The Brave Blossoms, who reached the quarterfinals of last year's Rugby World Cup in Japan, will play host to Wales on June 27, both nation's rugby unions announced Friday. Wales is eager to continue its engagement with Japan after reaching the semifinals last year and ...
Long friendship comes full circle with Welsh gift of ginkgo trees to Japan
Over a dozen ginkgo tree saplings have been sent to Japan from Pembrokeshire, a location noted for its remarkable history in Wales' long-standing ties with Japan. The tree the 15 saplings came from is said to have been donated in 1877 by Japanese envoy to ...
Heterosexual couples form first civil partnerships in England and Wales
England and Wales have marked a new era in which heterosexual couples can choose to have a civil partnership instead of a marriage. The change, mandated by Britain's Supreme Court last year, took effect Tuesday. The groundbreaking case had been brought by Rebecca Steinfeld and ...
Wales is better known for its factory closures than high-tech achievements. But in Newport, a former bastion of the coal industry, a handful of semiconductor manufacturers dream of a new Silicon Valley. "We want to be this technology center like Silicon Valley, where we can ...
Former Olympic 400-meter hurdles champion Kevin Young hurt in bus crash in Wales
Ex-Olympic 400-meter hurdles gold medalist Kevin Young was hospitalized after being involved in a bus crash in Wales, local media reported on Friday. American star Young, 53, who set a world record at the 1992 Barcelona Games and won the world title in Stuttgart, Germany, ...
Media members hand Japan positive grades as RWC host
The 44th and final day of the 2019 Rugby World Cup ended with South Africa capturing the Webb Ellis Cup with a win over England in Yokohama on Saturday. With the tournament over, it wasn't just the teams who were preparing to leave Japan. The ...
Steve Hansen says World Cup pain will fuel All Blacks
Outgoing New Zealand head coach Steve Hansen warned the rest of the rugby world to expect a backlash from the dethroned Rugby World Cup champions over the next four years, after leading the All Blacks to a third-place finish on Friday night. New Zealand beat ...
New Zealand hammers Wales in bronze-medal match
New Zealand claimed third place at the Rugby World Cup with a 40-17 win over Wales on Friday night. The All Blacks were looking to win the tournament for the third time running and fourth overall this year in Japan, only to run into an ...
All Blacks coach Steve Hansen rotates squad, takes dig at Wales
New Zealand coach Steve Hansen aimed a cheeky dig at Wales on Wednesday when he said this week's third-place playoff would be like a final for the Six Nations champions. Hansen, who steps down following Friday's game in Tokyo after seven years in the All ...
Japanese fans find new ways to enjoy Rugby World Cup following Brave Blossoms' exit
The Brave Blossoms may have already been eliminated, but Japanese fans are still trying to take in as much of the Rugby World Cup experience as possible over the remaining days of the quadrennial tournament. Many, in fact, were seen wearing uniforms other than Japan's ...
Triumphant Springboks carrying national pride into Rugby World Cup final
South Africa's Rugby World Cup players are hoping an "inspirational" groundswell of support back home can help them lift the Webb Ellis Cup for a third time this coming Saturday, after booking their place in the final on Sunday with a nerve-shredding win over ...
South Africa outlasts Wales in semifinal thriller to reach Rugby World Cup final
Handre Pollard slotted a penalty with four minutes remaining to send South Africa into the Rugby World Cup final after a nail-biting 19-16 win over Wales on Sunday. Pollard and Wales' Dan Biggar exchanged penalty after penalty in an agonizingly tight game at International Stadium ...
