Iniesta scores outrageous first goal in Japan
Spanish great Andres Iniesta scored a sublime first goal for Japanese side Vissel Kobe on Saturday, helping them to a ...
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University cut women’s exam scores to boost number of male doctors
A Tokyo medical school systematically cut women applicant's entrance exam scores for years to keep them out and boost the ...
Disaster-hit Japan braces for powerful typhoon
A powerful typhoon hurtled towards Japan on Saturday, prompting local authorities to issue early evacuation orders, with western areas recently ...
Japan executes sarin attack cult members: media
Several members of a cult that carried out a deadly 1995 sarin attack on Tokyo's subway were executed on Thursday, ...
‘Unprecedented’ Japan heatwave kills 65 in one week
An "unprecedented" heatwave in Japan has killed at least 65 people in one week, government officials said Tuesday, with the ...
Landslide warnings as Japan digs through rain devastation
Desperate relatives braced for bad news Monday as rescuers dug through landslides in the wake of severe floods that have ...
57 dead as Japan scrambles to rescue Japan flood victims
The death toll from record rains that have devastated parts of Japan rose Sunday to at least 57, officials said, ...
Japan’s emperor resumes duties after illness
Japan's ageing Emperor Akihito resumed his official duties on Thursday after three days of treatment for insufficient blood supply to ...
Japan boss blasts World Cup haters, eyes new coach
Japan's football chief took aim at critics of the Blue Samurai on Thursday after the team's World Cup return and ...
‘Japan nearly slayed the giant’ – cheers to tears for despairing fans
From Tokyo bars to a Buddhist temple, for millions of Japanese football fans the emotions were the same -- pinch-me ...