TOKYO - One of two Japanese nationals who were detained in Iran was released and will return home soon, Japan's foreign minister said Sunday ... bound for Japan.
and Japanese officials tend to shy away from anything but very careful public comments about Japan's 1941 sneak attack on U.S ... plays for Japan, its top ally in the region. Put simply, Japan needs to make sure the U.S.
BERLIN - Germany is ready to bolster security cooperation with Japan and sees the signing of a new bilateral defense agreement, potentially in procurement, as a possibility, its defense chief has said ahead of his visit to Japan.
SYDNEY - Maika Hamano scored the 17th-minute winner as Japan edged Australia 1-0 to secure their third Women's Asian Cup on Saturday ... "I feel relieved, I think it was a 50-50 game just as I predicted," Japan manager Nils Nielsen said.
Monforte said he looks forward to holding a similar exercise next time on the eastern side of Batanes, adding he hopes Japan will send a ship and have its P-3C Orion aircraft participate in the anti-submarine exercise.
SYDNEY — Maika Hamano took a pass from the left with her back to goal, turned and launched a powerful strike from outside the area in a moment of individual brilliance that secured Japan a third Women’s Asian Cup final with a 1-0 win over Australia.
MATSUSHIMA, Japan - ... The Great East Japan Earthquake and tsunami 15 years ago reshaped the town's population, and younger generations continue to move away, leaving fewer hands to carry the mikoshi.