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Rugby
Sep 25, 2015

Rugby World Cup TV viewership makes big climb in Japan

Nearly 20 million Japanese watched their team's Rugby World Cup match against Scotland on Wednesday following the Brave Blossoms' stunning 34-32 upset of South Africa in their opening game.
Japan Times
Rugby
May 25, 2014

Japan punches ticket to Rugby World Cup in final sporting event at national stadium

Japan booked its place at the 2015 Rugby World Cup with a 49-8 win over Hong Kong on Sunday in the final sporting event at National Stadium before it is demolished and rebuilt to stage the 2020 Olympics.
Japan Times
Rugby
Dec 7, 2022

Ruthless England sacks Eddie Jones nine months from Rugby World Cup

Jones' future was in the balance following a recent Autumn series where a lone win over Japan and fortunate draw with New Zealand were bookended by defeats.
Japan Times
Rugby
Dec 6, 2022

England rugby coach Eddie Jones to be sacked, U.K. media reports say

One report suggested former England captain and assistant coach Steve Borthwick, currently at Leicester, is to take over.
Japan Times
Rugby
Nov 21, 2022

Japan's Dylan Riley says Brave Blossoms need more tests to prepare for Rugby World Cup

The Brave Blossoms have played just 12 tests since reaching the quarterfinals of the 2019 World Cup on home soil.
Japan Times
Rugby
Nov 2, 2022

Ireland's Johnny Sexton focused on Rugby World Cup win, not rankings

The 37-year-old captain is focused on success in France next year, even if opponents might try and talk up his team's presence at the top of the table.
Japan Times
PARALYMPICS
Aug 29, 2021

Japan takes bronze in wheelchair rugby with impressive 60-52 win over Australia

Japan may not be leaving the Paralympic wheelchair rugby competition with the medal it was hoping for, but it's not leaving empty-handed either.
Japan Times
Rugby
Apr 21, 2021

Rugby Football Union backs Eddie Jones after poor Six Nations

The Rugby Football Union gave its backing to England head coach Eddie Jones on Tuesday following the team's fifth-placed finish in the Six Nations championship but made a series of recommendations to improve performance.
Japan Times
Rugby
Nov 3, 2019

England left heartbroken after coming up short in another Rugby World Cup final

England competed in the exact number of matches it entered the Rugby World Cup hoping to play.
Japan Times
Rugby
Nov 2, 2019

As it happened: 2019 Rugby World Cup final — England vs South Africa

Konnichiwa! Welcome to our live coverage of the big one: the final match of the 2019 Rugby World Cup, in which England faces South Africa at International Stadium Yokohama for the first time since 2007.
Japan Times
Rugby
Oct 27, 2019

South Africa outlasts Wales in semifinal thriller to reach Rugby World Cup final

Handre Pollard slotted a penalty with four minutes remaining to send South Africa into the Rugby World Cup final after a nail-biting 19-16 win over Wales on Sunday.
Japan Times
Rugby
Oct 13, 2019

AS IT HAPPENED: 2019 Rugby World Cup — Japan vs Scotland

Our live coverage of the 2019 Rugby World Cup, in which Japan faced Scotland at International Stadium Yokohama, in their final Pool A game.
Two of America’s biggest debt holders are dumping Treasurys
The U.S. Treasury building in Washington. Investors in Japan and China sold a pile of U.S. debt in the last quarter, just before the U.S. presidential election.
Russia fired experimental ballistic missile at Ukraine, Putin says
Ukrainian firefighters work on a spot following an airstrike in Dnipro on Thursday.
Ishiba aggravates his own political failures with diplomatic faux pas
Prime Minster Shigeru Ishiba is greeted at the APEC summit in Lima by Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Friday. The Japanese leader was criticized for remaining seated while meeting several world leaders at the event.
Japan's 3.31 million visitors in October set monthly record
Kiyomizu Temple in Kyoto in December 2023. Famous autumn leaf colors contributed to increased tourism demand last month from many markets across Asia, Europe and North America, the Japan National Tourism Organization has said.
Japan ranks last in romance satisfaction for second straight year
In a survey of 31 countries, Japan ranked last in terms of those who felt loved, with just 51% of respondents saying so.
The slow-burn success of ‘A Samurai in Time’
A 19th-century warrior gets struck by lightning and wakes to find himself in 21st-century Kyoto in Junichi Yasuda’s surprise hit “A Samurai in Time.”
Around a quarter of Japan married couples in their 20s met through dating apps
A survey released by an organization promoting “Good Couples Day” shows that 24% of couples in their 20s met their marriage partner through a dating app.
'Tokyo Swindlers': Get deep into the minds of real estate con artists
In Ko Shinjo's "Tokyo Swindlers," a group of con artists manipulates real estate giants into falsified deals within the highly competitive, quick market.
Japan, U.K. and Italy discuss inviting more countries to joint fighter project
A new concept model of a next-generation fighter jet to be jointly developed by Japan, Britain and Italy is on display in Farnborough, Hampshire, in July.
Haruki Murakami's 'The City and Its Uncertain Walls' gives deep deja vu
For “The City and Its Uncertain Walls,” translated into English by Philip Gabriel, Haruki Murakami confronts the ghosts who won't leave him alone.

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

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Construction takes place on the Takanawa Gateway Convention Center in Tokyo, slated to open in 2025.
A boom for business tourism in Japan?
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