MITO( Kyodo)--Jubilo Iwata sealed promotion back to the J-League top flight with three rounds to

promotion.... Jubilo will be back in the J1 following two seasons in the second tier after winning

Hideki Matsuyama, of Japan, watches his tee shot on the 18th hole during the first round of the CJ Cup golf tournament on Oct.... Only three of the top 20 in the world are playing in Chiba.... Tokyo Olympics gold medal winner Xander Schauffele shot 70, as did Rickie Fowler, who is playing on a sponsor's exemption for the second straight year....

The 39-year-old began his career at Cerezo in 2001 and had spells at Mallorca and Wolfsburg, with whom he won the German Bundesliga in 2009, before he became the J1 top scorer for three straight seasons from 2013 with Kawasaki Frontale.... Known for his aggressive playing style, Okubo also helped Japan reach the knockout phase at the 2010 World Cup and played in the 2014 tournament.... " I'm sorry my playing style has caused trouble to players and fans of many teams," Okubo, who scored six goa

Prefectural Police, the deceased were identified as married couple Tomoyoshi and Aiko Iwata, both 80, and

Cerezo Osaka's Yoshito Okubo, the career scoring leader in Japanese pro soccer's J-League first division, tears up during his retirement press conference in Osaka on Nov.... The 39-year-old has two remaining games to add to his record 191 J1 goals, while his club, Cerezo Osaka, have booked a spot in the Emperor's Cup semifinals.... Okubo, known for his aggressive playing style, also helped Japan reach the knockout phase at the 2010 World Cup and played in the 2014 tournament....

The Shining Flower Ferris Wheel is seen at the Fuji-Q Highland amusement park in this photo provided by the park.... FUJIYOSHIDA, Yamanashi--Two passengers were taken for a wild ride on a 50-meter-high Ferris wheel as the gondola doors were left open at an amusement park near Mount Fuji in this central Japan city, the park announced Nov.... The boarding attendant is apparently in a state of panic, and cannot respond to the company's requests for an interview....

A man in China has died after contracting a rare infectious disease from primates, known as the Monkey B virus, Chinese health officials revealed in a report Saturday.... He experienced nausea, vomiting and fever a month later, and died May 27.... His blood and saliva samples were sent to the center in April, where researchers found evidence of the Monkey B virus....

Hideki Matsuyama of Japan hits his tee shot on the ninth hole during the final round of the Zozo Championship golf tournament at Accordia Golf Narashino Country Club on Sunday, Oct.... With Matsuyama applying pressure, American Cameron Tringale could not match the pace on the back nine after leading earlier in the day at Narashino Country Club in Chiba Prefecture near Tokyo.... Tringale, the world's 69th ranked player, finished bogey-bogey to drop into a tie for second at 10-under with his cou

TOKYO — Japan’s capital logged a record number of coronavirus cases this week, burdening the hospital system amid a slow vaccine rollout, an increasingly apathetic public and the government’s unsuccessful efforts to restrict the rapid spread of the delta variant. Support our journalism.... arrow-right On Thursday, Tokyo reported 5, 042 new coronavirus cases, its highest daily count and nearly double the record set nine days prior.... And on Thursday, the government’s coronavirus advisory panel