DAR ES SALAAM: TWIGA Stars’ Head Coach, Bakari Shime, has applauded his players after their 3-1 victory over Equatorial Guinea, citing discipline and battling spirit as vital factors in their success.

HATSUKAICHI, Hiroshima Prefecture--The famed “floating” torii gate of Itsukushimajinja shrine, a World Heritage site under repair, was revealed for the first time in about three and a half years.

Ippei Torii has literally risked his life to rescue non-Japanese workers from oppressive labor conditions over his long career as a union official. Torii, 66, who chairs the nonprofit group ...