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.
J. League Sep 28, 2013
Sato stunner helps Sanfrecce close gap on Marinos
Hisato Sato scored a stunning first-half strike and reigning J. League champions Sanfrecce Hiroshima closed the gap on leaders Yokohama F. Marinos to two points with a 2-0 win away to Sagan Tosu on Saturday. Sato opened the scoring after 23 minutes with his ...
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 | J. LEAGUE NOTEBOOK Aug 7, 2013
Weekend results deny Sanfrecce chance to stretch legs
by Andrew Mckirdy
League leaders Sanfrecce Hiroshima went into last weekend’s game against Urawa Reds with a real chance to pull clear of the chasing pack, but after crashing to a 3-1 defeat at Saitama Stadium, the top of the table now looks more congested than ever. ...
J. League Aug 3, 2013
Koroki brace steers Reds past Sanfrecce
by Andrew Mckirdy
Urawa Reds brought Sanfrecce Hiroshima crashing back to earth with a 3-1 win over the J.League leaders on Saturday night. Defending champions Sanfrecce went into the game at Saitama Stadium three points clear of second-place Omiya Ardija having won eight and drawn one of ...
J. League May 25, 2013
Moriwaki enjoying challenge playing for Urawa brings
by Andrew Mckirdy
The 27-year-old defender says he was ready for a change of scenery after helping Sanfrecce Hiroshima win theJ. League title last season.
J. League | J. LEAGUE NOTEBOOK May 9, 2013
Fans, players show class in reaction to serious accident
by Andrew Mckirdy
A serious accident that left two players in the hospital may have cast a pall over Monday’s match between Omiya Ardija and Sanfrecce Hiroshima, but the reaction of both sets of fans and players was a credit to the Japanese game. With the clash ...
J. League May 7, 2013
Omiya win marred by collision that hospitalizes two players
by Gus Fielding
Unfashionable Omiya Ardija underline their title credentials with a 2-1 win over J-League champions Sanfrecce Hiroshima but the victory is bittersweet as an accident sends two players to the hospital.
J. League Apr 3, 2013
Hiroshima faces ACL group elimination
J. League champions Sanfrecce Hiroshima are in danger of first-round elimination in the Asian Champions League after suffering their third consecutive defeat in a 1-0 loss to South Korea’s Pohang Steelers on Tuesday. Bae Chun Suk scored the only goal midway through the opening ...
J. League | 2013 J. LEAGUE PREVIEW Mar 2, 2013
Hiroshima, Sendai won't contend for title
by Andrew Mckirdy
Highlighting the top nine finishers from the J. League last season in the second part of this two-day preview.
Soccer Feb 28, 2013
Hiroshima falls in ACL opener
Sanfrecce Hiroshima were brought back to earth with a thud on Wednesday as the J. League champions crashed to a 2-0 defeat at home to Uzbekistan’s Bunyodkor in their Group G opener in the Asian Champions League. Back in the ACL for the first ...
J. League Feb 24, 2013
Sato strike sends Sanfrecce past Reysol in Xerox Super Cup
by Andrew Mckirdy
Reigning J. League player of the year Hisato Sato lit up the Xerox Super Cup with a spectacular goal to give league champions Sanfrecce Hiroshima a 1-0 win over Emperor’s Cup holders Kashiwa Reysol in the 2013 season curtain-raiser on Saturday.
J. League Feb 23, 2013
Sanfrecce, Reysol ready to sqare off in Xerox Super Cup
by Andrew Mckirdy
Sanfrecce Hiroshima manager Hajime Moriyasu urges his team to forget last year’s historic J. League title triumph and start afresh in Saturday’s 2013 season curtain-raising Xerox Super Cup match against Kashiwa Reysol.