Bruno Mendes kept Cerezo Osaka poised for a top-three finish Saturday with a goal in each half of a 3-1 victory against Consadole Sapporo in the J-League first division. Hiroshi Kiyotake also found ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Hayabusa2 sends capsule carrying asteroid samples towards Earth
Capsule will burn through atmosphere before landing in South Australia in the early hours of Sunday morning ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Journey to an Asteroid Ends With a Hunt in Australia’s Outback
The Hayabusa2 mission cements Japan’s role in exploring the solar system, but finding its asteroid cargo presents one last challenge. ( read original story ...)
Japan awaits spacecraft return with asteroid soil samples
Japan's space agency said its final checks confirmed the Hayabusa2 spacecraft is on track to return to Earth a capsule containing samples from a distant asteroid that could ... ( read original story ...)
Covid-19 Adds $2.5 Billion to Tokyo Olympics Bill
The International Olympic Committee and organizers in Japan say they are confident the Games can go ahead in July. ( read original story ...)
Sydney FC end ACL campaign with disappointing draw vs. Yokohama
Stream ESPN FC Daily on ESPN+ (U.S. only) - ESPN+ viewer's guide: Bundesliga, Serie A, MLS, FA Cup and more Former Socceroos boss Postecoglou made 11 changes to the team that sealed Yokohama's ... ( read original story ...)
Sydney FC hold Yokohama F. Marinos in AFC Champions League farewell
Yokohama F. Marinos were confirmed as Group H winners as their 2020 AFC Champions League clash with eliminated Sydney FC finished in a 1-1 draw at Al Janoub Stadium on Friday. ( read original story ...)
Asian Champions League: Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors get consolation win over Shanghai SIPG, Yokohama F. Marinos draw
Sydney FC meanwhile claimed a 1-1 draw with Yokohama F. Marinos by holding the group toppers from Japan despite finishing bottom with five points from six matches, which included just one win. With ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo taxpayers to bear brunt of Olympics delay
Delaying the pandemic-hit Olympics until 2021 will cost ¥294bn ($2.8bn) and Tokyo taxpayers will bear the heaviest burden, organisers said, after agreeing a budget that makes it significantly more ... ( read original story ...)
Japan PM pledges $19B to promote ecological businesses
Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga is pledging $19 billion to promote ecological businesses and innovation to achieve his goal of zero net carbon emissions by 2050 ... ( read original story ...)
Yokohama Midnight Har-Bar 2020 Christmas
This large-scale nighttime event takes place on two Saturdays in December at different locations in Yokohama’s Minatomirai area. Between 7pm and 12midnight on D ... ( read original story ...)
Submarine Santa brings festive cheer to Tokyo aquarium
Dressed in a Santa Claus costume, a mask and flippers, a diver waved through a curtain of tropical fish in a Tokyo aquarium at socially distanced spectators watching from behind glass. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Olympics delay costs may reach $2.8 billion
The cost of the postponed Tokyo Olympics could reach about $2.8 billion, according to figures released Friday by the Tokyo organizing committee, the Tokyo city government and ... ( read original story ...)
Postponed Tokyo Olympics To Cost Extra $2.4 Billion
The coronavirus-delayed Tokyo Olympics will cost at least an extra $2.4 billion, organisers said Friday, with the unprecedented postponement and a raft of pandemic health measures ballooning an ... ( read original story ...)
Tax bureau worker arrested over alleged coronavirus benefit fraud in central Japan
NAGOYA -- A 26-year-old employee at a central Japan office for the Tokyo Regional Taxation Bureau was arrested on suspicion of fraud on Dec. 2, for al ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Games postponement to cost $2.8 billion: organisers
The postponement of the Tokyo Games until next year because of the novel coronavirus pandemic will cost 294 billion yen ($2.8 billion), organisers said on Friday. The extra costs will be shared by ... ( read original story ...)