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No Sign of Healing In G7 Climate Change Rift
The United States' partners in the G7 club of wealthy democracies vowed Sunday to pursue efforts to curb climate change...
Fiji Eye Six Nations Scalps To Boost World Cup Hopes
Fiji are looking forward to bolstering their playing strength ahead of next month's World Cup qualifiers with two key...
Japan’s Godfather of Art? Billionaire Maezawa Rings In New Era
With a single post on Instagram, Yusaku Maezawa announced not only his purchase of an $110.5 million Basquiat...
Swedes End Japan Challenge At America’s Cup
Sweden's Team Artemis eliminated SoftBank Team Japan from the America's Cup Challenger series on Friday to set up a...
Chaos As Pigs Escape On Japanese Highway
A group of 19 plucky pigs caused a five-kilometre (three mile) traffic jam on a Japanese motorway after making a bold...
Jeju Players Suspended After Violent Scenes In AFC Champions League
Three Jeju United players were suspended for up to six months on Friday after an AFC Champions League knock-out game...
Japan Passes Landmark Bill For Emperor Akihito To Abdicate
Crown Prince Naruhito (3rd from left) is first in line to take the throne after his father abdicate Japan's parliament...
Korean Air Flight Lands Safely After Smoke In Cockpit Scare
A Korean Air flight carrying more than 150 passengers landed safely at a Japanese airport Friday shortly after pilots...
Hunt Deserves Chance, Says Wallabies Coach
Coach Michael Cheika said veteran code-hopper Karmichael Hunt had earned his chance with Australia after overcoming the...
Five Things To Know About the Japanese Royals
Japan passed a law Friday that allows 83-year-old Emperor Akihito to step down, setting the stage for its first...
Magic Rogic ‘owed Us One’, Says Socceroos Boss
Coach Ange Postecoglou says Tom Rogic owed Australia some magic after his spectacular winner kept alive the Socceroos'...
Japan Clears Way For First Emperor Abdication In Over 200 Years
Japan's parliament passed a law Friday that clears the way for its ageing Emperor Akihito to step down, in what would...
N. Korea Says Launch Tested ‘new Type’ of Cruise Missile
Pyongyang on Friday hailed the successful test of a new type of surface-to-ship cruise missile, which it said was...
Saudi Snub To Minute’s Silence ‘a Disgrace’
The Saudi Arabia football team was accused of "a disgraceful lack of respect" Friday for failing to observe a minute's...
Johnson, Spieth In US Open Pairings
Defending US Open champion Dustin Johnson was grouped with rival Jordan Spieth and Germany's Martin Kaymer in pairings...
Tidal Reveals Star-Studded Film, New Streaming Promotion
Streaming service Tidal revealed an original movie starring recent Oscar winners Thursday as telecom giant and...
Rogic Stunner Reignites Australia’s World Cup Bid
A spectacular long-range strike from Tom Rogic delivered Australia a crucial 3-2 win over Saudi Arabia on Thursday to...
Springbok Horror Slump Over, Vows Allister Coetzee
Under-pressure South Africa coach Allister Coetzee believes he has found the keys to success after a disastrous first...
Japan’s Kagawa Out of Iraq Football World Cup Clash
Japan suffered a blow Thursday when playmaker Shinji Kagawa was ruled out of next week's World Cup qualifier against...