Stephen Wade
The Associated Press
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Japan names 23-player Women’s World Cup team with focus on talent in leagues abroad
TOKYO (AP) — Japan coach Futoshi Ikeda announced a 23-player squad for the Women’s World Cup on Tuesday, a side heavy with players displaying their sk... → Read More
Japanese knuckleball pitcher Eri Yoshida plays on her own ‘Field of Dreams’
OYAMA, Japan (AP) — Eri Yoshida sat in the dugout of an all-dirt baseball field in rural Japan, surrounded by rice paddies, narrow roads, and traditio... → Read More
Dispute centered around redevelopment of historic Tokyo park, iconic stadiums
TOKYO (AP) — About 1,500 trees were cut down to build the $1.4 billion National Stadium for the Tokyo Olympics. → Read More
Unsigned in major leagues, Bauer gets big welcome in Japan
YOKOHAMA, Japan (AP) — Trevor Bauer will pitch his first official game for the Yokohama DeNA BayStars on Wednesday and, to promote the start, a local ... → Read More
Tokyo plan likened to putting ‘skyscrapers’ in Central Park
TOKYO (AP) — The Jingu Gaien area in central Tokyo is a cultural and historic treasure, a mostly green space set aside almost 100 years ago with priva... → Read More
Tokyo Olympic bribery scandal rolls on; company apologizes
TOKYO (AP) — A Japanese company embroiled in the 2020 Tokyo Olympic corruption scandal said Thursday it would strengthen oversight to prevent further ... → Read More
Audit finds Tokyo Olympic costs 20% higher than announced
TOKYO (AP) — The cost of the delayed 2020 Tokyo Olympics is 20% higher than organizers said when they announced officials figures more than a year ago... → Read More
Sapporo mayor says Tokyo bid-rigging hurt its Olympic bid
TOKYO (AP) — Sapporo Mayor Katsuhiro Akimoto and the Japanese Olympic Committee say they will “discontinue for some time” their effort to land the 203... → Read More
What's next for Japan after exit on penalties at World Cup?
DOHA, Qatar (AP) — In Japan's fourth appearance in the round of 16 at the World Cup,... → Read More
Dumfries gets kissed as Oranje reach World Cup quarterfinals
DOHA, Qatar (AP) — Louis van Gaal leaned to his left, wrapped his arm around Denzel Dumfries, and planted a kiss on the player’s cheek. → Read More
Australia may have new Golden Generation at World Cup
AL WAKRAH, Qatar (AP) — Australian soccer may have a new golden generation. → Read More
‘Normal thing to do’: Japanese fans tidy up at World Cup
DOHA, Qatar (AP) — The sight of Japanese fans at a World Cup bagging trash after a match — win or lose — always surprises non-Japanese. Japanese players are famous for doing the same in their team … → Read More
'Normal thing to do': Japanese fans tidy up at World Cup
DOHA, Qatar (AP) — The sight of Japanese fans at a World Cup bagging trash after a... → Read More
‘Normal thing to do’: Japanese fans tidy up at World Cup
Japanese fans and players get attention at every World Cup because they clean up after themselves after the matches. → Read More
South Korea holds Uruguay to 0-0 draw at World Cup
AL RAYYAN, Qatar (AP) — Another favored team has failed to impress in the early stages... → Read More
Shohei Ohtani is 'Made In Japan' with American adaptations
Shohei Ohtani of the Los Angeles Angels is doing things no other player has ever done → Read More
Shohei Ohtani is ‘Made In Japan’ with American adaptations
TOKYO (AP) — Shohei Ohtani is doing things no other player has ever done, a point of pride for Japanese like Fumihiro Fujisawa. → Read More
Abe impersonated ‘Super Mario’ to promote Tokyo Olympics
TOKYO (AP) — Despite his prominence as Japan’s longest serving prime minister, Shinzo Abe may have enjoyed his biggest moment at the closing ceremony ... → Read More
Female referee at men's World Cup wants the game to shine
Yoshimi Yamashita of Japan is one of three women picked by FIFA to be referees at the upcoming men's soccer World Cup in Qatar → Read More
Female referee at men’s World Cup wants the game to shine
Japanese referee Yoshimi Yamashita agrees with Pelé or whoever it was decades ago that first described soccer as the “beautiful game.” → Read More