OSAKA, Japan (AP) — Visitors to Tokyo and Kyoto might not realize it, but Osaka — one of Japan’s biggest and oldest cities, known more as a business hub than a tourist destination -- is gearing up to ...

World Cup 2026 in the United States, Mexico and Canada will be the second World Cup in charge for Hajime Moriyasu, who has masterminded back-to-back away wins against Scotland and England in the final ...

As much as any team can cruise through a World Cup, Japan has done so thus far. This is a team that looks prepared for any scenario, confident in itself, in its game plan and in its ability to adapt ...

If there’s one country guaranteed to clean up at the World Cup, it’s Japan. Literally. Scenes of Japanese soccer fans sweeping stadiums and picking up trash after a match first drew public attention ...

Shinzo Abe, then prime minister of Japan, popped out of a giant green pipe dressed as Mario, a character from the Super Mario ...

Japan occupied all or part of over 20 countries during World War II. The U.S. and its allies liberated many of the Pacific Islands in hard-fought naval and amphibious battles before ending the war ...