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Rich Freeman
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Rugby
Oct 24, 2004
Brave Lupus bruise Big Blue
The Toshiba Brave Lupus juggernaut kept rolling along on Saturday as the most feared pack in Japanese rugby brushed aside IBM Big Blue 67-18 at Tokyo's Chichibunomiya.
MORE SPORTS
Oct 17, 2004
Spears tackle Sungoliath to reach top spot in league
Rugby fans in Tokyo certainly got their money's worth on Saturday at Chichibunomiya.
SPORTS / SPORTS SCOPE
Oct 3, 2004
Ricoh moves atop Top League table, upsets Kobe 27-21
The heaviest back in Japanese rugby, Masato Morishima (107 kg), and one of the most frightening sights on the paddock (a rampaging Ipolito Fenukitau) helped the Ricoh Black Rams go top of the Top League following their 27-21 win over the Kobe Kobelco Steelers at Tokyo's Chichibunomiya on Saturday.
Rugby
Sep 19, 2004
Yamaha trips Suntory in opener
It took just two minutes for the 168-cm, 88-kg Sadanobu Imari to realize that all the pre-season niceties were over and that the rugby season proper was under way on Saturday.
Rugby
Sep 17, 2004
Rugby's top stars hoping to help Top League live up to its name
Toutai Kefu, Matt Cockbain, Jaco van der Westhuyzen, Tony Brown, Leon MacDonald. Besides being a who's who of some of the biggest names to have played in the Super 12 in recent years they are also just a few of the world-class players who will be turning out this year in Japan's Top League.
Rugby
Sep 17, 2004
JRFU'S new ruling puts players' lives at risk
At the press conference to launch the start of the second year of the Top League, which kicks-off this weekend, Japan Rugby Football Union Chairman Tetsuo Machii admitted that the game's image had suffered in recent years.
SOCCER / J. League
Aug 2, 2004
Barca teaches Antlers a lesson
FC Barcelona had itself something of a deer cull on Sunday night when it defeated Kashima Antlers 5-0 at Tokyo's National Stadium.
SPORTS / SPORTS SCOPE
Jul 25, 2004
Rugby fans send JSports to sin bin over Bledisloe Cup fiasco
Oh dear! Oh dear! Oh dear!
SPORTS / SPORTS SCOPE
Jul 11, 2004
Hero Wilkinson aims to come back bigger, better, fitter, stronger
It's often said that professional athletes are the only people in the world who actually have to look for a job once they retire.
MORE SPORTS
Jul 5, 2004
Castrogiovanni scores hat trick of tries as Italy tops Japan 32-19
For such a religious nation it was perhaps appropriate that it needed a biblical figure to steal the show and help Italy defeat Japan 32-19 on Sunday on a scorching hot day at Toyko's Chichibunomiya Stadium.
MORE SPORTS
Jun 10, 2004
Campo hits out at disco-dancing robots, penny-pinching unions
It's probably fair to say that David Campese is not exactly at the top of the International Rugby Board's Christmas card list. Or for that matter the Australia Rugby Union's.
MORE SPORTS
May 31, 2004
Japan brings back memories of RWC 2003 with Super Powers Cup win
American sports often have what is termed a franchise player -- an athlete around whom a team is built.
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May 28, 2004
Japan regains lost pride with win over Russia
The final of the International Rugby Board's Super Powers Cup, to be played on Sunday at Tokyo's Chichibunomiya, will be between Canada and Japan following Thursday's semifinals at National Stadium.
MORE SPORTS
May 27, 2004
Tokyo plays host to Super Powers Cup
The Japan Rugby Football Union will host the second playing of the Super Powers Cup in Tokyo on Thursday at National Stadium with the tournament concluding on Sunday at Chichibunomiya.
MORE SPORTS
May 17, 2004
'Brave Blossoms' disappoint in draw with South Korea
How time flies. Was it only seven months ago in the tropical heat of Townsville, Australia, that Japan played such scintillating rugby that it scared the living daylights out of both France and Scotland during its adventures down under in the 2003 Rugby World Cup?
MORE SPORTS
Mar 22, 2004
Toshiba tops Kobe to capture JRF Championship
Sir Clive Woodward famously said during England's successful Rugby World Cup campaign, "We're not here to be Torville and Dean, we're here to win."
MORE SPORTS
Mar 14, 2004
Toshiba, Kobe Steel to meet in title game
Toshiba Brave Lupus will be hoping to get rid of an unwanted tag when it takes part in the final of the 41st Japan Championship at Tokyo's National Stadium on March 21.
MORE SPORTS
Feb 23, 2004
Green Rockets snare Microsoft cup
Microsoft must be a very happy company.
MORE SPORTS
Feb 16, 2004
Kanto clubs to vie for Microsoft Cup
The inaugural Microsoft Cup final to be played at Tokyo's National Stadium on Feb. 22 will be an all-Kanto affair following Sunday's two semifinals.
MORE SPORTS
Feb 10, 2004
Vatuvei powers Toshiba into semis
A hat trick of tries from No. 8 Luantangi Vatuvei helped Toshiba Brave Lupus blow past Yamaha Jubilo 39-10 in the quarterfinals of the Microsoft Cup at Tokyo's Chichibunomiya on Sunday.
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.
America wasn’t made for walking, and it’s killing them
A 2010 study found that U.S. adults averaged 5,117 steps daily and that this was lower than the averages found in similar studies in Switzerland, western Australia and Japan.
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 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.
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.

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