Japan coach Takeshi Okada branded Yoshito Okubo an idiot, after the striker needlessly got himself sent off Saturday's 1-1 draw away to Oman in a qualifier for the 2010 World Cup. Seigo Narazaki produced heroics in goal when he...
Japanese astronaut Akihiko Hoshide communicated Sunday from space in Japan's Kibo research laboratory with Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda and a group of students. ''Space is more comfortable to live in and fun than...
Seigo Narazaki came to the rescue with a second-half penalty save as Japan ground out a 1-1 draw away to Oman in an Asian qualifier for the 2010 World Cup on Saturday. Narazaki stopped Fouzi Bashir's 58th-minute spot kick...
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Japan defeated Argentina in a nail-biting 3-2 victory to book its first Olympic berth in 16 years at the world qualifying tournament for the Beijing Games on Saturday. Japan came from behind to win the match 26-28, 25-13,...
A shipboard fire last month damaged electrical cabling and components in some areas of the U.S. nuclear-powered aircraft carrier George Washington, requiring structural and mechanical repairs, the U.S. Naval Forces Japan said...
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Japanese and North Korean envoys agreed Saturday to hold formal talks next week on disputes preventing the two countries from establishing diplomatic ties. Akitaka Saiki, director general of the Japanese Foreign Ministry's...