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Bochum's Takuma Asano (left) scores a goal against Union Berlin during the first half of a German Bundesliga match at Vonovia Ruhrstadion in Bochum on Dec. 16.
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Dec 18, 2023
Asano scores sweet fifth league goal in Bochum win
Asano gave Bochum the lead in first-half stoppage time at Vonovia Ruhrstadion, blasting home a close-range volley.
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.
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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.
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Aug 11, 2023
Harry Kane reportedly agrees to leave Tottenham for Bayern
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Japan Times
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Jul 6, 2023
Masaya Okugawa signs deal with Augsburg
German first-division side Augsburg said Wednesday that it has acquired midfielder Masaya Okugawa on a three-year contract from Arminia Bielefeld, which dropped to the third division.
Japan Times
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Jun 8, 2023
Maya Yoshida leaves Schalke following club's relegation
Japan defender Maya Yoshida is leaving Schalke following their relegation to the Bundesliga's second division, the German club announced Wednesday.
Japan Times
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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
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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
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Apr 30, 2023
Ritsu Doan nets winner as Freiburg sees off Cologne
Freiburg sits fourth as it continue its hunt for a place in next season's Champions League.
Japan Times
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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
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Apr 16, 2023
Frankfurt's Makoto Hasebe finds renewed passion to play past 40
The three-time World Cup veteran signed a unique contract with Frankfurt in February 2022, giving him free rein on when to quit playing and move into a coaching role at the club.
Japan Times
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Apr 13, 2023
Daichi Kamada will not renew contract with Frankfurt
Japan attacker Daichi Kamada will leave Eintracht Frankfurt at the end of the season after deciding not to renew his contract, the German soccer club said Wednesday.
Japan Times
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Apr 4, 2023
Frankfurt official expects Daichi Kamada to leave club in summer
The midfielder helped Frankfurt win the Europa League last season and scored three goals in the team's 2022-23 Champions League campaign.
Japan Times
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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.
Japan Times
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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
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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.
Japan Times
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Jan 25, 2023
Soichiro Kozuki nets first Schalke goal with Stuttgart's Wataru Endo also on target
Kozuki scored the home side's only goal in a 6-1 defeat to Leipzig as Schalke remain at rock bottom of the Bundesliga.
Japan Times
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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 Times
SOCCER / World cup
Nov 17, 2022
Japan hoping German experience can provide boost in World Cup opener
Daichi Kamada says the nation's large contingent of players from Germany's Bundesliga can draw mental strength from knowing they 'share the same stage' as Germany's stars.
Japan Times
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Nov 9, 2022
Stuttgart's Wataru Endo stretchered off after clash of heads
Local paper Stuttgarter Nachrichten reported the Samurai Blue regular was briefly unconscious after the 77th-minute collision.
Japan Times
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Oct 16, 2022
Daichi Kamada scores twice for Frankfurt to notch sixth goal of season
Kamada's through ball then led to Piero Hincapie fouling inside the box and getting sent off for a second yellow card, with the Japanese playmaker scoring his second from the spot.

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