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

Nadeshiko Japan head coach Asako Takakura, left, and captain Saki Kumagai attend a press conference

Association is set to review manager Asako Takakura's position over the summer with the team 10th in the FIFA

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

" I have nothing to say other than it's finally over," said Hidenori Fujiwara, the 65-year-old head of Jidaiya, which operates a rickshaw service in Tokyo's Asakusa district, on the end to the state of emergency.... " We have waited and endured for a really long time." There have only been 28 days this entire year when Tokyo was not under a coronavirus quasi-or full state of emergency.... Jidaiya typically deploys at least 20 rickshaws daily during the busy season, but as of late it's been ope

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

Rikako Ikee reacts after winning the women's 100-meter butterfly final at the national swimming championships at Tokyo Aquatics Centre on April 4, 2021.... Concerns about the virus have also prompted the Japanese Olympic Committee to back away from its ambitious medal target and instead emphasize protecting the health of athletes.... " If I'm asked whether it's important to achieve 30( gold medals), I want to clearly say'no,'" Yamashita said at a recent press conference in Tokyo....