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Japan head coach Jamie Joseph during a match in London in November.
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Aug 3, 2023
Jamie Joseph demands focus as Japan face Fiji in World Cup warm-up
Joseph made four changes to the team that beat Tonga 21-16 last week as Japan continues its World Cup preparations.
Japan Times
Rugby
Jul 22, 2023
Michael Leitch red card costs Japan in World Cup tune-up against Samoa
Samoa edged the home side 24-22 in Sapporo in what was a dress rehearsal for the two teams' Pool D encounter at the World Cup in France later this year.
Japan Times
Rugby
Jun 20, 2023
Ethnic Korean Lee Seung-sin hopes to set example in Japan's RWC squad
The fly-half was among 36 players named in Japan's test squad as Jamie Joseph begins his preparations for the 2023 Rugby World Cup in France.
Japan Times
Rugby
Jun 12, 2023
Jamie Joseph confident Brave Blossoms' style can give England trouble at Rugby World Cup
Joseph, who led Japan to the quarterfinals in 2019, says his team can 'achieve anything.'
Japan Times
Rugby
May 10, 2023
Rugby unions of Japan and New Zealand sign cooperation agreement
Japan's League One has become a popular destination for elite New Zealand players and coaches in recent years.
Japan Times
Rugby
Jan 13, 2023
Japan's Tevita Tatafu to join Bordeaux-Begles following Rugby World Cup
Japan No. 8 Tevita Tatafu will join French outfit Bordeaux-Begles next season, his Japanese side Suntory Sungoliath announced on Thursday.
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 21, 2022
Penaud double takes France to 'confidence-boosting' win over Japan
France captain Charles Ollivon said Sunday's 35-17 victory over Japan helps 'grow confidence' as they continued their winning run before next year's Rugby World Cup.
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.
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.
Ruling coalition and DPP strike last-minute deal over economic policy
DPP policy chief Makoto Mahaguchi speaks at the party's policy gathering in Tokyo on Wednesday.
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.
Japanese expats in Asia find community through rugby
The Taiwan Fivewoods celebrate their victory at the 2023 Asian Japanese Rugby Cup in December of last year.
In Fukushima, a weekend of prose, poetry and translation
Aomori-based writer JJ Carter presented on tabletop gaming as creative inspiration for building characters and narratives.
For Dr. Nakamats, aging is just experience in action
Though he didn't win the recent gubernatorial election in Tokyo, the 96-year-old Dr. Nakamats' run was seen as inspirational in Japan's aging society.

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