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2018 WORLD CUP

Japan Times
SOCCER
Mar 29, 2016
Japan clobbers Syria with late onslaught
Japan finished top of its 2018 World Cup second-round qualifying group without conceding a single goal after beating closest challenger Syria 5-0 on Tuesday night.
Japan Times
SOCCER / World cup
Mar 28, 2016
Halilhodzic warns Japan to be wary of crafty Syria
Japan coach Vahid Halilhodzic has warned his players not to "fall into traps" laid by Syria on Tuesday night and called for cool heads in the final match of the second round of Asian qualifiers for the 2018 World Cup finals in Russia.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Mar 24, 2016
Japan thrashes Afghanistan in World Cup qualifier
Japan virtually guaranteed its place in the final round of 2018 World Cup qualifiers with a 5-0 win over Afghanistan on Thursday.
Japan Times
SOCCER / World cup
Mar 23, 2016
Halilhodzic won't use goalkeeper Kawashima during upcoming qualifiers
Japan coach Vahid Halilhodzic says goalkeeper Eiji Kawashima will not play in the World Cup qualifiers against Afghanistan and Syria. He probably will not even be on the bench.
Japan Times
SOCCER / SOCCER SCENE
Mar 23, 2016
Halilhodzic looking to stoke competition in World Cup qualifiers
Japan should have little trouble clinching its place in the final round of 2018 World Cup qualifiers when it faces Afghanistan and Syria over the coming week, but manager Vahid Halilhodzic will nonetheless be looking to lay down a marker for the year ahead.
Japan Times
SOCCER / J. League
Jan 9, 2016
Gamba's Patric considering Japanese citizenship
Gamba Osaka's Brazilian striker Patric is considering applying for Japanese citizenship with an eye on playing for Japan at the 2018 World Cup finals in Russia, Brazilian media reported Friday.
Japan Times
SOCCER / World cup
Jan 3, 2016
Halilhodzic concerned about state of Japanese soccer
Japan may be perched at the top of its second-round group in Asian qualifying for the 2018 World Cup, but coach Vahid Halilhodzic has branded his team a "third-division" outfit and says he fears for the future of the J. League.
Japan Times
SOCCER / World cup
Nov 18, 2015
Japan labors to World Cup qualifying win over Cambodia
Japan ended its 2015 season with a 2-0 win over Cambodia in a World Cup second-round qualifier on Tuesday that saw it retain the Group E lead.
Japan Times
SOCCER / World cup
Nov 12, 2015
Japan trounces Singapore in World Cup qualifier
Mu Kanazaki marked his return from the international wilderness with his first national team goal as Japan whipped Singapore 3-0 on Thursday in a second-round Asian qualifier for the 2018 World Cup.
Japan Times
SOCCER / SOCCER SCENE
Nov 11, 2015
Japan keen to work off frustration in World Cup qualifiers
Japan heads into this week's World Cup qualifiers only in second place in Group E, but Vahid Halilhodzic's side will be hungry to set the record straight against opponents Singapore and Cambodia.
Japan Times
SOCCER / World cup
Nov 5, 2015
Kanazaki called up for World Cup qualifiers
Kashima Antlers striker Mu Kanazaki earned his first national call-up in five years as Japan coach Vahid Halilhodzic on Thursday named his squad for the upcoming 2018 World Cup qualifiers away to Singapore and Cambodia.
Japan Times
SOCCER / World cup
Oct 9, 2015
Honda says Japan didn't deliver best performance
Keisuke Honda has issued Japan with a must-do-better report despite a 3-0 win over Syria in a key 2018 World Cup qualifier in neutral Oman on Thursday night.
Japan Times
SOCCER / World cup
Oct 9, 2015
Japan downs Syria 3-0 in World Cup qualifier
Japan swept past Syria 3-0 in neutral Oman on Thursday to seize top spot in second-round Group E in Asian qualifying for the 2018 World Cup in Russia.
Japan Times
SOCCER / World cup
Sep 9, 2015
Japan trounces Afghanistan
Borussia Dortmund midfielder Shinji Kagawa and Leicester City hitman Shinji Okazaki both scored twice as Japan destroyed Afghanistan 6-0 on Tuesday to pick up its second win in Asian qualifying for the 2018 World Cup in Russia.
Japan Times
SOCCER / World cup
Sep 7, 2015
Japan to face hostile Tehran crowd against Afghanistan
Japan may take to the field in a neutral venue in Tuesday's World Cup qualifier at Azadi Stadium in Tehran, but with millions of displaced Afghanis living in Iran, Vahid Halilhodzic's team will still expect a hostile reception.
Japan Times
SOCCER / World cup
Sep 4, 2015
Japan took past lessons to heart in win over Cambodia
National team manager Vahid Halilhodzic believes Japan owes Singapore a debt of gratitude for providing the wake-up call that fueled Thursday's World Cup qualifying win over Cambodia.
Japan Times
SOCCER / World cup
Sep 3, 2015
Japan overcomes slow start to put away Cambodia
Japan got its 2018 World Cup qualification campaign up and running with a 3-0 win over Cambodia on Thursday night.
Japan Times
SOCCER / World cup
Sep 2, 2015
Okazaki ready to help Japan unleash scoring barrage against Cambodia
If Japan lays another egg in a World Cup qualifier against Cambodia, pin it on me, says Shinji Okazaki.
Japan Times
SOCCER / World cup
Aug 27, 2015
Halilhodzic excludes Kawashima from 23-man squad for upcoming World Cup qualifiers
Japan manager Vahid Halilhodzic left two-time World Cup goalkeeper Eiji Kawashima off his 23-man squad on Thursday for the upcoming World Cup qualifiers against Cambodia and Afghanistan.
SOCCER
Aug 21, 2015
Ex-Shimizu boss Ghotbi accepts position as as Curacao national team assistant
Former Shimizu S-Pulse manager Afshin Ghotbi on Friday revealed he will work as an assistant to Curacao national team coach Patrick Kluivert for the team's upcoming third-round qualifiers for the 2018 World Cup.
Biden calls ally Japan ‘xenophobic’ along with rivals China and Russia
U.S. President Joe Biden speaks in Syracuse, New York, on April 25.
Yen swings stir talk that Japan is in the FX market once again
An electronic screen in Tokyo displays the yen exchange rate against the U.S. dollar and the graph showing its recent swings, on Thursday.
Harajuku strives to reclaim its former glory — and surpass it
Laforet Harajuku, which celebrated its 45th anniversary last year, has been a witness to the district's evolution over the years.
Weak yen fattens tourist wallets in Japan
People visit the Ameya Yokocho market in Tokyo's Ueno district during the Golden Week holiday on Tuesday.
Japan's May 1 intervention may have cost ¥3.66 trillion, BOJ data suggests
An electronic screen displays a graph showing Japanese yen exchange rates surging against the dollar amid signs of intervention by authorities, in Tokyo on Thursday.
Kishida sets sights on energy and climate in South America trip
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will use a policy speech in Sao Paulo to set out his vision for ties between Japan and South America, almost 10 years after former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe advocated for stronger ties between the two in the same city.
Yellow sand allergy: A health issue made worse by climate change
A screenshot of the Meteorological Agency's satellite image of clouds and yellow sand (in pink) on Sunday.
Climate change, chalky grains and the risks for Japan’s rice farmers
A farmer plants seedlings in Satsumasendai, Kagoshima Prefecture. Japan’s self sufficiency rate for rice is nearly 100%, compared with 38% for food overall, on a calorie basis.
Japan wants you to spend more with ‘luxury tourism’
Performers play a traditional drum unique to Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture, in the prefectural capital of Kanazawa on March 16 to mark the extension of the Hokuriku Shinkansen line to Tsuruga Station in Fukui Prefecture.
Theaster Gates’ ambitious ‘Afro-Mingei’ brings Black Chicago to Tokyo
Theaster Gates' “A Heavenly Chord” lines up church pews before seven speakers and a Hammond B3 organ, a type of electric organ prevalent in Black American churches.

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