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Fans celebrate at the Shibuya Crossing in Tokyo on Friday as Japan advanced to the knockout round in the World Cup.
SOCCER / World cup
Jun 26, 2026
Fans take over iconic Shibuya Crossing as Japan reaches World Cup knockout round
Fans watched in packed bars, cafes and even on the side of the road as the Samurai Blue secured a second-place finish in Group F at the World Cup.
Japan's Daizen Maeda celebrates after scoring against Sweden during a Group F match at the 2026 FIFA World Cup in Arlington, Texas, on Thursday.
SOCCER / World cup
Jun 26, 2026
Japan coach Hajime Moriyasu relishes chance to face ‘serious Brazil’ in knockout stage
Japan advanced to the round of 32 as the runner-up in Group F.
Japan's Daizen Maeda scores against Sweden during a Group F match at the 2026 FIFA World Cup in Arlington, Texas.
SOCCER / World cup
Jun 26, 2026
Japan advances to World Cup knockout stage after draw with Sweden
Japan holds on to finish as the runner-up in Group F and ​book a meeting in ‌the knockout ‌stage with five-time champion ​Brazil.
Japan practices ahead of its World Cup match against Sweden at Southern Methodist University in Dallas on Wednesday.
SOCCER / World cup
Jun 25, 2026
Hajime Moriyasu praises Japan’s teamwork as squad eyes spot in knockout stage
With four points, the Japanese are likely to progress to the last 32 even if they lose to Sweden on Thursday, but Moriyasu has his sights set on the top spot.
Sweden coach Graham Potter speaks during a news conference in Arlington, Texas, on Wednesday.
SOCCER / World cup
Jun 25, 2026
Sweden coach Graham Potter says team has to defend better against Japan
The Swedes followed up their opening 5-1 win over Tunisia with a loss by the same scoreline against the Netherlands and are third in Group F.
Japan's Ko Itakura clears the ball during the first half against Tunisia during a Group F match at the 2026 FIFA World Cup in Monterrey, Mexico, on Saturday.
SOCCER / World cup
Jun 22, 2026
Japan’s World Cup picture comes into focus after rout of Tunisia
Japan can book its place in the knockout round with a win over Sweden.
The Netherlands' Crysencio Summerville celebrates after scoring during a Group F match against Sweden during the 2026 FIFA World Cup in Houston on Saturday.
SOCCER / World cup
Jun 21, 2026
Netherlands’ demolition of Sweden gives coach Ronald ⁠Koeman peace of mind
The Dutch let ⁠leads slip away twice in their opening Group F encounter against Japan last weekend, so the ⁠three points were welcome.
A Swedish flag in Stockholm in 2023. The Swedish government, which won the 2022 election on a promise to reduce immigration and crack down ‌on crime, has said that people who misbehave or commit crimes are not welcome.
WORLD / Politics
Jun 16, 2026
Sweden’s ‘good behavior’ law to revoke residency permits for legal behaviors
The Swedish government won the 2022 election on a promise to reduce immigration and crack down ‌on crime.
Sweden's Yasin Ayari celebrates scoring his team's first goal against Tunisia at the Monterrey Stadium in Guadalupe, Mexico on June 14, 2026.
SOCCER / World cup
Jun 15, 2026
Sweden demolishes Tunisia 5-1 to seize control of World Cup group
Earlier in Group F, Japan scored late to draw 2-2 against the Netherlands.
People visit the graves of Russian service members killed during Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine at a cemetery on the outskirts of Donetsk, a Russian-controlled city in eastern Ukraine, on April 19.
COMMENTARY / World
May 15, 2026
Putin’s ‘special military operation’ is a catastrophic failure
Russia’s murderous assault on Ukraine is Europe’s longest and bloodiest war of the 21st century.
Swedish investment fund EQT said it will conduct a tender offer for Japan's Kakaku.com.
BUSINESS / Companies
May 13, 2026
Sweden’s EQT to acquire Japanese firm behind popular restaurant site Tabelog
The Swedish private equity firm has announced plans to acquire Tabelog’s parent company, Kakaku.com, in a deal expected to be valued around ¥590 billion.
An H&M store on Fifth Avenue in New York
BUSINESS / Companies
Apr 7, 2026
Once Sweden’s top company, H&M’s struggling to sell its rebound story
H&M’s CEO is seeking once again to convince investors that the group has turned a corner.
Sweden's Armand Duplantis sets a new world record during the Mondo Classic pole vault competition at the IFU Arena in Uppsala, Sweden, on Thursday.
MORE SPORTS
Mar 13, 2026
Duplantis clears 6.31 meters to set 15th pole vault world record
The 26-year-old Swede broke the record he has owned since clearing 6.17 m in 2020.
William Nylander scores Sweden's fifth goal against Latvia at the Milano Santagiulia Ice Hockey Arena in Milan on Tuesday.
OLYMPICS / Ice hockey
Feb 18, 2026
Defiant Sweden ready for blockbuster men’s quarterfinal against U.S.
The team wearing the three crowns is grasping for more gold in an Olympic men’s ice hockey showdown few expected this early.
Swedish Finance Minister Elisabeth Svantesson at the Economic and Financial Affairs Council meeting in Brussels on Jan. 20
BUSINESS / Markets
Feb 17, 2026
Trump’s new world order is pushing Sweden to warm up to the euro
Sweden adopting the euro would tighten political ties with Europe and give Swedes a seat at the table when it comes to pan-European monetary matters.
Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny, who was arrested during a March 2017 anti-corruption rally, gestures during an appeal hearing at a court in Moscow that same month.
WORLD / Politics
Feb 15, 2026
European allies say Navalny was poisoned by dart frog toxin
The Russian government, which has repeatedly denied any responsibility for Navalny’s death, dismissed the latest allegations as ‘a Western propaganda hoax.’
Team Japan leaves the ice after losing to Sweden on Monday in Milan. The loss eliminated Japan from the Milano Cortina Olympics.
OLYMPICS / Ice Hockey
Feb 11, 2026
After early end to Olympic campaign, where does Smile Japan go from here?
Coach Yuji Iizuka and his players say European teams have grown leaps and bounds since Beijing. How can Japan close the gap?
China’s marriage market is being hollowed out by a shrinking pool of women of childbearing age and a severe gender imbalance, while those women who do marry are doing so later and having fewer children.
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 28, 2026
Can China reverse its demographic decline?
China’s births have fallen to historic lows and deep structural forces make any lasting fertility rebound unlikely.
Liverpool's Alexander Isak (right) shoots to score the opening goal against Tottenham Hotspur as defender Micky van de Ven challenges at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London on Saturday.
SOCCER
Dec 24, 2025
Liverpool’s Isak out for at least two months after ‘reckless’ tackle
Isak suffered the injury while scoring Liverpool’s opening goal in Saturday’s 2-1 win over Tottenham ​Hotspur.
Social media, the internet and other modern-day pressures like digital overload, complexity and declining community ties are fueling loneliness and mental strain across Western societies.
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 2, 2025
The West is facing fearsome new ‘giants’
The old postwar “Five Giants” have been defeated, but new challenges — loneliness, addiction, distraction, lies and complexity — threaten Western societies.
Uruguay federation reportedly cancels charter flight after World Cup exit
Uruguay's Jose Maria Gimenez reacts after the team's loss against Spain at the 2026 FIFA World Cup on Friday.
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.
India’s gig workers pay the price for exposure to New Delhi’s hazardous air
Rohit Kushwaha waits for a customer as he delivers his last parcel of the day, in New Delhi in January. His work as a delivery driver has helped pay the family’s bills, but has had a significant impact on his health.
Chinese and Russian bombers and fighter jets stage joint patrol near Japan
A Chinese Air Force H-6 bomber is seen during a joint patrol with Russian military aircraft on Saturday.
U.S. missile moves in Japan send China clear message: A new era has arrived
Soldiers conduct the first Typhon midrange capability live-fire exercise outside of the continental United States, firing an SM-6 missile in July last year in Australia's Northern Territory during Exercise Talisman Sabre.
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."
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.
A French ship with close ties to Japan combines arts and sciences on the high seas
Romain Troublé, the executive director of Tara Ocean Foundation, speaks to visitors aboard the Tara during a rare port call in Tokyo in April.
In Kyushu’s far south, Senti.U sparks a culinary destination
Chef Yasuhiko Uchida was born in Saga Prefecture but has made his home in Kanoya, Kagoshima Prefecture, since 2012.
‘The colors speak for themselves’: How Japan’s chroma bible went global
“A Dictionary of Color Combinations” is meant to function as a quick-reference guide for artists, designers and anyone with a passing interest in aesthetics as a quantifiable pursuit.

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