Predicting the USMNT line up versus Japan

United States men’s national team coach Mauricio Pochettino is seeking a rare win over top competition as Japan visit Lower.com Field in Columbus, Ohio on Tuesday for an international friendly. Pochettino’s men lost 2-0 to South Korea over the...

Japan’s Custom HPC Accelerators Defy AI Shift for Tech Sovereignty

In the high-stakes world of supercomputing, where nations vie for technological supremacy, Japan continues to pour resources into custom floating-point accelerators, defying the global shift toward generalized AI hardware. This persistent...

CNN show explores how Japan is shaping global culture

Arab News Japan DUBAI: In a new multiplatform series Seasons, CNN explores the shifting trends that are shaping global culture. Alongside bespoke social and digital content, audiences can dive deeper with a quarterly 30-minute show. In the first...

Qatar announce list of athletes participating in the World Championships in Tokyo

The Qatar Athletics Federation (QAF) has announced the list of athletes who will represent the State of Qatar in the IAAF World Athletics Championships, scheduled to be held in the Japanese capital, Tokyo, from September 13 to 21. The federation...

USMNT vs. Japan friendly preview: Where to watch, squads, more 

The pressure is rising on Mauricio Pochettino to deliver a signature win. In the last seven games against top 25 nations, the U.S. men's national team has failed to earn a victory. Though Pochettino doesn't have some of his best players available...

Trump's former Japan ambassador nominee appointed CBS News ombudsman

USMNT facing the heat as road to World Cup remains rocky: Can USA soccer rebound vs. Japan?

Hello! The international break will come to a close with another round of matches at the beginning of this week, offering, among other things, a chance for the U.S. men's national team to bounce back after yet another disappointing outing on...

China's countermeasures mark a 'sword-drawing' moment against Japan's far-right forces

Illustration: Liu Rui/GTChina's Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Monday announced countermeasures against Seki Hei, a member of the House of Councillors of the National Diet of Japan. The countermeasures include freezing of movable and immovable...

US dollar falters on rate outlook, yen retreats amid Japan uncertainty

NEW YORK : The dollar extended its decline on Monday in the wake of Friday's weak U.S. jobs report, which all but cemented an interest rate cut this month, even as the yen fell after Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba announced his resignation...

F/A-18 Hornet Squadron Deploys to Japan

SEPTEMBER 8, 2025 – The U.S. Marine Corps deployed Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 232 “Red Devils”, an F/A-18 Hornet squadron based at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, California to MCAS Iwakuni, Japan, under the Marine Corps’ Unit...

Beijing sanctions Japan MP over Taiwan remarks

Agence France-Presse . Beijing, China 08 September, 2025, 23:15 China on Monday announced its first ever sanctions against an individual Japanese lawmaker, targeting China-born Hei Seki for ‘spreading fallacies’ on issues such as Taiwan, Hong Kong...

Japan's IHI to withdraw from biomass power generation in US

TOKYO -- Japanese engineering company IHI will pull out of biomass power plant operations in the U.S., Nikkei has learned. As the administration of President Donald Trump pushes back against decarbonization efforts, IHI decided to end the U.S....

Japan’s Topix Hits Record Peak, Yen Sinks as PM Ishiba Resigns

The resignation of Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba – on Sunday – has spurred speculation that his successor will boost state spending, which caused the Topix share gauge to shoot up on Monday, while the yen weakened. The broad Topix gauge...

Mario Kart World No. 4 in Japan sales; 1.65M units sold

Famitsu this month said Nintendo Co., Ltd.’s Mario Kart World for the Nintendo Switch 2 ranked as the top-selling title in the latest retail data from Japan. Between Aug. 25 and Aug. 31, Mario Kart World sold 35,185 units to rank as the No. 1...

Metal Gear Solid Δ: Snake Eater No. 1 in Japan sales

Famitsu this week said Konami Corp.’s Metal Gear Solid Δ: Snake Eater for Sony Corp.’s PlayStation 5, Microsoft Corp.’s Xbox Series X|S and the PC ranked as the top-selling title in the latest retail data from Japan. Between Aug. 25 and Aug. 31,...

Yen dented as political uncertainty grips Japan; dollar fragile

By Rae Wee and Amanda Cooper SINGORE/LONDON - The yen eased on Monday after Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba announced his resignation over the weekend, while the dollar was on shaky ground as Friday's weak U.S. jobs report cemented...

Trump carves out generics from 15% tariffs in US-Japan trade deal

The Trump administration has excluded generic drugs from a baseline 15% tariff on imports from Japan under a new trade deal between the two countries. The “reciprocal” tariffs on Japanese products are 0% for “generic pharmaceuticals, generic...

Cosmo Oil Partners with NX Shoji to Launch Biofuel Bunkering at Tokyo Port

NX Shoji trialled biofuel on its bunker vessel for three months. Image Credit: NX Shoji Japan’s Cosmo Oil Marketing has joined forces with logistics and fuel supplier NX Shoji to roll out a ship-to-ship biofuel bunkering at the Port of Tokyo in...

Tornado in central Japan was one of strongest ever in country

The Japan Meteorological Agency says a tornado that swept through a swath of Shizuoka Prefecture, central Japan, last Friday is likely to have been one of the strongest ever recorded in the country. The agency classified a strong gust of wind that...

Trump's former Japan ambassador nominee appointed CBS News ombudsman

(Reuters) -Paramount Skydance on Monday named Kenneth Weinstein as ombudsman for CBS News, a newly created role aimed at monitoring bias and audience complaints. The appointment fulfills a condition set by U.S. regulators when the Federal...