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Machida manager Go Kuroda lifts the trophy as the club celebrates its victory over Vissel Kobe in the Emperor’s Cup final at National Stadium on Saturday.
MORE SPORTS / Auto Racing
All systems Go for upstart Machida Zelvia after landmark Emperor’s Cup triumph
By Sean Carroll
It is the latest success for manager Go Kuroda, the former high school coach who has brought his golden touch to the professional game.
England captain Ben Stokes reacts after his team's loss against Australia in the first Ashes test in Perth on Saturday.
MORE SPORTS / Cricket
Former greats slam England as 'brainless' after loss in first Ashes test
Going into the test, Stokes labeled the former players who had criticized England's low-key buildup as "has-beens"
Japan coach Eddie Jones, seen on Nov. 15 in Cardiff, guided the Brave Blossoms to a win over Georgia on Saturday.
MORE SPORTS / Rugby
Japan slips past Georgia to shake up rankings ahead of Rugby World Cup draw
Japan and Wales will now go into the World Cup draw as second seeds.
Mone Chiba performs her short program during the Finlandia Trophy in Helsinki on Friday. Chiba won Saturday's free skate to claim the gold medal.
MORE SPORTS / Figure skating
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Mone Chiba and Yuma Kagiyama skate to gold at Finlandia Trophy
Rino Matsuike rose from sixth place in the free skate to take the women's bronze medal.
England's Elliot Daly during training in Bagshot, England, on Wednesday
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England's Daly ready for aerial challenge against Argentina
By Julian Guyer
Coach Steve Borthwick has backed Daly to be a key figure in the England setup through to the 2027 Rugby World Cup in Australia.
France center Emilien Gailleton (left) and flyhalf Romain Ntamack take part in a training session in Marcoussis, France, on Tuesday.
MORE SPORTS / Rugby
Nov 21, 2025
Rusty France face 'tired' Australia at end of torrid year
By Illtud DAFYDD
Joe Schmidt's Wallabies are one loss away from a first winless European tour since 1958 and a record 10th defeat of the year.
Miles Chamley-Watson (left) of the United States in action against Tommaso Marini of Italy during the 2024 Paris Games in August 2024.
MORE SPORTS / Fencing
Nov 21, 2025
U.S. Olympic fencer Chamley-Watson to launch World Fencing League
By Eyk Henning and Vanessa Perdomo
The new league is part of a growing trend in which athletes and investors are organizing Olympic sports into professional leagues.
Shedeur Sanders is scheduled to make his first start for the Browns this week.
MORE SPORTS / Football
Nov 20, 2025
Presence of Shedeur Sanders spices up clash between lowly Browns and Raiders
Sanders is No. 42 on the list of players anointed QB1 by the franchise since returning to the league in 1999.
McLaren driver Lando Norris celebrates after winning the Brazilian Grand Prix in Sao Paulo on Nov. 9.
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Nov 20, 2025
Formula One title contenders brace for high-stakes battle in Las Vegas
McLaren has won 14 of 21 races so far, and Lando Norris is chasing his third win in a row.
Maki Yamada (center) after winning the men's 400-meter race during the Tokyo Deaflympics on Wednesday.
MORE SPORTS / Athletics
Nov 19, 2025
Sprinter Yamada wins Japan's first gold at Tokyo Deaflympics
Maki Yamada finished the race in 47.61 seconds, rewriting his own deaf Japan record.

Two men suspected of smuggling 1 ton of gold into Japan from South Korea
U.K. gold bullion bars and coins are displayed at Baird & Co. in Hatton Garden in London.
Japan plans higher visa fees for foreign residents
Along with planned higher fees for foreign residents to stay, Japan is looking to raise the ¥3,000 single-entry visa fee for inbound tourists to Western standards in the next fiscal year.
Japan set to lean on U.S., allies for support if China escalates
U.S. President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi in Tokyo, on Oct. 28.
Japanese court orders Cloudflare to pay ¥500 million over manga piracy
Cloudflare has been ordered to pay ¥500 million after four major publishing firms accused the firm of copyright infringement for its role in hosting sites that distribute pirated copies of manga titles.
Japan businesses brush off worries over China tourists
Tourists board a bus after sightseeing in Tokyo's Ginza shopping district on Wednesday.
Japan plans higher visa fees for foreign residents
Along with planned higher fees for foreign residents to stay, Japan is looking to raise the ¥3,000 single-entry visa fee for inbound tourists to Western standards in the next fiscal year.
First foreign president of Hosei University looks abroad for change
Hosei University President Diana Khor, who herself was an international student, aims to encourage students to look outward and cultivate a global mindset.
Japanese companies advised to change mindset about investment in Africa
Bernard Laurendeau, chief of Enkopa Lab Japan, in Tokyo last month
Munetaka Murakami headlines quartet looking to move to MLB via posting system
The Swallows' Munetaka Murakami has 246 career home runs in eight NPB seasons.
The reality of human trafficking in Japan
A view of Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward at night. Last year in Japan, 66 people were put in protective custody as victims of human trafficking. Among them, 58 — including all 41 minors — were Japanese nationals. International pressure to act on human trafficking led Japan to make efforts to crack down on the crime, such as a tightening of conditions in 2005 for entertainer visas.

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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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Juzo Itami’s “Tampopo” was released Nov. 23, 1985, and though it wasn’t a hit at the time, it has gained a cult following in the years since.
Eat, slurp, love: 'Tampopo' turns 40
By Weiwen Lin

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