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People walk past a bus featuring French soccer star Kylian Mbappe in Shanghai on Oct. 27. Mbappe’s experience shows that apologizing to Beijing offers little reward, which should reinforce Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s refusal to retreat.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Nov 11, 2026
French soccer star Mbappe said sorry to China. Takaichi shouldn’t.
Takaichi and soccer star Mbappe have both been on the wrong side of Beijing for saying something the Chinese state would rather nobody said.
Employees prepare food for customers in China's first official Hello Kitty-themed restaurant in Shanghai in April 2016.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Nov 9, 2026
China’s hard power keeps undermining its soft power
China undoubtedly has real soft power. Yet its behavior repeatedly undermines it.
Real Madrid coach Jose Mourinho gives instructions to Kylian Mbappe during the match a match on Sept. 4.
SOCCER
Nov 1, 2026
Jose Mourinho says Real Madrid and Kylian Mbappe have moved on from China controversy
Mourinho said that the club has nothing more to say.
An advertisement for Chinese dairy brand Mengniu featuring soccer stars Kylian Mbappe (center) Lionel Messi (left) and Lamine Yamal is seen in a supermarket in Beijing on Wednesday.
SOCCER
Oct 29, 2026
Real Madrid issues apology to China after comments by Kylian Mbappe
After apologies from Mbappe and La Liga did not quell the response in China, La Liga President Javier Tebas set up a crisis unit and met with Chinese ambassador Yao Jing.
People walk past a bus featuring French football star Kylian Mbappe for Dongpeng Beverage Group's "Bushuila" electrolyte drink on a street in Shanghai on Tuesday.
BUSINESS
Oct 29, 2026
Mbappe backlash shows shrinking margin for error in China
The episode highlights the mounting risks for international brands operating in China, where an offhand remark can quickly ignite consumer backlash.
A bus with an advertisement featuring Kylian Mbappe for Dongpeng Beverage Group's "Bushuila" electrolyte drink is seen on a street in Shanghai on Tuesday.
SOCCER
Oct 28, 2026
Kylian Mbappe issues apology amid fury in China over ‘dictator’ comment
The backlash highlighted the risks for athletes and brands in the lucrative Chinese market, where satire about Mao Zedong, modern China’s founding leader.
Bottles of Dongpeng Beverage Group's Bushuila electrolyte drink featuring French football star Kylian Mbappe on the packaging are displayed at a convenience store in Beijing on Tuesday.
SOCCER
Oct 27, 2026
Mbappe dropped by Chinese brands for ‘offending national sentiments’
In China, jokes about Mao Zedong, the country’s founding leader who died in 1976, are considered disrespectful and remain a social taboo.
Real Madrid's Kylian Mbappe celebrates scoring his team's fourth goal during the LaLiga match between Real Madrid and Rayo Vallecano de Madrid at Santiago Bernabeu Stadium in Madrid on Saturday.
SOCCER
Sep 13, 2026
Mbappe scores brace as Real Madrid get 4-1 victory over Rayo Vallecano
The result put Real Madrid level with leaders Barcelona who play Levante on Sunday.
Real Madrid's Kylian Mbappe celebrates after scoring his third goal against Real Sociedad in Madrid on Wednesday.
SOCCER
Aug 28, 2026
Real Madrid coach Jose Mourinho seeking more than goals from superstar Kylian Mbappe
The French forward hit a hat trick as Jose Mourinho’s team steamrollered Real Sociedad on Wednesday.
England's Bukayo Saka celebrates after scoring the team's fifth goal against France during the third-place match of the 2026 FIFA World Cup in Miami.
SOCCER / World cup
Jul 19, 2026
England outlasts France in chaotic and thrilling fight for third place at World Cup
France’s Kylian Mbappe scored two goals to ?become the top scorer of all time in the World Cup.
France's Kylian Mbappe (left) has scored eight goals during the World Cup and is in contention for the Golden Boot.
SOCCER / World cup
Jul 17, 2026
Dejected England and France prepare for World Cup match neither wanted
France’s hopes ?of ?reaching a third successive World Cup final were emphatically ended by Spain, while England suffered its own heartbreak a day later with a loss to Argentina.
France's Kylian Mbappe after his team's loss to Spain in the semifinals of the 2026 FIFA World Cup in Arlington, Texas, on Tuesday
SOCCER
Jul 15, 2026
‘Immense disappointment’: Mbappe rues end of World Cup dream
The player had emerged as one of the stars of the tournament during France’s run to the last four.
France's Kylian Mbappe (center) gets tangled up with Paraguay's Juan Jose Caceres (right) during their match at the World Cup in Philadelphia on Saturday.
SOCCER
Jul 5, 2026
Kylian Mbappe says France can get its ‘hands dirty’ too after scrappy win over Paraguay
“They thought we’d turn up in tuxedos, that we’d just come to pull off some spectacular moves,” Mbappe said after the match.
Kylian Mbappe celebrates scoring France's third goal against Sweden at New York New Jersey Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey, on Tuesday.
SOCCER / World cup
Jul 1, 2026
Mbappe and Haaland fire France and Norway into World Cup last 16
Kylian Mbappe took his tally for the tournament to six goals, making him joint top-scorer alongside Lionel Messi.
Argentina forward Lionel Messi runs with the ball during the 2026 World Cup match against Austria at Dallas Stadium in Arlington, Texas, on Monday.
SOCCER / World cup
Jun 23, 2026
Stars sparkle early as Messi and Mbappe light up World Cup
Lionel Messi has risen to the challenge in style to become the all-time World Cup record scorer, two games into the tournament.
Real Madrid's Kylian Mbappe (left) in action with Osasuna's Valentin Rosier in Pamplona, Spain, on Feb. 21
SOCCER
Mar 3, 2026
Real Madrid superstar Mbappe in Paris for treatment on knee injury
It remains to be seen if Mbappe will be able to play in the Champions League last-16 tie against Manchester City.
Real Madrid's Kylian Mbappe celebrates after scoring a goal on Saturday to match Cristiano Ronaldo's club record of 59 goals in a calendar year.
SOCCER
Dec 21, 2025
Mbappe equals Ronaldo record in Real Madrid’s 2-0 win over Sevilla
Mbappe missed several earlier chances before getting his opportunity from the spot four minutes from ?time and he made no mistake to net his 59th goal of the year.
Kylian Mbappe, then with Paris Saint-Germain, ahead of a Champions League match against Barcelona in Paris in April 2024.
SOCCER
Dec 17, 2025
French court rules PSG owes Kylian Mbappe $70.5 million in unpaid salary
Mbappe, 26, scored a club-record 256 goals in seven years with PSG before leaving in May 2024 and later joining Real Madrid on a free transfer.
Paris Saint-Germain midfielder Fabian Ruiz (bottom) celebrates with defender Achraf Hakimi after Ruiz scored PSG's third goal of its Club World Cup semifinal win over Real Madrid on Wednesday in East Rutherford, New Jersey.
SOCCER
Jul 10, 2025
PSG inflicts humiliating defeat on Real Madrid to reach Club World Cup final
Victory against Chelsea in the final on Sunday would complete a campaign of unparalleled success for the Parisians.
Real Madrid forward Kylian Mbappe celebrates scoring his team's third goal during a FIFA Club World Cup 2025 quarterfinal match against Borussia Dortmund in East Rutherford, New Jersey, on Saturday.
SOCCER
Jul 8, 2025
Mbappe and PSG set for Club World Cup reunion as Real Madrid eyes final
Mbappe has endured frustration at the Club World Cup, not featuring at all during the group stage due to a stomach bug.
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.
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