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Mission impossible? England takes the World Cup high road against Mexico
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Mission impossible? England takes the World Cup high road against Mexico
Thomas Tuchel’s men are bracing for the challenge of playing at the iconic Estadio Azteca, which sits 2,240 meters above sea level.
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U.S. shifts focus to Belgium after short-handed win over Bosnia and Herzegovina
The U.S. moved into the World Cup’s round of 16 with a gritty 2-0 ⁠win over Bosnia and Herzegovina.
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England coach says team overcame past demons with comeback win over Congo
England is aiming to end a 60-year wait to win a major tournament.
Kylian Mbappe celebrates scoring France's third goal against Sweden at New York New Jersey Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey, on Tuesday.
SOCCER / World cup
Jul 1, 2026
Mbappe and Haaland fire France and Norway into World Cup last 16
By Rob Woollard
Kylian Mbappe took his tally for the tournament to six goals, making him joint top-scorer alongside Lionel Messi.
A fan looks dejected after the match as Germany is eliminated from the World Cup by Paraguay in Foxborough, Massachusetts on Monday.
SOCCER / World cup
Jun 30, 2026
Paraguay stuns Germany on penalties to reach World Cup last 16
By Karolos Grohmann
For the Germans, who had a goal disallowed in extra time, ​it was a bitter defeat and the first time they lost a penalty shootout at a World Cup.
Japan's Hiroki Ito (right) reacts with Ayumu Seko after the team's loss against Brazil at the 2026 FIFA World Cup in Houston on Monday.
SOCCER / World cup
Jun 30, 2026
Japan pays price again for retreating against Brazil
By Zach Lowy
Considering its World Cup debut was 1998, Japan has done incredibly well to assert itself as Asia’s preeminent soccer behemoth, but it has always missed that one final touch.
Japan's Junya Ito controls the ball during the team's Group F match against Sweden during the FIFA World Cup in Arlington, Texas, on Thursday.
SOCCER / World cup
Jun 28, 2026
Former manager Philippe Troussier feels Japan can compete with Brazil
By Andrew MCKIRDY
Troussier was hired to prepare Japan for the 2002 World Cup on home soil at a time when the country was a minnow on the international stage.
Uruguay's Jose Maria Gimenez reacts after the team's loss against Spain at the 2026 FIFA World Cup on Friday.
SOCCER / World cup
Jun 28, 2026
Uruguay federation reportedly cancels charter flight after World Cup exit
The players were left to take commercial flights ​home.
Japan coach Hajime Moriyasu (left) and Brazil's Carlo Ancelotti will be trying to guide their teams deeper into the World Cup when they meet in the round of 32 in Houston on Monday.
SOCCER / World cup
Jun 28, 2026
Brazil and Japan head into World Cup clash looking to settle old scores
The fixture also carries a deeper historical thread, as Brazil has long been a reference point for Japanese soccer, a relationship embodied by former Japan manager Zico.
Brazil's Rayan heads the ball during a Group C football match against Scotland during the 2026 FIFA World Cup in Miami Gardens, Florida, on Wednesday.
SOCCER / World cup
Jun 27, 2026
Brazil’s Rayan cramming for Japan test in World Cup knockout stage
The five-time champion faces the Asian side in the round of 32 in Houston on Monday.

‘My dream is broken’: Japan visa rules push out foreign residents
A man orders from a kebab shop in the Okubo district in Tokyo.
Japan triples departure tax in push to combat overtourism
Tourists in Yanaka Ginza, Tokyo, on Wednesday. Japan tripled its International Tourist Tax (departure tax) to ¥3,000 from ¥1,000 on Wednesday for all travelers leaving Japan, regardless of nationality.
Japanese-language education is at a turning point
The country is gradually transforming Japanese-language education from a volunteer-driven system into a professional, government-supported network to better serve its growing foreign population. 
More facilities in Japan placing sanitary bins in men’s restrooms
A sanitary bin with an awareness sticker placed in a men's restroom in the Nagasaki Municipal Government building
Japan plans to sharply raise fees for residence permits from October
Foreign tourists walk on the path leading to the Kiyomizu Temple in Kyoto in May.
Six of the best: rikishi of note in each sumo division
Kazuma (right) faces off against future <i>yokozuna</i> Onosato during the All Japan Amateur Sumo Championships at the Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo in December 2020.
Some startups see opportunity in an aging Japan
Yasmin Baba, CTO of Amilis, wins the Grand Prize at the Pitch2Tokyo Grand Final on Feb. 19.
Japan’s fertility system offers few safe paths for same-sex couples
A Tokyo Pride parade participant holds a sign that says "we want to be a married couple, not a couple."
Life inside Japan’s largest prison for women
Western-style rooms spanning the size of four tatami mats with hardwood floors, a toilet and soft mattresses on bed frames are designated for foreign nationals and those with health conditions at Tochigi Prison.
Inside Japan’s rigid adoption system, a British family finds a way
James Benstead, his wife, Jesse, and their three children. Their adopted son is in the rear stroller.

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One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
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The Terasaka Rice Terraces are seen with Mount Buko in the background.
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By Alex K.T. Martin

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