Naomi Osaka says she’s focused on Grand Slam title, not No. 1 spot after Indian Wells loss

Japanese tennis star Naomi Osaka revealed after her Indian Wells Open defeat that she is focusing more on winning another Grand Slam title t...

Naomi Osaka advances at Qatar Open after 1st back-to-back victories in 23 months

Japanese tennis star Naomi Osaka has advanced to the next round at the WTA 1000 Qatar TotalEnergies Open after defeating Croatian tennis pla...

Japan’s Yoshimi Yamashita among first-ever women referees for men’s Asian Cup

Japan’s Yoshimi Yamashita is among the historic inclusion of five female officials, including two referees, at the upcoming men’s Asian Cup ...

BTS’ Jungkook becomes first Asian soloist to surpass 100M YouTube views for live performance

BTS’ Jungkook recently broke several records after a video of one of his live performances garnered over 100 million views on YouTube. The 2...

Japan coach bows to crowd after Japan eliminated from World Cup

Japanese football manager Hajime Moriyasu, 54, has won the hearts of netizens around the world for bowing to the crowd at Qatar’s Al Janoub...

‘The true heroes’: World Cup releases tribute video to Japanese fans

The FIFA World Cup celebrated Japanese football fans in a video highlighting their selfless attitudes and their unwavering support for Samu...

S. Korean soccer heartthrob Cho Gue-sung flooded with daily marriage proposals

South Korean striker Cho Gue-sung, who found global fame at this year’s World Cup, has been on the receiving end of of daily marriage propo...

Japan’s World Cup 2022 journey ends after high-stakes penalty shootout against Croatia

Japan’s magical FIFA World Cup 2022 journey has come to an end after a high-stakes penalty shootout with Croatia on Monday. The match, which...

Japan pulls off stunning upset of Spain, eliminates Germany from World Cup

Japan defeated Spain at the FIFA World Cup 2022 in Quatar on Thursday, preventing Germany from advancing to the knockout rounds. Ritsu Doa...

2 giant pandas go viral for predicting World Cup 2022 matches in Qatar

Two giant pandas in Qatar have gone viral for predicting the winners of matches at the FIFA World Cup 2022. Thuraya and Suhail arrived in...

Japanese fans continue to clean up following World Cup loss to Costa Rica, inspires others to do the same

Japanese football fans continue to win hearts around the world after cleaning up again following their team’s loss to Costa Rica at the Wor...

Maskless crowds at World Cup cause uproar in China

Qatar World Cup coverage in China has sparked an uproar among Weibo users, who have been speaking out against the Chinese government’s imple...

Japanese World Cup team praised for tidying up locker room after victory over Germany

The Japanese national football team upheld their country’s reputation for cleanliness by tidying up their locker room after their massive 2...

‘Why can’t we win?’: Chinese influencer cries after Japan’s win at World Cup

Chinese Weibo influencer 山羊君GOAT filmed himself crying after witnessing Japan’s “Samurai Blue” score a clutch win against Germany at the FI...

Japan’s World Cup victory brings ‘Blue Lock’ aspirations to life

While an anime adaptation of the “Blue Lock” manga is airing in Japan, a live action version seems to be playing out over in Qatar, with Ja...

Japanese fans go viral for cleaning up everyone’s mess at the World Cup — again

Japanese football fans were filmed cleaning the Al Bayt Stadium in Al Khor, Qatar, on Monday after the opening game between Qatar and Ecuad...

BTS’ Jungkook performs at 2022 World Cup opening ceremony

BTS’ Jungkook performed his newly released track “Dreamers” as part of the opening ceremony of the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar over the wee...

Qatar denies paying Indian fans to cheer for England ahead of World Cup

The Qatar 2022 Supreme Committee released a statement denying allegations that members of the crowd were paid to drum up excitement for the...

Son Heung-min declares himself fit for World Cup after injury

Tottenham Hotspur’s Son Heung-min will be fit enough to represent South Korea at the Qatar World Cup later this month, according to the foo...

Taiwan thanks Qatar for removing China reference from 2022 World Cup ID system

Taiwan thanked organizers of the World Cup in Qatar for modifying the identification system by removing the reference to China for Taiwanes...

‘Unacceptable’: Taiwan condemns Qatar for listing Taiwanese fans as Chinese at 2022 World Cup

Taiwan’s foreign ministry criticized organizers of the World Cup in Qatar in response to Taiwanese fans being listed as Chinese in the iden...

Indonesian Domestic Helper Discovers Her Kidney Was Stolen After Three Years

An Indonesian woman came to the hospital to have a checkup but ended up shocked after the doctor said one of her organs was missing. Accordi...

Rich Guy’s Tiger Cub Gets Loose in Qatar, Adorably Runs Around on the Freeway

The owner of one tiger cub in the capital city of Doha, Qatar accidentally lost his exotic and extremely adorable pet on a freeway causing a...