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The Brave Blossoms stunned the All Blacks - making a fast start and scoring the first try. They then had a go-ahead try to New Zealand born lock Warner Dearns ruled out midway through the first half. ( read original story ...)

After an early scare from Japan, the tourists ran out 64-19 winners - scoring three second-half tries in addition to seven in the first. Coach Scott Robertson says it was largely a pleasing ... ( read original story ...)

One of the many ways that Pope Francis has transformed the College of Cardinals in his 11-year pontificate is by more than doubling the number of cardinal-electors from Asia. ( read original story ...)

The district court here on Oct. 25 ordered the Japanese government to pay 550,000 yen (about $3,600) in compensation to a death row inmate on･･･ ( read original story ...)

The All Blacks crushed Eddie Jones's Japan 64-19 in a one-off Test in Yokohama on Saturday as the visitors scored 10 tries in a routine victory. ( read original story ...)

The Hokkaido Prefectural Board of Education revealed on Oct. 25 that a freshman at a prefectural high school was sexually harassed and hung ... ( read original story ...)

(241026) -- YOKOHAMA, Oct. 26, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Yao Yang (C) of China, Duong Thuy Vi (L) of Vietnam and Sham Hui Yu Lydia of China's Hong Kong pose for photos during the awarding ceremony of the Women ... ( read original story ...)

A former chief of the Osaka District Public Prosecutors Office on Friday pleaded guilty to raping a female subordinate prosecutor in 2018 while she was drunk. Kentaro Kitagawa, a 65-year-old lawyer, ... ( read original story ...)

On Oct. 26, 1944, after four days of furious fighting, the World War II battle of Leyte Gulf, largest air-naval clash in history, ended with a decisive U.S. victory over the Japanese. ( read original story ...)

New Zealand ran in 10 tries to kick off their end-of-season tour with a convincing 64-19 victory over a lively Japan side in an entertaining test at Yokohama's International Stadium on Saturday. ( read original story ...)

In the lead-up to his election, Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba floated the idea of an "Asian NATO" to deter the increasing aggressiveness of China in the Asia-Pacific region. The prospect of s ( read original story ...)

As Japan faces a declining birth rate and aging population, there is an urgent need to improve the sustainability of the social security system. ( read original story ...)

Tokyo's Shibuya Ward is carrying out increased patrols in its busy districts as it expects to draw the largest crowds of this year's Halloween period on Saturday. ( read original story ...)

In the lead-up to his election, Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba floated the idea of an "Asian NATO" to deter the increasing aggressiveness of China in the Asia-Pacific region. The prospect of setting up an alliance in the Asia-Pacific region resembling the collective defense promised by Article 5 of the North Atlantic Treaty is hindered ...

TOKYO: Candidates in Japan's super-tight parliamentary election will make last-ditch appeals to voters on Saturday (Oct 26), with opinion polls suggesting the ruling coalition might fall short of a majority. ( read original story ...)

U.S. National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan and his counterparts from Japan and South Korea on Friday issued a joint statement voicing "grave concern" over North Korea's move sending soldiers to ... ( read original story ...)