Shinji Kagawa is still considering his next step after parting ways with Real Zaragoza, the former Japan midfielder said Saturday. In an online press conference, Kagawa said he had hoped to stay with the Spanish second-division club, who a day earlier announced a “mutual agreement” to terminate the remainder of the 31-year-old’s contract. “To be
San Sebastian, Spain – Lyon continued its reign as Europe’s dominant women’s team Sunday, beating Wolfsburg 3-1 in the Champions League final to win the trophy for the fifth consecutive year, with a goal by Japan star Saki Kumagai proving crucial. After Eugenie Le Sommer gave Lyon the lead in the first half, Kumagai became
Summer is usually festival season, but with most major events and fireworks unfortunately canceled this year, we need something to enjoy at home instead. “On: Tech” takes a look at several food-themed ways to make your #stayhome summer more fun. Custom courses Last year, “On: Tech” introduced Takara Tomy Arts Co.’s popular Big Stream Somen
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was a star at the closing ceremony of the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics, parading before a sellout crowd at Maracana Stadium as Nintendo video game character Mario. Abe’s humorous invitation to the next Olympics in Tokyo was a big hit among Brazilian fans, and to a worldwide television audience. It
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s greatest achievements will be the records he set for his time in office: He’s the country’s longest-serving prime minister, a mark he hit last November, and, as of last weekend, has spent the longest consecutive time in office. Impressive though those accomplishments are, Abe will likely be haunted by the goals
The year 2020 has been a series of major, at times unprecedented events. Now you can add Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s abrupt resignation into the mix. Friday afternoon’s announcement came as a political thunderclap that echoed around Nagatacho, Japan’s political epicenter. Reporters, lawmakers, Cabinet ministers and staff at the Prime Minister’s Office all talk to
Osaka/Tokyo – Ending weeks of speculation, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe announced Friday that he is stepping down for health reasons a second time, leaving Tokyo scrambling to make the transition to the post-Abe era. Attention has now shifted to who will replace Abe and when. The nation’s political nerve center had recently been abuzz about
Today we learned that Japan’s Prime Minister, Shinzo Abe, will resign from his position as the country’s longest-serving leader due to ongoing health concerns. Head to The Japan Times website for all the latest developments. In next week’s episode we’ll be looking at the latest news in much more depth, but for now we’re bringing
China has launched a series of ballistic missiles, including an apparent “carrier killer” weapon, into the disputed South China Sea as part of integrated military exercises apparently simulating a strike on U.S. warships in a warning to the United States. The launches on Wednesday came as Washington blacklisted 24 Chinese companies and targeted individuals it
HONG KONG — The images shocked Hong Kong and put the city’s authorities under a global spotlight. In shaky smartphone videos, a group of unidentified men wearing white T-shirts and wielding sticks and clubs set upon an unarmed group of residents at a subway station, some of them returning from a pro-democracy protest. The police