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Akane Yamaguchi hits a return during her semifinal win over Indonesia's Putri Kusuma Wardani at the badminton world championships in Paris on Saturday.
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Yamaguchi to face Chen in badminton world final
Yamaguchi, a two-time world champion, saw off Indonesia's Putri Kusuma Wardani 21-17, 14-21, 21-6 in the semifinals.
Boxing gloves on the wall of a gym in Tokyo ahead of a training session by American star Floyd Mayweather in September 2022. Intense sparring, drastic weight loss and lax regulation have created a dangerous environment in Japanese boxing, officials say, as the sport in the country reels from the deaths of two fighters.
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Attack and never give up: Inside Japan's deadly boxing scene
By Andrew MCKIRDY
The twin tragedies sent shockwaves through Japanese boxing, with authorities scrambling to investigate and facing pressure to tighten safety.
Lando Norris (left) congratulates teammate Oscar Piastri after Piastri took pole position for the Dutch Grand Prix on Saturday.
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Norris needs 'some magic' to beat pole-sitter Piastri in Zandvoort
By Alan Baldwin
Piastri has a slender nine-point advantage over Norris but can hope to take that back into double digits at seaside Zandvoort, where overtaking is always tricky.
Red Bull's Max Verstappen during a practice on Saturday against of the Dutch Grand Prix.
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Aug 30, 2025
Max Verstappen: Fan favorite but — for once — not race favorite for home GP
It is impossible to avoid Max Verstappen at Zandvoort during the Dutch Grand Prix. But for once, the Dutch start won't be the favorite at his home race.
Oscar Piastri waves from the podium after finishing secondat the Hungarian Grand Prix in Mogyorod, Hungary, on Aug. 3.
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Aug 29, 2025
F1 leader Oscar Piastri backs McLaren over moves at Hungarian Grand Prix
McLaren defended the race effectively being decided on strategy and its drivers’ right to adopt different approaches.
Hawaii kicker Kansei Matsuzawa celebrates after making the game-winning field goal against Stanford in Honolulu on Saturday.
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Aug 29, 2025
Hawaii kicker Kansei Matsuzawa walks unique path in college football
By Jason Coskrey
The Chiba native picked up the sport just over five years ago as a 20-year-old, learning to kick through YouTube.
World Athletics President Sebastian Coe stands on the track at the Diamond League Final in Zurich on Thursday.
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Aug 29, 2025
Sebastian Coe confident gene testing will be completed for Tokyo worlds
Athletes who arrive at the global event without being tested can complete the process in the Japanese capital.
Noah Lyles celebrates after winning the men's 200-meter final at the Diamond League Final in Zurich on Thursday.
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Aug 29, 2025
Noah Lyles makes statement with win in 200 ahead of world championships
Lyles became the first track athlete to win six Diamond League Final titles.
The Cowboys traded Micah Parsons to the Packers on Thursday.
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Aug 29, 2025
Cowboys trade Micah Parsons to Packers in blockbuster deal
The Packers sent three-time Pro Bowl defensive tackle Kenny Clark and first-round draft picks in 2026 and 2027 to the Cowboys in the blockbuster trade.
McLaren's Lando Norris leaves the pits during the Hungarian Grand Prix at the Hungaroring circuit in Mogyorod, Hungary, on Aug. 3.
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Aug 28, 2025
McLaren in driver's seat as Formula One heads to Max Verstappen's backyard
McLaren's championship leader Oscar Piastri and teammate Lando Norris, nine points behind after 14 of 24 races, have finished the last four races 1-2.

Top Japan trade negotiator canceled U.S. trip over rice, report says
Ryosei Akazawa
‘Mount Fuji Lawson’ becomes a symbol of Japan’s overtourism problem
A couple poses for a wedding photo in front of a Lawson in the town of Kawaguchiko, Yamanashi Prefecture, on Aug. 25.
Philippine bid to acquire used Japanese warships gains steam
Tokyo is looking to transfer Abukuma-class vessels to the Philippines as part of broader efforts to boost the defense capabilities of like-minded neighbors amid growing Chinese military assertiveness in the region.
Japan to launch broad review of immigration policies amid rise in foreign nationals
Foreign tourists at Narita Airport in June. A report released Friday stresses that Japan is at a turning point and that current ad-hoc measures on immigration are no longer sufficient.
The Nobel Prize and a testy phone call: How the Trump-Modi relationship unraveled
U.S. President Donald Trump and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi greet one another at the start of a joint news conference in the East Room of the White House in Washington in February.
Japan to launch broad review of immigration policies amid rise in foreign nationals
Foreign tourists at Narita Airport in June. A report released Friday stresses that Japan is at a turning point and that current ad-hoc measures on immigration are no longer sufficient.
Japan is warming up to tattoos — just not permanent ones
Tattoos have a complex history in Japan, but new types of temporary ink are letting locals curious about body art experiment without the commitment.
YouTube Music Weekend is where Japan’s internet-born performers go global
Headlining the second day of YouTube Music Weekend is Vocaloid artist Kikuo, who, with 1.46 million YouTube subscribers, is one of the most popular artists in the genre.
Japan looks to build drone ‘shield’ in record defense budget request
A group of Ground Self-Defense Force service members discuss drone operations and capabilities at a joint static display during the Orient Shield 24 opening ceremony at the Yausubetsu Training Area in Hokkaido in July last year.
Can anime carry the memories of World War II?
Many schools in Japan show "Grave of the Fireflies" as educational material to tell the emotionally grueling story of a boy who has no means to prevent his sister from starving to death.

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One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

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Tetsuzo Shiraishi, speaking at The Center of the Tokyo Raids and War Damage, uses a thermos to explain how he experienced the U.S. firebombing of March 1945, when he was just 7 years old.
From ashes to high-rises: A survivor’s account of Tokyo’s postwar past
By Alex K.T. Martin

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