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Fiji's Vuate Karawalevu races to score a try during the Pacific Nations Cup final against Japan at Hanazono Rugby Stadium in Higashiosaka, Osaka Prefecture, on Saturday.
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Sep 22, 2024
Young Brave Blossoms squad outmatched against Fiji in Pacific Nations Cup final
Head coach Eddie Jones said the 41-17 loss was a "good reminder of how far we are off the mark."
Japan's Malo Tuitama runs with the ball during his team's match against Samoa in the Pacific Nations Cup semifinals on Sunday. Japan won 49-27.
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Sep 16, 2024
Japan cruises past Samoa to reach Pacific Nations Cup final
Japan scored four tries in the first half and three in the second of the semifinal.
Japan's Nicholas Mccurran scores a try during the Brave Blossoms' Pacific Nations Cup group-stage match against the U.S. on Saturday in Kumagaya, Saitama Prefecture.
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Sep 7, 2024
Japan beats U.S. to top Pacific Nations Cup group
Eddie Jones' Japan will face Samoa in next weekend's semis while the U.S., which went through as the group runner-up, will take on Fiji.
Japan head coach Eddie Jones said he saw promising signs on Saturday as he tries to instill a high-tempo playing style in his new team.
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Jun 23, 2024
Japan's Jones positive despite England defeat
An inexperienced Japan side featuring four debutants in the starting lineup conceded eight tries but scored two of its own in a stirring finish to the game.
England's George Martin is tackled by Japan's Atsushi Sakate (right) and Tomoki Osada during England's win over Japan on Saturday in Tokyo.
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Jun 22, 2024
Marcus Smith stars as England thrashes Japan 52-17 in Tokyo
Late scores for Koga Nezuka and Takuya Yamasawa gave the scoreline a more respectable look for Japan
Japan head coach Eddie Jones attends a training session in Tokyo on Friday.
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Jun 21, 2024
Wary England set for Eddie Jones reunion in steamy Japan Test
Temperatures are set to reach 30 degrees Celsius in the capital for Eddie Jones' first game since returning to the Japan job for a second stint.
Japan's head rugby coach Eddie Jones speaks during a news conference in Tokyo on Thursday.
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May 30, 2024
Eddie Jones names Japan squad ahead of clash against England
Japan will face England at Tokyo's National Stadium on June 22.
Japan rugby head coach Eddie Jones attends a news conference at the Foreign Correspondents' Club of Japan in Tokyo on Wednesday.
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Mar 13, 2024
Eddie Jones aims to make Japan a top four side and find rugby's Ohtani
Jones takes over Japan for a second spell after a calamitous, short-lived stint with Australia.
Eddie Jones at a news conference after being named as Japan rugby head coach in Tokyo on Thursday
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Dec 14, 2023
No guilt for Eddie Jones after taking Japan job
Jones quit his native Australia after leading them to a dismal showing at the Rugby World Cup.
Japan head coach Eddie Jones celebrates after the team's victory over the U.S. at the 2015 Rugby World Cup.
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Dec 14, 2023
Make friends, start winning again: Eddie Jones' to-do list
Here are five challenges facing 63-year-old Eddie Jones as he returns to the Brave Blossoms.
Japan head coach Eddie Jones before a game against Scotland at the 2015 Rugby World Cup. Jones will be returning to the post, the Japan Rugby Football Union announced Wednesday.
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Dec 14, 2023
Wounded Eddie Jones has plenty to prove on Japan return
The 63-year-old is revered in Japan for masterminding their "Miracle of Brighton" win over South Africa at the 2015 World Cup.
Eddie Jones is set to become the head coach of the Brave Blossoms six weeks after the Australian quit the Wallabies following their dismal showing at the World Cup.
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Dec 13, 2023
Eddie Jones named as Japan head coach, ending weeks of speculation
Jones will officially commence his duties from Jan. 1, the Japan Rugby Football Union said on its website.
Australia rugby union coach Eddie Jones poses with Rugby Australia Chairman Hamish McLennan and CEO Andy Marinos after his first news conference since his reappointment, in Sydney on Jan. 31. Jones left the Wallabies in October.
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Dec 12, 2023
Australia to have strong Japan ties regardless of Jones: RA boss
Japanese media outlets have reported that Eddie Jones will be confirmed as head coach of the Brave Blossoms in the coming days.
Japan hooker Shota Horie carries the ball in a match against Russia in the pool stage of the 2019 Rugby World Cup
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Dec 6, 2023
Dreadlocked Japanese fan favorite Horie to retire from rugby
The 37-year-old hooker, instantly recognizable for his long dreadlocks tied up in bunches, has won 76 caps for Japan and is a crowd favorite.
Eddie Jones, who coached Australia at the 2023 Rugby World Cup, has been linked with a return to Japan.
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Nov 13, 2023
Eddie Jones expects to land new job by January
Jones has been heavily linked with a return to Japan.
Japan had hoped to progress to the knockout phase of the Rugby World Cup on international soil for the first time.
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Oct 10, 2023
Japanese rugby faces murky future following World Cup exit
The 2019 Rugby World Cup, and all that it promised, feels like a long time ago after the Brave Blossoms' pool-stage exit in France.
The Brave Blossoms leave the pitch after their loss to Argentina at the Rugby World Cup in Nantes, France, on Sunday.
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Oct 9, 2023
Japan shows heart in bittersweet finale at Rugby World Cup
Japan's hopes at the Rugby World Cup were dashed in a thrilling match against Argentina.
Japan fullback Lomano Lemeki breaks free from Samoa's Ben Lam during their Pool D match at the Rugby World Cup in Toulouse, France, on Sept. 28.
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Oct 7, 2023
Brave Blossoms braced for climactic showdown against Argentina
The winner of the match will advance to the Rugby World Cup quarterfinals.
Japan head coach Jamie Joseph holds a news conference last month in Toulouse, France.
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Oct 6, 2023
Japan coach Joseph makes just one change for Argentina showdown
Coach Jamie Joseph has largely kept faith with the side that beat Samoa 28-22 last time out, with just Fifita Siosaia replacing Jone Naikabula.
Jamie Joseph is aiming to bring Japan to the Rugby World Cup quarterfinals in a second straight tournament.
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Oct 3, 2023
Jamie Joseph's evolution sparked Brave Blossoms' transformation
The Brave Blossoms will qualify for the last eight for the second successive time under Joseph if they beat Argentina in Nantes on Sunday.
China fires long-range missile into Pacific Ocean in rare test
Chinese military vehicles carrying DF-41 intercontinental ballistic missiles travel past Beijing's Tiananmen Square during a military parade marking the 70th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China, on Oct. 1, 2019.
Russia has a secret war drones project in China, intel sources say
Russian President Vladimir Putin visits a drone production facility of the the Special Technology Center in St. Petersburg on Sept. 19.
As Onosato dominates the spotlight, former sumo stars exit the stage
Takakeisho during a one-day tournament at Kokugikan in Tokyo in February 2020
Japan MSDF warship sails through Taiwan Strait for first time
The Maritime Self-Defense Force destroyer Sazanami arrives in Diego Garcia in the Indian Ocean during a scheduled port visit in July. The Sazanami became the first Japanese warship to sail through the Taiwan Strait on Wednesday.
Putin issues nuclear warning to the West over Ukraine striking Russia
Russia's President Vladimir Putin chairs a meeting of the Security Council on the subject of nuclear deterrence in Moscow on Wednesday.
A first look inside the new Nintendo Museum
The Nintendo Museum opens to the public on Oct. 2, but unlike the company's all-ages games, the new attraction may be geared more toward older rather than younger gamers.
Deterring Taiwan conflict is top priority for Japan's ‘front-line’ mayor
Yonaguni Mayor Kenichi Itokazu speaks to a Ground Self-Defense Force soldier at the town hall on Yonaguni, Japan's westernmost inhabited island in Okinawa Prefecture last November.
China fires long-range missile into Pacific Ocean in rare test
Chinese military vehicles carrying DF-41 intercontinental ballistic missiles travel past Beijing's Tiananmen Square during a military parade marking the 70th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China, on Oct. 1, 2019.
People of all ages and sizes scale new heights amid climbing boom in Japan
A climbing wall at a kindergarten in Fujiyoshida, Yamanashi Prefecture. The sport has been on the rise in Japan, mainly due to the popularity it gained from the Tokyo Olympics in 2021, and new climbing walls are popping all over the place.
In need of rice and some Japanese words that describe necessity
A farmer harvests rice in a paddy field in Tamba-Sasayama, Hyogo Prefecture, last month.

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