Economy | ANALYSIS
Households to take hit from tax hike
by Tomoko Otake
The consumption tax increase will hit every household in Japan hard, with many people’s financial future hanging on whether their wages rise enough to offset the hike's impact.
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J. League Sep 8, 2013
Hiroshima labor to reach Emperor's Cup third round
J-League champions Sanfrecce Hiroshima squeezed into the third round of the Emperor’s Cup, but Nagoya Grampus were the victims of Sunday’s biggest upset. Kazuhiko Chiba’s 12th-minute goal was enough to keep Hiroshima in the tournament with a 1-0 win over Fukuoka University. But Grampus ...
J. League Sep 7, 2013
Reysol pulverize Marinos as Nelsinho makes dramatic return
by Andrew Mckirdy
Kashiwa Reysol ended a turbulent week on a resounding high with a 4-0 Nabisco Cup semifinal first-leg win over Yokohama F. Marinos on Saturday. Reysol went into the match at Hitachi Stadium after a chaotic seven days, with manager Nelsinho abruptly offering his resignation ...
J. League Sep 7, 2013
Aoyama tested for appendicitis
Sanfrecce Hiroshima midfielder Toshihiro Aoyama pulled out of the Japan squad with suspected appendicitis, the Japan Football Association said Saturday. Aoyama complained of stomach pains after Japan’s 3-0 win over Guatemala in a friendly in Osaka on Friday night. He was diagnosed with suspected ...
J. League Sep 5, 2013
Manager Nelsinho rejoins Reysol, withdraws resignation
J.League first-division side Kashiwa Reysol announced Thursday that manager Nelsinho rejoined the team after withdrawing his resignation. “We met on Tuesday, and he said he wanted to give it another try and asked for the chance to do so,” team director Tatsuma Yoshida said. ...
J. League | J. LEAGUE NOTEBOOK Sep 4, 2013
Life goes on for Reysol after Nelsinho's shock resignation
by Andrew Mckirdy
Kashiwa Reysol are still reeling from the shock resignation of manager Nelsinho last weekend, but with the club competing on four fronts heading into September, there is no time for an extended grieving period. Nelsinho stunned officials, players and fans last Saturday by announcing ...
J. League Sep 4, 2013
Ardija midfielder Kanazawa to miss four weeks
J. League first-division side Omiya Ardija announced Wednesday that midfielder Shin Kanazawa will be out for four weeks with a knee injury. The 29-year-old, who has two goals in 21 J1 games this season, hurt the medial collateral ligament in his left knee in ...
J. League Aug 31, 2013
Reds gain ground in J.League title race
by Andrew Mckirdy
Urawa Reds made up ground in the J.League title race with a 1-0 win over Albirex Niigata as front-runners Yokohama F. Marinos and Sanfrecce Hiroshima both lost on Saturday night. Urawa went into the match at Saitama Stadium trailing first-place Marinos by four points ...
J. League Aug 28, 2013
Yokohama back on top of J. League table
Struggling Ventforet Kofu pulled off a stunning 2-0 upset win over Sanfrecce Hiroshima, and Yokohama F. Marinos took full advantage to replace the reigning champions at the top of the J. League thanks to a 3-0 win at home to Urawa Reds on Wednesday ...
J. League Aug 24, 2013
Ardija handed seventh consecutive loss
by Andrew Mckirdy
Kashiwa Reysol beat Omiya Ardija 3-2 on Saturday night to consign the free-falling Saitama side to its seventh straight defeat. Omiya went into the match at Nack5 Stadium having appointed new manager Tsutomu Ogura earlier in the week in an attempt to stop the ...
J. League Aug 23, 2013
Kashima's Shibasaki impresses with professional approach to his craft
by Andrew Mckirdy
Kashima Antlers midfielder Gaku Shibasaki may be only 21, but such is the wise head on his young shoulders that 34-year-old club captain Mitsuo Ogasawara already considers him an “old man.” Shibasaki has established himself as one of the J. League’s classiest operators in ...
J. League Aug 21, 2013
Kashiwa held in first leg of ACL quarterfinal
by Gus Fielding
Kashiwa Reysol kept their unbeaten record in tact, but the Emperor’s Cup holders face a tough trip to Saudi Arabia next month after being held 1-1 by Al Shabab in the first leg of their Asian Champions League quarterfinal on Wednesday. Masato Kudo fired ...
J. League Aug 17, 2013
Marinos climb back into first place by beating FC Tokyo
by Andrew Mckirdy
Yokohama F. Marinos reclaimed top spot in the J.League table with a 2-0 win over FC Tokyo on Saturday night. Marinos went into the game at Ajinomoto Stadium trailing previous leaders Sanfrecce Hiroshima by just one point having won four and drawn one of ...