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Japan forward Mina Tanaka dribbles during a SheBelieves Cup match against Australia in Houston on Feb. 20.
SOCCER
Mar 20, 2025
How Mina Tanaka evolved into a prolific striker for Nadeshiko Japan
Mina Tanaka is having a moment. The Nadeshiko Japan and Utah Royals striker dominated the SheBelieves Cup, winning both MVP and top scorer as Japan defeated the U.S.
Houston Dash player Yuki Nagasato greets fans after a match against Seattle Reign FC at Shell Energy Stadium in Houston on Sept. 21, 2024.
SOCCER
Mar 4, 2025
Houston Dash forward Yuki Nagasato retires after storied career
The 37-year-old appeared in 134 National Women's Soccer League matches, recording 23 goals and 25 assists.
Orlando Pride players celebrate after the club won the NWSL championship match over the Washington Spirit on Saturday in Kansas City, Missouri.
SOCCER
Nov 24, 2024
Pride shut out Spirit to capture first NWSL championship
The Pride began this season on a 23-match unbeaten run and capped it off with a league title.
Racing Louisville players celebrate a goal during a game in September. Japan's Yuuka Kurosaki is joining the club on a two-year deal.
SOCCER
Jan 5, 2024
NWSL's Racing Louisville sign Japanese midfielder Yuuka Kurosaki
The 26-year-old former University of Kentucky player signed a two-year deal with a mutual option for 2026.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Jul 9, 2023
U.S. women's star Megan Rapinoe to retire at end of season
The winger currently has 199 caps over a span of 17 years playing for her country and also won an Olympic gold medal in London in 2012.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Mar 24, 2023
Ali Krieger is calling it a career. She wants wins on her way out.
Krieger wants to turn around her club team, Gotham FC of the National Women’s Soccer League, after a season she would prefer to forget.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Jan 10, 2023
NWSL bans four coaches and fines teams after misconduct inquiry
An independent investigator brought in by U.S. Soccer found last year that abuse and misconduct 'had become systemic' in the NWSL.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Oct 30, 2022
Thorns become three-time NWSL champions with win over Current
Portland is the first three-time champion in the NWSL's 10-season history after also winning in 2013 and 2017.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Oct 5, 2022
Becky Sauerbrunn calls for ouster of officials named in abuse report
The two-time World Cup winner said players were 'horrified and heartbroken' by the findings of a report published on Monday following a year-long investigation.
SOCCER
Dec 24, 2021
Kumi Yokoyama pushes LGBTQ conversation forward in Japan while raising game on pitch
Yokoyama was praised by U.S. President Joe Biden for showing courage after coming out as transgender earlier this year.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Nov 24, 2021
WE League aims to learn from NWSL's harassment scandals
League officials said that while Japan's understanding of harassment has improved in recent years, there is still much to be done to ensure the well-being of the country's athletes.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Nov 21, 2021
Spirit beat Red Stars to win first NWSL championship
An extra-time goal by Kelley O'Hara capped off an emotional season for a Washington team unbeaten since September despite enduring turmoil off the pitch.
Japan considers all possible options as Trump threatens new auto tariffs
Subaru cars awaiting export at a port in Yokohama on Thursday.
Massive quake kills at least 150 in Myanmar and Thailand
Medical workers treat a earthquake survivor on a bed in the compound of a hospital in Naypyitaw on Friday, after an earthquake in central Myanmar.
Tokyo police seek public's help on Setagaya family murder 24 years ago
Police seek information from the public on a high-profile murder case, in Setagaya Ward, Tokyo, on Saturday
Student suicides in Japan hit all-time high
A volunteer handles an incoming call at the Tokyo Befrienders call center, a suicide hotline center in Japan's capital.
Copyright questions loom as ChatGPT's Ghibli-style images go viral
A screenshot of OpenAI CEO Sam Altman's Ghibli-style profile picture on X
Recent spate of wildfires in Japan and South Korea linked to climate change
Smoke and flames rise from a wildfire in Andong, South Korea, on Tuesday.
Hanami season to have record ¥1.39 trillion economic impact on Japan
Cherry blossoms along a road in Tokyo on Tuesday. The 2025 cherry blossom season is expected to have an economic impact of around ¥1.39 trillion on Japan.
Rise and shine with ‘The Wakey Show’
“The Wakey Show” is NHK’s first new daily children’s program in three years, and it carries on the station’s storied past in youth-centric educational entertainment.
Tokyo Series proves to be big business for MLB — and Japanese companies
An advertisement featuring Shohei Ohtani in Tokyo.
New SDF command will be key for contingency planning, Australian commander says
A Maritime Self-Defense Force SH-60K "Super Auk" from JS Shiranui prepares to land on HMAS Brisbane during Exercise Malabar 2023 while off the coast of New South Wales, Australia.

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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The sun shines from behind a waving Philippine flag at the Manila American Cemetery and Memorial.
Eighty years after the Battle of Manila, old foes forge new ties
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