KASHIWAZAKI, Niigata Prefecture–A small electrical fire that broke out in a conference room at Tokyo Electric Power Co.’s Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power plant in the early… Read More »Laptop catches fire at idle nuclear power plant in Niigata
Japanese pitchers who make the jump to the major leagues have often said the baseballs there are slippier than those in Nippon Professional Baseball. But… Read More »Rosin bag study: MLB balls are 20% slippier than NPB balls
A planned new soccer league in Tokyo has such a narrow qualification window that even members of Japan’s World Cup squad would have to wait… Read More »Seniors gear up ahead of Japan’s first over-80 soccer league
The Japan Football Association is set to ask current national squad coach Hajime Moriyasu to stay on to lead his country towards the next FIFA… Read More »SOCCER/ Moriyasu likely to continue in role as soccer squad coach
Japan’s national soccer team members received a warm welcome upon their return home on Dec. 7 despite failing in their historic bid to make the… Read More »SOCCER/Samurai Blue coach thanks fans for support on return home
Advance reputations were unpredictably overturned. And powerhouse teams have turned out to be more diverse than ever. The quadrennial World Cup in Qatar, which has… Read More »EDITORIAL: 2022 World Cup showcases the beginning of parity in global soccer
DOHA–Japan has already scripted one of the best stories of the World Cup with comeback victories over former champions Germany and Spain, but Takuma Asano… Read More »SOCCER/ World Cup starts from now, says Japan’s Asano on future fortunes
DOHA–Australia’s fairytale finally came to an end on Saturday but the unfancied and unheralded squad that headed to Qatar a few weeks ago will go… Read More »SOCCER/ Heartbroken Australia bows out with heads held high
DOHA — Japan staged their second stunning turnaround of the World Cup when they beat 2010 champions Spain 2-1 on Thursday with two quick-fire goals… Read More »SOCCER/Japan roar back again to beat Spain
Just before Japan faced Germany in the World Cup in Qatar, Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi squared off against ambassadors representing countries in Group E, to… Read More »Nations’ envoys in Group E of World Cup play table soccer