Less than a year ago, Yuichiro Tamaki was fighting to retain the leadership of his own opposition party amid reports of an extramarital affair. Now, the 56-year-old athletics fan is in the running to lead the nation,

Japan vs Brazil will start at 6:30 a.m. ET/ 3:30 a.m. PT in the United States. The match will kick off at 7:30 p.m. local time in Japan. The match will be shown on a select TV Channel in the U.S.

Japan can mount a serious challenge at next year's World Cup in North America, striker Ayase Ueda said after inspiring the Asian side to their first win over Brazil.

Brazil surrendered a two-goal lead as they suffered a humiliating 3-2 friendly defeat to Japan in a complete second-half capitulation in Tokyo on Tuesday. Carlo Ancelotti's side had looked very comfortable at the break courtesy of fine strikes from Paulo Henrique and Gabriel Martinelli,

Japan’s health authorities have declared an influenza epidemic, with thousands of people infected with the respiratory virus. The number of infections for this time of year is unusual, say researchers, and could seed outbreaks in countries that are heading into winter in Asia and Europe — although it is unlikely to become a global pandemic.

The European Energy Exchange AG, the world’s biggest electricity bourse, aims to add another Japanese region to its product offerings by year-end, boosting its presence in a rapidly expanding market.

By Miho Uranaka and Sam Nussey TOKYO (Reuters) -Japanese e-commerce and finance heavyweight Rakuten is weighing an initial public offering in the United States of its credit card business, according to two sources familiar with the matter.

WWE World Heavyweight Champion Seth Rollins is no longer advertised for the upcoming Japan tour. Updated ticket details show that Seth Rollins has been removed from Japan tour. The shows were set to take place the Tokyo events on Friday,