Costa Rica scores late to beat Japan 1-0 in lackluster game
https://japantoday.com/category/fifa-world-cup-2022/world-cup-costa-rica-beats-japan-1-0
November 27, 2022, 12:39 PM
Keysher Fuller scored in the 81st minute to lift Costa Rica to a 1-0 victory over Japan on Sunday, leaving both teams with three points after two games…
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Japan reports 98,476 new coronavirus cases
https://japantoday.com/category/national/Japan-reports-98-476-new-coronavirus-cases
November 27, 2022, 11:50 AM
Japan on Sunday reported 98,476 new coronavirus cases, down 26,85 from Saturday. Tokyo reported 10,346 new cases, down 3,223 from Saturday.
The number of infected people hospitalized with…
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Man arrested over attempted murder of cousin
https://japantoday.com/category/crime/man-arrested-over-attempted-murder-of-cousin
November 27, 2022, 7:32 AM
Police in Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, have arrested a 34-year-old unemployed man on suspicion of attempting to kill his 32-year-old cousin.
According to police, the incident occurred at around…
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Kim says North Korea aims to have world's most powerful nuclear force
https://japantoday.com/category/world/kim-vows-north-korea-to-have-world%27s-most-powerful-nuclear-force
November 27, 2022, 3:41 AM
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on Sunday said his country aimed to have the world's most powerful nuclear force as he celebrated the launch of its newest…
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Progressives returned for third term in Australia's Victoria state
https://japantoday.com/category/world/progressives-returned-for-third-term-in-australia%27s-victoria-state
November 27, 2022, 3:35 AM
The progressive government of Australia's Victoria state won re-election on Saturday, clearing the way for spending on infrastructure, education and healthcare.
After eight years in power in the…
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Shanghai hit by COVID protests as anger spreads across China
https://japantoday.com/category/world/shanghai-hit-by-covid-protests-as-anger-spreads-across-china
November 27, 2022, 6:16 AM
Protests against China's heavy COVID-19 curbs spread to more cities, including the financial hub Shanghai on Sunday, nearly three years into the pandemic, with a fresh wave of…
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23% of major Japanese firms may raise prices next year: survey
https://japantoday.com/category/business/23-of-major-japanese-firms-may-raise-prices-next-yr-on-rising-costs
November 27, 2022, 7:31 AM
Nearly a quarter of major companies in Japan are considering raising the prices of their products next year or later due to increasing material costs and a weaker…
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'Fame' and 'Flashdance' singer-actor Irene Cara dies at 63
https://japantoday.com/category/entertainment/%27fame%27-and-%27flashdance%27-singer-actor-irene-cara-dies-at-63
November 26, 2022, 10:32 PM
Oscar, Golden Globe and two-time Grammy winning singer-actress Irene Cara, who starred and sang the title cut from the 1980 hit movie “Fame” and then belted out the…
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Messi leads Argentina to 2-0 win over Mexico at World Cup
https://japantoday.com/category/fifa-world-cup-2022/messi-leads-argentina-to-2-0-win-over-mexico-at-world-cup
November 26, 2022, 9:26 PM
Lionel Messi came up with another crucial goal for Argentina in a 2-0 win over Mexico on Saturday that ignited the team’s World Cup chances.
Messi took a…
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Springboks end 2022 with decisive win over England
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/springboks-end-2022-with-decisive-win-over-england
November 26, 2022, 9:23 PM
World champions South Africa ended 2022 with a 27-13 win over England in their concluding Autumn Nations Series international at Twickenham on Saturday.
The Springboks outscored England two…
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Venezuela's gov't, opponents resume talks; U.S. eases sanction
https://japantoday.com/category/world/venezuela%27s-gov-opponents-resume-talks-us-eases-sanction
November 26, 2022, 9:24 PM
Venezuela's government and its opposition on Saturday agreed to create a U.N.-managed fund to finance health, food and education programs for the poor, while the Biden administration eased…
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France beats Denmark 2-1 to reach knockout stage
https://japantoday.com/category/fifa-world-cup-2022/mbappe-scores-2-france-reaches-knockout-stage-of-world-cup
November 26, 2022, 9:26 PM
France advanced, and Kylian Mbappe got them there.
The French became the first defending champions to reach the round of 16 at the World Cup since Brazil in…
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Pakistan's ex-PM Khan says his party to quit all assemblies
https://japantoday.com/category/world/pakistan%27s-ex-pm-khan-says-his-party-to-quit-all-assemblies
November 26, 2022, 9:25 PM
Pakistan's former premier Imran Khan said Saturday his party was quitting the country's regional and national assemblies, as he made his first public appearance since being wounded in…
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Wallabies come back from 21 down to overhaul Wales 39-34
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/wallabies-come-back-from-21-down-to-overhaul-wales-39-34
November 26, 2022, 9:23 PM
Australia came from 21 points down with 23 minutes left to overhaul Wales 39-34 in an astonishing turnaround in their Cardiff rugby test on Saturday.
After the historic…
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American teenager Malinin and Japan's Mihara star on the ice in Espoo
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/mihara-surges-past-hendrickx-for-second-gold-of-season-in-espoo
November 26, 2022, 9:23 PM
American teenager Ilia Malinin conjured up his statement quadruple axel to take gold in the ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating in Espoo on Saturday as Japan's Mai…
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Landslide hits Italian island of Ischia, one woman dead, 10 missing
https://japantoday.com/category/world/landslide-hits-italian-island-of-ischia-one-woman-dead-10-missing1
November 26, 2022, 9:24 PM
A woman was found dead and around 10 people were still missing on the southern Italian holiday island of Ischia after a landslide engulfed buildings during heavy rain…
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Wildlife conference boosts protection for sharks, turtles
https://japantoday.com/category/world/wildlife-conference-boosts-protection-for-sharks-turtles
November 26, 2022, 9:24 PM
An international wildlife conference moved to enact some of the most significant protection for shark species targeted in the fin trade and scores of turtles, lizards and frogs…
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Taiwan president quits as party head after China threat bet fails to win votes
https://japantoday.com/category/world/taiwan-president-quits-as-party-head-after-china-threat-bet-fails-to-win-votes1
November 26, 2022, 9:24 PM
Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen resigned as head of the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) on Saturday after her strategy to frame local elections as showing defiance to China's…
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Poland beats Saudis 2-0
https://japantoday.com/category/fifa-world-cup-2022/lewandowski-scores-at-world-cup-poland-beats-saudis-2-0
November 26, 2022, 9:27 PM
Finally!
Robert Lewandowski at last scored a goal in a World Cup match on Saturday, helping Poland beat Saudi Arabia 2-0 and boosting his team’s chances of reaching…
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On outskirts of Doha, laborers watch World Cup they built
https://japantoday.com/category/fifa-world-cup-2022/on-outskirts-of-doha-laborers-watch-world-cup-they-built
November 26, 2022, 9:27 PM
Far from Doha's luxury hotels and sprawling new World Cup stadiums, scores of South Asian workers poured into a cricket ground in the city’s sandy outskirts to enjoy…
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Australia gets crucial 1-0 win over Tunisia
https://japantoday.com/category/fifa-world-cup-2022/coach-arnold-hails-%27old-aussie-way%27-after-crucial-world-cup-win
November 27, 2022, 2:52 AM
Coach Graham Arnold said "the old Aussie way" helped his side beat Tunisia 1-0 on Saturday to keep their World Cup alive but warned his players they had…
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South Korea transport ministry to meet with striking truckers union on Monday
https://japantoday.com/category/world/south-korea-transport-ministry-to-meet-with-striking-truckers-union-on-monday5
November 26, 2022, 9:25 PM
South Korea's transport ministry plans to meet with the striking truckers union on Monday for negotiations, a ministry official said on Saturday, with the impact of the strike…
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Missing French woman's brother in Japan to continue search for sister
https://japantoday.com/category/national/missing-french-woman%27s-brother-in-japan-to-continue-search-for-sister
November 26, 2022, 9:19 PM
The brother of a French woman who went missing from the city of Nikko, Tochigi Prefecture, in July 2018 has arrived in the country for the first time…
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Syrian Kurds say they have stopped operations against IS
https://japantoday.com/category/world/syrian-kurds-say-they-have-stopped-operations-against-is
November 26, 2022, 9:24 PM
The commander of the main U.S.-backed Kurdish-led force in Syria said Saturday they have halted operations against the Islamic State group due to Turkish attacks on northern Syria…
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Red alert: Fired-up Nagatomo fuels Japan at World Cup
https://japantoday.com/category/fifa-world-cup-2022/red-alert-fired-up-nagatomo-fuels-japan-at-world-cup
November 27, 2022, 12:11 PM
Mellowing with age is not part of the plan for Japan veteran Yuto Nagatomo, whose flame-red hair and wild celebrations are helping to fuel the Blue Samurai's fire…
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Civilians escape Kherson after Russian strikes on freed city
https://japantoday.com/category/world/ukraine-works-to-restore-water-power-after-russian-strikes
November 27, 2022, 3:39 AM
Fleeing shelling, civilians on Saturday streamed out of the southern Ukrainian city whose recapture they had celebrated just weeks earlier as the country remembered a Stalin-era famine and…
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Envoy hopes S Korea, Japan leaders' mutual visits to resume soon
https://japantoday.com/category/politics/envoy-hopes-s.-korea-japan-leaders%27-mutual-visits-to-resume-soon
November 26, 2022, 9:22 PM
South Korea's ambassador to Japan expressed hope that the countries' leaders can restart their reciprocal visits "sooner than expected" as both nations try to improve bilateral ties, damaged…
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Japan aims for World Cup knockout stage against Costa Rica
https://japantoday.com/category/fifa-world-cup-2022/japan-aims-for-world-cup-knockout-stage-against-costa-rica
November 27, 2022, 12:11 PM
How big was Japan's 2-1 upset of Germany in the opening round of the World Cup?
Newspapers in Japan used the term Daikimboshi from sumo wrestling to describe…
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Germany’s World Cup survival on the line against Spain
https://japantoday.com/category/fifa-world-cup-2022/germany%E2%80%99s-world-cup-survival-on-the-line-against-spain
November 26, 2022, 9:26 PM
When the World Cup draw came out in April, one of the highlights of the group stage was Sunday’s Spain vs. Germany at Al Bayt Stadium.
Eight months…
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Flashes of Arab unity at World Cup after years of discontent
https://japantoday.com/category/fifa-world-cup-2022/flashes-of-arab-unity-at-world-cup-after-years-of-discontent
November 27, 2022, 12:12 PM
For a brief moment after Saudi Arabia's Salem Aldawsari fired a ball from just inside the penalty box into the back of the net to seal a World…
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