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By Emmanuel Akyereko Japan's U20 side recorded their second straight draw in the 2025 AFC Asian U20 Cup after splitting the points in their Group D clash at the Shenzhen Youth Football Training Base - Artificial Grass in China on Thursday afternoon. Despite going ahead in the 28th minute through Kawasaki Frontale forward Soma Kanda, the Blue Samurai succumbed to a last-minute from substantive Tae-won Kim who levelled for South […]
Japan brushed aside Thailand 3-0 in the opening fixture of the 2025 AFC U20 Asian Cup on Friday evening at the Shenzhen Youth Football Training Base in China. Watch the game's highlights below.
By Emmanuel Akyereko Japan brushed aside Thailand 3-0 in the opening fixture of the 2025 AFC U20 Asian Cup on Friday evening at the Shenzhen Youth Football Training Base in China. The Young Samurais have taken a commanding lead in the Group D fixture which has rivals Korea, Syria and Thailand. Hisatsugu Ishii, who plays for Shonan Bellmare, registered the game's opening goal on the 14th minute before defender Rion […]
By Emmanuel Akyereko Japan international forward Kaoru Mitoma led the raid for Brighton and Hove Albion who trashed Chelsea 3-0 in the English Premier League on Friday evening. Mitoma, 27, smashed the opening goal for the Seagulls on the 27th minute mark before playing an influential role for Fabian Hurzeler's men who scored additional goals in either halves to claim an emphatic win. The former Kawasaki Frontale player latched on […]
President of the United States of America, Donald J Trump, has stated emphatically that Japanese company Nippon Steel will not be allowed to own majority stake in American steel production company, US Steel. Trump, who returned to the US Presidency under two months ago, is fulfilling his commitment to stop the Japanese company from taking absolute ownership of the iconic American company which has been struggling. The American President also […]
Jamaica and Ghana are set to explore common cultural heritage between the two countries in Japan as citizens embark on a journey to discover their roots through musical explorations. Ghanaian and Jamaican citizens living in Japan are on the verge of exploring cultural heritage that link the two countries together. On Friday, February 28, 2025, at the Akasaka Civic Center in Minato City in Tokyo, the Ghana Embassy in Japan […]
By Emmanuel Akyereko Japanese teenager Keisuke Goto climbed off the bench to put his name on the score-sheet for Royal Anderlecht who surprisingly succumbed to a 4-3 home reverse against German side TSG Hoffenheim in the UEFA Europa League on Thursday night. Goto, 19, made instant impact by striking on the 79th minute mark to reduce the deficit for the Belgians who were down by 4-2 at their own Lotto […]
The Japanese Immigration Agency has taken steps to teach Japanese children how to coexist with foreigners as the agency held a class at an elementary school here Jan. 25 to deepen children's understanding of coexistence with foreigners. Officials from the agency in Saitama were present at the Kawaguchi Municipal Zaike Elementary School told a class for fifth-and sixth-grade students to learn about the best ways to co-habit with foreigners. During […]
There is good news on the horizon for foreign skilled workers in Japan as the government of the East Asian country is considering extending the five-year residency limit for skilled foreign workers if they become pregnant. In Japan, there have been cases where holders of foreign skilled worker visas have had their employment appointments terminated after they become pregnant. And, the government is taking steps to ensure that foreign workers […]
