With approximately 100 days until the Rugby World Cup gets underway, Japan is soon to find itself at the centre of the sporting world for a prolonged period. It’s an unfamiliar position for the ...

With Tokyo set to host two of the world’s biggest sporting events – the Rugby World Cup and the 2020 Summer Olympics – Japan’s capital is making final preparations for the global spotlight ...

In 2016, Japan set a target to welcome 40 million visitors in 2020, an achievement which would double its 2015 arrivals level.

The Rugby World Cup: A game-changer for advertisers in Japan Host Japan's success on the pitch led to big audience gains for brand sponsors like Canon and advertisers like Subaru, showing how big TV ...

Nahoko Yamamoto and Kei Fukuoka are exactly the kind of people the heads of Japanese rugby had in mind when they bid to host the 2019 Rugby World Cup. The two work colleagues, who both live in ...

Japan should have been riding a wave of momentum after hosting a successful 2019 Rugby World Cup but the Covid-19 pandemic has hampered efforts to build on their success.

Matera said he thought he could concentrate on playing rugby in Japan without worrying about his family. TROUBLED BY WEAK YEN Club operators often give special perks to their foreign-born players.

Where is Japan vs England? The Lipovitan D Challenge Cup match (the official name of this fixture) will be held at the National Stadium in Tokyo, the former 2020 Olympic Stadium.