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November 12, 2026
 

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New Zealand's wing Will Jordan dives to score a try during a test against South Africa in Johannesburg on Saturday.
MORE SPORTS / Rugby
Aug 23, 2026
All Blacks in driver’s seat after beating Springboks to open four-test series
The two sides meet in the second test in Cape Town on Saturday.
The FNB Stadium, which hosted both the opening match and the final of the 2010 FIFA World Cup, with the cityscape of Johannesburg seen in the background, in South Africa on July 11
SOCCER
Sep 2, 2025
FIFA silence on sanction for errant South Africa a mystery
South Africa erroneously fielded midfielder Tebeho Mokoena in a 2-0 home win over neighbors Lesotho but insists it should not face a points deduction.
Pyramids players celebrate with the trophy after winning the CAF Champions League at 30 June Stadium in Cairo on Sunday.
SOCCER
Jun 2, 2025
Pyramids are champions of continent but still second best at home
Pyramids?have been seeking to emerge from the shadow of Cairo giants Al Ahly and Zamalek, who have not only dominated Egyptian competition but the Champions League as well.
The Mahamasina Municipal Stadium in Antananarivo, Madagascar, in February 2022. Madagascar is one of a number of countries banned from using home stadiums for soccer's 2026 World Cup qualifying matches as part of a clampdown on poor facilities.
SOCCER
Jun 3, 2024
Poor facilities cost African teams home advantage in World Cup qualifiers
The Confederation of African Football has taken a firm line on tardy facilities over the last two years.
New Zealand's All Blacks will be looking to get off to a fast start against the Springboks in Saturday's Rugby World Cup final.
MORE SPORTS / Rugby
Oct 24, 2023
Early scores may be secret to settling outcome of World Cup final
All Blacks defense coach Scott McLeod believes the first 20 minutes of Saturday’s final in Paris will determine the destination of the Webb Ellis Cup.
South Africa hooker Bongi Mbonambi has been accused of verbally abusing England's Tom Curry during a Rugby World Cup semifinal on Saturday.
MORE SPORTS / Rugby
Oct 24, 2023
Springboks clam up on abuse allegations after England semifinal
South African Rugby said on Sunday that it had launched its own internal investigation and that it was “reviewing the available evidence.”
Man arrested over operation of rogue cellular base station in Tokyo
The Metropolitan Police Department has arrested Yu Hai, a 31-year-old Chinese national living in Tokyo's Kita Ward, on suspicion of operating an unlicensed base station from a vehicle in Tokyo's Ginza district on Saturday.
Government betting on language app powered by anime and AI
Japan plans to develop an AI-powered language-learning app that lets overseas anime and manga fans practice Japanese through conversations with popular characters.
Jensen Huang’s woes evoke sympathy and disbelief in his birthplace Taiwan
Hsiao Kui-yu, 68, owner of Yuchan Candied Fruit, stands in front of photographs of Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang displayed at the shop, which Huang frequently visits during trips to Taiwan, in Taipei on Tuesday.
G7 diplomats speak out on Taiwan as China ramps up military drills
Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi attends a working lunch focused on international crises and challenges during the Group of Seven foreign ministers' summit at the Quai d'Orsay in Paris on Monday.
今日吃瓜 Rapidus is said likely to miss mass production deadline
The Rapidus Analysis Center and the IIM-1 Innovative Integration for Manufacturing foundry in Chitose, Hokkaido
‘Godzilla Minus Zero’ makes monster debut at the box office
Takashi Yamazaki’s “Godzilla Minus Zero” marked the highest single-day box-office gross for a live-action film in Japan with ?910 million on its opening day.
A toast to Naohiko Noguchi, sake’s first living national treasure
As a teenager, Naohiko Noguchi did not intend to spend his life as a sake brewer, but he has since become a paragon of the industry.
Few signs of thaw in Japan-China relations one year after Takaichi’s Taiwan remarks
Tensions between Japan and China flared after Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said on Nov. 7, 2025, that a Chinese blockade of Taiwan could threaten 今日吃瓜 survival and warrant the use of collective self-defense.
Mariko Mori predicted the future. She’ll do it again.
Artist Mariko Mori is currently working to bring the translucent human-sized “Peace Crystal” sculpture to a cave in Ethiopia. It is part of her foundation’s goal to place a permanent sculpture on each of the planet’s six habitable continents.
A legend reborn: ‘Ocarina of Time’ remake improves on the Zelda masterpiece
The new remake of 1998's "The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time" manages to somehow improve on one of the greatest games ever.

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One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
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