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GALLERY: Check exclusive photos of Liverpool’s game against Yokohama Marinos

English champions Liverpool posted a resounding 3-1 victory over J1 League side Yokohama Marinos in a pre-season friendly at the Nissan Stadium in Yokohama, Japan on Wednesday night. The Reds gifted a memorable moment to 32-year-old Wataru Endo who received a rousing welcome from fans in his homeland as he replaced skipper Virgil van Dijk who handed over the armband to the Japanese.

todayJuly 31, 2025

Wataru Endo starred for Liverpool

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Japanese star Wataru delighted after captaining Liverpool to victory on home soil

By Emmanuel Akyereko (Managing Editor) Japanese international Wataru Endo has stated that he will never forget the moment he captained Liverpool on his home soil. The 32-year-old was given a rousing reception by his compatriots when he was introduced in the second half of the Reds' 3-1 win over Yokohama F. Marinos on Wednesday. Endo began his professional career with Shonan Bellmare in 2010 before moving to join Urawa Red […]

todayJuly 31, 2025

Liverpool defeated Yokohama Marino

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Liverpool humble Yokohama Marinos in pre-season friendly

By Emmanuel Akyereko (Managing Editor) English champions Liverpool posted a resounding 3-1 victory over J1 League side Yokohama Marinos in a pre-season friendly at the Nissan Stadium in Yokohama, Japan on Wednesday night. The Reds gifted a memorable moment to 32-year-old Wataru Endo who received a rousing welcome from fans in his homeland as he replaced skipper Virgil van Dijk who handed over the armband to the Japanese. The 2024/25 […]

todayJuly 30, 2025

Vissel Kobe suffered a loss to Barcelona

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Barcelona edge Vissel Kobe in international club friendly

By Emmanuel Akyereko (Managing Editor) Spanish giants Barcelona recorded a 3-1 victory over Japanese side Vissel Kobe in an international friendly game on Sunday evening in Japanese Standard Time. The two-time J1 League title winners hosted the Catalan club for the third in their head-to-head meetings and were hoping to improve their records against the La Liga giants. However, their dream of causing an upset started on a rough note […]

todayJuly 27, 2025

Japan elections

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2025 Upper House Elections: Eight NGOs issue joint-statement against Japanese political parties targeting foreigners on campaign platforms

By Emmanuel Akyereko (Managing Editor) Eight Human Rights non-governmental organisations have issued a joint-statement to condemn the alarming uptick in anti-immigrant rhetoric by political parties ahead of the July 20 Upper House election. The organisation says it the situation is causing major concerns among foreign nationals living in the East Asian country. In the statement which has been by Jafriq Radio, sound bites such as “Japanese First” and “revision of […]

todayJuly 15, 2025

Ghanaian Immigration officer killed

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Ghanaian Immigration officer stabbed to death in Accra

A Ghanaian Immigration Officer who went missing over five days has been found dead in a suburb of Accra in Ghana. Steffen Otumfuor Nana Kofi Amoah was reported missing to the Ghana Police Service last week after he reportedly left home to hold a brief meeting with a friend. His family had filed a missing person’s report at the Taifa Police Station on Friday, July 4, 2025, around 4:30 p.m., […]

todayJuly 9, 2025

Nippon Ishin no Kai chief and Osaka Gov. Hirofumi Yoshimura smiles at voters in Osaka's Chuo Ward on July 3 as campaigning for the House of Councilors election officially begins. | Jiji

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This Japanese political party promises to reduce number of foreign residents in Japan

By Emmanuel Akyereko (Managing Editor) As Japan goes to the National Upper House Elections on July 20, 2025 various political parties are offering solutions to the numerous problems created by the increasing number of foreign nationals in the country. One party that has made it's position clear on the subject matter is the Nippon Ishin political party. During the Japan National Press Club debate on Wednesday, the party's leader stated […]

todayJuly 9, 2025

Shigeru Ishiba

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Japan’s Prime Minister Ishiba vows NOT to allow these people into Japan

By Emmanuel Akyereko (Managing Editor) Japan's Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has pledged to the Japanese people that his administration will introduce much stricter immigration policies if his political party wins the July 20 the national Upper House elections. In his latest address at the Japan National Press Club, he stated that some people with 'certain history' will not be allowed into the country. According to the President, his government wants […]

todayJuly 9, 2025

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