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In modern soccer it is rare for coaches to be afforded time, but as Japan heads into an eighth successive World Cup it is fair to say that Samurai Blue has very much been shaped in Hajime Moriyasu’s image. [1]

Perjantai-ilta, täyteen pakattu Tampereen areena, Ilves ja HIFK. Mikä voisi kotimaisessa jääkiekkouniversumissa olla parempaa? Asetelma on aina herkullinen, mutta nyt erityisen mielenkiintoinen. [2]

Tea LeavesSayonara Kathmandu, namaste Tokyo: Gen Z Nepalis head to Japan Higher wages, safety and stability beckon disaffected youth Nepalese girls pose in traditional Japanese attire during the Japan Day festival in Kathmandu in March 2024. [3]

Yasuhiro Nakasone, whom I met for the first time when I came to Tokyo in 1966 and whose introduction to Bunsei Sato led to my writing "Daigishi no Tanjo," always found time to see me in the years that followed. [4]

ArtsKabuki returns to the world stage after pandemic lull Saudi Arabia productions highlight new possibilities for Japan's traditional theater Kabuki and digital art converge at teamLab Borderless in Jeddah during November’s celebration of 70 years o... [5]

TOKYO -- On Monday, Nov. 24, at Toyota Arena Tokyo, a highly anticipated all-Japanese boxing showdown is taking place as Tenshin Nasukawa faces Takuma Inoue for the vacant WBC bantamweight world title. [6]

TOKYO -- Emi Nagai has become something of a celebrity among Taiwanese tourists coming to Bic Camera's Shinjuku Station East Store. Shoppers will often ask for her by name. [7]

TOKYO -- As prices sag under the weight of higher Chinese output, Japan's top steelmaker wants to get ahead of rivals in consolidating production. [8]

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[1] MM www.japantimes.co.jp · 2026-03-27 · 35% match

How Hajime Moriyasu has shaped Samurai Blue in his image

In modern soccer it is rare for coaches to be afforded time, but as Japan heads into an eighth successive World Cup it is fair to say that Samurai Blue has very much been shaped in Hajime Moriyasu’s image.

[2] FI yle.fi · 2025-10-10 · 50% match

Tampereella yllättävä jumbo­kamppailu – Olli Jokinen lataa kovaa tekstiä HIFK:n loukkaantumis­sumasta

Perjantai-ilta, täyteen pakattu Tampereen areena, Ilves ja HIFK. Mikä voisi kotimaisessa jääkiekkouniversumissa olla parempaa? Asetelma on aina herkullinen, mutta nyt erityisen mielenkiintoinen.

[3] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2026-01-07 · 35% match

Sayonara Kathmandu, namaste Tokyo: Gen Z Nepalis head to Japan

Tea LeavesSayonara Kathmandu, namaste Tokyo: Gen Z Nepalis head to Japan Higher wages, safety and stability beckon disaffected youth Nepalese girls pose in traditional Japanese attire during the Japan Day festival in Kathmandu in March 2024.

[4] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2025-10-16 · 40% match

Yasuhiro Nakasone: Gerald Curtis (16)

Yasuhiro Nakasone, whom I met for the first time when I came to Tokyo in 1966 and whose introduction to Bunsei Sato led to my writing "Daigishi no Tanjo," always found time to see me in the years that followed.

[5] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2025-12-07 · 37% match

Kabuki returns to the world stage after pandemic lull

ArtsKabuki returns to the world stage after pandemic lull Saudi Arabia productions highlight new possibilities for Japan's traditional theater Kabuki and digital art converge at teamLab Borderless in Jeddah during November’s celebration of 70 years o

[6] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2025-11-23 · 34% match

'Prodigy' Nasukawa, former MMA superstar, faces Inoue for WBC title

TOKYO -- On Monday, Nov. 24, at Toyota Arena Tokyo, a highly anticipated all-Japanese boxing showdown is taking place as Tenshin Nasukawa faces Takuma Inoue for the vacant WBC bantamweight world title.

[7] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2016-06-25 · 38% match

Further tourist spending contingent on Japan opening up

TOKYO -- Emi Nagai has become something of a celebrity among Taiwanese tourists coming to Bic Camera's Shinjuku Station East Store. Shoppers will often ask for her by name.

[8] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2016-02-02 · 37% match

Nippon Steel strikes with Nisshin deal before market cools further

TOKYO -- As prices sag under the weight of higher Chinese output, Japan's top steelmaker wants to get ahead of rivals in consolidating production.

[9] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2021-11-12 · 37% match

Japanese cellist of outstanding artistry wins Geneva competition

ArtsJapanese cellist of outstanding artistry wins Geneva competition 25-year-old Michiaki Ueno became first Japanese to get cello award Michiaki Ueno of Japan performs on his way to winning the top prize in the cello division of the Geneva Internatio

[10] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2017-09-03 · 35% match

Japan faces shortages of samurai, ninja

Japan TrendsJapan faces shortages of samurai, ninja Foreign tourists eager to be sneaked up on, assassinated The Hattori Hanzo and the Ninjas troupe at Nagoya Castle in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, is popular among foreign travelers.

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