Japan’s parliament has enacted a historic revision to the 19th-century Imperial House Law by insisting only paternal-lineage ...

At the heart of the celebration is Kyoto’s Yasaka Shrine, a Shinto site whose principal deity has long been revered as a ...

The yen hit a 40-year low as investors questioned the impact of intervention. Intervention alone is unlikely to reverse losses, while wide U.S.-Japan rate differentials continue to support the dollar.

Japan and Sweden have drawn at AT&T Stadium in Texas, clinching a berth in the knockout stage of the 2026 World Cup for both nations. Japan finish second in Group F with five points, while Sweden ...

Anthony Elanga clinched Sweden’s place in the last 32 after Daizen Maeda put Japan ahead with a lovely goal It was a result that served everybody but, even though the mutual convenience of a draw ...

Time for me to go and find a piece of cheese and a glass of wine. I will raise that glass to Casemiro, who pretty much provided a goal for either side – the first with his slow old legs, the second ...

Anthony Elanga celebrates his equaliser for Sweden Paul Ellis via Getty Images Japan will face Brazil in the round of 32 in Houston on Monday June 29 while Sweden progressed to the knockouts as one of ...

Japan will play its final group-stage match against Sweden on June 25 at Dallas Stadium. A win or a draw against Sweden will guarantee Japan's advancement to the knockout rounds. The Japanese national ...

At least 10 people were injured after a magnitude 7.2 earthquake hit northern Japan on Thursday morning, registering a rare upper 6 on the Japanese seismic intensity scale of 7 in the town of ...

Arlington, Texas – Zion Suzuki made four saves, including two big ones in stoppage time to preserve the tie, ⁠as Japan finished in second place in World Cup Group F with a 1-1 draw against Sweden on ...

The 1947 constitution altered the relationship between state and society by introducing popular sovereignty. The constitution’s social reforms were transformative, designing a new role for the ...

F or more than a decade, Matsubara Tanishi, a Japanese comedian, has lived in houses where others met gruesome ends. One ...