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SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
Oct 10, 2009

Capello looking at final choices for World Cup lineup

LONDON — England has the rare luxury of playing a World Cup tie away to Ukraine on Saturday with defeat meaning nothing in terms of qualification because Fabio Capello's team has already secured its place in South Africa next summer.
SOCCER / World cup
Apr 15, 2006

Japan's World Cup squad to leave for Germany on May 26

Japan's World Cup squad will hold a weeklong training camp in the J. Village training facilities next month and leave for tournament host Germany on May 26, Japan Football Association President Saburo Kawabuchi said Friday.
SOCCER / World cup
Dec 23, 2005

JFA plans to put 60% of World Cup tickets on general sale

The Japan Football Association said Thursday it plans to put on general sale around 60 percent of its allocation of tickets for Japan's first-round matches at next year's World Cup finals in Germany.
Japan Times
SOCCER / Women's World Cup
Jul 5, 2023

Nadeshiko Japan defender Risa Shimizu focused on details

The West Ham United player Shimizu started all of her country's matches in France four years ago, where Japan came second in its group and bowed out in the round of 16.
Japan Times
Rugby
Oct 24, 2019

Coach Steve Hansen says pressure is on his All Blacks — but on England too

New Zealand head coach Steve Hansen on Thursday brushed off attempts to add spice to his team's Rugby World Cup semifinal against England, dismissing claims of spying by England head coach Eddie Jones as "clickbait."
MORE SPORTS
Aug 26, 2015

Kimura guides Japan past Kenya

Japan captain Saori Kimura scored 10 points from 14 attempts attacking as well as two on blocking, leading Japan to a 25-15, 25-20, 25-12 victory over Kenya on Wednesday in fourth-day action at the Women's World Cup at National Yoyogi First Gymnasium.
Japan Times
SOCCER / SOCCER SCENE
Jun 26, 2014

Results show Japan still far from ready for prime time

There are few if any positives to take from Japan's hugely disappointing World Cup campaign, but the team must make sure that the lessons of Brazil do not go unheeded.
Japan Times
TENNIS
Apr 6, 2014

Czech Republic completes Davis Cup sweep against Japan

The Czech Republic wrapped up its Davis Cup World Group quarterfinal against Japan on Sunday with two more victories to complete a 5-0 sweep.
SOCCER
Jul 10, 2007

Mexico defeats Kiwis, advances in World Cup

MONTREAL (AP) Mexico defeated New Zealand 2-1 and moved into the second round of the FIFA U-20 World Cup on Sunday as the only team to win its three group matches.
SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
Jul 9, 2006

Eriksson lost the plot with World Cup squad

LONDON -- England losing in the quarterfinals of the World Cup. It's just like watching Brazil.
SOCCER / World cup
Apr 9, 2006

J. Village may host Japan's pre-World Cup training camp

Japan Football Association President Saburo Kawabuchi said Saturday he will propose that Japan's World Cup squad hold a training camp in the J. Village training facilities in Fukushima Prefecture before leaving for tournament hosts Germany.
SOCCER / World cup
Jan 14, 2006

World Cup tickets on sale Sunday

Tickets allotted for Japan's matches in the 2006 World Cup soccer finals in Germany will go on sale beginning Sunday, the Japan Football Association said Friday.
SOCCER / World cup
Dec 21, 2001

Japan sets eight matches to prepare for World Cup

FUKUROI, Shizuoka Pref. -- Japan will play a total of eight friendlies, starting with Ukraine in March at home, before heading into the World Cup, the Japan Football Association announced Wednesday.
Japan Times
Rugby
Feb 1, 2023

Playing regrets give new England coach Steve Borthwick an edge

The 43-year-old former lock won 57 caps from 2001-10 and was England's captain in 21 of those tests.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Jul 16, 2023

Refugee soccer team breaking boundaries with globetrotting tour

Formed just months ago in Utah, Team SheBelongs aims to promote acceptance and change the global conversation surrounding refugees and displaced persons.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Jan 12, 2023

Southampton stuns Manchester City in League Cup quarterfinals

City's surprise exit from the League Cup continued a worrying trend of lackluster performances.
Japan Times
Rugby
Dec 14, 2022

French rugby in turmoil as Bernard Laporte gets suspended sentence

The verdict comes only nine months before the 2023 Rugby World Cup kicks off in France.
Japan Times
SOCCER / World cup
Dec 13, 2022

Aurelien Tchouameni emerges as new leader of France's midfield

Just four years removed from his professional debut, the 22-year-old is two games away from helping Les Bleus lift a second consecutive FIFA World Cup trophy.
Japan Times
SOCCER / World cup
Dec 3, 2022

Stephanie Frappart's hometown expresses pride as referee makes history in Qatar

When Stephanie Frappart stepped onto the Al Bayt stadium grass on Thursday, she became the first woman to referee a men's World Cup game to complete a journey that started almost 30 years ago on the outskirts of Paris.
Palestine forward Mahmoud Wadi (19) and midfielder Oday Kharoub (6) greet supporters after the team's win over Hong Kong at Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium in Doha on Tuesday.
SOCCER
Jan 24, 2024

Palestine 'fulfills promise' after historic Asian Cup win

The 3-0 victory over Hong Kong was also their first win in the history of the competition and enough to squeeze into the last 16 as one of the four best third-placed teams.
Owen Farrell will now be available for England's World Cup warmup fixtures against Ireland on Saturday and Fiji on Aug. 26.
MORE SPORTS / Rugby
Aug 16, 2023

England captain Owen Farrell cleared for RWC after red card rescinded

The skipper was facing a potential six-week ban that would have ruled him out of the start of next month's tournament in France.
From France to Mali, a deportee's struggle far from home
Moussa Sacko, a Malian deported from France — where he had lived since he was a young child — stands on a street in Bamako, Mali, in December. Compared with his home in France, Bamako feels like a different planet, Sacko said.
Descendants in Philippines denied Japanese citizenship
Japan’s bears have been on their killing spree for more than 100 years
Bear attacks have dominated Japanese news headlines in recent months, with 13 people so far having been killed by the animals.
Government and bad actors are at the root of the foreign national issue
A maiko walks down a street crowded with tourists in Kyoto. Challenges that come with a massive influx of overseas visitors and foreign nationals buying up real estate are just some of the immigration problems that have become hot-button political issues in Japan.
Japan lawmakers eye firm response to Chinese envoy's threat to behead PM
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi speaks at a Lower House Budget Committee meeting on Friday.
Tatsuya Nakadai: A masterful leading man and postwar icon
Tatsuya Nakadai had the look of a leading man in his youth, but his large and searching eyes suggested the pain and loneliness of an old soul.
As Japan’s female leader rises, can she cross sumo’s sacred line?
Japan Sumo Association Chairman Hakkaku (front center) delivers a speech on the first day of the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament at the Fukuoka Kokusai Center on Sunday. Centuries of belief and tradition still underpin the all-male association's stance of excluding women.
Takaichi doesn’t mince words on Taiwan, but dramatic policy shift unlikely
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi responds to questions during a House of Representatives Budget Committee session in parliament on Tuesday.
Florist Nicolai Bergmann flourishes outside the box
Florist Nicolai Bergmann shops for fresh flowers at the Ota flower market in Tokyo on Friday.
China delivers warning to U.S. and Japan with third aircraft carrier
The Fujian, China's third aircraft carrier, carries out sea trials at an unknown location in May last year.

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