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YOSHITO OKUBO

Japan Times
SOCCER / J. League
Aug 6, 2016
Frontale rout Kofu, stretch unbeaten streak to 16 matches
Kawasaki Frontale hammered Ventforet Kofu 4-0 to remain top of the J. League second stage on Saturday, extending their unbeaten run to 16 matches.
Japan Times
SOCCER / J. League
May 29, 2016
Frontale escape with home victory after Iwata's 88th-minute own goal
Kawasaki Frontale stayed top of the J. League table after an 88th-minute own goal by defender Daiki Ogawa handed them a 1-0 win over Jubilo Iwata on Sunday.
Japan Times
SOCCER / J. League
May 14, 2016
Okubo scores twice as Frontale moves atop J. League
In-form striker Yoshito Okubo scored twice to help fire Kawasaki Frontale back to the top of the J. League first division with a 3-1 come-from-behind win at home against 10-man Vissel Kobe on Saturday.
Japan Times
SOCCER / J. League
May 8, 2016
Okubo strikes as Kawasaki keeps pressure on Urawa
Yoshito Okubo scored one goal and assisted another as Kawasaki Frontale stayed right on the tail of J. League leaders Urawa Reds with a 3-1 victory at red-hot Kashiwa Reysol on Sunday.
Japan Times
SOCCER / J. League
Apr 29, 2016
First-place Reds dominant in win over Grampus
The high-flying Urawa Reds maintained their grip on top spot in the J. League first division with a comprehensive 4-1 win at home to Nagoya Grampus on Friday.
Japan Times
SOCCER / J. League
Apr 16, 2016
Frontale's Okubo notches brace in victory over FC Tokyo
Yoshito Okubo issued Japan coach Vahid Halilhodzic a fresh reminder of his goalscoring prowess with a brace on Saturday, his J1 record-extending 160th and 161st career goals helping league-leading Kawasaki Frontale come from behind to win 4-2 at FC Tokyo.
Japan Times
SOCCER / World cup
Apr 13, 2016
Halilhodzic hints at Japan recall for Okubo
Kawasaki Frontale's two-time World Cup striker Yoshito Okubo could be in line for a recall to the Japan national team, coach Vahid Halilhodzic said on Wednesday.
Japan Times
SOCCER / J. League / J. LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Apr 13, 2016
Early J. League pace-setters lay down title credentials
The J. League season is only six games old, but already the early front-runners have hinted at their championship potential with a series of convincing performances.
Japan Times
SOCCER / J. League
Mar 6, 2016
Sanfrecce striker Sato breaks all-time J1 scoring record
Sanfrecce Hiroshima striker Hisato Sato scored his 158th career goal on Sunday to become the all-time leading scorer in the J. League first division.
Japan Times
SOCCER / J. League
Feb 27, 2016
Sanfrecce start defense with loss
J. League
SOCCER
Feb 4, 2016
Okubo named Japan's Footballer of the Year
Kawasaki Frontale striker Yoshito Okubo was named the 2015 Footballer of the Year on Thursday in a poll of Japan's soccer writers.
Japan Times
SOCCER / J. League
Oct 4, 2015
Frontale beat Gamba in thriller to stay in title contention
Yoshito Okubo scored twice and Kawasaki Frontale kept alive their hopes of winning the second-stage title with a thrilling 5-3 win over defending champions Gamba Osaka in the J. League first division on Sunday.
Japan Times
SOCCER / J. League
Aug 8, 2015
Okubo rips Halilhodzic on selections
World Cup striker Yoshito Okubo has branded Japan's East Asian Cup squad a bunch of nobodies and is not surprised by the team's dismal showing at the tournament in China.
Japan Times
SOCCER / J. League
Jul 25, 2015
Okubo brace lifts Frontale past S-Pulse
Yoshito Okubo scored twice as Kawasaki Frontale came through a wild, swinging encounter with Shimizu S-Pulse with a 3-2 win on Saturday night.
Japan Times
SOCCER / J. League
Nov 11, 2014
Okubo to stay with Frontale
Japan's two-time World Cup striker Yoshito Okubo said on Tuesday he will turn down offers from other J. League teams and stay with Kawasaki Frontale.
SOCCER / J. League
Sep 4, 2014
Frontale's Okubo issued two-game ban
Kawasaki Frontale's two-time World Cup striker Yoshito Okubo has received a two-match ban for smashing an advertising board during a match over the weekend, the J. League announced on Thursday.
Japan Times
SOCCER / World cup
Jun 20, 2014
Japan players say man advantage hurt more than it helped against Greece
Japan players admitted they were thrown by the first-half red card of Greece captain Konstantinos Katsouranis in Thursday's lackluster draw, a result that has put the Asian champions on the brink of elimination.
Japan Times
SOCCER / World cup
Jun 18, 2014
Upbeat Okubo lightens mood in Japan camp
Over the initial shock of a 2-1 opening World Cup defeat to Cote d'Ivoire, Japan's Samurai Blue have taken stock, chilled out and even been cracking jokes and laughing it off during a Jacuzzi bonding session.
Japan Times
SOCCER / World cup
Jun 15, 2014
Japan players reflect on loss to Cote d'Ivoire
Shinji Kagawa and his Japan teammates feel like they've been bitten hard by reality — the reality that they've made little progress from four years ago in South Africa.
Japan Times
SOCCER / J. League
May 18, 2014
Okubo falls flat as Frontale lose to Marinos
Japan striker Yoshito Okubo fired blanks in his final J. League game before the World Cup as Kawasaki Frontale were soundly beaten 3-0 by Yokohama F. Marinos in the Kanagawa derby on Sunday.
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Thousands evacuated as Indonesia volcano erupts
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Why hasn't Japan moved to prop up the weak yen?
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Snake on a train: Discovery of serpent delays Tokyo-Nagoya shinkansen
A Tokaido shinkansen. It is unclear whether the snake was venomous or how it ended up on the train, and there was no injury or panic among passengers.
Sex differences could be key to the successful treatment of long COVID
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'House of the Owl' brings Hollywood values to Japanese TV
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Benefits and risks: AUKUS looks to take gamble on Japan
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Kyoto’s demon night parade lives to haunt another day
In a Kyoto long past, the "hyakki yagyō" (100 demon night parade) haunted a sleepy corner of Kyoto. Now, one enterprising monster enthusiast has won a small batttle to keep the march alive.
U.S. deploys midrange missile system in Indo-Pacific for first time
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