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Japan Times
SOCCER
Dec 19, 2022

Australian soccer does not have culture of crowd trouble, says CEO

Melbourne City goalkeeper Tom Glover was concussed after being struck in the face by a metal bucket full of sand during the weekend's abandoned Melbourne derby.
Japan Times
SOCCER / WE LEAGUE
Oct 15, 2020

Japan women’s pro soccer WE League reveals 11 clubs for first season

The first WE League campaign will include seven J. League-affiliated clubs intended to give the new professional women's soccer league a solid foundation of support.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 28, 2018

Rescuers to drill hole in flooded Thai cave in hunt for 12 missing boys, their soccer coach

Thai rescue workers will drill a narrow shaft into a cave where 12 schoolboys and their soccer coach are believed to be trapped by floodwaters, Thailand's interior minister said on Wednesday, the fourth day of a search that has been hampered by heavy rain.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / NEWS IN NIHONGO
Apr 16, 2018

New manager for the Japan World Cup soccer team is the 'best choice'

Former Japan national team manager Takeshi Okada voices his approval of newly appointed Akira Nishino.
JAPAN
Feb 14, 2018

Japan's national J-Village soccer center in Fukushima to partially reopen in July

The J-Village national soccer training center in Fukushima Prefecture will partially reopen on July 28, more than seven years after the facility was forced to close due to the 2011 earthquake, tsunami and nuclear disaster that devastated parts of the Tohoku region , its operator said Tuesday.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Dec 28, 2015

Banned-for-life Salvadoran national soccer player Alfredo Pacheco gunned down at gas station

Alfredo Pacheco, a soccer player who played for the Salvadoran national side before being banned from the sport for life for his involvement in match-fixing, was murdered on Sunday, the Salvadoran attorney general's office said.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Oct 29, 2014

Manhunt on for killers of South Africa soccer captain

South African police started a manhunt to capture three men suspected of murdering national soccer team skipper Senzo Meyiwa two days ago, prompting calls for tougher gun laws.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Mar 1, 2023

Amputee soccer player in disbelief after winning Puskas Award

Marcin Oleksy, who works full-time as an excavator operator, became the first amputee to win the prize given to the best goal of the year.
Adriano gestures during his friendly farewell match at Rio de Janeiro's Maracana Stadium on Sunday.
SOCCER
Dec 17, 2024

Brazil's fallen 'Emperor' Adriano bids farewell to soccer

After the 2006 World Cup, he gradually lost his place in the national team and club soccer, plagued by weight and alcohol issues.
Spain midfielder Jennifer Hermoso says she did not consent to being kissed by former Spanish soccer chief Luis Rubiales at the 2023 Women's World Cup
SOCCER
Jan 31, 2025

Former Spanish soccer chief goes on trial over forced kiss at World Cup

The affair has made Jennifer Hermoso an icon of the fight against sexism in sports and generated soul-searching in Spain and beyond.
Ednaldo Rodrigues (right), seen in Rio de Janeiro on Feb. 27, was unanimously returned to the role of president of the Brazilian soccer federation on Monday.
SOCCER
Mar 25, 2025

Brazil soccer federation president re-elected after Ronaldo pullout

Ednaldo Rodrigues, who was reelected until 2030, celebrated "the triumph of democracy."
A female soccer player controls a ball during a training session at the Golab Trust Sport Complex in Kabul, Afghanistan on March 10, 2014. Many women's soccer players have since fled the country after fear of persecution when the Taliban retook control of the Afghan government in 2021.
SOCCER
Mar 26, 2025

Afghan women players call for global support as they seek FIFA recognition

Many players from the Afghanistan women's team fled the country for fear of persecution when the Taliban took control of the Afghan government.
Nadeshiko Japan's Yui Hasegawa vies for the ball against the U.S. during the women's soccer quarterfinals at the Paris Olympics on Aug. 3, 2024.
OLYMPICS
Apr 10, 2025

IOC adds more women's teams to Olympic soccer tournament; men's teams cut

The IOC discussed the issue with both LA Games organizers and world soccer's governing body FIFA before going through with the changes.
Brazil midfielder Ary Borges celebrates her hat trick during the team's 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup opener against Panama in Adelaide, Australia, on Monday.
SOCCER / Women's World cup
Jul 25, 2023

Brazil's Ary Borges outdoes Pele with emotional World Cup hat trick

The 23-year-old is the first Brazilian, man or woman, to score a hat trick in their World Cup debut, according to governing body FIFA.
FIFA president Gianni Infantino said that Luis Rubiales' kiss on the mouth of Spanish women's soccer star Jenni Hermoso "should never have happened."
SOCCER
Sep 1, 2023

FIFA's Gianni Infantino breaks silence on kiss at Women's World Cup

"The well-deserved celebrations for these magnificent champions were spoiled by what happened after the final whistle," Infantino wrote on Instagram.
A total of €22 million ($23.15 million) will be made available to UEFA members in order to implement European soccer's new standards for women's national teams.
SOCCER
Oct 3, 2023

UEFA introduces new standards framework for women's national teams

The framework, approved by the UEFA Executive Committee in June, is aimed at leveling the playing field for women's soccer players across Europe.
JAPAN / Society
Oct 4, 2023

Probe launched over 'serious' Kumamoto soccer team bullying

A member of the renowned school team was allegedly forced to kneel on the ground in apology while naked as he was filmed by senior members of the team.
Canada forward Christine Sinclair waves to the crowd after her final international game came to an end on Tuesday in Vancouver.
SOCCER
Dec 6, 2023

'Perfect ending' as Canada star Christine Sinclair bows out

A record crowd of 48,112 at Vancouver's B.C. Place — renamed Christine Sinclair Place for the night — was on hand to salute the Canadian captain.
Data has shown that the United States women's team — which has routinely been targeted for online abuse over the years — was subjected to the most abuse during the 2023 Women's World Cup.
SOCCER / Women's World cup
Dec 12, 2023

One in five players at Women's World Cup suffer online abuse: study

Nearly 50% of the verified online abuse was homophobic, sexual or sexist in nature.
Egypt's Hamdi Fathi chases after Senegal's Sadio Mane during the Africa Cup of Nations final in Cameroon in February 2022.
SOCCER
Jan 7, 2024

Stars of African soccer descend on Ivory Coast for Cup of Nations

Sadio Mane's Senegal team is aiming to retain their title and Mohamed Salah is chasing a first trophy with Egypt at this year's Africa Cup of Nations.
Japan braces for more quakes as authorities dismiss doomsday hype
Evacuees from Akuseki Island, located in the Tokara island chain in Kagoshima Prefecuture, arrive at Kagoshima Port on Friday.
Heatstroke alert issued for 19 prefectures as Japan enters 'once-in-a-decade' heat wave
Japan will experience a heat wave through mid-July on a “level only seen once in a decade,” the Meteorological Agency said on June 30.
Hidden AI prompts in academic papers spark concern about research integrity
Waseda University is one of 14 institutions in eight countries found to have used hidden prompts in research papers.
Tokyo and Kyoto feature among top ‘noctourism’ destinations
Tokyo ranked second after New York and ahead of Dubai and Singapore in a ranking of the top global cities for nighttime tourism.
Global matcha 'obsession' drinks Japan's tea farms dry
Matcha is added to beverages on offer at Kettl Tea in the Los Feliz neighborhood of Los Angeles on May 20.
Ainu land rights in crosshairs as Hokkaido communities debate nuclear waste
A street in Suttsu, Hokkaido, with a sign put up by an anti-nuclear organization. The small community is considering hosting a facility that would hold nuclear waste.
Ghibli’s Isao Takahata exhibit shows how beloved anime is made
“The man who planted Japanese animation” exhibition includes a variety of sketches, drawings and animation cels from Isao Takahata films such as color design for characters by Michiyo Yasuda from "Grave of the Fireflies."
Flag football facing challenges and opportunities ahead
Japan’s women’s flag football team at the 2025 International Bowl in Los Angeles in June. The sport is enjoying continued growth in the country.
From Hokusai’s Great Wave, shinkansen to One Piece: a cultural treasure box for Lego Japan
Michael Ebbesen, general manager of Lego Japan, says Lego bricks based on Japanese culture have a rich global appeal and are sellable around the world.
With farmed fish, RelationFish swims against the tide in fine dining
Chef Hideaki Matsuo (middle) and the staff of Oseto Suisan Fisheries prepare to check on their sustainably farmed fish.

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