were way off.... Takakura inherited an aging squad with a core of players from the team that won

former manager Asako Takakura after Nadeshiko Japan went out of the Tokyo Olympics in the

one of Japan's senior national teams in the sport.... Takakura inherited an aging squad with a core

Yui Hasegawa won the penalty after her cross from the left hit the hand of defender Alanna Kennedy and Iwabuchi buried the effort to the low left corner for Nadeshiko Japan at Sanga Stadium in Kyoto Prefecture.... " I felt I wasn't good other than the penalty, to be honest.... " We could have created more in the first half....

Mana Iwabuchi reacts after scoring the equalizer in Japan's 1-1 draw with Canada during the second half of their Group E match of the Tokyo Olympic women's football tournament on July 21, 2021, at Sapporo Dome in northern Japan.... Japan spent much of the rest of the half on the front foot, making repeated inroads down the right flank, but their lack of a final pass left them unable to capitalize against the back-to-back Olympic bronze medalists.... The hosts went on the attack early in the se

The 23-year-old man, Natsuki Nakashima, initially denied injuring his daughter Kokona at their home in Kanoya, Kagoshima Prefecture, but he later admitted to the allegations.... " I hit her because she would not stop crying." However, it is unknown whether Nakashima's case is linked to papa mishiri.... Masako Ishii, professor of developmental psychology at Showa Women's University in Tokyo, said babies with improved cognitive abilities are able to feel the difference between their mothers and

Tokyo Metropolitan Government headquarters( Mainichi/ Makoto Ogawa) TOKYO--The Tokyo Metropolitan Government has announced that it will offer accommodations from Dec.... The move is intended to provide rooms to homeless people when public institutions are closed for the holidays and there are fewer day-labor jobs available.... Tokyo has signed contracts with multiple business hotels to prepare 1, 000 rooms so that people in need can stay when there are vacancies....

Japanese film director Ryusuke Hamaguchi poses for a photo after winning the Best Screenplay at the annual Cannes International Film Festival in France on July 18, 2021.... The film tells the story of a grieving stage actor and director who finds solace in a young woman he hires as a driver following the death of his wife.... French director Julia Ducournau won the prestigious Palme d'Or for her film" Titane," becoming the second female filmmaker to win the top prize....

The Tokyo Metropolitan Government building( Mainichi/ Makoto Ogawa) TOKYO--A total of 4, 512 coronavirus infections were mistakenly omitted in reports on new cases confirmed in the capital between April 2 and Oct.... Additionally, errors including double-reporting in 447 people's cases were also disclosed.... When subtracting the excess cases from the unreported ones, infection numbers in Tokyo were actually 4, 065 cases higher, meaning the accumulated total as of Oct....

Tokyo Metropolitan Government headquarters( Mainichi/ Makoto Ogawa) TOKYO--The Tokyo Metropolitan Government has been offering free PCR tests since Dec.... According to the metropolitan government, people who live in the capital and have no symptoms such as fever are eligible for the free test.... ID is required, but there is no need to provide age and vaccination status....