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Japan Times
SOCCER
May 27, 2022

Paris Saint-Germain announces three-match tour of Japan

PSG will be the first club from Europe to visit Japan since before the COVID-19 pandemic.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel
Dec 28, 2018

Looking ahead to the best Japan travel destinations in 2019

As 2018 comes to an end, The Japan Times' Escape section looks forward to next year and the opportunities for travel around the country in 2019.
SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
Dec 30, 2016

Premier League champion Leicester's rapid descent easy to see coming

One of the attractions of football is the inability to understand how the near impossible happens. The best coaches, the leading pundits, the most experienced observers and the club's fans could not really explain how or why Leicester City won the Premier League last season. You still think you should...
Japan Times
SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
Oct 7, 2016

England's Southgate begins trial period against easiest of foes, Malta

If the Football Association was worried that Saturday's England vs. Malta 2018 World Cup qualifier at Wembley might struggle to capture the country's interest, the departure of Sam Allardyce has guaranteed a disproportionate focus on a match featuring the side which is 157th in the FIFA rankings. The...
Japan Times
SOCCER
Dec 16, 2015

Guangzhou ready for Barca

Guangzhou Evergrande manager Luiz Felipe Scolari admits that the absence of injured Barcelona superstar Neymar will make little difference to his team's chances of beating the European champions in Thursday's Club World Cup semifinal.
Japan Times
SOCCER / World cup
Jun 17, 2015

Japan takes booing on chin after Singapore stalemate

Keisuke Honda believes fans were right to boo him and his Japan teammates after Tuesday's shock World Cup qualifying 0-0 draw with Singapore, and insists he would have had no complaints had they voiced their displeasure louder.
EDITORIALS
Jun 1, 2015

The beautiful game dirtied

Major sponsors should pressure FIFA to clean up its act.
Japan Times
SOCCER / World cup
Apr 1, 2015

Halilhodzic warns against complacency after Uzbekistan rout

New national team manager Vahid Halilhodzic hailed his players' efforts after Tuesday's 5-1 thrashing of Uzbekistan, but warned they will have to prove themselves all over again when he picks his next squad.
SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
Sep 1, 2012

Writing may be on wall for Rooney

Sir Alex Ferguson can be a good friend but a very bad enemy.
SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
Sep 4, 2010

Despite new contract, many down on Capello

LONDON — When you earn £6 million a year for managing a football club, you should have a smile on your face and a spring in your step.
SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
Oct 17, 2009

Redknapp will face fury in Portsmouth return

LONDON — Harry Redknapp returns to Portsmouth on Saturday for the first time since his sudden departure to Tottenham Hotspur a year ago. The reception given to their former manager by most of the Fratton Park faithful will be red hot rather than warm, a significant difference.
SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
Apr 18, 2009

Final weeks promise intriguing story lines

LONDON — This is as good as it gets.
SOCCER / SOCCER SCENE
Jan 22, 2009

Win over Yemen gives Okada's plans vital breathing space

Japan's 2-1 win over Yemen on Tuesday night may not have been pretty, but the result could prove invaluable for manager Takeshi Okada's strategy for 2009.
SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
Sep 13, 2008

Capello masterful in England's victory over Croatia

LONDON — The impression is that if you told Fabio Capello he had just won a record lottery jackpot — or even had he discovered he had lost the winning ticket — his expression would not change.
SOCCER
Apr 23, 2008

Oliveira miffed about schedule

Kashima Antlers manager Oswaldo Oliveira has launched an angry tirade against his club's hectic schedule ahead of Wednesday's Asian Champions League clash with Beijing Guoan.
SOCCER / World cup
Jan 26, 2008

Okada's second era begins against Chile

Japan goes back to the future on Saturday night as Takeshi Okada oversees his first match back in charge of the national side with a friendly at National Stadium against Chile.
SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
Apr 14, 2007

Hard to envision Mourinho leaving Chelsea, despite friction with Abramovich

LONDON -- I am not a billionaire. I do not own a number of hugely profitable companies. Unlike Roman Abramovich, I am not the owner of Chelsea Football Club.
SOCCER / World cup
Jun 22, 2006

Boys in Blue surprisingly confident heading into Brazil match

DORTMUND, Germany -- There have been some noble sentiments coming out of the Japan camp in days leading up to their final Group F game on Thursday against Brazil, one which Zico's men have to win by at least two clear goals if they are to have any chance of advancing to the next round.
SPORTS / MULLY'S MISSIVES
Jun 18, 2006

New ball credited for number of long-range strikes

NUREMBERG, Germany -- Raspers, screamers, piledrivers, howitzers, thunderbolts. Soccer writers are running out of ways to describe all the long-range goals seen so far at the World Cup.
SOCCER / World cup
Mar 30, 2006

Kubo and Tamada to lead the line against Ecuador

Keiji Tamada and Tatsuhiko Kubo renew old acquaintances as strike partners for Japan on Thursday in a friendly against Ecuador, with national team boss Zico confident the spark is still there between the two.
Spain's Carlos Alcaraz competes for Team Europe during the Laver Cup in Berlin on Sunday.
TENNIS
Sep 22, 2024

Alcaraz fears tennis tour grind will 'kill us'

The 21-year-old French Open and Wimbledon champion is currently taking part in the Laver Cup, his 14th tournament of the year.
Spainish midfielder Andres Iniesta celebrates after scoring the winning goal of the 2010 World Cup final against the Netherlands while revealing a shirt with a tribute to the late Espanyol captain Daniel Jarque, on July 11, 2010.
SOCCER
Oct 9, 2024

Spanish great Iniesta leaves indelible legacy after retirement

Admired and adored in Spain, even by fans of Barca's fiercest rivals, for many Iniesta will go down as the country's finest player.

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Sumadori Bar on Shibuya Ward's main Center Gai street targets young customers who prefer low-alcohol drinks or abstain altogether.
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