A zoo in Japan has allowed its staff to mimic pandas in memory of its last four bears which have been returned to China. The unusual caged activity has been seen as an attempt to continue engaging ...

Dec 30 - Japanese soccer great Kazuyoshi Miura, 58, has signed a new loan deal with the Japanese third division side Fukushima United, setting him up for his 41st season as a professional footballer.

Japan legend Kazuyoshi Miura, who will celebrate his 59th birthday in February, has agreed a six-month loan move to Fukushima United, extending a professional career that now stretches into a ...

2025 was a year of upheaval for Japan. From political shakeups and economic pressure to record heat, bear attacks, overtourism and scandals that rattled major institutions, this year produced a string ...

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Shohei Ohtani is getting some company. On Friday morning in Japan, the national team announced the next 11 players who are set to join the Dodgers superstar in the World Baseball Classic. Leading the ...

Kona Takahashi has a 3.39 ERA over 11 seasons in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB). Yosuke Hayasaka / The Yomiuri Shimbun via Associated Press Right-handed pitcher Kona Takahashi, whose posting ...