Every soccer World Cup is an opportunity for Japan to deploy an unusual instrument of soft power.

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Brazil will face off against a tricky Egypt side as the 2026 FIFA World Cup draws closer. Brazil will complete their preparations for the 2026 FIFA World Cup when they face Egypt in an international ...

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Whatever the case, we’ve got you covered with some essential information about the US men’s national team, who begin their ...

Japan’s national team has changed practice venues in Monterrey ahead of the World Cup after players encountered an uneven ...

TOKYO, May 12 (Reuters) - Japan plans to send several officials to Russia in late May to facilitate communication and help protect assets owned by Japanese companies operating there, the Minister of ...

Ten Russian ships, including four naval vessels, sailed between Japan’s southwestern islands this week, an event a Joint Staff spokesman called “rare to see.” The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force ...

May 8 (Asia Today) --Japan is expanding imports of Russian Sakhalin-2 crude oil beyond a one-time emergency purchase, extending supply arrangements to multiple refiners and fuel networks around Tokyo ...

A 10-ship Russian convoy transited Japan’s Tsushima Strait to enter the East China Sea, May 9-10, 2026. Japan Joint Staff Office photos A 10-ship Russian convoy transited Japan’s Tsushima Strait to ...

Japan may send government officials to Russia as early as the end of May to maintain communications with Moscow to support its companies that are still operating there, the trade ministry said in a ...