The Latest Breaking News from Japan

USMNT Announces September Friendlies Against Top Asian Opposition

The U.S. men's national team announced two friendlies for September as Mauricio Pochettino continues to get the team ready for the World Cup.

Sports Illustrated · May 14, 2025

Urgent search underway for missing crew after Japanese military aircraft crash

Japan Air Self-Defense Force said the aircraft was lost from radar two minutes after taking off

The Independent UK · May 14, 2025

Kawasaki’s Ninja 400 And Z400 Live On In Japan, Get New Colors

Beginner bikes are the unsung heroes of motorcycling. They’re how most people get started—low on intimidation but big on fun. But depending on where you are in the world, the definition of a “beginner bike” varies wildly. In the US, for example, it’s more of a suggestion than a rule. 

RideApart · May 14, 2025

Sony records robust performance as demand for music and games increases

Japanese technology and entertainment company Sony logged an 18% rise in profit for the fiscal year March ended 31 March as its music and video-game offerings experienced increased demand.

Euronews · May 14, 2025

Nissan Is Pausing Work on Some New Cars to Focus on Cost Cutting

It’s only Wednesday, but it has been a hell of a week for Nissan. Confirming some of our worst fears, the troubled Japanese automaker is axing as many as 20,000 jobs and shuttering seven factories. To slow down the hemorrhaging of money after losing $4.5 billion over the past year,…

Motor1 · May 14, 2025

“I’d have been up for having Slash on the album – but I’d have insisted he played the xylophone!” Steve Hogarth and Richard Barbieri pushed each other hard on their first album Not the Weapon But The Hand

Marillion vocalist found himself singing over drum’n’bass music on 2012 release, while Porcupine Tree keyboardist had to allow lyrics in a piece he’d wanted to be instrumental – but the result of years of effort satisfied them both

Louder · May 14, 2025

Sony's profits rises on robust performance for music, movies and games

Japanese technology and entertainment company Sony is reporting an 18% rise in profit for the fiscal year through March thanks to the robust performance of its music and video-game operations

The Independent UK · May 14, 2025

US men to play South Korea, Japan in September friendlies with World Cup looming

The US will travel to Harrison, NJ and Columbus, OHI for the first of four sets of friendlies before the 2026 World Cup

The Guardian - US · May 13, 2025

Nissan to shed 20,000 jobs as Japanese automaker reports loss

Nissan is slashing about 15% of its global workforce, or about 20,000 employees, as the Japanese automaker reported a loss Tuesday for the fiscal year that just ended.

Euronews · May 13, 2025

Why collect asteroid samples? 4 essential reads on what these tiny bits of space rock can tell scientists

China’s Tianwen-2 asteroid sample return mission is set to launch this month, May 2025, en route to the asteroid Kamoʻoalewa (2016 HO3). The country could join the United States and Japan, whose space agencies have both successfully retrieved a sample from an asteroid to study back on Earth.

The Conversation · May 13, 2025