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Brisbane Roar have signed Japanese striker Ryo Wada on loan from J-League club Sagan Tosu for the remainder of the A-League Men season.

BEIJING -- They are nicknamed "Smile Japan" and that's just what the women's ice hockey team did after starting its campaign at the Beijing Winter Olympics with a victory over an old nemesis.

Japanese automaker Toyota (TM) displaced General Motors (GM) last year as the highest-selling automobile manufacturer in the United States amid strong demand for EVs and hybrids. The rising acceptance of international car brands in the U.S. has caused domestic automobile manufacturers to lose market share. Given this backdrop, we believe…

Japan's ageing society is forcing it to innovate in some unusual ways. Fifteen years ago, the western town of Hōki, where almost half the residents are aged over 65, started using recycled adult diapers to heat public baths and reduce energy bills. The project was highly successful and now the…

Who will win in Beijing? SI’s expert predicts the podium for all 109 events at the Winter Games.

SNP MSP Bill Kidd, who opposes nuclear weapons, came up with an idea that was accepted by the Parliament

After a winter break that saw him spend two weeks 'staring at a ceiling' in quarantine, including Christmas day, Daniel Ricciardo got back to work this week with McLaren.

Japan is considering a two-week extension of infection controls in 13 regions, including its capital Tokyo, to rein in a record surge of COVID-19 infections, the Fuji News Network said on Thursday.

Japan's former vaccine czar and a key official of its ruling party, Taro Kono, hopes the nation's strict border curbs against coronavirus, which are the toughest among the Group of Seven wealthy nations, can be eased from March, he said on Thursday.