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rugby

Blossoms bid to bloom on opening night

As Japan prepares to get Asia’s first Rugby World Cup underway at the Tokyo Stadium tonight (11.45am Irish time), it would be all too easy to forget their opponents as the planet turns its gaze towards the Brave Blossoms.

world

Japan: Cult leader hanged for six murders

soccer

Former Japan defender dies after heart attack

world

Japan plant workers exposed to radiation

racing

Daiwa a possible for Dubai World Cup

racing

Fast Ferraris makes history

Rail chief takes responsibility for Japanese rail crash

The head of East Japan Railway Company apologised today for a fatal train crash that killed at least five people on Christmas Day, saying he took full responsibility for the incident.

Thu, 29 Dec, 2005

Japan: Flood death toll rises to 14

The death toll from torrential rains and flooding in northern Japan rose to 14 today after officials recovered the bodies of two people earlier reported missing. One woman remained unaccounted for.

Sat, 17 Jul, 2004