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Naoya Inoue (left) and Junto Nakatani during a photo session at a news conference in Tokyo on Friday.
MORE SPORTS / Boxing
Inoue primed for 'historic' Nakatani clash in Tokyo
Both fighters are unbeaten and the long-anticipated bout is expected to create huge interest in Japan and beyond.
Aston Martin's Lance Stroll drives out of the garage during the second practice session of the Formula One Australian Grand Prix in Melbourne on Friday.
MORE SPORTS / Auto Racing
Aston Martin feels 'powerless' as battery problem risks Australian Grand Prix
By Ian Ransom
The Formula One team has been plagued by problems with its Honda power unit.
Ferrari's Charles Leclerc in action during practice at the Australian Grand Prix in Melbourne on Friday.
MORE SPORTS / Auto Racing
Leclerc edges Hamilton to go fastest in first Australian GP practice
The Red Bull pair of Max Verstappen and Isack Hadjar were third and fourth, with Racing Bulls rookie Arvid Lindblad a stunning fifth in his first FP1.
Aston Martin team principal Adrian Newey arrives ahead of the Australian Grand Prix in Melbourne on Thursday.
MORE SPORTS / Auto Racing
Mar 5, 2026
Aston Martin drivers fear 'permanent nerve damage' from car vibration
The Newey-designed car suffered issues through torrid pre-season testing, including an unreliable Honda power unit and a lack of spare parts.
Then-Australia head coach Dave Rennie in Edinburgh in October 2022. Rennie was named coach of the All Blacks on Wednesday.
MORE SPORTS / Rugby
Mar 4, 2026
Rennie appointed Robertson's successor as All Blacks coach
By Nick Mulvenney
The 62-year-old former Wallabies coach beat out Jamie Joseph for one of the biggest jobs in world rugby after an extensive recruitment process.
Miho Takagi in action during the Women's 1,500-meter speedskating event at the Milano Cortina Games, in Milan on Feb. 20.
MORE SPORTS / Speedskating
Mar 4, 2026
Miho Takagi, 91²Ö¿â most decorated Winter Olympian, announces retirement
The speedskater made her Olympic debut at 15 at the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics.
Formula One preseason testing takes place at the Bahrain International Circuit in Sakhir, Bahrain, on Feb. 20.
MORE SPORTS / Auto Racing
Mar 3, 2026
Formula One enters new era with excitement and uncertainty
By Alan Baldwin
For the first time in decades the chassis and power unit regulations have changed at the same time, a massive challenge even for the biggest teams.
South Africa rugby union head coach Rassie Erasmus in Cardiff, Wales, on Nov. 29
MORE SPORTS / Rugby
Mar 3, 2026
Springboks to experiment less in 2026 as fine-tuning for World Cup begins
By Nick Said
South Africa has 13 tests in 2026 and one noncap international against the Barbarians in what is another busy year.
FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem in Monza, Italy, on Sept. 6
MORE SPORTS
Mar 3, 2026
Safety and well-being will guide F1 Middle East planning, FIA chief says
This weekend's season-opening Australian Grand Prix has been hit by travel chaos but is not under threat.
Formula One drivers participate in preseason training in Sakhir, Bahrain, on Feb. 20.
MORE SPORTS / Auto Racing
Mar 2, 2026
Australian Grand Prix chief says Middle East travel issues will not impact race
Formula One teams recently completed preseason testing in the Gulf State of Bahrain, and many team personnel were scheduled to pass through Qatar or the United Arab Emirates.

Drones and missiles: U.S. Marines in Okinawa evolve for sea-denial role
Lt. Gen. Roger Turner, commanding general of the III Marine Expeditionary Force, speaks to marines and sailors aboard the amphibious assault ship USS America at Naval Base White Beach in Okinawa Prefecture on Aug. 10.
Japan¡¯s national museums to implement dual-pricing system
Admission fees for the National Museum of Modern Art in Tokyo and 11 other state-run museums are set to increase for visitors from outside Japan.
Three arrested over illegal hiring of Vietnamese workers in Japan
The Metropolitan Police Department has arrested three men over alleged involvement in employing Vietnamese nationals without work permits in Fukuroi, Shizuoka Prefecture.
Violence in sumo provokes anger but little surprise
Terunofuji pictured at Isegahama stable on Jan. 29, 2024
Netflix deal shuts out Japan¡¯s sports bars from freely showing WBC
Fans watching from Tokyo react after Japan beat the U.S. in the World Baseball Classic in March 2023.
Cherry blossom season set to begin up to a week earlier than usual
Cherry blossoms are expected to bloom earlier than usual this year, with flowering forecast to begin in Nagoya on March 17 and in Tokyo on March 19, according to Japan Meteorological Corp.
Taiwan¡¯s FM calls for Taipei to be part of 'first island chain' security framework
Taiwanese Foreign Minister Lin Chia-lung speaks during an interview last week in Taipei. Lin has called on Japan and other partners to step up cooperation in areas such as intelligence-sharing, joint exercises, defense-industry tie-ups, data links and dealing with hybrid threats such as China¡¯s gray-zone activities.
Netflix deal shuts out Japan¡¯s sports bars from freely showing WBC
Fans watching from Tokyo react after Japan beat the U.S. in the World Baseball Classic in March 2023.
¡®My hope has fear inside it¡¯: Iranians in Japan react to attacks back home
Somayyeh Mehri speaks in an interview on Monday in Tokyo. The psychological weight of watching events unfold from Japan is gut-wrenching for Mehri.
Shohei Ohtani returns to Japan as the center of attention ahead of WBC
Shohei Ohtani is back with Samurai Japan for the 2026 World Baseball Classic. Ohtani was the MVP of the 2023 tournament.

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One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo¡¯s Shinjuku Ward.
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As Japan accelerates AI adoption, policymakers and corporations frame the technology as essential to offsetting a projected labor shortfall of 11 million workers by 2040.
Japan is betting big on AI. Few workers have used it.
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