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Shigeo Nagashima, Beloved All-Time Great of Japanese Baseball, Dies at 89

The .305 lifetime hitter was mourned by Shohei Ohtani and others.

Sports Illustrated

Watch: Japanese shoppers scramble to buy cheap rice as prices skyrocket

The doubling in rice prices since last year has become a major concern for voters and policymakers

The Independent UK

Socceroos reach crunch time with World Cup 2026 qualification in sight

Australia can virtually secure their place at next year’s tournament with a win over Japan in Perth – and if not they get a second bite of the cherry next week

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City's Socceroos stars enjoying breakfast table banter

Melbourne Victory players are still copping it from their Melbourne City counterparts, but rivalries will be put on hold in Thursday's clash with Japan.

AAP

No ‘Pikachu’: Why is Japan at war against unconventional, ‘glittery’ names?

The Japanese government has passed a new law that seeks to quell pop culture-inspired ‘kira kira’ names.

Al Jazeera

Shigeo Nagashima, known in Japan as 'Mr. Pro Baseball,' dies at 89

Shigeo Nagashima, who was known in Japan as “Mr. Pro Baseball” and was one of the most famous people in the country during his playing days, has died

The Independent UK

"These are films I've waited years to work on": 40 minutes of newly scanned footage of Led Zeppelin playing in Tokyo in 1971 has appeared online

The footage was shot at Led Zeppelin's first Japanese show at Tokyo's famous Nippon Budokan Hall

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Hidden for Decades, Japan's Long-Lost Supercar Reappears

If you've ever played Gran Turismo, you know about TommyKaira. The Japanese tuner brand got its start with the ZZ, a tiny, bare-bones mid-engine sports car sold only in Japan in very limited numbers. The boutique carmaker planned a second car to follow the ZZ, aptly named the ZZII. While…

Motor1

Private Japanese spacecraft aims to land in the moon's 'Sea of Cold' this week

Tokyo-based company ispace aims to land its "Resilience" spacecraft in the moon's Mare Frigoris ("Sea of Cold") region on June 5, notching a big milestone for Japan and for commercial spaceflight.

Space

“Things In Japan That Would Send Americans Into A Coma”: 13 Unexpected Japanese Customs That Surprised This TikToker

TikTok creator Ryan gives us all a very vivid glimpse into the peculiarities of life in the land of the rising sun.

Bored Panda

Toyota's Smallest Car Gets the GR Sport Treatment

The funky Aygo X is the smallest model Toyota sells outside of Japan's kei car segment. It’s a diminutive vehicle competing in Europe’s rarefied A-segment, especially after the exit of the Volkswagen Group’s trio (VW up!, Skoda Citigo, and SEAT Mii) a few years ago. Previously a traditional hatchback, the…

Motor1

Socceroos search for a hero as date with destiny looms

The Socceroos could be just one win away from securing qualification for the 2026 World Cup, and the players are drawing on feats from the past to inspire them.

AAP

Aussie falls short in bid to spear Japanese rugby glory

Australia's Bernard Foley has fallen just short in the Japan Rugby League One final, his side pipped by Brave Lupus Tokyo in the decider.

AAP

Japanese walking vs running — which is best for you?

Which is better for you - interval walking, or running? We crunch the numbers

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Socceroos suffer big blow as star set for foot surgery

A number of big names are missing from the Socceroos squad for the huge World Cup qualifiers against Japan and Saudi Arabia.

Kiplinger

Retire in Japan: It Ain’t Easy, Unless You’re Special

People find relocating to Japan worth the effort, as long as you can jump through those administrative hoops and be open to a flexible view of “retirement.”

The Independent UK

Trump hails Japan’s US Steel deal in Pittsburgh rally as he doubles steel tariffs to 50%

President vows ‘nobody is going to get around’ new 50 percent tariffs on foreign steel, but the details of Nippon’s U.S. Steel deal remain murky

Al Jazeera

Trump says US will raise steel tariffs to 50 percent at Pennsylvania rally

In his campaign-style speech, Trump also hailed a ‘blockbuster agreement’ between Japan’s Nippon Steel and US Steel.

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The Guardian - US

Trump announces 50% steel tariffs and hails ‘blockbuster’ deal with Japan

President tells Pennsylvania rally tariffs will aid workers but questions raised over nature of Nippon Steel investment

Euronews

China to resume seafood imports from Japan suspended after Fukushima wastewater discharge

China blocked imports of Japanese seafood because it said the release of the treated and diluted but still slightly radioactive wastewater would endanger the fishing industry and coastal communities in eastern China.

The National (Scotland)

‘It’s just great’: Japan ambassador tries Irn-Bru on visit to whisky distillery

THE Japanese ambassador to the UK has given Irn-Bru the thumbs up as he visited a whisky distillery near Glasgow, describing it as “just great”.

Evening Standard

‘It’s just great’: Japan ambassador tries Irn Bru on visit to whisky distillery

Hiroshi Suzuki described Scotland as an ‘important’ trading partner as he toured a distillery with First Minister John Swinney.

The Independent UK

Japan Coast Guard rescues injured crew from Chinese ship near contested waters

Japan's coast guard says it has dispatched a patrol vessel to rescue an injured crewmember of a Chinese survey ship in the contested waters in southwestern Japan

The Conversation

Soaring rice prices are stirring political trouble in Japan – history shows this often leads to a change of government

Japan’s agriculture minister, Taku Etō, resigned on May 21 just six months into his term, following a public backlash to his joke that he never buys rice because supporters give it to him for free.

The Independent UK

Japan's palace confirms former princess Mako has first baby

Former Japanese princess Mako Komuro has given birth to her first child

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