… occo By AFP June 29, 2026 12:33 (EAT) Add as a Preferred Source on Google Follow us Follow on Whatsapp Follow on Google Follow on Twitter Audio By Vocalize Brazil's quest to win a record sixth World Cup heads into the knockout stages on Monday as Carlo Ancelotti's team face Japan …
… Brazil to face Japan Whoever their opponents, the Canadians will be the underdogs, but they were boosted here by the appearance as a late substitute of Alphonso Davies. …
Audio By VocalizeBrazil's quest to win a record sixth World Cup heads into the knockout stages on Monday as Carlo Ancelotti's team face Japan in the last 32, before four-time champions Germany play Paraguay and Morocco take on the Netherlands in perhaps the tie of the round. …
Audio By VocalizeSubstitute Gabriel Martinelli scored deep in injury time as Brazil beat a stubborn Japan 2-1 on Monday to roll into the World Cup last 16. …
Japan embrace 'underdog mentality' for World Cup clash with Brazil By AFP June 28, 2026 12:50 (EAT) Add as a Preferred Source on Google Follow us Follow on Whatsapp Follow on Google Follow on Twitter This combination of file photos created on June 27, 2026, Japan's head coach Haj …
Japan say bring on Brazil at World Cup but wary of revenge mission By AFP June 27, 2026 08:01 (EAT) Add as a Preferred Source on Google Follow us Follow on Whatsapp Follow on Google Follow on Twitter Japan's forward #26 Kento Shiogai shows a jersey of Japan's forward #06 Shuto Ma …
… Japan did not become an economic giant merely through technology. It nurtured a culture of discipline, precision, punctuality and collective responsibility. …
… as 'no regrets' despite World Cup flop By AFP June 26, 2026 06:30 (EAT) Add as a Preferred Source on Google Follow us Follow on Whatsapp Follow on Google Follow on Twitter Tunisia national team head coach Hervé Renard is seen during 2026 FIFA World Cup group F match between Japan …
… y AFP June 26, 2026 05:30 (EAT) Add as a Preferred Source on Google Follow us Follow on Whatsapp Follow on Google Follow on Twitter Sweden forward Anthony Elanga celebrates with teammates scoring his team's first goal during the 2026 World Cup Group F football match between Japan …
Five years after returning to power, Afghanistan's Taliban authorities have built working relationships with multiple countries despite lacking formal recognition from most. Russia remains the only nation to officially recognize the Taliban government, while many Western countries demand domestic human rights reforms before considering recognition, though many states are engaging with Afghanistan's leaders on practical grounds.
Five years after returning to power, Afghanistan's Taliban authorities have built working relationships with multiple countries despite lacking formal recognition from most. Russia remains the only nation to officially recognize the Taliban government, while many Western countries demand domestic human rights reforms before considering recognition, though many states are engaging with Afghanistan's leaders on practical grounds.
Typhoon Dolphin made landfall in eastern China's Zhejiang province with maximum wind speeds of 150km/h, prompting the evacuation of more than a million people including from Shanghai. The storm halted 1,400 flights in Shanghai alone and authorities warn of torrential rains, severe flooding and landslide risks through Wednesday.
Typhoon Dolphin prompted more than 1,000 flight cancellations and evacuations along China's eastern coast ahead of expected landfall in Zhejiang or Fujian late Sunday or early Monday. Nearly 1,400 flights were cancelled at Shanghai's two main airports and 270 at Hangzhou's airport in Zhejiang province.
Typhoon Dolphin prompted over 1,000 flight cancellations and evacuations as it approached China's eastern coast, with Shanghai's airports cancelling nearly 1,400 flights and Hangzhou seeing 270 cancellations. The storm had already brought heavy rain and strong winds to Japan's Okinawa and Taiwan, injuring seven people in Okinawa and suspending dozens of ferry services in Taiwan.
As Japan marks the 1945 atomic bomb anniversary, Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and Defence Minister Shinjiro Koizumi are challenging the nation's decades-old pledge against possessing or permitting nuclear weapons, citing military pressure from neighbours including China and concerns about U.S. security reliability.
Crystal Palace announced the signing of Japan defender Takehiro Tomiyasu on a free transfer from Ajax. The 27-year-old, who has won 46 caps for Japan and was part of the squad at the 2026 World Cup, is manager Pierre Sage's second summer signing.
Fifteen elephants recently died in the Amboseli ecosystem after consuming tomatoes containing high levels of cyanide, possibly linked to pesticide contamination on nearby farms. Officials warn the toxin poses no immediate threat to human life but have advised local herders to keep livestock away from contaminated fields; an opinion piece argues the elephant deaths serve as a warning that environmental failures eventually affect human health, citing historical examples like mercury poisoning in Minamata Bay and lead contamination in Owino Uhuru.
Hervé Renard, who led Ivory Coast to the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations title, has been appointed for a second spell as coach, replacing Emerse Fae. Renard, 57, was most recently Tunisia's head coach at the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
Three lionesses from Tama Zoological Park in Tokyo have died from suspected heatstroke amid extreme heat and humidity in Japan. Since mid-July, ten of the zoo's 16 lions have shown symptoms such as loss of appetite and decreased activity, with veterinarians attributing the deaths to dehydration and multiple organ failure.
Philippines left-hander Alexandra Eala defeated former world number one Naomi Osaka 6-4, 6-2 to reach the women's final of the WTA and ATP Washington Open, where she will face third-ranked Jessica Pegula. The 21-year-old Eala is set to jump to a career-best 24th in the world rankings.
Five Kenyan baseball players aged 10–11 departed for Japan on July 29 to attend the 32nd World Children's Baseball Fair in Narita City, Chiba Prefecture, running July 31–August 7. The team, comprising three boys and two girls, will train under World Baseball Softball Confederation coaches and participate in competition and cultural exchange with children from 11 countries.
A 7.1-magnitude earthquake in southwestern Japan on Tuesday killed 34 people, with seven bodies recovered from a collapsed Aeon shopping mall and eight from a factory in Yatsushiro city. Nearly 9,500 evacuees are sheltering in centres as temperatures reach 38°C and thousands remain without power and water.
Taiwan prosecutors have detained an Nvidia employee as part of an investigation into the smuggling of the company's AI chips to China. The man was detained after investigators raided his home and workplace on July 24 and is suspected of offences including falsification of business documents.
The African Export-Import Bank raised $1.5 billion in a dual-tranche US dollar bond offering, its first public issuance in that currency since July 2021, with demand reaching $3.8 billion despite elevated global bond yields.
Oil prices surged to $100 a barrel as Tehran-backed Houthi rebels targeted Red Sea shipping and U.S. President Donald Trump threatened military strikes in return. Saudi Arabia's use of the Red Sea as an alternative export route faces disruption, potentially removing more oil from the market.
Agriculture CS Mutahi Kagwe dismissed concerns that Kenya's Tea Levy is harming the tea industry, stating that tea uptake has surged to 93%, the highest in years. He argued the 0.8% levy on tea buyers—not farmers—is essential for financing research, global marketing, and value addition to secure the sector's future.
Tokyo recorded 453 heat-related hospitalizations on Wednesday, the highest daily count since 2010, as Japan experienced a severe heatwave with one person dead and four in critical condition. Emergency services deployed a record high, with temperatures exceeding 40C in four locations across central Japan.
FIFA president Gianni Infantino has acknowledged that a 64-team World Cup could be examined after the current 48-team tournament concludes. Expanding the tournament further would have significant logistical and financial implications, potentially reducing the commercial value of qualifying competition.
Google data shows Kenyan football fans searched for far more than match results during the 2026 FIFA World Cup, with growing curiosity about football traditions, technology, players and shared viewing experiences. The most searched matches in Kenya were France versus Morocco, Brazil versus Norway, Brazil versus Japan, Norway versus England, and Portugal versus Spain.
Tech firms are rolling out advanced smartphones with AI agents that can execute tasks like ordering food and composing messages via voice command. At least three firms displayed such "agentic phones" at the World Artificial Intelligence Conference in Shanghai, with smartphone maker Nubia unveiling its NaviX Ultra powered by ByteDance's Doubao chatbot.
Kenya's Supreme Court has dismissed an appeal challenging tax exemptions granted to Japanese companies, consultants, and employees working on major infrastructure projects under bilateral financing agreements signed between Kenya and Japan from 2007 to 2020. The exemptions, implemented through Legal Notice No. 15 of 2021, shield Japanese firms involved in projects such as power distribution improvements, geothermal generation, and irrigation development from Kenya's Income Tax Act provisions.
Kenya has dispatched the first of 20 containers of green coffee beans to Italy, marking an expansion of premium coffee exports to one of Europe's largest coffee markets. The Trade Ministry said the shipment, exported by Sumseron Coffee & Tea Limited to Trieste Port, reflects efforts to diversify export destinations and increase earnings for coffee farmers.
England will meet Argentina in the 2026 World Cup semi-finals on Wednesday at Atlanta Stadium, renewing a rivalry stretching back to their first meeting in 1962. The article traces their historical World Cup encounters.
A family in northern Japan's Iwate region called police after a bear entered their kitchen, opened the fridge, and rifled through a garbage bin; the intrusion is part of a surge in bear attacks that has killed at least five people since April in Tohoku, following a record 13 fatal attacks nationwide in the last fiscal year.
Kenya's education system has long treated Kiswahili, one of the country's official languages, as less prestigious than English, with students sometimes punished for speaking it. According to a Kabarak University lecturer, this stems from colonial language policies that elevated English and neglected Kiswahili, leaving generations believing English represents success and intelligence while Kiswahili is inferior.
The German Football Federation announced it has reached an "understanding" with Jürgen Klopp on key contract points for him to become the new Germany coach, pending approval from his current employer, the Red Bull Group. Discussions are set to continue next week.
An opinion piece argues that weak campaign finance regulations globally allow money to corrupt the political process, making elections function like auctions where governance becomes a reward for the highest bidder. The article cites examples from Japan and the US to illustrate how structural failures in campaign finance laws enable wealthy elites to influence politics.
More than 900,000 people have fled their homes in China as Typhoon Bavi approaches, with the eastern city of Wenzhou having evacuated 887,801 residents by late Friday ahead of the storm's expected Sunday landfall. The typhoon has already lashed Taiwan and Japan's southwestern islands, while extreme weather earlier in the week left at least 39 dead across southern and central China.
Six of eight quarter-finalists are European nations—France, Spain, Belgium, England, Norway, and Switzerland—alongside Argentina and Morocco. Despite the 48-team format increasing non-European representation, Europe's dominance at the business end reflects the continent's concentration of wealth and top talent in major leagues.
Typhoon Bavi triggered landslides that killed at least 15 people and left six missing on the Philippines' southern island of Mindanao, while more than 2,000 in Taiwan were evacuated as the biggest typhoon in decades approached the region on Friday.