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Japan are the first team to qualify for the 2026 World Cup – are they an outside bet to succeed next summer?

Samurai Blue breezed through AFC qualification and Hajime Moriyasu will lead them at his second World Cup finals

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How the real murders behind the hit novel Butter exposed Japanese media misogyny

Japan, 2009. It is a morning in August and, in a parking lot in Saitama – a regional centre about 30kms north of Tokyo – a rental car is spotted with a man lying in the back seat. His name is Yoshiyuki Oide. But it turns out that he’s not…

The Conversation

Japanese region asks 1.2 million people to use less water to help sinkhole rescue

Japanese authorities have asked residents of 12 cities and towns in Saitama prefecture to limit showers and laundry to prevent worsening sewage leaks

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RIZIN 49: Best photos from Japan

Check out these photos from RIZIN 49 on New Year's Eve in Saitama, Japan.

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‘The timer is now at zero’ - Pello Bilbao targets Giro d’Italia as Bahrain Victorious look to put ‘disappointing’ 2024 season behind them

Basque rider undecided on Tour de France plans, hopes to overcome setbacks of 2024 season

Cycling News

'One final push on the road' - Chris Froome on retirement, sliding doors and chasing another Grand Tour

Speaking to Cyclingnews at the Tour de France criterium in Saitama, Froome speaks about his form, his final years in the sport and his unbroken bond with the Tour de France

Cycling News

Inside the lead-in to the Tour de France Singapore Criterium – Could it be Mark Cavendish’s last race?

A tribute or 'last chance to witness the Manx Missile in action'?Either way the Asian city-state is winding up for a cycling celebration

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Saitama Criterium - Biniam Girmay sails over line first as Japan gets its taste of the Tour de France

Mark Cavendish, Primož Roglič and Jasper Philipsen among riders lining up for the off-season crowd pleaser

Cycling News

Biniam Girmay pips Primož Roglič to the post at Saitama Criterium

Tour de France sprint king heads up phalanx of WorldTour stars to take the victory in Japan

Cycling Weekly

Tadej Pogačar 'unbeatable', says Primož Roglič, but winning the Tour de France doesn't keep him up at night

Speaking at Saitama, the Slovenian also described the 'completely new way of racing' Pogačar had ushered in

Cycling Weekly

Mark Cavendish: 'I'd want to stay in cycling forever'

The Tour de France star was speaking in Japan ahead of the Saitama Criterium

Cycling Weekly

Smash-and-grab for Socceroos earns precious point in Japan

Australia eke out 1-1 draw to end Samurai Blue’s run of nine wins as an own goal at either end decides World Cup qualifier

The Guardian - AU

'Point to prove': Socceroos set for mission impossible

Mitch Duke says the Socceroos are ignoring their record in Japan while Lewis Miller says his team have a point to prove after their struggles earlier this year.

AAP

A Kumagaya House in Saitama is a modest family home subdivided by a soaring interior

This Kumagaya House is a domestic puzzle box taking the art of the Japanese house to another level as it intersects a minimal interior with exterior spaces, balconies and walkways

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The Independent UK

Chinese soccer appears not to be improving despite president's pledge to make it better

Japan defeated China’s men’s national team 7-0 in a World Cup qualifier in Saitama, Japan, a brutal loss that came against one of China’s biggest sporting and geopolitcal rivals in Asia

USA Today Sports Media Group

Rizin 45: Best photos from Saitama, Japan

Check out these photos from the fights at Rizin 45 on New Year's Eve in Japan.

Cycling News

Saitama Criterium: Tadej Pogačar wins ahead of Sepp Kuss

UAE Team Emirates champ fends off Sepp Kuss in exhibition race

Cycling News

Bernal joins Pogacar, Kuss, Cavendish and Froome at Saitama Criterium

Event takes key players of Tour de France to three kilometre circuit on outskirts of Tokyo

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Asharq Al-Awsat

Shoma Uno of Japan Repeats as World Figure Skating Champion

Shoma Uno prevailed in a quad showdown in the free skate on Saturday to become the first Japanese man to defend his title at the figure skating world championships. Uno, skating to selection of music that included Bach, attempted five quadruple jumps at Saitama Super Arena. He landed all of…

The Japan News/Yomiuri

New murder charge levied against Saitama suspect

SAITAMA -- The suspect in a triple-murder case in Saitama Prefecture has been newly charged with killing one of the victims.

The Japan News/Yomiuri

40-year-old suspect likely bent on murder, Saitama police believe

SAITAMA -- A 40-year-old man was arrested late Sunday night after three people were found dead in Hanno, Saitama Prefecture.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Photos: Floyd Mayweather KOs Mikuru Asakura in boxing exhibition

Check out these photos highlighting the action from the boxing exhibition between Floyd Mayweather and Mikuru Asakura at Super RIZIN in Saitama, Japan.

The Japan News/Yomiuri

Teacher arrested after bleach added to school lunch curry

SAITAMA -- A 24-year-old elementary school teacher was arrested Friday for allegedly putting bleach in the curry to be served to children for lunch at a school in Fujimi, Saitama Prefecture, according to local police.

Bangkok Post

Thai test for Urawa as Kobe draw Jeonbuk in Asian Champions League

TOKYO: Two-time Asian Champions League winners Urawa Red Diamonds will take on Thailand's BG Pathum United in Monday's quarterfinals at Saitama Stadium with South Korea's Jeonbuk Motors facing J1 League strugglers Vissel Kobe.

The Japan News/Yomiuri

Shipping firm censured over treatment of drivers

A shipping company in Saitama Prefecture has been admonished for making drivers handling Amazon Japan packages work as de facto employees without concluding a labor-management agreement as required by law, it has been learned.

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