Legendary Brazil striker Marta will return to the national team aged 39 after a nine-month absence for two friendlies against Japan, the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) said Tuesday. Widely considered…
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Japan’s Kawasaki down Ronaldo’s Al Nassr to reach Asian Champions League final
Cristiano Ronaldo’s Al Nassr crashed out of the Asian Champions League Elite semi-finals on Wednesday when they were beaten 3-2 by Japan’s Kawasaki Frontale. Ronaldo, a five-time winner of the…
Japan deploys 2,000 firefighters to tackle forest blaze
More than 2,000 firefighters are battling Japan’s biggest forest fire in three decades, officials said Monday, as some 4,600 residents remain under an evacuation advisory. One person died last week…
Japanese atomic bomb survivor group Nihon Hidankyo wins Nobel Peace Prize
The Nobel Peace Prize was awarded Friday to Japan’s Nihon Hidankyo, a grassroots movement of Hiroshima and Nagasaki survivors pushing for a nuclear weapons ban, as states like Russia threaten…
Hiroyuki Sanada: actor and producer driving TV’s ‘Shogun’
Japanese actor Hiroyuki Sanada’s star turn in “Shogun” earned him a nomination for the Emmys, which take place on Sunday, but he was also a driving force behind the huge…
Alain Delon: A ‘god’ in Japan
French movie star Alain Delon, who died Sunday aged 88, said that in Japan he was like a deity. It wasn’t an exaggeration, local fans told AFP on Monday. “In…
World Cup holders Spain win women’s Olympic football opener
Reigning Ballon d’Or Aitana Bonmati scored one goal and helped create another as World Cup holders Spain came from behind to beat Japan 2-1 in their first game of the…