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BUNDESLIGA

Bayern's Leon Goretzka celebrates with a porcelain cockatoo after the team clinched the Bundesliga title in Munich on Sunday.
SOCCER
Apr 20, 2026
Porcelain cockatoo steals show during Bayern¡¯s title celebrations
Bayern ?secured its 35th German championship ?with a 4-2 victory over VfB ?Stuttgart, with four ?matches left to play.
Union Berlin's is the first woman appointed as the coach of a men's team in a top European League.
SOCCER
Apr 13, 2026
Union Berlin name Marie-Louise Eta as first female coach in Bundesliga history
The 34-year-old will take over for the remainder of the season.
Ritsu Doan made 123 appearances for Freiburg, scoring 26 goals with 23 assists.
SOCCER
Aug 8, 2025
Ritsu Doan joins Eintracht Frankfurt on deal through 2030
Doan made 123 appearances for Freiburg, scoring 26 goals with 23 assists.
Harry Kane hugs teammate Joshua Kimmich after Bayern Munich's match against RB Leipzig on Saturday. Bayern Munich clinched the league title a day later after Leverkusen drew with Freiburg.
SOCCER
May 5, 2025
Kane¡¯s Bayern Munich claims Bundesliga title following Bayer Leverkusen draw
The championship is the first major title for English forward Harry Kane, the league¡¯s top scorer this season.
Bayern Munich's Harry Kane after his club drew with RB Leipzig on Saturday.
SOCCER
May 4, 2025
Leipzig puts Bayern and Kane¡¯s title party on ice with draw
Despite the draw, defending champion Leverkusen¡¯s chances of overtaking Bayern remain close to impossible with two more weekends of the season to come.
Bayern Munich's Harry Kane celebrates after his team's goal against St. Pauli at Allianz Arena in Munich on March 29.
SOCCER
Apr 25, 2025
Bayern Munich¡¯s Harry Kane hopes to silence critics with Bundesliga crown
Bayern is?eight points clear with four games remaining, so a first title for Kane is a mere formality.
SC Freiburg's Noah Atubolu is shown a yellow card by referee Daniel Siebert during a Bundesliga match against Bayern Munich in Freiburg, Germany, on Saturday.
SOCCER
Jan 28, 2025
Bundesliga to test in-stadium refereeing announcements
Nine clubs from the top two tiers of German soccer have agreed to take part in the trial.
Stuttgart's Anrie Chase applauds the fans after a match against Bayer Leverkusen on Nov. 1.
SOCCER
Dec 29, 2024
How Anrie Chase went from a Fukushima high school to playing against Real Madrid
Just three years ago, the Stuttgart defender was still playing for Shoshi High School in Koriyama. Now he¡¯s competing against the likes of Kylian Mbappe.
Hiroki Ito will be making the move from Stuttgart to Bayern Munich next season.
SOCCER
Jun 14, 2024
Bayern Munich signs Japan defender Hiroki Ito until 2028
Ito, 25, is a surprise signing for Bayern and the club¡¯s first major arrival of the transfer window.
Makoto Hasebe during a news conference following his retirement, in Tokyo on Friday. Hasebe played in 114 games for Japan's national team and played over 500 professional games between Japan and Germany.
SOCCER
May 24, 2024
Makoto Hasebe at peace with retirement, says body still ¡®wants to kick the ball¡¯
Hasebe will eventually return to Germany and begin to lay the foundation for his coaching career.
Makoto Hasebe (top) celebrates with his Japan team mates after qualifying for the second round of the 2010 FIFA World Cup, in Rustenburg, South Africa, in June 2010. Hasebe captained the Samurai Blue in three consecutive World Cups.
SOCCER
May 14, 2024
Makoto Hasebe bows out at the top, on his own terms
With 114 Japan caps and more than 380 Bundesliga appearances, the player has earned an almost legendary status.
Ko Itakura (right) and Yukinari Sugawara fight for the ball with Tunisia's Elies Ashley during an international friendly football match between Japan and Tunisia in Kobe on Oct. 17.
SOCCER
Oct 27, 2023
Itakura to undergo ankle surgery, casting doubt on Japan games
Itakura was due to go under the knife on Friday because of a nagging ankle injury.
SOCCER
Aug 11, 2023
Harry Kane reportedly agrees to leave Tottenham for Bayern
kane-bayern-agree-deal
Japan Times
SOCCER
May 28, 2023
Bayern seizes title as Dortmund collapses, but major doubts remain
Bayern and Dortmund finished the season on 71 points, the lowest points total for a champion in Germany in more than a decade.
Japan Times
SOCCER
May 11, 2023
Maya Yoshida draws on World Cup ¡®fight¡¯ to help Schalke beat the drop
Made captain early in 2023 with Schalke dead last in the Bundesliga, the 34-year-old Yoshida has been pivotal to the team¡¯s surprise resurgence.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Apr 29, 2023
German soccer team will test a new ticket price: zero
Starting next season, Fortuna will set out to give away tickets for several games at its 54,600-seat Merkur-Spiel Arena for nothing.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Mar 31, 2023
Dortmund target overcoming Munich hoodoo on Tuchel¡¯s big day
Dortmund sit one point clear of Bayern but face their title rivals at Munich¡¯s Allianz Arena, which has been a graveyard for their aspirations.
SOCCER
Mar 13, 2023
Doan strikes late as Freiburg edges lowly Hoffenheim
Freiburg will host Juventus on Thursday in a Europa League last-16 clash, hoping to overturn a 1-0 deficit from the first leg.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Mar 9, 2023
Disappointed Dortmund must regroup to keep title dreams alive
With luck deserting Dortmund in dramatic fashion in London, the challenge now is to ensure the side¡¯s good form does not leave with it.
SOCCER / World cup
Nov 25, 2022
Ritsu Doan revels in getting last laugh after Japan¡¯s win over Germany
¡®Before I came to the World Cup, people in Germany were saying it would be an easy game against Japan,¡¯ Doan said.
Japan weighs regulating Pokemon cards amid trading mania
A Pokemon event is held in Jakarta on July 11
Head of Swiss euthanasia firm dies after collapsing while ascending Mount Fuji
Around 200,000 people typically scale the 3,776 meter Mount Fuji each year.
Indian brothers make manga debut in Japan
Two Indian brothers made their manga debut in Japan with "Kung Fu Kung Fool" ¡ª an action-comedy series that follows the adventures of a notorious thief and a young boy.
Japan scientists identify clusters of protein believed to trigger Alzheimer¡¯s disease
A team of researchers said they found a ¡°seed¡± that accelerates the amyloid beta accumulation process in the brain, naming it ¡°Peak 1 amyloid beta,¡± as seen in a mouse's brain.
A perfect storm: Kaze Fujii fans flock to Fuji Rock
Okayama-born singer-songwriter Kaze Fujii has carved out a distinctive place in Japanese pop since his major-label debut in 2019.
The sci-fi sensibilities of electronic trio Black Boboi
Black Boboi was formed in 2018 when solo artists Julia Shortreed, Utena Kobayashi and Ermhoi came together under Kobayashi¡¯s newly founded label, Bindividual.
A perfect storm: Kaze Fujii fans flock to Fuji Rock
Okayama-born singer-songwriter Kaze Fujii has carved out a distinctive place in Japanese pop since his major-label debut in 2019.
Can Japanese comedy get laughs in English? Yoshimoto Kogyo lets the jokes rip
Wes-P has millions of followers and his viral clips made him recognizable out of Japan.
The 180-day locals: Life on Japan¡¯s digital nomad visa
Christopher Flinn works remotely from Tokyo earlier this month. Japan issued 646 digital nomad visas in 2025, but tourism officials are hoping to increase that figure in the coming years, with Japan's relatively cheap cost of living and the weak yen seen as potential draws for young professionals.
Japan reveals hint of new defense spending target in fiscal blueprint
The Self-Defense Forces' Type 16 mobile combat vehicle fires during a joint live-fire drill with U.S. Marines as part of the annual Resolute Dragon exercises in Yufu, Oita Prefecture, on June 28.

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