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Argentina players celebrate after their 2023 Rugby World Cup quarterfinal win over Wales in Marseille, France, on Saturday.
MORE SPORTS / Rugby
Oct 15, 2023
Argentina surges into semis with battling comeback win over Wales
The Pumas will play New Zealand in Paris next week.
Japan's Amato Fakatava moves the ball against Argentina's Mateo Carreras during their 2023 Rugby World Cup Pool D finale in Nantes, France, on Sunday.
MORE SPORTS / Rugby
Oct 8, 2023
Brave Blossoms' quarterfinal hopes dashed by Argentina
Mateo Carreras scored a hat trick of tries as the Pumas finished as Pool D runners-up behind England.
Japan's Brave Blossoms need a win against Argentina on Sunday in order to progress to a second straight Rugby World Cup quarterfinal.
MORE SPORTS / Rugby
Oct 4, 2023
Japan legend Luke Thompson hopeful Brave Blossoms can make last 8
The now-retired lock admits that Japan has not progressed as much as other teams at the ongoing tournament in France.
Japan Times
Rugby
Sep 18, 2022
Late try earns Springboks bonus-point win over Argentina
South Africa dominated the first half with their power game, but were given a scare in the second half as Argentina's Pumas roared back in Buenos Aires.
Japan Times
Rugby
Aug 28, 2022
Ian Foster pleads for patience as pressure mounts on All Blacks
New Zealand's head coach said he was aware Saturday's defeat to the Pumas will throw fuel on the fire for critics, but asked for more time to get his side playing to a higher standard.
Japan Times
Rugby
Aug 2, 2022
Springboks eye Southern Hemisphere crown with All Blacks in crisis
Back-to-back tests against South Africa to start the Rugby Championship are far from the dream scenario for a New Zealand team looking to turn around a poor run of form.
Japan Times
Rugby
Nov 10, 2020
Argentina itching to join Tri-Nations fray against All Blacks
Having spectated as Australia and New Zealand traded blows in the opening weeks of the Tri-Nations, Argentina is the prospect of joining the fray on Saturday when they face the All Blacks in Sydney.
Rugby
Sep 7, 2019
Argentina enjoys Sydney seaside romp en route to RWC
Winger Bautista Delguy scored four tries as Argentina romped to a 74-0 victory over Australian club Randwick at Coogee Oval on Saturday in the Pumas' final match before the Rugby World Cup.
Japan Times
Rugby
Nov 10, 2017
Jones challenges England to improve against Argentina
England coach Eddie Jones has challenged his players to kick on from their summer series victory in Argentina and show they are continuing to evolve when they face the Pumas for the fourth time in 13 months on Saturday.
Japan Times
Rugby
Nov 4, 2016
Joseph makes national team coaching debut against Argentina
French philosopher Albert Camus once said "You cannot create experience. You must undergo it." It's something the Japan national rugby team will understand Saturday as it takes on Argentina at Prince Chichibu Memorial Rugby Ground in its first test under new coach Jamie Joseph.
Rugby
Sep 7, 2016
All Blacks ready to face Pumas
New Zealand is planning to confound Argentina's best efforts in their Rugby Championship clash this weekend and maintain the high tempo that has taken its game to new heights this season.
Japan Times
Rugby
Oct 26, 2015
Australia beats Argentina to set up Rugby World Cup final clash with All Blacks
The 2015 Rugby World Cup final will be a trans-Tasman affair after Australia topped Argentina 29-15 on Sunday.
When will Japan intervene to support the yen?
Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki has reiterated the government's readiness to take an appropriate action as the yen continues to slide against the U.S. dollar.
'So hot you can't breathe': Extreme heat hits the Philippines
A pedestrian cools himself with a folding hand fan as he waits for a ride along a road in Manila on Wednesday, as extreme heat hit the Philippines.
Raising kids in Japan as a single parent? It takes a village.
Making things work as a foreign, single mother in Japan isn't easy, but these tips and tricks can help you through the hardest parts.
Yen rebounds strongly after first slide past ¥160 since 1990
The yen dropped to ¥160.245 per dollar on Monday before heading into the other direction to ¥155.01 amid speculation of an intervention by Japanese currency authorities.
Man, 28, arrested in Okinawa over burned bodies found in Tochigi
Hikaru Sasaki enters the Metropolitan Police Department's Osaki police station in Tokyo's Shinagawa Ward on Monday after being arrested on suspicion of disposing of two bodies found in Nasu, Tochigi Prefecture, earlier this month.
Climate change, chalky grains and the risks for Japan’s rice farmers
A farmer plants seedlings in Satsumasendai, Kagoshima Prefecture. Japan’s self sufficiency rate for rice is nearly 100%, compared with 38% for food overall, on a calorie basis.
Japan wants you to spend more with ‘luxury tourism’
Performers play a traditional drum unique to Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture, in the prefectural capital of Kanazawa on March 16 to mark the extension of the Hokuriku Shinkansen line to Tsuruga Station in Fukui Prefecture.
Theaster Gates’ ambitious ‘Afro-Mingei’ brings Black Chicago to Tokyo
Theaster Gates' “A Heavenly Chord” lines up church pews before seven speakers and a Hammond B3 organ, a type of electric organ prevalent in Black American churches.
Casa del Cibo: A thriving jewel born from Tohoku’s harsh past
When chef Ryohei Ikemi moved to Hachinohe, Aomori Prefecture, and opened Casa del Cibo in 2011, it was the first proper Italian restaurant in the city.
Town to block view of Mount Fuji in response to overtourism
The town government of Fujikawaguchiko, Yamanashi Prefecture, decided to set up a 2.5-meter-high screen to prevent tourists from taking pictures of Mount Fuji looming behind a convenience store.

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