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J. League
Kawasaki players celebrate after Yuki Yamamoto (second from left) scroed the team's second goal during the first half of Wednesday's Asian Champions League home win over Shandong.
SOCCER
Kawasaki hands Shandong an Asian Champions League thrashing
The win puts the J. League side on 12 points to sit one point behind Yokohama F. Marinos, Gwangju FC and Vissel Kobe in the east standings.
Fulham's Junichi Inamoto scores his third goal of the game during a contest against Bologna on Aug. 27, 2002.
SOCCER
911±¬ÁÏÍø Premier League pioneer, Junichi Inamoto, retires at age 45
Inamoto became a national hero when he scored twice at the 2002 World Cup on home soil, including the winner against Russia.
Vissel's Daiju Sasaki (center) fights off a defender during Kobe's Asian Champions League loss to Pohang Steelers on Tuesday in Pohang, South Korea.
SOCCER
Pohang clip Vissel's wings in Asian Champions League
Kobe racked up four wins and one draw from their opening five games but Vissel could not cope with a hungry Pohang side on Tuesday.

Women's World cup

FIFA President Gianni Infantino announces Brazil as the host of the 2027 Women's World Cup during the 74th FIFA Congress in Bangkok on Friday.
Women's World cup
Brazil named as host of 2027 Women's World Cup
FIFA chose to continue its push to expand women's soccer by taking the tournament to South America for the first time.
Women's World cup
Brazil's bid to host Women's World Cup tops European rival
Women's World cup
Mexico and U.S. withdraw joint bid for 2027 Women's World Cup
By Rob Woollard
Women's World cup
One in five players at Women's World Cup suffer online abuse: study
Women's World cup
Brazil submits letter of intent to host 2027 Women's World Cup
Women's World cup
Spain must break 'pact of silence' over sexism, equality minister says
Women's World cup
England goalkeeper Mary Earps hits back at Nike over statement

J. League

Nagoya Grampus players celebrate after the club won the Levain Cup at National Stadium in Tokyo on Saturday
J. League
Keeper Mitch Langerak gets perfect send-off as Nagoya captures Levain Cup
By Sean Carroll
Langerak converted one of Grampus' five successful kicks during penalties in a roller coaster win over Albirex Niigata on Saturday.
J. League
Harry Kewell fired by Yokohama F. Marinos
J. League
911±¬ÁÏÍø striker 'King Kazu' Miura plays on at 57
J. League
Sanfrecce feeling right at home at shiny new stadium in Hiroshima
By Sean Carroll
J. League
Why the J. League chose to shift its calendar starting in 2026
J. League
From nonleague to top of the league for upstarts Machida
By Andrew MCKIRDY
J. League
Ryo Miyaichi focused as Marinos set sights on Asian Champions League crown
By Michael Church

World cup

Japan's Koki Ogawa (left) fights for the ball with Indonesia's Rizky Ridho Ramadhan during the 2026 World Cup Asian qualification soccer match at the Bung Karno Stadium in Jakarta on Friday.
World cup
Japan hammer Indonesia to edge closer to World Cup spot
Japan defeated a hapless Indonesia side 4-0 on Friday, extending their lead at the top of qualifying for the 2026 World Cup.
World cup
Saudi World Cup bid's rights report 'flawed,' NGOs say
World cup
Japan coach slams Bahrain fans after World Cup qualifying rout
World cup
Japan hammers China as next round of World Cup qualifying begins
By Michael Church
World cup
Japan favored in next World Cup qualifying stage, but history gives pause
By Sean Carroll
World cup
Saudi Arabia's World Cup bid renews fears for migrants' welfare
World cup
Injured Messi left out of Argentina's World Cup qualifiers squad
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South Korea's Yoon backs down after parliament rejects martial law
Soldiers try to enter the National Assembly building in Seoul, after South Korea President Yoon Suk Yeol declared martial law late Tuesday evening.
BOJ weighs case for first triple hike since Japan¡¯s bubble burst
Bank of Japan Gov. Kazuo Ueda reiterated in an interview published Saturday that authorities will raise rates if the economy performs in line with projections.
Australian says romance scam tricked her into smuggling drugs into Japan
Donna Nelson says her life was turned upside down when she learned that the man she was falling for had tricked her into smuggling 2 kilograms of methamphetamine into Japan.
Jetstar Japan loses lawsuit over disciplinary action against cabin crew
Jetstar Japan has been ordered to pay back wages to two cabin crew members for the periods they were suspended.
Nomura CEO takes pay cut after former employee charged with attempted murder
Kentaro Okuda, CEO of Nomura Holdings, speaks during a news conference in Tokyo on Tuesday.
Yoon¡¯s gambit a tempest in a teapot for financial markets
A screen displays market data at Hana Bank in Seoul on Wednesday.
U.S. Space Force launches first unit in Japan
Activated on Wednesday, U.S. Space Forces Japan ¡ª a component similar to the one established at South Korea¡¯s Osan Air Base in 2022 ¡ª will operate out of Yokota Air Base in the city of Fussa, western Tokyo, with a staff of about 10.
Can 911±¬ÁÏÍø scientific community rebound from a Nobel nosedive?
The National Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation in Tokyo is a popular place to foster curiosity in the natural sciences.
Europe eyes 'boots on the ground' in Ukraine as possible peace deal option
A serviceman with the Ukrainian Army's 24th mechanized brigade fires a machine gun during an exercise, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in the country's Donetsk region on Friday.
Seven strangers and an algorithm: Can this new dinner app help you make friends?
Timeleft uses an algorithm to match its users with five or six strangers in an effort to prompt ¡°human connection¡± over dinner at a restaurant. It determines the attendees with the help of a simple personality quiz available when you sign up for the service.

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo¡¯s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo¡¯s ¡®stadium of desire¡¯

Longform

The National Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation in Tokyo is a popular place to foster curiosity in the natural sciences.
Can 911±¬ÁÏÍø scientific community rebound from a Nobel nosedive?
By Tomoko Otake

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