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Japan first nation to qualify for 2026 World Cup
Japan become the first nation to book their place in the 2026 World Cup through qualifying after defeating Bahrain 2-0 in Saitama.Yahoo Sports - 6d -
Japan becomes the first team to qualify for the 2026 World Cup after host nations
Japan has become the first team to qualify for the 2026 World Cup after beating Bahrain 2-0 at Saitama StadiumABC News - 6d -
'Relieved' Japan first team to qualify for 2026 World Cup
Japan became the first team to qualify for the 2026 World Cup after second-half goals from Daichi Kamada and Takefusa Kubo gave them a 2-0 win over Bahrain on Thursday."This here is not our goal -- ...Yahoo Sports - 6d -
Japan become 1st side to qualify for '26 World Cup
Japan beat Bahrain 2-0 in Saitama on Thursday to become the first team to qualify for the 2026 World Cup.ESPN - 5d -
Japan first to seal World Cup spot as S. Korea, Australia, Iran get closer
Japan became the first team to qualify for the 2026 World Cup on Thursday as South Korea were held but still inched closer along with a rampant Australia and a dominant Iran.Australia remain in ...Yahoo Sports - 5d -
Japan's weather agency declares flowering of Tokyo's cherry blossoms as season begins
Japan’s official cherry blossom spotters on Monday confirmed the first blooming of the country’s favorite flower, declaring the official start of the festive season in the Japanese capitalABC News - 2d -
Endo says Japan won't be satisfied just to reach World Cup
Liverpool's Wataru Endo said Japan's sights are set higher than just qualifying for next year's World Cup as they look to become the first team to clinch their place on Thursday."I want us to ...Yahoo Sports - Mar. 19 -
Endo urges fans to believe Japan can win World Cup
Wataru Endo said Japan can win the 2026 World Cup after becoming the first team to qualify and the Liverpool ace urged fans to buy into the ambitious target."Qualifying for the World Cup is an ...Yahoo Sports - 5d -
Dodgers-Cubs opener in Tokyo averages more than 25 million viewers in Japan, a record audience
Tuesday's first game of the Tokyo Series averaged more than 25 million viewers in Japan according to Major League Baseball, making it the most-watched MLB game in the country's history. The ...Yahoo Sports - 4d -
Dodgers-Cubs opener in Tokyo averages more than 25 million viewers in Japan, a record audience
Tuesday’s first game of the Tokyo Series averaged more than 25 million viewers in Japan according to Major League Baseball, making it the most-watched MLB game in the country’s historyABC News - 4d -
A 10-year-old boy in Tokyo ended up with Shohei Ohtani's first home run of the season
Sota Fujimori is the luckiest 10-year-old in Japan.NBC News - Mar. 19 -
A 10-year-old boy in Tokyo ended up with Shohei Ohtani's first home run of the season
Sota Fujimori is the luckiest 10-year-old in JapanABC News - Mar. 19 -
Rintaro Sasaki, aka Japan's home run king, absolutely crushed his first college home run
Buh-Bye: Rintaro Sasaki completely crushes his first college home run at Stanford.Yahoo Sports - Mar. 16 -
🏆 The 2026 World Cup has its first qualified nation 🌏
Japan have become the first team to book their place at the 2026 World Cup.Or at least, the Blue Samurai are the first nation to punch their ticket to the USA, Canada and Mexico next summer via the ...Yahoo Sports - 6d -
Dodgers' Tokyo Series trip confirms the team's 'overwhelming' hold on Japan
More than 10,000 fans packed into the lower bowl of the Tokyo Dome on Friday to watch the Dodgers go through their first official workout.Yahoo Sports - Mar. 14 -
Yamamoto is ready to emerge as a star for the Dodgers, starting with their opener in Japan
Yoshinobu Yamamoto knows what it's like to travel across the world to take the mound for his first start of the Major League Baseball season. “This is my second year, I’m not a rookie anymore,” ...Yahoo Sports - Mar. 16 -
Silent Hill F Cinematic Trailer Brings Small Town Horror To Japan
Silent Hill f , the next installment in the long-running survival horror series, was first revealed by Konami in 2022. It's been over two years since fans had any concrete update on the project, ...GameSpot - Mar. 13 -
In Europe and Japan, Luxury Sleeper Trains
From the Lake District in England to a lush island in Japan, here’s a way to travel — and sleep — in style.The New York Times - Mar. 18 -
‘Proud and honored’: Kosuke Fukudome, Cubs’ first Japanese player, reconnects with team in Tokyo
TOKYO — When Kosuke Fukudome thinks back to his first professional season in Japan, Major League Baseball never felt like an attainable goal. Fukudome dreamed of playing in the majors, of course. ...Yahoo Sports - 5d -
Who qualified for World Cup 2026? Argentina, Iran join USA, Mexico and Canada with qualifying underway
Japan became the first national team to qualify through the World Cup qualifiers, with New Zealand and Argentina also clinchingCBS Sports - 5h -
The world’s lowest interest rate no longer belongs to Japan
The world’s lowest interest rate is longer Japan but Switzerland after the Swiss National Bank cut rates by a quarter-point.MarketWatch - 6d -
Vehicle hits 4 children in Japan and the driver is arrested
Officials say a vehicle struck and injured four children riding bicycles on a street in central JapanABC News - 2d -
Dodgers star Mookie Betts returns to US to recuperate from illness, will miss 2 games in Japan
Shortstop Mookie Betts has returned to Los Angeles to continue recovering from an illness that will cause him to miss the Dodgers’ first two games of the regular season at the Tokyo DomeABC News - Mar. 18 -
Dodgers' Betts to miss Japan games with illness
Shortstop Mookie Betts will miss the Los Angeles Dodgers' two exhibition games in Japan because of an illness, manager Dave Roberts said Saturday.ESPN - Mar. 15 -
Court in Japan orders the dissolution of the Unification Church
The Unification Church in Japan was ordered dissolved after a government request spurred by the investigation into the 2022 assassination of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.NBC News - 8h -
A 10-year-old boy in Tokyo ended up with Shohei Ohtani's first home run of the season
Sota Fujimori is the luckiest 10-year-old in Japan. Sitting in right-center field on Wednesday night at the Tokyo Dome, he watched Shohei Ohtani's home run in the fifth inning fall off the hands ...Yahoo Sports - Mar. 19 -
Police in Japan arrest man in fatal knife attack on a YouTuber during livestreaming
Police in Japan said Friday that they had arrested a suspect in the fatal stabbing of a YouTuber while she was livestreaming on a downtown Tokyo street.NBC News - Mar. 14 -
Japan host talks with China and South Korea
Foreign ministers from Japan and its two neighboring Asian powers China and South Korea held a meeting Saturday to seek common ground on areas like low birth rates, natural disasters and cultural ...ABC News - 4d -
Comic-loving German goalkeeper finds peace, and himself, in Japan
Svend Brodersen was fascinated with Japan as a child -- now the German goalkeeper plays in the country and is fondly known as an "otaku", someone obsessed with Japanese pop culture.Brodersen, whose ...Yahoo Sports - Mar. 17 -
Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani talks return to Japan, impact on kids
L.A. Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani spoke in a rare interview about playing in front of a home crowd in Japan and what he's focused on personally this upcoming season.CBS News - Mar. 17 -
Yoshinobu Yamamoto is thrilled to go home to Japan wearing Dodger blue
Yoshinobu Yamamoto will take the mound in his native Japan on Tuesday as part of the MLB season opener between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Chicago Cubs.NBC News - Mar. 17 -
Japan Reaches Peak Shohei Ohtani as Dodgers and Cubs Open MLB Season
Major League Baseball has had no shortage of stars, but it has never seen a sensation like Ohtani, who is Japan’s answer to Babe Ruth.The New York Times - Mar. 18 -
MLB star Shohei Ohtani talks exhibition game in Japan, season expectations and more
MLB star Shohei Ohtani returned to Japan last week for an exhibition game. A day prior to the game, he spoke with CBS News' Adam Yamaguchi about the special game in Japan, personal and team ...CBS News - Mar. 17 -
Japan revises fourth-quarter GDP lower, complicating BOJ's interest rate outlook
Japan's economic growth slowed to 2.2% on an annualized basis in the fourth quarter as the country grapples with tepid domestic demand.CNBC - Mar. 11 -
Shohei Ohtani hits 2-run homer in Japan during Dodgers win over Yomiuri Giants
Ohtani and the Dodgers will open the 2025 season in Japan with a two-game series against the Cubs.Yahoo Sports - Mar. 15 -
Japan to deploy long-range missiles able to hit North Korea and China
Planned missiles on Kyushu said to be part of ‘counterstrike capabilities’, as fears grow over US security pact. Japan is planning to deploy long-range missiles on its southern island of Kyushu ...The Guardian - Mar. 17 -
‘It’s been a challenge’: Assassin’s Creed Shadows and the quest to bring feudal Japan to life
From watching classic samurai movies to rendering the unique way light falls on Japan’s mountainsides and modelling individual characters’ socks, Ubisoft has spared no effort recreating a ...The Guardian - Mar. 17 -
Assassin’s Creed: Shadows – a historic frolic through feudal Japan
PlayStation 5 (version played), Xbox, PC; Ubisoft Ubisoft’s historical fiction series returns with its best adventure in years. Japan, 1581: Iga province is burning down around you. You watch on, ...The Guardian - Mar. 18 -
An increasingly multicultural Japan have qualified for the 2026 World Cup
The rise of the Samurai Blue has gone hand-in-hand with increased integration of ‘haafu’ into society, although things are still not perfect. Through Japan’s previous seven World Cup appearances, ...The Guardian - 6d -
Wildfires in western Japan damage homes, force residents to evacuate
Wildfires have hit several regions in western Japan, injuring at least two people, forcing dozens of residents to evacuate and damaging homes as hundreds of firefighters battled the widening blaze ...ABC News - 2d
