World Cup qualifying in Saitama on Tuesday in front of a crowd of 60,000.
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Japan stay perfect in WC qualifying
Japan maintained their 100 per cent record in the third round of qualification for the 2026 World Cup with a 2-0 win against Saudi Arabia in Jeddah on Thursday.
Japanese atomic bomb survivor group wins Nobel Peace Prize
The Nobel Peace Prize was awarded on Friday to Japan鈥檚 Nihon Hidankyo, a grassroots movement of Hiroshima and Nagasaki survivors and anti-nuclear campaigners, at a...
Japan PM warns 鈥榯oday鈥檚 Ukraine could be tomorrow鈥檚 East Asia鈥�
Japan鈥檚 new prime minister Shigeru Ishiba warned in his first policy speech Friday that 鈥榯oday鈥檚 Ukraine could be tomorrow鈥檚 East Asia鈥�, saying that the world is becoming ever more...
Shigeru Ishiba becomes Japan PM
Japan got a new prime minister on Tuesday, with Shigeru Ishiba setting out to jumpstart a lacklustre economy, defuse a demographic crisis and build an Asian NATO to face down...
Ex-defence minister Ishiba to be Japan鈥檚 PM
Japan鈥檚 next prime minister Shigeru Ishiba on Friday outlined his ideas to reshape the nation鈥檚 miliary alliance with Washington, after winning the conservative ruling party鈥檚 leadership race.
BoJ leaves key interest rate unchanged
The Bank of Japan left interest rates unchanged on Friday, but governor Kazuo Ueda said further hikes remain on the cards if the economy grows as predicted.
China to resume seafood imports from Japan after Fukushima ban
China said Friday that it would 鈥榞radually resume鈥� importing seafood from Japan after imposing a blanket ban last year over the release of water from the disabled Fukushima nuclear plant.
95,000 Japanese aged over 100, most of them women
The number of people in Japan aged 100 or older has hit a record high of more than 95,000 鈥� almost 90 per cent of them women 鈥� government data showed Tuesday.
Endo vows to fight for Liverpool place
Japan鈥檚 out-of-favour Liverpool midfielder Wataru Endo said Thursday he believes he still has a future at Anfield.
Japan PM promises warmer ties with Seoul
Japan鈥檚 outgoing prime minister Fumio Kishida met South Korean leader Yoon Suk Yeol on Friday for a final round of talks, hoping to cement improving ties between the two...
Japan hammer China, Australia stunned
Japan made a rampant start to the decisive third round of Asian qualifying for the 2026 World Cup by hammering China 7-0 but Australia suffered a shock home defeat to...
BMW eyes rollout of聽 cars powered by hydrogen in 2028
German luxury carmaker BMW said Thursday it aimed to mass produce its first hydrogen-powered car in 2028, using fuel cell technology jointly developed with Japan鈥檚 Toyota...
Mitoma, Endo score as Japan thrash China 7-0
Premier League stars Kaoru Mitoma and Wataru Endo both scored as Japan thrashed China 7-0 on Thursday to start the third round of Asian World Cup qualifiers with a statement win.
Jahangir seeks Japan鈥檚 help to overcome losses in flood-hit agri sector
Agriculture adviser to the interim government Lieutenant General Md Jahangir Alam Chowdhury (retired) has sought Japanese cooperation to overcome the losses in the agriculture sector caused by the recent flood in the country鈥檚 south and southeastern region...
Japan scraps idea to woo women out of city with cash
A widely ridiculed Japanese government idea to woo Tokyo women into marrying men in rural areas by offering cash payouts and train tickets to matchmaking events has been...
Japan bins idea to pay city women to marry rural men
The Japanese government scrapped the idea of wooing Tokyo women into marrying men in rural areas by offering cash payouts and train tickets to matchmaking events, officials said Friday.
Powerful Typhoon Shanshan slams into southern Japan
One of Japan鈥檚 strongest typhoons in decades dumped torrential rain across southern regions on Thursday, with one person missing and at least 80 injured as authorities warned of...
Red-hot Mitoma returns for Japan in World Cup qualifiers
Brighton鈥檚 in-form Kaoru Mitoma returned to the Japan squad on Thursday as Hajime Moriyasu鈥檚 side eye an eighth straight appearance at the World Cup.
Typhoon Shanshan slams into southern Japan
One of the strongest typhoons to hit Japan in decades dumped torrential rain across southern regions on Thursday, with authorities warning of life-threatening flooding and landslides.
Toyota shutters Japan factories as typhoon approaches
Auto giant Toyota is suspending production at all its factories in Japan because of an approaching typhoon, the company said Wednesday...
7-Eleven operator drops on reports of anti-takeover move
Shares in the Japanese operator of 7-Eleven fell Wednesday as reports suggested growing opposition within the firm to a takeover bid by Canadian rival Couche-Tard to create an international convenience store empire...
Thousands told to evacuate as typhoon nears Japan
Japan braced Wednesday for its strongest typhoon of the year, with authorities advising tens of thousands of people to evacuate and issuing the highest warning level for wind and storm surges on the main southern island of Kyushu...
Japanese scramble to buy beloved rice as shortages bite
The threat of a 鈥榤egaquake鈥�, a series of typhoons and a week-long national holiday have some Japanese scrambling to buy rice 鈥� the nation鈥檚 cherished staple food 鈥� with the government warning Tuesday against panic buying...
Japan鈥檚 space agency ends Moon probe operation
Japan鈥檚 space agency said on Monday it had ended its Moon lander operation after losing communication with the uncrewed spaceship last week.
BoJ鈥檚 Ueda flags more rate hikes if economy, inflation on track
Bank of Japan governor Kazuo Ueda indicated Friday that officials could hike interest rates again if inflation and the聽economy聽performed as expected, weeks after...
Japanese ambassador to Bangladesh meets Professor Yunus
The Japanese ambassador to Bangladesh, Iwama Kiminori, on Wednesday met Bangladesh interim government chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus at the state guesthouse Jamuna and discussed issues of mutual interest.
Japanese 7-Eleven owner soars on takeover offer
Shares in the Japanese operator of 7-Eleven soared on Monday after the firm confirmed it had received a takeover bid from Canadian retail giant Alimentation Couche-Tard...
鈥榁ery strong鈥� typhoon bears down on Japan
A typhoon described by forecasters as 鈥榲ery strong鈥� barrelled towards Japan on Friday, with hundreds of flights and trains cancelled and 1,700 homes without power.
Growth rebounds in welcome news for Japan鈥檚 next PM
Japan鈥檚聽economy聽has rebounded, government data showed Thursday, in welcome news for its next prime minister following Fumio Kishida鈥檚 decision to quit.