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Takefusa Kubo helped Real Sociedad rally for a win over Mallorca in Palma de Mallorca, Spain, on Sunday.
SOCCER
Feb 19, 2024
Takefusa Kubo scores equalizer as Real Sociedad rallies for win over Mallorca
Kubo notched his seventh goal of the Spanish La Liga season.
Real Sociedad forward Takefusa Kubo (left) vies with Real Mallorca midfielder Sergi Darder in Palma de Mallorca on Feb. 6.
SOCCER
Feb 13, 2024
Kubo extends Real Sociedad contract until 2029
The former Barcelona youth player has slotted in well with the team, scoring nine goals last season.
Miki Yamane speaks during a news conference in Los Angeles on Thursday.
SOCCER
Jan 26, 2024
Miki Yamane thrilled to take on new challenge with LA Galaxy in MLS
Yamane, who won the 2020 and 2021 J1 titles with Kawasaki, joins previous Japan captain Maya Yoshida with the Galaxy.
Real Sociedad's Takefusa Kubo (left) scores a goal during the first half of a La Liga match away to Villarreal in Spain on Saturday.
SOCCER
Dec 11, 2023
Kubo scores and assists in Real Sociedad away win
The attacker is hoping to score at least 10 goals after netting nine times in the previous season.
Real Sociedad's Takefusa Kubo (left) attacks the Mallorca goal during the second half of a La Liga game in San Sebastian, Spain, on Saturday.
SOCCER
Oct 22, 2023
Takefusa Kubo sets up winner as Sociedad beats Mallorca
La Liga's Player of the Month for September maintained his outstanding form upon returning from the international break.
Takefusa Kubo scored four goals in September for Real Sociedad.
SOCCER
Oct 8, 2023
Real Sociedad's Takefusa Kubo wins La Liga monthly MVP for September
The 22-year-old Samurai Blue star took the monthly award for the first time in his career.
A video grab shows the acting President of Myanmar's National Unity Government, Duwa Lashi La, speaking during an interview from an undisclosed location in Myanmar, in November 2022.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Oct 2, 2023
Myanmar resistance leader claims majority control over territory
Violence has intensified as the military dictatorship faces a crumbling economy, growing dissent and a multi-front conflict.
Real Sociedad's Takefusa Kubo (left) competes for the ball against Real Madrid's Rodrygo during their match in Madrid on Sunday.
SOCCER
Sep 18, 2023
Takefusa Kubo's star performance not enough against Real Madrid
Takefusa Kubo put in a stellar performance against his former club Real Madrid.
Cuban American soprano Lisette Oropesa stars as Violetta in a restaging of Giuseppe Verdi’s “La Traviata” directed by Sofia Coppola in her opera directing debut in 2016
CULTURE / Stage
Sep 8, 2023
Rome Opera's tragic heroes resonate in modern times
For its Japan tour, the company will perform lavish productions of "La Traviata," directed by Sofia Coppola, and "Tosca," by Franco Zeffirelli.
Maya Yoshida has 127 caps for Japan, including three consecutive World Cups.
SOCCER
Jul 29, 2023
Former Japan captain Maya Yoshida set to join LA Galaxy: report
Yoshida has been a free agent since his departure this summer from Schalke, who were relegated from the German Bundesliga at the end of last season.
'Sugar Baby Riri' gets nine-year prison term over romance scam
Mai Watanabe, who went by the moniker “Sugar Baby Riri,” dated older men and swindled them out of money by telling them fictitious heartbreaking stories about herself to gain their sympathy.
Japan’s cannabis market growing rapidly amid regulatory shift
The legality of products that contain cannabinoids, a group of substances derived from the cannabis plant, has been somewhat murky in Japan.
An AI star seeks to bring self-driving cars to Japan by 2030
Japanese startup Turing plans to unveil a self-driving car with at least 30 minutes’ driving range next year and develop a fully autonomous car by 2030.
Tokyo issues strong warning on yen intervention as currency dips further
Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki speaks during a meeting with U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and South Korean Finance Minister Choi Sang-mok on the sidelines of IMF and G20 meetings in Washington last week.
The story isn't over for Japan's bookstores
Later this month, author Shogo Imamura will open Honmaru, a bookstore that allows other businesses to rent its shelves. It's part of a wave of ideas Japanese booksellers are trying to compete with online spaces.
A craft beer crawl through Tokyo’s top bars, brewpubs and dives
If all you drink is Asahi, Sapporo and Kirin, you're depriving yourself of some of the best craft beer Tokyo has to offer — and there sure is a lot of it out there.
'Sugar Baby Riri' gets nine-year prison term over romance scam
Mai Watanabe, who went by the moniker “Sugar Baby Riri,” dated older men and swindled them out of money by telling them fictitious heartbreaking stories about herself to gain their sympathy.
Tsukiji 2030s: A stadium, culinary center and transportation hub
A computer-generated image shows redevelopment plans for the former site of the Tsukiji fish market in Tokyo.
Hearing the impact of climate change in Okinawa, one bird call at a time
Toshihiro Kinjo (center), a research support technician at the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology, inspects an audio recording device in Ginowan, Okinawa Prefecture, on April 3 as Masako Ogasawara, a research support specialist at OIST, looks on.
Japan’s cannabis market growing rapidly amid regulatory shift
The legality of products that contain cannabinoids, a group of substances derived from the cannabis plant, has been somewhat murky in Japan.

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Later this month, author Shogo Imamura will open Honmaru, a bookstore that allows other businesses to rent its shelves. It's part of a wave of ideas Japanese booksellers are trying to compete with online spaces.
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