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Nadeshiko Japan players celebrate Mina Tanaka's goal against Spain during their 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup Group C finale in Wellington on Monday.
SOCCER / Women's World cup
Aug 1, 2023
Japan's 2011 Women's World Cup winners laud victory over Spain
Aya Sameshima, a defender from the 2011 world champion side, said she could sense the positive atmosphere among the current players.
Japan's Hinata Miyazawa (center) celebrates with Risa Shimizu (right) and Honoka Hayashi after scoring her second goal during Japan's 4-0 win over Spain during the Women's World Cup in Wellington on Monday.
SOCCER / Women's World cup
Jul 31, 2023
Nadeshiko Japan routs Spain to top Group C at Women's World Cup
Japan, which has yet to concede a goal at the tournament, will face Group A runner-up Norway in the round of 16 on Saturday.
Transport ministry officials leave a Bigmotor dealership in Nagoya on Friday after conducting on-site inspections.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 31, 2023
Bigmotor suspected of fabricating insurance contracts
The news came on top of an investigation report that showed employees padded maintenance fee claims to insurance firms by deliberately damaging cars.
Kazuyuki Tanioka, the owner of Japanese cuisine Toya restaurant, prepares fish a sashimi dish during an interview in Beijing on July 25.
BUSINESS
Jul 31, 2023
Japanese eateries in China fear ruin over Fukushima water release
Shortly after the 2011 disaster hit the Fukushima No. 1 plant, China banned the import of food and agricultural products from five Japanese prefectures.
The community pool is a great place for exercise and meeting your neighbors.
COMMUNITY / Voices / FOREIGN AGENDA
Jul 31, 2023
Figuring out the rules at a Japanese community pool can be an ongoing education
If you’re headed for the community pool, be prepared: Japanese pool rules are an ongoing education.
Nadeshiko Japan defender Moeka Minami (left) sees Monday's 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup group-stage finale against Spain as a key test for her team ahead of the knockout stage.
SOCCER / Women's World cup
Jul 30, 2023
Plenty of respect as Nadeshiko Japan prepares to face Spain
Japan and Spain have been two of the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup's standout teams and both have already qualified for the last 16 out of Group C.
Paris' Japan Expo, a gathering for fans of Japanese pop culture, says it attracts 250,000 attendees per day.
CULTURE
Jul 30, 2023
In France, Japonisme has turned into Japanmania
Through architecture, fashion, culinary arts and even sports, aspects of Japanese culture are attracting a large portion of France’s population.
Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi and his Sri Lanka counterpart, Ali Sabry, during a joint news conference in Colombo on Saturday
BUSINESS
Jul 29, 2023
Crisis-hit Sri Lanka invites Japan to resume investment
The South Asian island nation is working to restructure its massive debt to continue a $2.9 billion bailout from the International Monetary Fund.
U.S. President Joe Biden, Prime Minister Kishida Fumio and South Korean leader Yoon Suk-yeol greet each other ahead of a trilateral meeting during the Group of Seven summit in Hiroshima on May 21.
JAPAN / Politics
Jul 29, 2023
U.S. announces trilateral summit with Japan and South Korea
The leaders of the three countries will use the summit at the Camp David presidential retreat to expand trilateral cooperation “across the Indo-Pacific and beyond.”
The Bank of Japan headquarters in Tokyo on Friday
BUSINESS / Markets
Jul 28, 2023
Hawkish tone in Japan is all it takes to rattle global markets
Pain is spreading across a number asset classes as traders come to grips with the fact the last major central bank to resist restrictive policy appears to be caving in.
An elderly couple at a shrine in Tokyo in 2020
JAPAN / Science & Health
Jul 28, 2023
Japan's average life expectancy continued to fall in 2022
The decline for both men and women were "largely due to the COVID-19 pandemic," a ministry official said.
Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi (right) and his Indian counterpart Subrahmanyam Jaishankar (left) hold talks in New Delhi on Thursday.
JAPAN / Politics
Jul 28, 2023
Japan and India vow to promote free and open Indo-Pacific
The bilateral talks came as Tokyo focuses on ramping up its relations with emerging and developing economies collectively dubbed the Global South.
Iwao Horii (second from left), a lawmaker from the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, speaks during a meeting between the LDP and Taiwan's ruling Democratic Progressive Party in Tokyo on Thursday.
JAPAN / Politics
Jul 28, 2023
Ruling parties of Japan and Taiwan agree to discuss regional issues
Members of the Liberal Democratic Party and Taiwan's Democratic Progressive Party have exchanged views on economic security matters pertaining to critical goods, including semiconductors.
A screen displays Chinese leader Xi Jinping, at the Military Museum of the Chinese People's Revolution in Beijing last October.
JAPAN / Politics
Jul 28, 2023
China eyes accelerated plan for ‘world-class military,’ Japan says
An annual defense white paper said the world was facing its greatest test since World War II amid China's military buildup and the Ukraine war.
Veteran Japanese investors are split over whether to put their money into Chinese bonds.
BUSINESS / Markets
Jul 27, 2023
Friends who help manage $640 billion clash on China bonds
While they’ve been friends for at least a decade, their take on trading China bonds couldn’t be more diametrically opposed.
Two F-15 fighter aircraft from the ASDF fly alongside two Rafale jets and an A400M transport aircraft from the French Air and Space Force as the two forces kicked off Wednesday their first-ever joint fighter exercise in Japan
JAPAN
Jul 26, 2023
France and Japan expand defense ties with first joint fighter jet drills
The drills are scheduled to run from Wednesday to Saturday in the airspace around the Kanto region and the ASDF’s Nyutabaru Air Base in Miyazaki Prefecture.
Yui Hasegawa lines up a kick during Japan's match against Costa Rica on Wednesday in Dunedin, New Zealand.
SOCCER / Women's World cup
Jul 26, 2023
Nadeshiko Japan down Costa Rica to move into last 16
Two goals in two first-half minutes gave Japan a 2-0 win to clinch a spot in the knockout rounds of the Women's World Cup.
Japan might change because of you or your actions, but it will not change for you.
COMMUNITY / Voices / Black Eye
Jun 19, 2023
A note to people of color interested in living in Japan
When asked about what life is like here for people of color, columnist Baye McNeil summed it up with a story about sitting on a crowded train.
Japanese imports of seafood are seen at a supermarket in Hong Kong on July 12.
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 22, 2023
Hong Kong tightens radiation inspection of Japanese seafood imports
The tighter inspections started in mid-June and customs clearance of Japanese seafood was delayed by about three hours compared with earlier clearance times.
Japan attacker Mina Tanaka participates in a pre-match news conference ahead of the team's 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup group-stage game against Costa Rica in Dunedin, New Zealand, on Tuesday.
SOCCER / Women's World cup
Jul 25, 2023
Confident Nadeshiko Japan looks to raise its level against Costa Rica
Coach Futoshi Ikeda said Costa Rica had enough quality to punish Japan on the break if there were any lapses in concentration.
Who needs AI when you have Hatsune Miku?
Over the first six months of 2024, a handful of songs using Vocaloid singer Hatsune Miku’s voice have enjoyed widespread attention, underlining a global interest in the character and the technology she represents.
Harry Kewell fired by Yokohama F. Marinos
Yokohama F. Marinos coach Harry Kewell before an Asian Champions League match against Ulsan Hyundai, in Ulsan, South Korea, on April 17
Statue of A-bombed Japanese girl in Seattle stolen
The Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes statue in Seattle's Peace Park. The statue was reported missing on Friday by the city government of Seattle.
'Super spicy' potato chips land Japan students in hospital
High school students were taken to hospital in Tokyo on Tuesday after eating "super spicy" potato chips.
Yen’s woes seem too big for even a BOJ hike this month to solve
The Bank of Japan headquarters in Tokyo
The neurological disorder that 'kills culture'
Akiko Trush says her experience with the neurological disorder dystonia left her feeling like she wanted to chop her own hand off.
How to beat Japan’s summer heat in ways better for the planet
Tenugui towels hang up to dry at a dyeing company in Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, on May 8. The durable and versatile tenugui, which many people have in their homes, can be used in many ways to cool one’s body.
After Trump shooting, U.S. presidential race might take a violent turn
United States Secret Service Counter Snipers stand guard on a rooftop during a campaign rally for U.S. President Donald Trump in Avoca, Pennsylvania, in 2020.
No AC this summer? No problem (for me).
Think air conditioning is a requirement for a Tokyo summer? Think again.

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Akiko Trush says her experience with the neurological disorder dystonia left her feeling like she wanted to chop her own hand off.
The neurological disorder that 'kills culture'
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