•Salah in action for Liverpool Liverpool have announced they will be heading to Asia later this year for their pre-season tour which will take place in Hong Kong, China and Japan. Arne Slot’s men will face off against Serie A giants AC Milan at the Kai Tak Stadium in Hong Kong which will be the […]
•Saudi Arabia players Saudi Arabia coach Herve Renard said “everything can happen” after a 0-0 draw with already qualified Japan today kept his team’s hopes of an automatic 2026 World Cup place alive. The Saudis came under intense pressure from an attack-minded Japan in Saitama but escaped with a point to stay in touch with […]
•Japan flag Births in Japan hit another record low in 2024, falling for the ninth-straight year as young people delay marriage while the elderly population rises, government data showed today. The numbers highlight the dramatic demographic challenges facing the world’s fourth-biggest economy, where a shrinking workforce is having to shoulder t...
•South Korean Foreign Minister Cho Tae-yul (R) shakes hands with Japanese Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya (L) during their meeting in Seoul today Japan’s foreign minister will hold talks in South Korea with top officials today as the Asian neighbours seek to strengthen ties before the inauguration of US President-elect Donald Trump. Takeshi Iwa...
•Israeli airstrike on Lebanese village of Houla on September 16, 2024 Japan “unequivocally condemned” the October 7 Hamas attacks on Israel but said today it was “gravely concerned” by the humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip one year on, reports AFP. “Japan has consistently and unequivocally condemned the terror attacks by Hamas and other...
•Severe Tropical Storm Maria makes landfall in northern Japan Hundreds of Japanese flights and trains were cancelled today in the middle of a major holiday week as another typhoon roared towards the archipelago. Days after Tropical Storm Maria dumped record rains, Typhoon Ampil was set late today to skirt the Tokyo region — home to […]...
•Prime Minister Fumio Kishida Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida announced yesterday he will step aside next month, ending a three-year term plagued by low popularity ratings and a spluttering economy. The ruling Liberal Democratic Party, which has governed almost uninterrupted for decades, is due to hold a leadership contest in September, ...
A brilliant brace by Barcelona’s Fermin Lopez helped fire Spain to a 3-0 win over Japan and a place in the semi-finals of the Olympic men’s football today, after a dominant Morocco outclassed the United States. Lopez, a member of Spain’s triumphant Euro 2024 squad, blasted in the opener with a left-foot strike from range […]
•Nigeria’s defender Michelle Alozie (C) drinks water as players cool off due to heat The Super Falcons’ campaign at the Paris Olympics is over. A loss to Japan in their last Group C game condemned them to a disappointing exit from the competition, reports Channels TV. It was 3-1 in the Asian side’s favour, ending […]
•Shoko Miyata Teenage gymnast Shoko Miyata has been pulled from Japan’s team for the Paris Olympics after being caught smoking and drinking, officials said today. The 19-year-old, a world bronze medallist and captain of Japan’s women’s gymnastics team for the Games was sent home from their training camp in Monaco and admitted she had violated ...

