Among the teams that are in action on Saturday include numerous contender teams, including Germany, the Netherlands and Japan.

Japan coach Hajime Moriyasu said Friday he was proud that the country’s fans had forged a global reputation for tidying up after themselves at the World Cup–as long as it does not put cleaners out of work.

Japan Airlines CEO Mitsuko Tottori took a pay cut after misconduct by two employees, reflecting a standard practice in Japan's corporate culture.

Keito Nakamura was not guaranteed to start for Japan at the World Cup. But he is now emerging as a pivotal figure.

Japan Innovation party called for introduction of nuclear-powered submarines, changes to nuclear restrictions and defense spending above 2% of GDP.

Japan needs to revisit the pacifist posture that has defined it since World War Two, Shinjiro Koizumi says.

Japan’s presence at the 2026 Annecy Animation Festival marks a recent high-water mark, with 25 Japanese films selected across the festival’s competitive and non-competitive sections – up from 18 last year – as the country’s industry bodies simultaneously consolidate their MIFA footprint under a unified booth structure.

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Japanese government fair trade watchdog officials have inspected six major ice cream makers on suspicion of price-fixing, with local media calling it a cartel.

Docking a CEO's salary to show accountability for an employee's mistake is a standard practice in Japanese corporate culture