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Japan Times
SOCCER / World cup
Dec 11, 2022
Olivier Giroud sends France into World Cup semifinals over England
The defending champion was forced to work hard for its win after England fought back in the second half, but persevered to set up a semifinal with Morocco on Wednesday.
Japan Times
SOCCER / World cup
Dec 9, 2022
A tale of two captains: England and France ready for World Cup showdown
Lloris and Kane have been teammates at Tottenham since 2013, but in Qatar, friendship will be put aside as their national teams battle it out in the knockout stage.
Japan Times
SOCCER / World cup
Dec 5, 2022
Kylian Mbappe obsessed with leading France to second straight World Cup title
Kylian Mbappe said he dreamed of winning the World Cup for a second time after his brace helped France to a 3-1 win over Poland on Sunday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 2, 2022
Issei Sagawa, Japanese cannibal who walked free, dies at 73
Issei Sagawa made no secret of his crime and capitalized on his notoriety, including with a novel-like memoir in which he reminisced about the murder he committed in vivid detail.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 27, 2022
Missing French woman's brother in Japan to continue search for sister
The Tochigi Prefectural Police continue investigating the case as a potential criminal incident and an accident.
Japan Times
SOCCER / World cup
Nov 27, 2022
Lionel Messi magic reignites Argentina; France reaches last 16
An Argentinian victory on Wednesday against Poland will carry the South American champions into the knockout rounds from Group C.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Nov 26, 2022
In Washington, Macron to seek relief for Europe Inc. amid China competition
The elephant in the Oval Room will be the U.S. Inflation Reduction Act. Europeans say the massive subsidy package to U.S. manufacturers could deal a lethal blow to their industries.
Japan Times
SOCCER / World cup
Nov 23, 2022
Saudi Arabia celebrates shock defeat of World Cup favorite Argentina
Copa America champion Argentina had come into Qatar on a 36-match unbeaten streak.
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.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics / ANALYSIS
Nov 20, 2022
Europe reasserts middle path on China, pushing back on Biden
The shift in sentiment amounts to a victory for Xi on just his second foray outside of China since the pandemic began.
Japan Times
SOCCER / World cup
Nov 20, 2022
France rocked as Karim Benzema ruled out of World Cup
France's hope of successfully defending the World Cup was dealt a huge blow late on Saturday as Ballon d'Or winner Karim Benzema was ruled out of the tournament in Qatar with an injured left thigh.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Nov 18, 2022
Macron rejects 'confrontation' as he relaunches Asia strategy
In a speech on the sidelines of the APEC summit, Macron cast France as a balancing power in a region long dominated by the superpower tussle between China and the U.S.
Japan Times
Rugby
Nov 16, 2022
Akihito Yamada wants Japan to 'check themselves' in France test
The former Brave Blossoms winger is one of just nine Japan players to have spent time with clubs in France's top two divisions.
Japan Times
WORLD
Nov 13, 2022
Iranian exile who got stuck for years in French airport and inspired movie dies
Mehran Karimi Nasseri died of natural causes just before midday on Saturday in terminal 2F at Charles de Gaulle Airport outside the French capital.
Japan Times
Rugby
Nov 12, 2022
France not interested in being tagged as Rugby World Cup favorite
'The notion of favorites is so subjective,' France team manager Raphael Ibanez told reporters this week. 'We leave other nations the statute of favorites.'
Japan Times
Figure Skating
Nov 6, 2022
Sota Yamamoto runner-up at Grand Prix de France
Yamamoto botched his opening quad salchow, but landed his ensuing quad-triple toe loop combination as well as a quad toe loop to end third in the free skate.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Nov 6, 2022
France’s far right picks 27-year-old to succeed Marine Le Pen
The result was widely expected as Marine Le Pen has been progressively handing over duties to Bardella, who's served as deputy leader since 2019.
Japan Times
SOCCER / World cup
Nov 1, 2022
Injured France midfielder Paul Pogba out of World Cup
Paul Pogba will miss France's World Cup defense as he needs more time to recover from knee surgery, his agent announced on Monday.
Japan Times
SOCCER / World cup
Oct 19, 2022
Lionel Messi names France and Brazil as favorites to win World Cup
The 35-year-old forward cited both teams' experienced core groups of players as reasons to favor them in the 32-team tournament in Qatar.
Japan Times
SOCCER / World cup
Oct 4, 2022
Several French cities to ban World Cup fan zones and giant screens
On Saturday, the leftist mayor of northern Lille said it would not show World Cup matches on giant screens to demonstrate its disapproval of the event being held in Qatar.
Japan's population continues to fall even as foreign resident count rises
The number of residents in Tokyo as of Jan. 1 rose by 0.03% from a year before, data shows, marking a year-on-year increase for the first time in three years, while the country's other 46 prefectures saw their populations continue to decline.
Ahead of the Olympics, Japan is still talking about the gymnast who won't be there
Japan's Shoko Miyata withdrew from the gymnastics team herself over her drinking and smoking, although it had already appeared as though the association was prepared to send her home from the team’s training camp in Monaco.
Yen melt-up nudges Japanese stocks into correction territory
Japanese stocks are down 10% from their July peak as the yen strengthens.
‘Crazy’ yen rally is at risk of shattering as soon as Wednesday
Some investors are warning that a yen rally is fragile, as was on show this week when the yen rapidly retraced an advance after Thursday’s stronger-than-expected U.S. economic growth figures.
Japan's average life expectancy rises for first time in three years
A decline in COVID-19-caused deaths likely helped boost the average life expectancy for Japanese men and women to rise for the first time in three years in 2023.
The Japanese Olympians looking to shine in Paris
Rim Nakamura, who is attempting to win Japan's first Olympic gold medal in cycling, will be one of the top Japanese athletes to watch at the Paris Games.
Japan’s minimum wage set for record ¥50 hike in major boost
Demonstrators rally to demand a big hike in minimum wages in Tokyo last week.
Japan loses top spot on strongest passport list to Singapore
Japan had the strongest passport for six years running from 2018, before being dethroned by Singapore on the 2024 list.
Why Japan's mysterious stash of classified funds escapes scrutiny
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi (right) during a meeting in Tokyo on Tuesday.
Japan eyes gold — and the future — as Olympic men's soccer campaign begins
Japan midfielder Yu Hirakawa controls the ball during a match against the United States in Kansas City, Kansas, on June 11.

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
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Traditional folk rituals like Mizudome-no-mai (dance to stop the rain) provide a sense of agency to a population that feels largely powerless in the face of the climate crisis.
As climate extremes intensify, Japan embraces ancient weather rituals
By Alex K.T. Martin

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