Japan

Sayoko had never played football, but the Japan women's side inspired her to take up the game. And the Nadeshiko lived up to the hype at Stadium Australia, defeating the Philippines 7-0 on an afternoon of colour and national pride.

As Pokémon turns 30, a video game inspired by insect-collecting continues to shape how scientists think and teach about bugs today.

From closing schools to daily limits, the surging cost of oil prompts countries across Asia to take action to ensure fuel supply and keep prices in check. 

Australia pushes baseball juggernauts Japan all the way in their World Baseball Classic clash.

Travel operators say overtourism is concentrated in Japan's high-profile destinations including Tokyo, Kyoto, Osaka and areas around Mount Fuji.

Driven to reach the highest heights in motorsport, Australian teenager Joanne Ciconte sets her sights on racing in Japan.

Eight-year-old Chloe Jeffries died after a snowmobile she and her mother were riding flipped, trapping her underneath it.

With a host of international players and a recent tournament win, Japan has quietly redefined its identity in the hope of lifting the 2026 AFC Women's Asian Cup.

There's surely a reason we all went briefly nuts about a lonely little snow monkey called Punch living in a Japanese zoo.

Katrina Watts stumbled across the ancient sport while living in Japan, and became known for photographing competitors and bringing ANZAC biscuits to matches.

Japan's government plans to deploy surface-to-air missiles on one of its remote western islands near Taiwan by March 2031, the country's defence minister says.

The Women's Asian Cup in Australia provides a chance for the Matildas and visiting nations to create history, bring attention to their countries like never before, and seek respect and investment. But each have had varied paths to get here. 

Bullet train surges through a station near the Tokyo CBD.

The six month old macaque's relationship with a soft toy orangutan has become an internet sensation.

When 24-year-old Anna Gallo woke up shivering in a Tokyo hotel, she thought it was food poisoning. Hours later, she was in a coma fighting for her life against a disease she thought she was vaccinated against.

As record numbers of Australians continue to visit Japan, Japanese brewers have come to dominate our domestic beer market.

Japanese authorities have seized a Chinese fishing vessel for the first time since 2022 and it comes against the backdrop of a major diplomatic dispute between the countries.

Australia's exchange rate with Japan has grown increasingly favourable to tourists, which have surged to record numbers and topped more than one million visitors in 2025.

Nordic Combined is the only sport at any Olympic Games — summer and winter — that does not have an event for women. It's an omission that is putting the entire future of the sport at risk.

When Broken Hill artist Jason McCarthur started receiving emails from Japan about his tote bags, he assumed they were a scam. But pretty soon he had sold out of the bags and it was all thanks to a J-pop star.