1+ hour, 46+ min ago  (439+ words) By HIROKI TOHDA/ Staff Writer May 6, 2026 at 07: 00 JST Spain supporters cheer during an international friendly against Egypt in Barcelona on March 31. (Reuters) FIFA, the international soccer governing body, is trying to deal with a persistent and ugly issue as it…...

11+ mon, 2+ week ago  (838+ words) By RYO SANADA / Staff Writer May 20, 2025 at 07: 00 JST In the birthplace of flamenco, a storm of applause along with a scattering of boos greeted the announcement of the winner of one of the world's most prestigious competitions in the Spanish…...

8+ mon, 3+ week ago  (455+ words) August 12, 2025 at 15: 14 JST Kunishige Kamamoto, a Japanese soccer trailblazer who became the top scorer at the 1968 Mexico City Olympics and led Japan to its historic bronze medal finish, died of pneumonia on Aug. 10. He was 81. A native of Kyoto, Kamamoto…...

10+ mon, 3+ week ago  (445+ words) By KAZUAKI KANDA/ Staff Writer Video footage taken on June 7 off Amami-Oshima island in Kagoshima Prefecture shows a pair of Amami night-sky pufferfish mating in an elaborately crafted circular spawning nest on the seafloor. (Provided by Katsuki Oki) SETOUCHI, Kagoshima…...