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Japan's Ryunosuke Ito (C) runs to score a try against Australia at Hanazono Rugby Stadium in Higashiosaka, Osaka prefecture, on Saturday.
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Aug 9, 2026
Japanese university sensation Ryunosuke Ito earns praise from Australia¡¯s coach
Ito¡¯s dazzling runs, neat chip kicks and snappy passing kept the Wallabies guessing right to the end.
England head coach Eddie Jones (right) talks with London Irish head coach Les Kiss during training during the Six Nations championship in Bagshot, England, in February 2019.
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Aug 7, 2026
Australia looking for fresh start under new coach Les Kiss against Japan
Kiss takes the reins as the Wallabies face Japan in sweltering Osaka for the first of two tests.
Japan's Ryunosuke Ito kicks the ball during a Nations Championship match against France at Tokyo's National Stadium on Saturday.
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Jul 19, 2026
Â鶹´«Ã½ young players impress coach Eddie Jones at Nations Championship
Jones used the tournament to test several young players, including some who are still in college.
Japan's Shuhei Takeuchi is tackled by two Ireland players during a Nations Championship contest in Newcastle, Australia, on July 11.
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Jul 17, 2026
Japan ready to welcome France to steamy Tokyo for Nations Championship clash
Both teams head into the game with one win and one loss apiece in the inaugural Nations Championship.
Japan coach Eddie Jones made six changes to the team that started against Ireland as the Brave Blossoms prepare to host France.
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Jul 17, 2026
Esei Haangana set for debut as Japan to face France in hot, humid Tokyo
Japan coach Eddie Jones made six changes to the team that started against Ireland in Newcastle, Australia, including a completely different front row.
France's Matthieu Jalibert (right) tackles Australia's Fraser McReight during a Nations Championship Brisbane on Saturday.
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Jul 16, 2026
France¡¯s Matthieu Jalibert to play against Japan in Nations Championship match
Jalibert missed training ahead of the match due to an adductor problem.
Japan's Shuhei Takeuchi (center) is tackled by Ireland's Robbie Henshaw (right) during a Nations Championship match in Newcastle, Australia, on Saturday.
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Jul 12, 2026
Japan falls against Ireland in Nations Championship clash
Japan, ?technically the home side in neutral Newcastle, struck early with a 60-meter ?try from ?wing Taira Main as he broke the Irish defensive line, but it was a brief respite.
Japan head coach Eddie Jones looks on during the team's captain's run training session in Newcastle on Friday.
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Jul 12, 2026
Eddie Jones says ¡®pretty obvious¡¯ Japan on right track
Japan face a major challenge next weekend on home turf against Six Nations champions France, who demolished Australia 42-26 in Brisbane.
Japan players celebrate a try during the Nations Championship 2026 rugby match between Japan and Italy in Tokyo on Saturday.
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Jul 10, 2026
Revamped Ireland wary of ¡®bang in form¡¯ Japan
The two sides clash on neutral territory at the beachside town of Newcastle, north of Sydney, in round two of the Nations Championship with both of them on a high.
Japan's Takuro Matsunaga evades a tackle by Italy's Monty Ioane to score a try during the Nations Championship at Tokyo's Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium on July 4.
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Jul 9, 2026
Japan names lineup for clash against Ireland as Eddie Jones returns from ban
Jones returns after serving a four-match ban imposed by the Japan Rugby Football Union for abusing match officials on a tour of Australia earlier this year.
Japan coach Eddie Jones will miss the next four games as he serves a suspension stemming from "verbal abuse directed at local officials" during a recent Australia tour.
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May 15, 2026
Suspended Japan manager Eddie Jones no stranger to trouble during polarizing career
The Japan Rugby Football Union suspended its head coach for four games on Wednesday for ¡°verbal abuse directed at local officials¡± during a recent Australia tour.
Japan national rugby union team head coach Eddie Jones speaks during a news conference in Tokyo on June 12.
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May 13, 2026
Japan suspends Eddie Jones for verbally abusing officials
Jones will miss Â鶹´«Ã½ Nations Championship opener against Italy in Tokyo on July 4.
Japan coach Eddie Jones watches his team warm up before a match against France in Saint-Denis, France, in November 2024.
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Apr 23, 2026
Eddie Jones wants citizens of Rugby World Cup host city to rally around Japan
Jones ?did not rule out Japan setting up its World Cup ?base in Newcastle, the world¡¯s largest coal export port.
Japan rugby head coach Eddie Jones speaks during a news conference following the announcement of the pool draw schedule for the Men's Rugby World Cup 2027, in Tokyo on Tuesday.
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Feb 4, 2026
Japan coach Jones says ¡®fair¡¯ Rugby World Cup schedule helps small teams
The Brave Blossoms have been drawn in a pool with France, Samoa and the United States for next year¡¯s World Cup.
Eddie Jones will coach Japan at the 2027 Rugby World Cup, the Japan Rugby Football Union said Wednesday.
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Dec 12, 2025
Japan backs Eddie Jones to coach Brave Blossoms at 2027 Rugby World Cup
Japan Rugby Football Union Chairman Kensuke Iwabuchi said the team had improved under Jones.
Former All Black Dan Carter holds up a ball during the draw for the 2027 Men's Rugby World Cup in Sydney on Wednesday.
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Dec 4, 2025
Springboks and All Blacks on quarterfinal collision course after 2027 World Cup draw
Japan, meanwhile, was drawn into a group with France, the United States and Samoa.
Japan fly-half Lee Seung-Sin kicks a penalty during the Autumn Nations Series International rugby union test match between Wales and Japan in Cardiff, Wales, on Nov. 15.
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Nov 25, 2025
Eddie Jones tells Japan to beef up after bruising tour
Jones¡¯ side was thrashed by South Africa and Ireland before losing narrowly to Wales and eking out a last-gasp win over Georgia.
Japan coach Eddie Jones, seen on Nov. 15 in Cardiff, guided the Brave Blossoms to a win over Georgia on Saturday.
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Nov 23, 2025
Japan slips past Georgia to shake up rankings ahead of Rugby World Cup draw
Japan and Wales will now go into the World Cup draw as second seeds.
Japan wing Kippei Ishida dives over the line to score a try during the Autumn Nations Series International rugby union test match between Wales and Japan at the Principality Stadium, in Cardiff, Wales, on Saturday.
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Nov 16, 2025
Wales¡¯ Evans denies Japan historic win with last-gasp penalty
For Wales, it ended a run of 10 successive home defeats stretching back to 2023 and ensured that they stay above Japan in the world rankings.
Wales' Louis Rees-Zammit will be in the starting lineup against Japan on Saturday.
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Nov 14, 2025
Wales¡¯ Louis Rees-Zammit to return to starting lineup against Japan
Louis Rees-Zammit will make his first start for Wales since the 2023 Rugby World Cup in Saturday's clash with Japan in Cardiff after coach Steve Tandy said he was ¡°ready to return.¡±
Gut bacteria may be behind many of Â鶹´«Ã½ colorectal cancer cases
A Japanese research team found that a toxin produced by certain E. coli strains, colibactin, caused genetic mutations in nearly half of colorectal cancer cases studied
¡®Total whiplash¡¯: Foreign residents react to Â鶹´«Ã½ changing permanent residency rules
The entrance to the Tokyo Immigration Bureau in Minato Ward, Tokyo, in March. For some foreign residents of Japan, tightening measures for permanent residency have become one factor in a broader calculation over whether remaining in the country makes financial sense over the long term.
She is Russia¡¯s richest woman. Her business empire is going up in flames.
Tatyana Kim, the head and co-founder of Wildberries, speaks about Ukrainian drone attacks on the company's warehouses in the course of the Russia-Ukraine conflict, at an unidentified location, in this still image from a handout video released on July 31.
Severe tropical storm Chan-hom makes landfall near Tokyo
Severe Tropical Storm Chan-hom made landfall around Ibaraki Prefecture, near Tokyo, on Tuesday night.
What Â鶹´«Ã½ language rules for permanent residency should look like
Potential health care workers hoping to find work in Japan take Japanese language instruction in Jakarta. Not all applicants for permanent residency should be expected to reach this level of proficiency.
Where do foreign residents in Japan want to die?
The Yokohama Foreign General Cemetery is one of the few cemeteries in Japan that allows burials, albeit with conditions for the deceased, including foreign nationality and permanent residency in Kanagawa Prefecture.
¡®Total whiplash¡¯: Foreign residents react to Â鶹´«Ã½ changing permanent residency rules
The entrance to the Tokyo Immigration Bureau in Minato Ward, Tokyo, in March. For some foreign residents of Japan, tightening measures for permanent residency have become one factor in a broader calculation over whether remaining in the country makes financial sense over the long term.
As Â鶹´«Ã½ concrete jungles sizzle, urban forestry offers an all-natural fix
People and birds find relief from the sun in Tokyo's Nakano Ward earlier this month. While experts agree that urban greening is crucial to mitigating the impact of climate change, trees are becoming even more scarce in Japanese cities.
Â鶹´«Ã½ brewers experiment with a secret ingredient: music
At Smoke Craft, a craft beer brewery in Tokorozawa, Saitama Prefecture, music isn't just a background to the brewing process ¡ª it's an ingredient.
As countries ban social media for children, Japan mulls a different approach
Data from NTT Docomo¡¯s Mobile Society Research Institute released in June found that 55% of respondents across all age groups said they fiddled with their phones when they had nothing to do, even when another person was in front of them.

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