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PREMIER LEAGUE

Nottingham Forest and New Zealand striker Chris Wood celebrates after scoring the third goal against Brentford in the Premier League at The City Ground in Nottingham, England, on Aug. 17.
SOCCER
Aug 26, 2025
Wood can help New Zealand break new ground at World Cup, says coach
Wood was the youngest member of New Zealand's last World Cup squad at South Africa in 2010 and may be the oldest on the roster at the 2026 finals.
Liverpool's Rio Ngumoha celebrates in front of the Newcastle fans after scoring the third goal at St. James' Park in Newcastle, England on Monday.
SOCCER
Aug 26, 2025
Liverpool relies on 16-year-old Ngumoha to overcome 10-man Newcastle fightback
The Magpies battled back only to be denied by teenage sensation Ngumoha, who became the youngest goalscorer in Liverpool's history.
Tottenham Hotspur's Brennan Johnson celebrates after scoring his club's first goal of its win over Manchester City on Saturday.
SOCCER
Aug 24, 2025
Manchester City's troubles reappear as solid Spurs win again
Brennan Johnson and Joao Palhinha struck for the Europa League winners just before halftime as Spurs went into a tie at the top of the table.
Juventus midfielder Douglas Luiz shoots the ball during a Club World Cup match against Al Ain at Audi Field in Washington D.C. on June 18.
SOCCER
Aug 22, 2025
Brazilian midfielder Douglas Luiz joins Forest from Juventus
The 27-year-old, who won Olympic gold with Brazil in Tokyo, spent one season at Juventus after leaving Aston Villa.
Newcastle United's Alexander Isak reacts after missing a chance against Everton at St James' Park in Newcastle on May 25.
SOCCER
Aug 20, 2025
Isak says 'change' best for everyone after Newcastle trust broken
Liverpool has reportedly had a £110 million bid ($149 million) rejected for the 25-year-old, with Newcastle holding out for a British transfer record fee of up to £150 million.
Leeds United striker Lukas Nmecha celebrates after scoring the opening goal from the penalty spot during the Premier League match against Everton at Elland Road in Leeds on Monday.
SOCCER
Aug 19, 2025
Nmecha penalty gets Leeds up and running on Premier League return
James Tarkowski's handball gave the hosts the opportunity to snatch victory six minutes from time.
Arsenal's Declan Rice celebrates after his club's win over Manchester United in Manchester, England, on Sunday.
SOCCER
Aug 18, 2025
Arsenal edges Manchester United at Old Trafford in season opener
The Gunners were far from impressive at Old Trafford but earned a huge three points thanks to a glaring error from United's stand-in goalkeeper Altay Bayindir.
Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola on the sidelines during his club's Premier League season-opening win over Wolverhampton Wanderers on Saturday.
SOCCER
Aug 17, 2025
Guardiola says one win does not signal that 'City are back'
Guardiola, whose once-mighty team stormed to four consecutive league titles before last season's shocking third-place finish, pleaded patience, saying that one win meant little.
Liverpool fans hold up cards to create a mosaic as they pay tribute to late Portuguese forward Diogo Jota, on Friday at Anfield.
SOCCER
Aug 16, 2025
Liverpool strikes late to beat Bournemouth as Jota remembered in Premier League opener
It was an emotional night as Anfield remembered Diogo Jota, who was killed alongside his brother Andre Silva in a car accident last month at the age of 28.
Kaoru Mitoma celebrates scoring Brighton's second goal against Chelsea in the fourth round of the FA Cup on Feb. 8.
SOCCER
Aug 12, 2025
Kaoru Mitoma looks to build on Premier League success with Brighton
No Japanese player will be more essential for their team’s Premier League ambitions than Kaoru Mitoma.
Liverpool midfielder Florian Wirtz controls the ball during the English FA Community Shield match against Crystal Palace at Wembley Stadium in London on Sunday.
SOCCER
Aug 11, 2025
Liverpool spends big to hold off Arsenal and City in title fight
Liverpool's rivals will hope new signings Wirtz and Ekitike take time to adapt to the rigors of the Premier League after shining in Germany's Bundesliga.
Tottenham's Son Heung-min acknowledges the fans during a preseason friendly against Newcastle in Seoul on Sunday.
SOCCER
Aug 4, 2025
Son Heung-min bids farewell to Tottenham on emotional night in South Korea
Spurs drew 1-1 with Newcastle in a preseason friendly in Seoul, but that was secondary to the farewell for the 33-year-old attacker.
Tottenham's Son Heung-min during a news conference in Seoul on Saturday
SOCCER
Aug 2, 2025
Son Heung-min to leave Tottenham this summer after decade with Spurs
The 33-year-old attacker joined the Premier League side from Bayer Leverkusen in 2015 and went on to play more than 450 times for Spurs.
Scarves are sold, including one depicting Liverpool's new German striker Florian Wirtz, before the pre-season friendly soccer match between Preston North End and Liverpool at Deepdale stadium in Preston, north-west England on July 13.
SOCCER
Jul 25, 2025
Liverpool CEO says player spree should quell ownership gossip
Liverpool has sent a 29-man squad to Hong Kong and Japan as part of its pre-season warm up.
Japan defender Kota Takai (left) challenges Indonesia's Marselino Ferdinan during a World Cup qualifying match in Suita, Osaka Prefecture, on June 10.
SOCCER
Jul 9, 2025
Tottenham signs Japan defender Takai from Kawasaki Frontale
Takai, a product of Frontale's youth academy, has made four appearances for Japan's national team.
Kawasaki Frontale's Kota Takai (right) in action with Al-Nassr's Cristiano Ronaldo in an Asian Champions League semifinal match in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, on April 30
SOCCER
Jul 8, 2025
Tottenham signs Japan defender Takai from Kawasaki Frontale
British media reports said Europa League champion Tottenham paid a fee of £5 million for the 20-year-old.
Arsenal's Takehiro Tomiyasu fights for the ball during a game against Tottenham Hotspur in London in April 2024.
SOCCER
Jul 4, 2025
Arsenal parts ways with defender Tomiyasu after injury-ridden season
The 26-year-old Japan defender suffered multiple knee and calf injuries during his four years with the club.
The Club World Cup trophy is displayed before a Bundesliga match in Dortmund, Germany, on April 30.
SOCCER
Jun 12, 2025
Expanded Club World Cup set to have far-reaching impact on global soccer
The 32-team tournament, with $1 billion dollars in prize money on offer, has been crammed into an already overloaded schedule
Manchester United's Bruno Fernandes during the Europa League Final against Tottenham Hotspur in Bilbao, Spain on May 21
SOCCER
Jun 4, 2025
Fernandes confirms he rejected Saudi move to stay at Man Utd
United captain Fernandes was one of the few players to emerge with credit from a disastrous season, scoring 19 goals and making 19 assists across all competitions.
Liverpool's Mohamed Salah after a match against Brighton on May 19.
SOCCER
May 25, 2025
Liverpool's Salah named Premier League player of the season
Salah scored 28 goals and provided 18 assists to guide the Anfield club to the title.
Character-crazed Japan has little appetite for Labubu
A pop-up advertisement for the newly opened Chiikawa Park in Tokyo's Ikebukuro neighborhood demonstrates how the country is chockful of cute characters — to the detriment of trends like Labubu.
Are 'coolcations' the answer for Japan's heat-weary tourists?
Hikers on a trail in Hakuba, Nagano Prefecture. As extreme heat continues to grip Japan, a tectonic shift may be underway in the nation’s summer tourism scene as more people gravitate toward cooler destinations.
JICA to designate four Japanese cities as 'hometowns' for African nations
The Japanese flag (left) with the flag of the African Union
Man arrested in Kobe stabbing had been staying at hotel near victim’s home
Masashi Tanimoto arrested on suspicion of murder in connection with the fatal stabbing of a woman in Kobe, is sent to prosecutors on Sunday.
Japanese prefectures break with labor ministry on minimum wage
The ministry of labor has suggested a 6% minimum wage increase, but most prefectures reporting so far are opting to go slightly higher.
Japanese prefectures break with labor ministry on minimum wage
The ministry of labor has suggested a 6% minimum wage increase, but most prefectures reporting so far are opting to go slightly higher.
Philippines quietly deepening ‘unofficial’ defense ties with Taiwan
Filipino soldiers take part in a flag-raising ceremony on Mavulis Island during a visit by the Philippines' Armed Forces chief of staff, in Batanes, the Philippines, in June 2023. Batanes, a group of idyllic islands at the country’s northernmost tip, sits about 160 kilometers from Taiwan.
Are 'coolcations' the answer for Japan's heat-weary tourists?
Hikers on a trail in Hakuba, Nagano Prefecture. As extreme heat continues to grip Japan, a tectonic shift may be underway in the nation’s summer tourism scene as more people gravitate toward cooler destinations.
Germany's first sakemaker offers a bold brew of ideas
Reigen, Germany's first sake brewery, makes a diverse, nontraditional range of sake that includes fruit-flavored sips and wine barrel-aged renditions.
Alicia Keys closed Summer Sonic, but J-pop owned it
Summer Sonic’s 2025 lineup demonstrated its strength, showcasing the latest in J-pop, including “new kawaii” act Fruits Zipper.

Podcast

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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