Tag: JAPAN
Fernando Torres joins Iniesta in Japan
Former Spain striker, Fernando Torres, has announced he is joining Japanese top flight side Sagan Tosu as a free agent after leaving Atletico Madrid...
Belgium beat Japan in greatest World Cup comeback in 52 years
A last-minute goal by Nacer Chadli gave Belgium a 3-2 victory on Monday in what is the greatest World Cup comeback in 52 years.
It...
World Cup: Japan make history with victory over Colombia
Yuya Osako exacted sweet revenge for Japan on Tuesday as the Blue Samurai beat Colombia 2-1, becoming the first Asian side ever to beat...
Ambode visits Japan, woos investors on transportation, urban development
Gov. Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State is holding talks with the Japan-African Union Parliamentary Friendship Committee in Tokyo on how to improve transportation in...
Nigerian activist held in solitary confinement in Japan
A Nigerian asylum seeker and activist is being held in solitary at a Tokyo detention centre, a case that has highlighted a growing crackdown...
Buhari travelling to Kenya for conference
President Muhammadu Buhari will attend the Sixth Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD VI) in Nairobi, Kenya from August 27-28, 2016.
The summit, co-organised...
Olympic football: Dream Team defeat Japan in nine-goal thriller
Oghenekaro Etebo was the star man as Nigeria's Dream Team VI brushed off Japan 5-4 in the male football event of the 2016 Rio...
Hafsat Abiola wins peace award in Japan
The Goi Peace Foundation has named pro-democracy activist, Hafsat Abiola-Costello, recipient of the 2016 Goi Peace Award.
Mrs Abiola-Costello will receive the award at a...