Japan

Japan scored three goals within six minutes in the second half to beat North Korea 4-1 in the women's football final at the Asian Games on Friday. Japan's women won their second consecutive Asian Games football gold medal and third in four meets. Second-half substitute Haruka Osawa gave Japan the lead for good at 2-1 in the…

Japan picked up three bronze medals in athletics Wednesday at the Asian Games -- by Roderick Genki Dean in the men's javelin throw, Tomohiro Shinno in the men's high jump and Mariko Morimoto in the women's triple jump. Tokyo Olympic javelin gold medalist Neeraj Chopra led a 1-2 finish for India with a throw of 88.88 meters,…

Gold medalist Yan Langyu (C) of China, silver medalist Danil Mussabayev (L) of Kazakhstan and bronze medalist Yamada Hiroto of Japan attend the awarding ceremony for Men's Trampoline Gymnastics at the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, Oct. 3, 2023. (Xinhua/Cheng Tingting)HANGZHOU, Oct. 3 (Xinhua) -- Yan Langyu of…

Minami Uesaka (top) of Japan spikes during the women's volleyball preliminary round pool D match against Kazakhstan at the Hangzhou Asian Games, Oct. 2, 2023. (Xinhua/Zhang Tao)Minami Uesaka expressed her willingness to compete at the Paris Olympics after leading Japan past Kazakhstan at the Hangzhou Asian Games.HANGZHOU, Oct. 2 (Xinhua) --…

Britain's biggest festival of Japanese culture and food has promoted the safety of marine products from Japan. The event comes amid China's suspension of seafood imports following discharges of treated and diluted water from the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant. Japan Matsuri was held at…

Zhao Jiwei (C) of China dribbles during the basketball men's preliminary round group match against Hong Kong (China) at the Hangzhou Asian Games, Sept. 30, 2023. (Xinhua/Pan Yulong)China cruised into men's basketball quarterfinal with three straight group wins at the Hangzhou Asian Games.HANGZHOU, Sept. 30 (Xinhua) -- China has advanced to the…

Liang Weikeng (R)/Wang Chang of China compete during men's team quarterfinal of badminton against Wang Chi-Lin/Lee Yang of Chinese Taipei at the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, Sept. 29, 2023. (Xinhua/Ren Zhenglai)HANGZHOU, Sept. 29 (Xinhua) -- China rallied past Chinese Taipei 3-1 to reach the badminton men's team…

Chen Ye of China competes during Men's Park Qualification Heat of Skateboarding at the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, Sept. 24, 2023. (Xinhua/Pan Yulong)HANGZHOU, Sept. 24 (Xinhua) -- China's skaters advanced to the finals in both the men's and women's park events during the skateboarding competitions at the…

A bill for a new system blocking convicted sex offenders from jobs involving children will not be submitted in an extraordinary parliamentary session expected next month, a government source said Saturday. The decision to drop the plan comes after a slew of criticism from within the ruling Liberal Democratic Party of the…

While Japan's defense in their Rugby World Cup opener against Chile on Sunday was not nearly as tight as the security in and around the Stadium de Toulouse, the six tries the Brave Blossoms scored, not to mention their familiarity of playing in stifling heat, ensured it did not have to be. Japan made it eight wins from their…