The Latest Breaking News from Japan

The Arsenal defender has struggled for fitness in recent weeks but aims to return to action in time for Japan's huge World Cup Group E match against Spain on Thursday

Al Jazeera’s AI robot Kashef has crunched the numbers and come up with some predictions for today’s games.

The development of at least 10 types of long-range missiles is being mulled under a Defense Ministry plan, as the nation moves toward the possession of counterattack capabilities, The Yomiuri Shimbun has learned.

Japan was set to play Spain at 4 a.m. Friday in the final Group E match at the FIFA World Cup in Qatar. Victory would mean advancing to the knockout round for a second consecutive tournament. Defeat would mean elimination.

The late Chinese leader Jiang Zemin's visit to Japan in November 1998 left bitter memories for the Japanese.

"Inu-Oh," the animated film depicting 14th-century Japan, starts conventionally with the look and exposition one might expect of such a venture. After all, it's adapted from Hideo Furukawa's historical novel "Tales of the Heike: Inu-Oh," set during a period of warring clans in the 1300s. Still, there are hints early…

Manchester City defender Aymeric Laporte is currently representing Spain at the World Cup and has made a surprise confession ahead of their game against Japan on Thursday

Germany enter their final Group E game against Costa Rica in bottom place with one point, aware that even victory might not guarantee progress to the last 16.

The Inside Track brings you the best in betting tips and predictions during the World Cup as Spain look to secure qualification while Japan will be hoping the Costa Rica-Germany match ends in a draw

TOKYO: Japan's failure to legally protect same-sex partners is an "unconstitutional situation", a Tokyo court ruled Wednesday in a decision hailed by marriage equality advocates.

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