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SOCCER / World cup
Dec 1, 2001

2002 World Cup winner must qualify for 2006 finals

PUSAN, South Korea -- No more free rides. That was the message from FIFA president Sepp Blatter on Friday when he announced that the winner of the 2002 World Cup in Japan and South Korea would not get an automatic qualifying berth for the 2006 finals in Germany.
SOCCER / World cup
Nov 9, 2001

Iwata to host Japan team

The Japan national soccer team will be based in Iwata City, Shizuoka Prefecture before and during next year's World Cup, the Japan Football Association announced Thursday in Tokyo.
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 / World cup
Sep 24, 2001

Pictograms counted on to bridge language gaps

As the country prepares to host the 2002 Soccer World Cup, a growing number of local authorities and transportation operators are employing visually oriented communication means called pictograms on streets and at public facilities.
SOCCER / J. League
Sep 12, 2001

JFA confirms dates of Emperor's Cup

This year's Emperor's Cup knockout soccer tournament will kick off on Nov. 25, the Japan Football Association announced Monday.
SOCCER / J. League
Sep 6, 2001

Kofu upsets Omiya Ardija 2-1

SAITAMA -- J. League Division Two cellar dweller Ventforet Kofu stunned Division One hopeful Omiya Ardija 2-1 at Omiya Soccer Stadium on Wednesday night.
JAPAN
Aug 12, 2001

Kansai / Who & What

Art space combines dance, dinner, bonfire A dinner party with dancing, music and a bonfire will be held Wednesday and Thursday at the KyoRyuKan International Art Space in Kamigyo Ward, Kyoto.
JAPAN
Aug 5, 2001

Foreigners aim to help in World Cup

Korean, Chinese, Brazilian and other foreign nationals living in Japan plan to set up a nonprofit organization to provide interpreters and volunteers for the 2002 World Cup finals, which kick off in less than 300 days.
SOCCER / World cup
Jul 21, 2001

Oita gearing up to play World Cup host

Oita, one of the 10 World Cup hosts in Japan, expects two things from hosting the World Cup next year -- to promote the southern city around the world and to make Oita Stadium recognized as a major sporting and cultural destination.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY
Jul 8, 2001

In the pink

When Yokohama hosts the final and three other games in the soccer World Cup next June, foreign visitors will be spared a full-frontal view of the city's sleazier side by the waterfront, where a campaign to lessen any shock to their systems has been under way since last year.
SOCCER / World cup
Jul 2, 2001

Yanagisawa fires Japan past Paraguay

SAPPORO -- Atsushi Yanagisawa banged in a couple of fine goals to steer a confident Japan team to a 2-0 win over Paraguay in the Kirin Cup at the newly opened Sapporo Dome on Sunday.
SOCCER / World cup
Jun 8, 2001

FIFA chief Blatter comes around on Japan-Korea 2002 cohosting

Sepp Blatter previously was opposed to the idea of cohosting the World Cup. But now the FIFA president accepts it, opening up possibilities for smaller countries to host the world's most prestigious single-sport event.
MORE SPORTS / SPORTS SCOPE
Jun 7, 2001

Minding your P's and Q's

"F*** your mother"
SOCCER / J. League / ON THE BALL
Jun 5, 2001

Suzuki, Ono, Kawaguchi looking good

KASHIMA, Ibaraki Pref. -- When you have success in a soccer tournament, you often have a player or two who shine on your side.
JAPAN
Jun 3, 2001

Tokyo, Seoul strive to revive relations before World Cup

In the leadup to the 2002 World Cup soccer finals, Japan and South Korea are moving behind the scenes to prevent the sizzling political imbroglio over a right-leaning Japanese history textbook from spilling over into the cultural field.
SOCCER / World cup
May 30, 2001

Blatter: ISMM trouble won't affect World Cup

SEOUL -- FIFA president Sepp Blatter put a positive spin on the problems surrounding the collapse of its marketing partners ISMM/ISL on Tuesday to emphasize the positive aspects of a big year ahead in the world soccer calendar.
MORE SPORTS
May 20, 2001

East Asian Games under way

Japan's Naoko Takahashi, who captured the hearts of the nation by winning the women's marathon at the Sydney Olympics last fall, lit the cauldron amid a dazzling laser display at the opening ceremony of the East Asian Games on Saturday.
JAPAN
May 9, 2001

Shinmachi takes lead in sports for kids

Kyodo News Shinmachi, a small town of about 13,000 people in Gunma Prefecture, has drawn the attention of several municipalities because of its comprehensive regional sports club -- a concept common in Europe but relatively new to Japan.
SOCCER / J. League
Mar 9, 2001

J. League bets on Toto

This year, Japanese soccer fans (and others) can take part in "Toto," the nation's first soccer "lottery," which, effectively, is a form of betting on J. League games.
MULTIMEDIA / SPORTS SCOPE
Mar 1, 2001

IOC delegates: the questions they should be asking

The International Olympic Committee has come Japan to check out Osaka's facilities for staging the 2008 Olympics.
MORE SPORTS
Feb 23, 2001

'No baseball days' being considered

Tsuneo Watanabe, the influential owner of the Yomiuri Giants, on Wednesday pointed to a need to draw up a regular-season schedule for the 2002 season in consideration of the fixtures for the soccer World Cup finals. Watanabe said one of his personal ideas is to create some "no baseball days" on the calendar...
JAPAN
Feb 4, 2001

Osaka prepares for visit from IOC

OSAKA -- In a few weeks, International Olympic Committee officials will visit Osaka to assess the city's 2008 Olympic Games bid.
JAPAN
Feb 4, 2001

Osaka prepares for visit from IOC

OSAKA -- In a few weeks, International Olympic Committee officials will visit Osaka to assess the city's 2008 Olympic Games bid.
SOCCER / World cup
Jan 30, 2001

World Cup tickets set to go on sale

The 1.35 million tickets for the 2002 World Cup, of which 675,000 will be sold in Japan, will finally go on sale Feb. 15-March 14 by mail application forms or through the Internet, the Japanese World Cup Organizing Committee (JAWOC) announced on Monday.
SPORTS / SPORTS SCOPE
Jan 11, 2001

Ichiro already a hit with fans in Seattle

It's great to see Major League Baseball teams and fans embrace their new Japanese signings. When I was in Seattle last summer, reliever Kazuhiro Sasaki's mug seemed to be everywhere, from the cover of the club's fan magazine to T-shirts being hawked on the streets to huge banners adorning the outside...
Tokyo hit by torrential rainfall at rush hour
People line up at Shibuya Station in Tokyo as they try to avoid the heavy rain on Thursday.
Foreign drivers in Japan to face tougher license conversion rules from October
According to the National Police Agency, there were 75,905 people who converted their foreign driver’s license to a Japanese one in 2024, up from 48,885 in 2019.
Nissan clinches $4.5 billion bond deal after orders soar
Nissan Motor has raised $4.5 billion through a junk bond sale in U.S. dollars and euros, part of which carries a record-high coupon rate.
Chinese fighters came within 30 meters of Japanese spy aircraft, Tokyo says
A Chinese JH-7 fighter jet makes an near an Air Self-Defense Force YS-11EB surveillance aircraft over the East China Sea this week in this image released Thursday.
What Japanese politics could look like after Upper House election
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, who heads the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (center) waves to attendees as he departs after delivering a campaign speech in Yokohama on Sunday.
An emoji used to say it all. Now it might say too much.
Apple’s Craig Federighi shows off a set of emoji at a conference on June 13, 2016. While the small pictures have proved helpful in conveying nuance in our texts, younger people are using them less often.
‘Our ultimate goal is to save every single Japanese video game’
After nearly shuttering earlier this year, the Tokyo-based Game Preservation Society continues its work to save the early history of Japanese gaming.
Rare vintage shots and first-time shows at TOP’s 30th anniversary
The museum's curators selected a wide array of works from the archives for the milestone exhibitions. Among other photos, Nobuyoshi Araki's work from the series "Winter Journey" (1990) was included in the "Continuity and Change" exhibition that concluded in June.
New IG Arena set to dial down temperature at Nagoya Basho, in a good way
With IG Arena getting glowing early reviews as the Nagoya Basho’s replacement venue, it may be a while before fans wax nostalgic about the Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium.
Once a niche, anime is now mainstream content for Netflix and other streaming services
Though Netflix remains the dominant choice globally for anime viewers, Amazon Prime Video has also invested heavily in anime, steadily adding titles to their catalogue.

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