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Shintaro Kano
For Shintaro Kano's latest contributions to The Japan Times, see below:
Japan Times
SOCCER
Mar 6, 2016
Nadeshiko Japan staring into abyss
Since lifting the 2011 Women's World Cup, Japan reached the Olympic final the following year, won the 2014 Women's Asian Cup and returned to the World Cup final last summer in Canada.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Mar 3, 2016
Sawa rips struggling Nadeshiko Japan, questions players' desire
Homare Sawa just couldn't take it anymore.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Mar 2, 2016
Nadeshiko Japan hits another bump on road to Rio
The Rio de Janeiro Olympics are slipping through Nadeshiko Japan's fingers as the former world champions drew 1-1 with South Korea in an Asian final qualifier on Wednesday.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Feb 29, 2016
Nadeshiko stumble on first step to Rio
Japan's path to the Rio de Janeiro Olympics got off to a nightmarish start as the former world champions went down 3-1 at the hands of Australia in a women's Asian final qualifier on Monday.
Japan Times
SOCCER / J. League
Feb 28, 2016
Antlers crash Gamba's party with Suita Stadium win
Kashima Antlers crashed Gamba Osaka's house party with a 1-0 victory in the J. League on Sunday, 19-year-old Yuma Suzuki coming off the bench to score the lone goal midway through the second half.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Feb 28, 2016
Nadeshiko Japan ready to vie for berth in Rio
Nadeshiko Japan is expecting nothing less than a fiery challenge from Australia as the women's Asian qualifiers for the Rio de Janeiro Olympics get underway on Monday.
Japan Times
SOCCER / J. League
Feb 27, 2016
Sanfrecce start defense with loss
J. League
Japan Times
SOCCER / J. League
Feb 7, 2016
New Urawa signing Endo eyes trophy-laden season
Urawa Reds and manager Mihailo Petrovic will be under immense pressure from the fans to win a title this season.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Feb 1, 2016
Japan Under-23 hero Asano beginning to blossom
Takuma Asano was named the Best Young Player of the 2015 J. League season. It may not be long before he becomes the best player in the league, period.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Jan 31, 2016
JFA elects Tashima as new president
FIFA executive committee member Kozo Tashima was elected as the next Japan Football Association president on Sunday.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Dec 27, 2015
Gold Actor nabs first G1 victory
Gold Actor took center stage in the season-ending Arima Kinen to capture his first Grade 1 victory on Sunday.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Dec 26, 2015
New father Usami propels Gamba past Tosu, into Emperor's Cup semifinals
Japan striker Takashi Usami celebrated the birth of his first child with a brace, his first goals since September, and sent holders Gamba Osaka to the Emperor's Cup semifinals with a 3-1 win over Sagan Tosu on Saturday.
Japan Times
SOCCER / J. League
Dec 21, 2015
Hiroshima's Aoyama named J. League MVP
Sanfrecce Hiroshima midfielder Toshihiro Aoyama was named Player of the Year at this season's J. League Awards on Monday.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Dec 20, 2015
Douglas double powers Hiroshima in third-place game at Club World Cup
Douglas came off the bench to strike twice as Sanfrecce Hiroshima roared back to defeat Asian champions Guangzhou Evergrande 2-1 in the Club World Cup third-place match on Sunday.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Dec 16, 2015
River Plate edges Hiroshima in Club World Cup semifinals
Lucas Alario's header midway through the second half sent River Plate to the Club World Cup final as the South American champions edged Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1-0 on Wednesday.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Dec 14, 2015
Sanfrecce eye River upset in Club World Cup semis
Sanfrecce Hiroshima weren't among the favorites to win the J. League this season, but they did. And no one was sure if Hajime Moriyasu's men had enough left in the tank for the Club World Cup, but they've managed to win two of two so far.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Dec 14, 2015
Sanfrecce beat Mazembe to set up River Plate showdown
J-League champions Sanfrecce Hiroshima comfortably beat TP Mazembe 3-0 to move on to the Club World Cup semifinals on Sunday.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Dec 9, 2015
Tired Hiroshima ready to tap into reserves in Club World Cup opener
Sanfrecce Hiroshima admit to being worn out going into the Club World Cup, but the newly crowned J. League champions will bank on their confidence and experience to get them past Auckland City on Thursday.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Nov 30, 2015
FIFA presidential candidate Prince Ali vows to open books
FIFA presidential candidate Prince Ali Bin Hussein has said that if he wins the extraordinary election in February, he will publicize any closely guarded documents necessary as part of his sweeping reforms of soccer's world governing body.
Japan Times
SOCCER / World cup
Sep 2, 2015
Okazaki ready to help Japan unleash scoring barrage against Cambodia
If Japan lays another egg in a World Cup qualifier against Cambodia, pin it on me, says Shinji Okazaki.
With eye on China, defense chiefs agree to bolster interoperability
From left: U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, Australian defense chief Richard Marles, Japanese Defense Minister Minoru Kihara and Philippine Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro hold a joint news conference in Honolulu on Thursday.
Harajuku strives to reclaim its former glory — and surpass it
Laforet Harajuku, which celebrated its 45th anniversary last year, has been a witness to the district's evolution over the years.
Biden calls ally Japan ‘xenophobic’ along with rivals China and Russia
U.S. President Joe Biden speaks in Syracuse, New York, on April 25.
Debate on constitutional revision at a standstill despite Kishida's pledges
With less than two months left before the conclusion of the current session of parliament, any possibility that Prime Minister Fumio Kishida can deliver constitutional reform before the end of his term as Liberal Democratic Party president in late September, as he has promised, appears remote.
Japan's May 1 intervention may have cost ¥3.66 trillion, BOJ data suggests
An electronic screen displays a graph showing Japanese yen exchange rates surging against the dollar amid signs of intervention by authorities, in Tokyo on Thursday.
Kishida sets sights on energy and climate in South America trip
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will use a policy speech in Sao Paulo to set out his vision for ties between Japan and South America, almost 10 years after former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe advocated for stronger ties between the two in the same city.
Yellow sand allergy: A health issue made worse by climate change
A screenshot of the Meteorological Agency's satellite image of clouds and yellow sand (in pink) on Sunday.
Climate change, chalky grains and the risks for Japan’s rice farmers
A farmer plants seedlings in Satsumasendai, Kagoshima Prefecture. Japan’s self sufficiency rate for rice is nearly 100%, compared with 38% for food overall, on a calorie basis.
Japan wants you to spend more with ‘luxury tourism’
Performers play a traditional drum unique to Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture, in the prefectural capital of Kanazawa on March 16 to mark the extension of the Hokuriku Shinkansen line to Tsuruga Station in Fukui Prefecture.
Theaster Gates’ ambitious ‘Afro-Mingei’ brings Black Chicago to Tokyo
Theaster Gates' “A Heavenly Chord” lines up church pews before seven speakers and a Hammond B3 organ, a type of electric organ prevalent in Black American churches.

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