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Daiju Sasaki scores Kobe's second goal in the second half of their J. League opener on Saturday in Iwata, Shizuoka Prefecture.
SOCCER / J. League
Feb 24, 2024
Title holders Kobe down Iwata to make winning start to J1 season
Koya Yuruki and Daiju Sasaki struck early in each half to pace the defending champions.
Yasuhito Endo celebrates his goal with teammate Gotoku Sakai during an Asian Cup group match against Palestine in 2015.
SOCCER / J. League
Jan 21, 2024
Unorthodox Japan icon Yasuhito Endo signs off in typical fashion
Endo spent his entire career in Japan, amassing 672 J1 appearances with Kyoto Sanga, Gamba Osaka and Iwata.
Japan's Yasuhito Endo celebrates after scoring a goal from a free kick during a 2010 World Cup Group E soccer match against Denmark in Rustenburg, South Africa, in June 2010.
SOCCER
Jan 9, 2024
Longest-serving Japan international Yasuhito Endo retires
43-year-old Endo turned pro in 1998 straight out of high school with the now-disbanded Yokohama Flugels.
Kiyoto Tsuji, a state minister for foreign affairs (center), and Kazuchika Iwata, a state minister of economy, trade and industry (right), talk to Ukrainian officials during their visit to Kyiv on Monday.
JAPAN / Politics
Nov 21, 2023
Japan state ministers visit Ukraine to examine recovery needs
The delegation included representatives from Japanese firms such as JFE Engineering and IHI, and agricultural machinery maker Kubota.
Japanese players Tomoki Iwata (center left) and Kyogo Furuhashi (center right) celebrate Celtic's win against Hearts in a Scottish Premiership football match at Tynecastle Park in Edinburgh on Sunday.
SOCCER
Oct 23, 2023
Japanese trio score for Celtic in 4-1 win over Hearts
The one-sided victory after the international break gave Brendan Rodgers' side a seven-point lead at the top of the Scottish Premiership.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Dec 28, 2022
J. League Player of Year Tomoki Iwata to join Scotland's Celtic
Iwata joins World Cup striker Daizen Maeda and other players from Japan, such as Kyogo Furuhashi and Reo Hatate, already playing for the club.
Japan Times
SOCCER / J. League
Nov 8, 2022
F. Marinos' Tomoki Iwata wins MVP as Kanagawa clubs dominate Best XI
Both J1 champion Yokohama and runner-up Kawasaki Frontale sent five players to the J. League's team of the year.
Japan Times
SOCCER / J. League
Dec 27, 2021
Veteran Yasuhito Endo leaves Gamba to join Jubilo
By joining Iwata on a full transfer, Endo is leaving the J1 club he played for since 2001.
Japan Times
SOCCER / J. League
Nov 28, 2021
Kyoto clinches promotion after 11 seasons in second division
Kyoto, which joined the J. League in 1996, rediscovered its winning ways under first-year manager Cho Kwi-jae, who led Shonan Bellmare to promotion three times between 2012 and 2017.
Japan Times
SOCCER / J. League
Nov 14, 2021
Jubilo Iwata clinches J1 promotion with win over Mito
The three-time J1 champion's fourth consecutive win moved them to 86 points, ensuring they will finish no worse than second and return to the first division after a three-year absence.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Oct 21, 2021
Hiroshi Iwata edges Hideki Matsuyama for first-round lead at Zozo Championship
Tokyo Olympic champion Xander Schauffele picked up three shots on his first five holes but later plummeted down the leaderboard into a share of 29th.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY
Jul 5, 2021
TEDxWasedaU's ‘Eclipse’ anniversary event pushes past the darkness of the pandemic
The TEDxWasedaU 10th-anniversary event features talks on topics such as the pandemic, drag, the environment and more. All in all, there will be plenty of ideas worth spreading.
Japan Times
SOCCER / J. League
Oct 5, 2020
Veteran Yasuhito Endo joins J2 Jubilo on loan from Gamba
Gamba Osaka's veteran midfielder Yasuhito Endo will join Jubilo Iwata in the J-League second division on loan through January 2021, the two clubs said Monday.
Japan Times
SOCCER / J. League
Oct 2, 2020
Gamba Osaka veteran Yasuhito Endo to join J2's Jubilo on loan
Gamba Osaka veteran midfielder Yasuhito Endo is set to join Jubilo Iwata in the J. League second division on loan until the end of the season, an official of the top-flight Japanese club said Friday.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
May 27, 2020
Pro athletes with underlying conditions remain extra cautious of COVID-19 threat
Professional athletes may seem invincible, but like anyone else they can suffer from serious conditions that make them vulnerable to the coronavirus.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 21, 2020
SDF on Diamond Princess get more protection after 'chaos' claim in video
The Defense Ministry has bolstered protective measures for its medical staff on the Diamond Princess, applying a stricter protocol for using gear on the infected cruise ship, Defense Minister Taro Kono said Friday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 20, 2020
COVID-19 spread on Diamond Princess before quarantine, report suggests
Transmission toward the end of the quarantine period occurred mostly among crew or within passenger cabins, the report also said.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 19, 2020
Expert stirs controversy with video on 'inadequate' virus controls on Diamond Princess
Controversy was stirred among the public and at the Diet Wednesday, after an infectious disease expert posted a now-deleted video online in which he claimed to have seen inadequate anti-virus contamination measures on the Diamond Princess cruise ship.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Feb 6, 2020
'AI Amok': Futuristic flick rehashes old tech
In Yu Irie's sci-fi film set in 2030, Takao Osawa stars as a scientist who must save Japan from an artificial intelligence system he created.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jan 14, 2020
Nintendo plans life-size video game at Universal Studios Japan
Nintendo Co. fans will soon be able to enjoy a life-size video game experience in a new attraction at Universal Studios Japan in Osaka.

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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.
The story isn't over for Japan's bookstores