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AYUMU GOROMARU

Rugby
Feb 9, 2016
Reds' Goromaru won't start in exhibition
Japan fullback Ayumu Goromaru was named Tuesday to the bench for the Queensland Reds' Super Rugby preseason game against the Brumbies.
Japan Times
Rugby
Feb 8, 2016
Goromaru checks in with Queensland Reds
Japan's Rugby World Cup hero Ayumu Goromaru said he is up for the Super Rugby challenge as the fullback was unveiled by the Queensland Reds on Monday.
Japan Times
Rugby
Feb 5, 2016
Goromaru embraces opportunity with Queensland Reds
Though he received widespread media exposure following his success at last fall's Rugby World Cup, Ayumu Goromaru is a man of few words, at least publicly.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / BILINGUAL
Dec 28, 2015
Remembering men we loved (and one we 'lost') in 2015
2015 was the year the Nihon danji (Japanese male) came through for us.
LIFE / Language / COMMUNICATION CUES
Dec 28, 2015
Rugby fans flock to Buddha statue in Gifu
A temple in Gifu Prefecture has seen a surge in visitors since a rugby boom led to the discovery that the Buddha statue there resembles full-back Ayumu Goromaru preparing for a kick.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 16, 2015
Rugby star Goromaru receives 'Master of Ninja' award
Rugby star Ayumu Goromaru was likened to a ninja Wednesday as he was given an award by a nationwide organization promoting the culture of the ancient spies.
Rugby
Nov 28, 2015
Goromaru guides Yamaha Jubilo past NEC Green Rockets
Last season's All-Japan Championship winners Yamaha Jubilo remained unbeaten in the 2015-16 Top League on Saturday thanks to a 39-19 win over NEC Green Rockets.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 22, 2015
Rugby fans rush to see Buddha statue in Gifu resembling popular kicker
A temple in Seki, Gifu Prefecture, has seen a threefold surge in visitors since October as a rugby boom ignited by Japan's showing at the Rugby World Cup led to the discovery that its Buddha statue resembles the team's star kicker.
Rugby
Nov 14, 2015
Goromaru passes 1,000-point milestone
On the day Brave Blossoms pinup boy Ayumu Goromaru became just the second player after Ryan Nicholas to pass 1,000 Top League points, Japan captain Michael Leitch took just seven minutes to pick up his first five-pointer of the new season.
Japan Times
Rugby
Nov 5, 2015
Goromaru hoping to prove worth with Queensland Reds
The Brave Blossoms' superstar fullback Ayumu Goromaru told media on Thursday that he expects to show the world that his Rugby World Cup performance was not a fluke, as he heads to Australia on a one-year contract to play for the Queensland Reds in the 2016 Super Rugby tournament.
Japan Times
Rugby
Nov 4, 2015
Goromaru joins Reds instead of Sunwolves
Japan fullback Ayumu Goromaru will join the Queensland Reds for the 2016 Super Rugby season on a one-year deal, the Reds said on their official website on Wednesday.
Japan Times
Rugby
Nov 2, 2015
Top League looking to capitalize on Rugby World Cup fever
Top League stars, including some of Japan's Rugby World Cup heroes, assembled for a news conference in Tokyo on Monday as the 2015-16 season prepares to kick off around the nation on Nov. 13.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 2, 2015
Shizuoka zoo names baby giraffe after rugby star Ayumu Goromaru
A male baby giraffe at a zoo in Hamamatsu, Shizuoka Prefecture, has been named after rugby star Ayumu Goromaru.
Japan Times
Rugby
Nov 2, 2015
Goromaru, Japan earn World Rugby honors
Japan's superb showing at the recently concluded Rugby World Cup was rewarded Sunday at the annual World Rugby awards ceremony, with the Brave Blossoms' victory over South Africa, including a thrilling last-gasp try, voted "Best Match Moment," and fullback Ayumu Goromaru named in the tournament's Dream Team.
Rugby
Oct 24, 2015
Goromaru won't play for Sunwolves
Japan's new Super Rugby side, the Sunwolves, took a hit Saturday with the news that Ayumu Goromaru is set to turn his back on the team and play for the Reds instead.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 23, 2015
Led by first-year managers, Hawks, Swallows chasing Japan Series title
The Fukuoka Softbank Hawks and Tokyo Yakult Swallows have already proven themselves to be the top teams in the Pacific and Central Leagues.
Japan Times
Rugby
Oct 14, 2015
Rugby fever sweeps Japan, as Goromaru and Co. become household names
Rugby fever has swept the field in Japan after the national team gained its best-ever three wins at the Rugby World Cup 2015.
Japan Times
Rugby
Oct 14, 2015
Brave Blossoms determined to capitalize on rugby boom
Around 500 fans were waiting for the Brave Blossoms at Haneda airport on Tuesday, dousing them in a flood of camera flashlights.
Japan Times
Rugby
Oct 13, 2015
Brave Blossoms return to hero's welcome
Japan's Rugby World Cup heroes returned home on Tuesday with a vow to continue their new "winning culture" when the country hosts the event in four years' time.
Japan Times
Rugby
Oct 12, 2015
Brave Blossoms beat U.S. Eagles 28-18, exit Rugby World Cup with three pool wins
Japan put aside the disappointment of not making the quarterfinals of the Rugby World Cup by wrapping up the pool stage of the tournament with a 28-18 win over the United States at Kingsholm on Sunday evening.
'So hot you can't breathe': Extreme heat hits the Philippines
A pedestrian cools himself with a folding hand fan as he waits for a ride along a road in Manila on Wednesday, as extreme heat hit the Philippines.
Did Japan intervene to prop up the yen? Analysts think it did.
A man walks past an electronic board displaying the exchange rate for the yen against the U.S. dollar (right) in Tokyo on Tuesday.
Town to block view of Mount Fuji in response to overtourism
The town government of Fujikawaguchiko, Yamanashi Prefecture, decided to set up a 2.5-meter-high screen to prevent tourists from taking pictures of Mount Fuji looming behind a convenience store.
Number of vacant homes in Japan hits record high of 9 million
A vacant house in Tokyo is seen demolished in January 2020.
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.
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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