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Oct 8, 2006
World's best set for Yonex Open
Top ranked and defending champion Lin Dan of China and world No. 2 Chong Wei Lee of Malaysia will compete in the Yonex Open Japan 2006 starting Tuesday at Tokyo's Yoyogi National Gymnasium.
BASKETBALL
Oct 6, 2006
Okinawa gets ninth bj-league team
An Okinawa basketball group has been approved by bj-league to join the eight-team circuit as an expansion franchise from the 2007-2008 season, the Japan professional basketball league announced Thursday.
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Sep 12, 2006
Elder Manning teaches brother another lesson on gridiron
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. -- When Eli Manning was playing for Ole Miss, his elder brother Peyton, who already established himself as one of the top passers in the NFL, taught him how to study films and how to read the defense.
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Sep 9, 2006
Champs made plays when it counted most
PITTSBURGH -- During the offseason, Pittsburgh Steelers head coach Bill Cowher described his team's Super Bowl-winning run this way: "I don't think we were the best team in the AFC last year or even close to (being the best team in) the NFL. I think we played our best football at the right time."
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Jun 19, 2006
Elias leaves crowd hungry for more
Japanese football players and coaches got more than just a taste of U.S. football, they got the full flavor of the NFL, when Keith Elias took the field with or against them in the third annual Ivy-Samurai Bowl on Sunday.
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Jun 16, 2006
Ivy-Samurai Bowl set for Sunday
Former Ivy League football players will visit Japan to team up with college players and play in the Ivy-Samurai Bowl on Sunday, organizers have announced.
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Dec 21, 2005
Seagulls rally to X Bowl victory
Yosuke Kaneoya kicked a 45-yard field goal to break a 16-all tie with 1:45 to go as the Obic Seagulls overcame a 16-0 halftime deficit to beat the Matsushita Denko Impulse 25-19 Monday in the Japan X Bowl, the X League championship game.
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Oct 18, 2005
Seagulls tackle Frontiers in X League
Manabu Tatsumura threw two touchdown passes and running back Shusaku Shiraki scored twice, leading the Obic Seagulls to a 35-14 triumph over the Fujitsu Frontiers on Monday in the X League action.
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Aug 7, 2005
Falcons fly past Colts
Atlanta backup quarterback Matt Schaub completed 11 of 13 passes for 115 yards and two touchdowns to lead the Atlanta Falcons to a 27-21 comeback victory over the Indianapolis Colts Saturday night in the NFL Tokyo 2005.
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Aug 5, 2005
Colts lose Stokley to shoulder injury
With the sound of hard hits, blazing speed and dynamic super plays, the NFL is back in Tokyo for the first time in two years.
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Aug 4, 2005
Danjo lives her dream on the NFL stage
When Yoshiko Danjo stands at the sideline of RCA Dome as a member of the Indianapolis Colts Cheerleaders this fall, one thing she will bring to the sideline will be a photo of a Japanese cheerleader.
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Jul 15, 2005
Tomizawa tosses Japan past Hawaiian squad at Tokyo Dome
Yuichi Tomizawa threw a 25-yard touchdown pass to Takao Mizuguchi for the winning score with 1:34 to play Thursday, leading Team Japan to a 20-16 come-from-behind triumph over Team USA-Hawaii in the Japan-USA Bowl 2005.
BASKETBALL
Jul 1, 2005
Ticket giveaway for basketball's Kirin Cup
The Japan men's national team will take on Australia in the Kirin Cup later this month, the Japan Basketball Association has announced.
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Jun 20, 2005
Bears beat Lions in Ivy-Samurai Bowl
Meiji University senior running back Koji Yamazaki rushed for 128 yards and three touchdowns while former Brown University back Joseph Rackley added 177 yards and a score to lead the Bears to a 38-21 win over the Lions Sunday in the '05 Ivy-Samurai Bowl.
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Jun 16, 2005
Ivy-Samurai Bowl sides are finalized
The top Kanto college football players will team up with two Ivy League schools for an exhibition game this Sunday at Komazawa Track and Field Stadium in Tokyo, the organizers announced on Wednesday.
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Jun 14, 2005
Obic Seagulls win Pearl Bowl title
Manabu Tatsumura completed 12 of 16 passes for 192 yards and two touchdowns Monday to lead the Obic Seagulls to a 27-2 rout of the Asahi Beer Silver Star in the Pearl Bowl final.
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Mar 21, 2005
Japanese cheerleader achieves NFL dream
In the summer of 1994, Tomoko Kojima was watching an NFL preseason game in San Diego as a part of her home-stay program. But it wasn't the Chargers or the visiting San Francisco 49ers that caught her attention. Instead, she couldn't keep her eyes off the cheerleaders.
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Jun 21, 2004
Rose shines in Ivy-Samurai Bowl
Quarterback Neil Rose rushed for four touchdowns and completed 16 of 17 for 187 yards, leading the Harvard Crimson (mixed with Japanese college players) to a 35-21 victory over the Yale Bulldogs (also featuring Japanese college students), in the Ivy-Samurai Bowl on Sunday.
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Jun 18, 2004
Japan, U.S. to team up in Ivy-Samurai Bowl
Matthew Calbraith Perry arrived at Uraga, Kanagawa Prefecture, in 1853 to break open the then-closed-to-foreigners Japan. His arrival eventually caused the Meiji Revolution that ended the samurai era.
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Jun 17, 2004
Deers down Skylarks to capture Pearl Bowl
Tadanori Sano intercepted twice and Tatsuya Shida scored the decisive touchdown, leading the Kajima Deers to a 17-7 victory over the Onward Skylarks in the final of the annual Pearl Bowl tournament on Wednesday at Tokyo Dome.
Japanese stripper bids to have her porn movies taken off internet
Plaintiff Miyuki Ariga (left) speaks at a news conference along with her lawyer, Yoshitomo Morohashi, after filing a lawsuit at the Tokyo District Court on Monday.
Japan passes bill to introduce 'blue ticket' fines for cyclists
A new system under which bicycle riders pay fines for minor traffic violations to escape criminal punishment is expected to be introduced in Japan no later than 2026.
Japan changes law to allow joint custody after divorce
Legislation that allows the option of joint custody of children after divorce is passed at the Upper House plenary session on Friday.
U.S. envoy to Japan makes landmark visit to front-line island near Taiwan
U.S. Ambassador to Japan Rahm Emanuel meets with members of the Self-Defense Forces stationed on Yonaguni, Okinawa Prefecture, on Friday.
Japan to review romanization system for first time in 70 years
An advisory panel to the education ministry will consider how the Japanese language should be transcribed into the Latin alphabet, including unifying different romanization styles currently in use.
Can AI-generated inventions be patented? A Tokyo court says no.
The Tokyo court's ruling comes amid ongoing debates on how to regulate generative AI and is part of a transnational class action lawsuit.
A new initiative rethinks old Tohoku crafts
The colored patterns of Tsuguru "nuri," made in Aomori Prefecture, are achieved by applying multiple coatings of lacquer, which are later polished down to reveal layers of colors beneath.
Xi and Putin mark ‘new era’ amid efforts to counter U.S. ‘containment’
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping attend an event in Beijing on Thursday. During Putin's visit, the leaders showed off their growing alignment amid efforts to push back against the U.S.-led world order.
Unraveling the Japanese prose of Yukio Mishima
Author Yukio Mishima accepts the Arts Festival Award in the drama category at the 20th Arts Festival Award Ceremony on Jan. 22, 1966.
New Taiwan president to set tone for ties with China at inauguration
Taiwan President-elect Lai Ching-te arrives at the CyberSec 2024 Exhibition in Taipei on Wednesday.

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