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Rugby
Oct 1, 2015

Japan, Samoa put quarterfinal aspirations on the line

After opening Rugby World Cup victories, Japan and Samoa were given reality checks in defeat last time out and their quarter-final hopes will be on the line when they meet in Milton Keynes on Saturday.
Rugby
Sep 29, 2015

Fiji's Tikoirotuma replaces banned Nadolo for Wales match

Fiji has replaced suspended left wing Nemani Nadolo with Aseli Tikoirotuma for the Rugby World Cup Pool A clash with Wales at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff on Thursday.
Rugby
Sep 20, 2015

Samoa tops U.S. in teams' Pool B opener

With tougher tests ahead, Samoa started its Rugby World Cup campaign with a 25-16 win over the United States in Pool B on Sunday and, after South Africa's shock defeat to Japan on Saturday, will be delighted to be safely over the first hurdle.
Rugby
Jun 22, 2009

N.Z. downs England in rugby final

New Zealand ran in seven tries to defeat England 44-28 on Sunday and defend its title at the rugby junior world championships.
Rugby
May 2, 2005

Kiwis school Japanese in university rugby match

It only took three minutes for Christian Loamanu to show rugby fans at Tokyo's Chichibunomiya on Sunday the raw talent that led him to become the youngest ever player to play for Japan on its recent tour of South America.
Rugby
Feb 7, 2005

Brave Lupus add name to rugby Cup

The second name to be inscribed onto the Microsoft Cup will be Toshiba Brave Lupus following Sunday's final at Tokyo's Chichibunomiya.
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Mar 30, 2004

Japan rugby internationals to leave Suntory

Japan internationals Naoya Okubo and Takashi Yoshida will leave Top League club Suntory Sungoliath this week, Suntory officials said Monday.
SPORTS / SPORTS SCOPE
Nov 16, 2003

Wallabies stun All Blacks in Rugby World Cup semifinal

SYDNEY, Australia -- The All Blacks' World Cup bogey continues and they will have to wait another four long years before they can get another crack at the prized William Webb Ellis trophy for the tournament's winner.
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Oct 20, 2003

Standoff Ito to leave Japan's Rugby World Cup squad

Standoff Hiroaki Ito has pulled out of Japan's World Cup squad in Australia and will return to Italy, rugby sources said Sunday.
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Dec 1, 2002

Suntory bags East Japan rugby title

A rugged workmanlike performance saw defending company and national champion Suntory secure the East Japan Company Championship following a 33-20 win over a determined NEC side at Tokyo's Chichibunomiya Stadium on Saturday.
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Apr 28, 2002

Rugby World Cup qualifiers set

Japan's World Cup campaign will begin with a game against South Korea on June 16 at Tokyo's National Stadium, the opening match of the third and final round of the Asian qualifiers, the Japan Rugby Football Union announced Friday.
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Jan 13, 2002

Kanto defends collegiate rugby title

Kanto Gakuin University defended the National Collegiate Rugby Union Championship after beating Waseda University 21-16 on Saturday at Tokyo's National Stadium.
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Jan 3, 2002

Waseda routs Keio, advances to rugby union final

Waseda University advanced to the final of the National College Rugby Union Championship for the first time since 1997 after beating Keio University 36-7 at Tokyo's National Stadium on Wednesday.
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Dec 23, 2001

Rugby Steelers top World to win battle of Kobe

Kobe Steel ensured the 54th Company Rugby Championship final would be a Kanto-Kansai affair after demolishing local rival World 80-12 at Chichibunomiya Stadium in Tokyo on Saturday. The result means the Steelers will take on Kansai-rival Toyota, 27-19 winner over NEC, in one semifinal on Jan. 6, while...
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Jul 10, 2001

Fiji captures Pacific Rim rugby title

Fiji's rugby team showed that any internal problems were behind it, when it beat Samoa 28-17, in the final of the Pacific Rim Championship on Sunday at Tokyo's Chichibunomiya Stadium.
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May 14, 2001

Japan edges S. Korea rugby team with late try

Masahiko Toyoyama scored a try three minutes from time as Japan rallied to beat South Korea 27-19 in the opening game of the Asian Tri-Nations rugby competition on Sunday, celebrating new head coach Shogo Mukai's first test with a win.
Tsunami threat passes following magnitude 6.9 quake off Iwate
A tsunami advisory was issued for Iwate Prefecture on Sunday evening following a strong earthquake. The advisory was later called off, after waves measuring 20 centimeters were recorded in some areas.
Japan to subsidize demolition of abandoned inns
Abandoned Japanese-style inns in the Kinugawa hot springs resort in Nikko, Tochigi Prefecture, in March 2023
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.
Takaichi stands firm on controversial Taiwan contingency remarks
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi responds to questions during a session of the House of Representatives' Budget Committee in parliament in Tokyo on Monday.
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.
Jenson Button brings end to an illustrious racing career intertwined with Japan
Jenson Button races for Honda during the Singapore Grand Prix in September 2008.
Cleanliness gets competitive at Tokyo’s Spogomi world cup
On Oct. 29, teams from 33 qualifying countries scoured the streets of Shibuya for all manners of trash as part of the Spogomi litter-picking competition.
Jon Homewood: ‘There’s beauty in what we throw away’
After a peripatetic childhood around the world, teacher and artist Jon Homewood ended up coming to Japan in 2012 for a professional opportunity.
Yokozuna duo Onosato and Hoshoryu poised for another clash of titans
Yokozuna duo Onosato (right) and Hoshoryu clash for the title on the final day of the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament on Sept. 28 at Ryogoku Kokugikan.
High-speed rail is expensive and difficult, but seen as a key to growth
Achal Khare, former managing director at India’s National High Speed Rail Corporation, gives a presentation during the IHRA Forum 2025 in Tokyo on Oct. 23.

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