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A sit-in by visa violators and their families entered its second day Tuesday in front of the Tokyo Regional Immigration Bureau with protesters seeking government good will. The action at the bureau in Minato Ward is being organized by the Asian People’s Friendship Society, ...
Kazuhiro Shiraishi, 66, is a guest-house manager in the Izu-kogen Highlands, a famous resort area on the Izu Peninsula of Shizuoka Prefecture. Looking out onto the Pacific Ocean, and just 90 minutes by train from Tokyo, Izu has a warm climate all year round ...
“I was stopped by two men in a government-registered vehicle, blindfolded and dragged off the street. They took me away to a house in a place I did not know. I was forced into a room with blood all over the walls and floor, ...
Takashi Miike's blood-soaked vengeance tale, one of two Japanese films being shown in competition at the Cannes Film Festival, draws the biggest boos so far, with critics savaging it as overacted and cliched.
Have you ever given your best effort while striving to achieve something but felt like what you were doing was futile? That’s the feeling I’m getting about Tokyo’s bid to host the 2020 Olympics. With just over three months to go until the IOC ...
Japan was hoping to use participation in this summer’s Copa America as a learning experience, but the saga that led to Monday’s withdrawal should hopefully provide a lesson in itself. After much to-ing and fro-ing, Japan Football Association president Junji Ogura finally admitted defeat ...
Kawasaki Frontale ensured Kashima Antlers’ stop-start season remained stuck in first gear with a pulsating 3-2 win over the former J. League champions on Sunday. Asian Champions League commitments meant Antlers went into the match at Todoroki Stadium having played two games less than ...
It may be five weeks behind schedule, but finally the J. League season is beginning to hit its stride. A flurry of action over Golden Week means every team barring those involved in the Asian Champions League has now played five games, with Kashiwa ...
Albirex Niigata preserved their unbeaten start to the J. League season but failed to find a way past Omiya Ardija in a 0-0 draw on Saturday. Albirex went into the match at Nack5 Stadium in fourth place in the embryonic table after two wins ...
Yokohama F. Marinos kept up their impressive start to the J. League season with a well-deserved 2-0 away win over Urawa Reds on Tuesday. Marinos went into the match at Saitama Stadium unbeaten after starting the campaign with a win and two draws, and ...
Vegalta Sendai’s late win over Kawasaki Frontale gave the J. League a memorable story line on its return to action on Saturday, but the mere fact that soccer was back on the menu was the real victory. Coming back from a six-week layoff in ...
Vegalta Sendai enjoyed a fairy tale return to J. League action as Jiro Kamata scored an 87th-minute winner to give the stricken Miyagi Prefecture side a 2-1 victory over Kawasaki Frontale on Saturday. Without a home since the March 11 earthquake and tsunami damaged ...
If the J. League is looking for inspiration as it prepares to restart the season on Saturday, Shunsuke Nakamura knows more than a thing or two about triumph over adversity. The Yokohama F. Marinos midfielder is one of hundreds of players getting ready to ...
There is much to be gained by Japan participating at this summer’s Copa America, but given the concessions required to send a team to Argentina there could be even more to lose. The Japan Football Association last week confirmed that it will accept its ...
The European media may be keen to anoint Dragan Stojkovic as Arsene Wenger’s successor at Arsenal, but the Nagoya Grampus manager’s thoughts currently extend no further than the April 23 return of the J. League. Having guided the club to its first-ever league title ...
KAWASAKI — Forty-four-year-old Kazuyoshi Miura may have rolled back the years to score in Tuesday’s disaster relief charity match, but for former international teammate Naoki Soma those days are long gone. In 2005, Soma brought down the curtain on a playing career that saw ...
SAITAMA — Tuesday’s charity match between the national team and a J. League select XI gives soccer a high-profile platform to contribute to disaster relief efforts, but beneath the radar the desire to make a difference is just as strong. Donations of money and ...