Japan's soccer squad faces a crucial World Cup opener against four-time champions Germany. The Group E match is set for Wednesday in Qatar.
The Samurai Blue has a history of relying on first match results in the tournament.
Japan's national soccer team coach Moriyasu Hajime says he wants to muster the strength of all of the team's 26 members to win their upcoming match against Germany at the World Cup in Qatar.
Japan will play Germany in its first match on Wednesday. Kickoff is at 4 p.m., local time.
Tokyo police officials say former Japanese professional baseball pitcher and Hall of Famer Murata Choji has died as a result of a fire at his home.
A fire broke out at Murata's house in Tokyo shortly past 3 a.m. on Friday.
Representatives of Japan's 12 professional baseball teams are expected to discuss the undersized field of the new stadium of one of the teams, the Nippon-Ham Fighters, next week. The field reportedly fails to meet the country's official baseball rules.
The stadium is currently under construction in the city of Kitahiroshima, Hokkaido. It is about 95 percent complete ahead of its opening scheduled for next March.
A major Japanese department store group plans to weather a tough environment by branching into e-sports.
The operator of Daimaru Matsuzakaya Department Stores will take over Xenoz, which manages professional e-sport teams and events.
A ski slope at the foot of Mount Fuji became the first ski resort in Japan to open for the season on Friday.
The operator of the Yeti resort in central Japan's Shizuoka Prefecture has been using snowmaking equipment to create a snow-covered slope since October 11. About 550 tons of artificial snow has fallen on the slope every day.
Figure skater Hanyu Yuzuru has staged his first professional ice show since the two-time Olympic champion announced retirement from competition in July.
Hanyu took to the ice in Yokohama City, near Tokyo, on Friday in his self-produced solo show. It lasted about an hour and a half.
Two Japanese baseball legends, Suzuki Ichiro and Matsuzaka Daisuke, have played in an amateur game against a women's team made up of high school students.
The game between Ichiro's amateur club and a select team of girls high school baseball players took place at the Tokyo Dome on Thursday following the first such game last year.
Japan's national soccer team has announced its 26 players for the 2022 World Cup opening this month in Qatar.
Japan coach Moriyasu Hajime announced the list in Tokyo on Tuesday.
Japan's national soccer head coach Moriyasu Hajime has commented on his selection of the 26 members of the squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup, which kicks off in Qatar this month.
Moriyasu said choosing the members was tough, but that he feels confident about his picks.
Miura Kazuyoshi has set a new record as the oldest player to score in the highest level of the Japanese amateur soccer league.
The 55-year-old star, who used to play in the country's top J1 league, now belongs to Suzuka Point Getters in the Japan Football League, or JFL. His team played FC Tiamo Hirakata in Osaka Prefecture on Sunday.
Retiring Japanese speed skating Olympic gold medalist Kodaira Nao has spoken at a news conference, saying her competitive career has been like a roller coaster.
Kodaira talked to media on Thursday, following her final competition last Saturday. In the race, she defended her national championship title in the 500-meter event.
One of the two Olympic and Paralympic cauldrons used during the Tokyo Games last year has been set up as a memorial monument in a park in the Japanese capital.
The opening ceremony for the cauldron was held in the Ariake district of Koto Ward on Saturday.
A crying sumo contest for babies has returned to a shrine in central Japan after a more than two-year break because of the pandemic.
The annual affair at Gokoku Shrine in Fukui Prefecture is designed to pray for the healthy growth of children.