40+ min ago   (219+ words) LONDON - Daichi Kamada provided two assists for Crystal Palace in a 3-2 loss to English Premier League opponents Ipswich Town, while Japan teammate Keito Nakamura made his debut for Olympique Lyonnais in a scoreless draw with Paris FC in France's Ligue…...

17+ hour, 53+ min ago   (225+ words) HIGASHIOSAKA, Japan - Japan steamrolled the United States 63-14 on Saturday to book a showdown with defending champions Fiji in the Pacific Nations Cup final. Center Yuya Hirose and hooker Mamoru Harada were among the scorers for a Brave Blossoms side who…...

22+ hour, 22+ min ago   (468+ words) TAIPEI - Taiwan women's basketball head coach Kenzo Maeda aims to elevate the status of the women's game on the island by winning a medal at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games in Japan this month. The Japanese coach began his role in…...

2+ day, 3+ hour ago   (257+ words) TOKYO - North Korea's national football team arrived Friday at Kansai International Airport in Osaka Prefecture, the first batch of the country's delegation for the Asian Games to begin in central Japan later this month. The North Korean delegation for the…...

1+ day, 4+ hour ago   (174+ words) MIAMI, Florida - The Los Angeles Dodgers placed Shohei Ohtani on the 15-day injured list Friday due to right bicep inflammation. The placement was backdated to Tuesday and the two-way superstar, who has played three games in September, could be back…...

2+ day, 6+ hour ago   (122+ words) Read full story here Japan weather agency warns of intense rain in Tokyo, 12 areas through Monday Torrential rain hits central Japan, floods vital infrastructure in Nagoya Opposition to accepting more foreign residents growing in Japan: study Japan PM Takaichi urges…...

2+ day, 18+ hour ago   (95+ words) Read full story here Japan weather agency warns of intense rain in Tokyo, 12 areas through Monday Torrential rain hits central Japan, floods vital infrastructure in Nagoya Opposition to accepting more foreign residents growing in Japan: study Japan PM Takaichi urges…...

2+ day, 21+ hour ago   (311+ words) TOKYO - Japanese Olympic Committee chief Seiko Hashimoto has stressed the importance of hosting major international multisport events as she expressed readiness to revive a stalled bid for the Winter Olympics. "It is the JOC's mission to bring international sporting events…...

2+ day, 23+ hour ago   (218+ words) LOS ANGELES - Yoshinobu Yamamoto pitched seven innings of one-run ball to earn his MLB career-high 13th win of the season as the Los Angeles Dodgers routed the Cincinnati Reds 14-1 and extended their winning streak to seven games on Wednesday. Yamamoto (13-8) allowed…...

3+ day ago   (908+ words) BEIJING - A week after his robot outran humanity's fastest man, Jack Guo is already chasing a harder goal. TianGong Ultra stunned spectators at the World Humanoid Robot Games when it covered 100 metres in 8.64 seconds, almost a full second faster than…...