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SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
Apr 27, 2013

Suarez case latest to show F.A.'s flaws

Whatever punishment had been handed down to Luis Suárez would have been criticized.
SOCCER / J. League
Jul 31, 2011

Reds complete season double over Frontale

Urawa Reds stretched their unbeaten run to eight J. League games and dented Kawasaki Frontale's title hopes into the bargain with a 1-0 win on Saturday night.
SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
Apr 9, 2011

F.A. gets it right with Rooney ban

LONDON — This is, in many ways, the most exciting Premier League season in years.
SOCCER / SOCCER SCENE
Nov 19, 2008

Japan must beware at scene of biggest nightmare

The "Agony of Doha" — where Japan conceded a last-minute goal to Iraq to miss out on qualification for the 1994 World Cup — is indelibly burned on Japanese soccer's consciousness.
SOCCER / World cup
May 28, 2008

Nakamura unable to give Japan scoring spark in return

Shunsuke Nakamura's return to international action was not enough to inspire Japan to victory as Takeshi Okada's men labored to a 0-0 draw with Paraguay on Tuesday night.
SOCCER / SOCCER SCENE
Mar 30, 2008

Okada should call up Tulio to help solidify shaky backline for Oman match

Japan's disappointing 1-0 World Cup qualifying defeat to Bahrain this week came with no foreign-based players on the field, but it was the absence of one J. League stalwart that hit the hardest.
SOCCER
Jul 21, 2007

Japan, Australia both try to play down talk of grudge match

HANOI — Ivica Osim told reporters to "get a life" as his patience wore thin over constant quizzing about Japan's World Cup loss to Australia last year and said the result won't have an effect on Saturday's Asian Cup quarterfinal clash between the two teams.
SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
Apr 9, 2006

New generation has Arsenal dreaming

LONDON -- From The Invincibales of England to The Unbeatables and Impenetrables of Europe, the Gunners continued their march toward the Champions League final with the confidence and style of a team that reflects its manager's football philosophy.
EDITORIALS
Feb 9, 2005

Good sportsmanship in Saitama

Japan's national soccer team plays the North Korean team today in a qualifying match for the Asian World Cup in Saitama City, just north of Tokyo. Given the continued tense relations between the two countries, the Japanese government is calling on Japanese supporters to avoid quarreling with supporters...
SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
Dec 3, 2004

Gunners have gone from invincible to mortal in just over a month

LONDON -- On the face of it two defeats in your last 56 Premiership games hardly seems reason for a crisis.
SOCCER / World cup
Dec 5, 2003

Kubo blasts Japan past China

Tatsuhiko Kubo scored the first two goals of his international career to give Japan a 2-0 victory over China on the opening day of the East Asian Football Championship in Tokyo on Thursday evening.
SOCCER / World cup
Sep 26, 2002

Arcane rule kept 'Alex' from playing in Premier League

"A player must have played for his country in at least 75 percent of competitive 'A' team matches he was available for selection for, during the two years preceding the date of the application." (Law regarding work permit arrangements for non-European Economic Area soccer players).
SOCCER / J. League / ON THE BALL
Nov 6, 2001

Ten years old and counting

Last Thursday, the J. League celebrated its 10th anniversary at a Tokyo hotel, inviting about 500 soccer officials, sponsors and past and present players.
SOCCER / THE BALD TRUTH
Oct 30, 2001

Nakata not doing the business for Parma

Hidetoshi Nakata is in serious danger of turning into the "Plonker of Parma." Or worse still, the Japanese Nigel Clough.
SOCCER / J. League
Mar 9, 2001

They might be giants -- or 10 players who should be

Still don't know who's got what to offer in the J. League? Here's a quick guide to some of the players who should pique your interest in the coming season.
SOCCER / J. League
Jul 16, 2000

FC Tokyo goes top after beating S-Pulse

FC Tokyo moved to the top of the J. League first division -- at least, for a few hours -- on Saturday after a 2-0 victory over Shimizu S-Pulse in Kagawa Prefecture.
SOCCER / World cup
Jul 3, 2000

Okano says Troussier's his man

ROTTERDAM, Netherlands -- Japan Football Association president Shunichiro Okano confirmed on Saturday that Philippe Troussier will stay on as manager of the Japan national team until the 2002 World Cup, pending contract negotiations.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Jul 19, 2021

Rui Hachimura's arrival gives a boost to Japan's Olympic basketball dream

The player, who will serve as a co-flag bearer for Japan at the opening ceremony at the National Stadium on Friday, has his sights set on medal success.
Japan Times
Rugby
May 7, 2020

Former Springboks scrum coach Matt Proudfoot growing under England's Eddie Jones

After watching the South Africa pack demolish England in last year's Rugby World Cup final, coach Eddie Jones' next step was obvious — get the coaching brains behind the Springbok scrum, Matt Proudfoot, to jump ship and head to Twickenham.
TENNIS
Feb 15, 2020

Yoshihito Nishioka and Go Soeda target Olympic berths

Yoshihito Nishioka didn't mince words when asked about his goals for the 2020 tennis season.
Brazil's Ronaldo (left) celebrates his goal against Turkey with teammate Ronaldinho during a World Cup match in Ulsan, South Korea, in June 2002.
SOCCER
May 8, 2024

Is Brazil still the land of soccer?

"We're at a low point. We used to have more top-quality athletes," the late Pele's eldest son, Edinho, said recently.
Japan's Hanako Utsumi is tackled by Fiji's Adi vani Buleki during a women's rugby sevens quarterfinal match at the HSBC Rugby Sevens Singapore tournament in Singapore on May 4.
MORE SPORTS / Rugby
May 24, 2024

Women's rugby in Japan braces for a boom

The club game is getting stronger as teams move toward a more professionalized model.
Japan head coach Eddie Jones attends a training session in Tokyo on Friday.
MORE SPORTS / Rugby
Jun 21, 2024

Wary England set for Eddie Jones reunion in steamy Japan Test

Temperatures are set to reach 30 degrees Celsius in the capital for Eddie Jones' first game since returning to the Japan job for a second stint.
France forward Kylian Mbappe fights for the ball with Polish midfielder Pawel Dawidowicz (right) during a group stage match on Tuesday in Dortmund, Germany.
SOCCER
Jun 26, 2024

Mbappe's return fails to mask France shortcomings at Euro 2024

The French are through to the last 16 after emerging unbeaten from the first round, but a draw with Poland meant they finished second in Group D behind Austria.
Brooks Koepka watches his shot from the 10th tee during a Liv Golf event in Carrolton, Texas, on Sept. 20.
MORE SPORTS / Golf
Dec 12, 2024

Brooks Koepka envisions Liv and PGA staging Ryder Cup-style event

Koepka said a competitive match next week "could transcend golf."
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
As attacks surge, who can cull bears in Japan?
Police cars leave the Akita Prefectural Police headquarters to cull bears, in the city of Akita on Thursday.
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.
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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Bear attacks have dominated Japanese news headlines in recent months, with 13 people so far having been killed by the animals.
Japan’s bears have been on their killing spree for more than 100 years
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