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Japan players Hiroki Sakai and Takefusa Kubo have credited Saudi Arabia for inspiring their nation to come from behind and cause another World Cup upset on Wednesday November 23.   The Samurai Blue came from 1-0 down to beat Germany 2 – 1 in another biggest upset of the tournament.    The victory came …

Reprogramming of three-dimensional microenvironments for in vitro hair follicle induction was the title of the journal paper that explained how they used embryonic mouse cells to grow a hair follicle that developed 3mm (or around 0.12 of an inch) over 23 days. The discovery was published in the journal Science …

This is surely not the best of time for Nigeria’s senior national teams after the Super Falcons suffered another defeat. Super Falcons were not match for their Japanese counterparts after a convincing 2-0 loss in Kobe. A brilliant second half performance saw the host subdued the Falcons following two wonderful …

Super Falcons stars, Rasheedat Ajibade, Ohale Osinachi, Christy Ucheibe and other team members are in camp as the team prepares for their matchup against Japan at the Noevir Stadium, Kobe. Naija News understands that the Super Falcons left Nigeria last Friday and arrived in a Japanese town, Kobe. The Super …

North Korea fired a medium-range missile over Japan for the first time in five years. It landed in the Pacific Ocean 22 minutes after the launch.

Tokyo CNN  —  Japan bid farewell to former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in an elaborate state funeral Tuesday, despite public opposition to the cost of the event as the country grapples with their late leader’s legacy. Abe, Japan’s longest-serving prime minister, was shot dead during a campaign speech in Nara …

Fumio Kishida steps up calls for reform of UN system after failure of Security Council to respond to Russian attack. Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has voiced disappointment over the failure of the United Nations Security Council to respond to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, calling for reforms that would allow …

California-based company says new prices will take effect from next month. Apple customers in countries including Japan, Malaysia, Pakistan, South Korea and Poland will pay more for apps and in-app purchases from next month, the tech giant has announced. The California-based company said in a blog post on Monday that …

The Japanese government has asked its sober youth to start drinking more alcohol in a bid to boost the economy.   This is because the younger generation drinks less than their parents, causing a slump in the intake from taxes on drinks.   According to Mail Online, the national tax …

Tokyo expresses concern that Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine could set a dangerous precedent. Japan’s defence ministry has said it is alarmed at new threats from Russia and has growing worries about Taiwan, in an annual defence report that comes as Tokyo weighs an unprecedented rise in military spending. The paper, …