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SOCCER / J. League / J. LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
May 11, 2016

Gamba, Tokyo running out of time to get going in J. League

Fortunes can change quickly in the J. League, but the division's misfiring big guns will have to start finding their range soon if they want to make a mark this season.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / VIEWS FROM THE STREET
Mar 16, 2016

Views from Tokyo: Are Japan's Sunwolves ready for Super Rugby?

Fans offer their views on the prospects for the Sunwolves, Asia's first Super Rugby team.
Japan Times
SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
Sep 4, 2015

Rooney's legacy complicated despite proximity to Charlton's records

On Saturday, Wayne Rooney could become England's all-time leading goalscorer. He needs two goals against San Marino to overtake Sir Bobby Charlton's record of 49. By the end of the season he may well have surpassed Charlton's Manchester United record of 249 goals — Rooney is 16 behind the total.
JAPAN / EXPLAINER
Apr 20, 2015

'Sacred' but aging Tokyo sports district faces major redevelopment

Jingu Gaien, a historic sports venue in Tokyo, will undergo a major transformation in about a decade, in a move driven by the city's plan to host the 2020 Olympics and Paralympics.
SOCCER / J. League
Jul 27, 2014

Reds surrender first goal in 660 minutes in draw with Antlers

Urawa Reds saw their record run of clean sheets come to an end but stayed on top the J. League table after a 1-1 draw with Kashima Antlers on Saturday.
JAPAN / CHUBU CONNECTION
Jul 25, 2014

Aichi police switch to carrot over stick to prevent traffic accidents

Aichi Prefecture is taking a unique approach to reducing the number of traffic accidents after having the worst rate in the country 11 years running.
SOCCER / J. League
Apr 29, 2014

Nagoya ends losing streak with victory over FC Tokyo

Kisho Yano scored three minutes into the second half to give Nagoya Grampus a 1-0 win over FC Tokyo on Tuesday and end a run of five straight defeats.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives
Feb 1, 2013

Canadian uses sports as bridge to teaching, writing, understanding

Writer, teacher and sports fan Trevor Kew, 32, pedals and kicks his way through culture shock. He uses sports to help him adapt to unfamiliar cultures or new places when traveling, trusting his bike or a soccer ball to bridge the gap with locals.
CULTURE
Dec 28, 2012

Endure New Year's on TV with the rest of Japan

Last year, NHK's annual New Year's Eve song contest, "Kohaku Uta Gassen" (7:15-11:45 p.m.), enjoyed its first ratings boost in more than a decade. As the most hallowed tradition in Japanese broadcasting, the program offered some needed end-of-year holiday solace for a nation still recovering emotionally...
SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
Dec 8, 2012

Quality of play this season really weak

The most popular league in the world?
SOCCER / J. League
May 26, 2012

Taking road less traveled has worked out for Tanaka

Last year may have been a dream come true for Kashiwa Reysol, but forward Junya Tanaka is determined to prevent 2012 from turning into a nightmare.
SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
Oct 15, 2011

Liverpool-Man United always a big one

It is the bitterest rivalry in the Premier League on and off the pitch. Liverpool vs. Manchester United is not just about football, it is a battle between two cities 50 km apart who, historically, have competed for the bragging rights in northwest England.
Japan Times
SOCCER / SOCCER SCENE
Oct 6, 2011

Japan looking for attacking balance without talisman Honda

Vietnam and Tajikistan are unlikely to ask too many questions of Japan's defense over the coming week, but a Keisuke Honda-sized hole in attack could prove to be more of a problem for national team manager Alberto Zaccheroni.
Japan Times
SOCCER / SOCCER SCENE
Jan 13, 2011

Toothless performance shows Zaccheroni flip side of coin

After the euphoria of beating Argentina in his first match as national team manager, Alberto Zaccheroni got a good look at the other face of Japanese soccer on Sunday.
SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
Nov 6, 2010

Irrepressible Bale making mockery of FIFA shortlist

LONDON — Gareth Bale is not among the 23 best players in the world. He is not included on the shortlist for FIFA's Ballon D'Or, which will come as a surprise to those who saw the Tottenham winger destroy Inter Milan twice in the Champions League.
SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
Apr 17, 2010

Stakes high for Manchester derby

LONDON — When Manchester United beat Manchester City to the £30.75 million signing of Dimitar Berbatov from Tottenham two years ago, Reds fans were delighted they had pipped their wealthy rivals to the signature of such a talented striker.
SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
Sep 12, 2009

England's performance raises expectations

LONDON — So far so very good.
SOCCER / SOCCER SCENE
Jun 8, 2009

Okada deserves credit for strong leadership in qualifying campaign

For a team so often looking threatened by stormy waters, Japan's qualification for a fourth successive World Cup has ultimately been plain sailing.
SOCCER
Dec 21, 2008

United ready for final push

YOKOHAMA — Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson is bracing for a bruising Club World Cup final encounter with Ecuador's LDU Quito on Sunday, but is confident his side can bring the world title back to Old Trafford for the second time in the club's history.
SOCCER
Jul 18, 2007

Osim says stamina key factor for Japan

HANOI — Japan coach Ivica Osim praised his players' powers of recovery after their come-from-behind 4-1 victory over cohost Vietnam on Monday sent the defending champions into the quarterfinals as winners of Group B with seven points.
Wealthy foreign nationals picking up ultimate souvenir — a condo in Tokyo
A high-end property in the fashionable Daikanyama district in Tokyo
Japan dispatches five language education 'partners' to India
Five members of the Japan Foundation's Nihongo Partners program (front) gather at the Japanese Embassy in New Delhi on Monday.
End of U.S. de minimis exemption causes headaches for some businesses in Japan
Proxy-shopping services — companies that ship Japanese products ranging from cosmetics and snacks to limited-edition stationery on behalf of customers abroad — are already feeling the impact of the U.S. suspending de minimis exemptions.
Over 90% of low-income families in Japan struggling to feed children
Save the Children Japan domestic program chief Sonoko Kawakami speaks at a news conference in Tokyo in July. A survey conducted by the group in June has found that over 90% of low-income households with children face food insecurity.
Struggling train firm in Chiba Prefecture turns to self-deprecating humor
"Laughter is important when you're in a difficult situation," said Katsunori Takemoto, president of Choshi Electric Railway, on Aug. 5 in Choshi, Chiba Prefecture.
Japan’s front-line researchers see bright path ahead for dementia treatment
A scientist looks at scans of grains at the Memory Centre at the Department of Readaptation and Geriatrics of the University Hospital (HUG) in Geneva, Switzerland, on June 6, 2023.
Still plenty to fight for, says Japan’s team leader at worlds
Race walker Hayato Katsuki earned bronze for Japan on the opening day of the World Athletics Championships on Saturday.
Wealthy foreign nationals picking up ultimate souvenir — a condo in Tokyo
A high-end property in the fashionable Daikanyama district in Tokyo
Japanese athletes inspired by raucous home fans at World Athletics Championships
Fans cheer on the home favorites during the women's marathon at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo on Sunday.
Japan's major art events converge this fall
Shinji Ohmaki’s “Tokinokage” exhibited at Fuji Textile Week 2021 shows the use of fabric as art.

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One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

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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.
Rethinking that second drink: Japan’s Gen Z gets ‘sober curious’
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