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BLOSSOMS

Japan Times
Rugby
Nov 13, 2022
England steamroll Japan in World Cup preview at Twickenham
After going toe-to-toe with the All Blacks in a 38-31 loss two weeks ago in Tokyo, the Brave Blossoms surrendered momentum and try-scoring opportunities by conceding 10 penalties.
Japan Times
Rugby
Nov 10, 2022
England's players wary of Japan 'black hole'
Mako Vunipola has said the memory of how former teammate Alex Lozowski's England career came to an end against Japan means there is no chance of Eddie Jones' men taking the Brave Blossoms lightly at Twickenham on Saturday.
Japan Times
Rugby
Nov 3, 2022
Confident Brave Blossoms head to Europe after close call against All Blacks
'We're no longer the team that is going to be satisfied by games where we come close,' flanker Kazuki Himeno said.
Japan Times
Rugby
Oct 30, 2022
Ian Foster calls for cool heads after All Blacks beat Japan
New Zealand conceded four tries and lost lock Brodie Retallick to a red card against a spirited Japanese side that trailed by only four points heading into the final minutes.
Japan Times
Rugby
Oct 29, 2022
All Blacks prevail in close battle over Brave Blossoms in Tokyo
The New Zealand side was made to work hard for a 38-31 win over Japan in Tokyo on Saturday, with the Brave Blossoms coming close to a first win over the All-Blacks.
Japan Times
Rugby
Oct 27, 2022
All Blacks test offers Brave Blossoms chance to advance Japanese rugby
Saturday's matchup at the National Stadium with New Zealand, while ostensibly a friendly international test, could be Japan's most important 80 minutes since 2019.
Japan Times
Rugby
Sep 8, 2022
Jamie Joseph says Japan will tone down swashbuckling style at upcoming Rugby World Cup
Joseph believes the Brave Blossoms can reach another RWC quarterfinal if they get their preparations right.
Japan Times
Rugby
Jul 10, 2022
France deny Brave Blossoms historic win in second test with late try
The Brave Blossoms had never before beaten the three-time World Cup runners-up, with their best-ever result a 23-23 draw in November 2017 in Paris.
Japan Times
Rugby
Jul 3, 2022
Japan unable to keep up intensity in loss to France
The teams were deadlocked 13-13 at halftime, but the Brave Blossoms struggled to match the physicality of world No. 2 France as the game wore on.
Japan Times
Rugby
Jul 1, 2022
Japan's Takuya Yamasawa to miss France test after testing positive for COVID-19
Japan flyhalf Takuya Yamasawa has tested positive for COVID-19 and will miss Saturday's first test match against France, Japan's Rugby Football Union said Friday.
Japan Times
Rugby
Jun 19, 2022
Set-piece play propels Brave Blossoms to win over Uruguay
With the 2023 Rugby World Cup little more than a year away, Japan head coach Jamie Joseph used the clash to appraise potential squad members for the tournament in France.
Japan Times
Rugby
Jun 12, 2022
Japan's deep rugby bonds with Tonga on display in charity match
Around 8,000 fans attended the game that ended with players from both teams gathering in a circle and offering their prayers for Tonga and its people.
Japan Times
Rugby
Mar 1, 2022
Japan's Brave Blossoms to host France in two July tests
The series for the Lipovitan D Challenge Cup will begin at Toyota Stadium in Aichi Prefecture on July 2.
Japan Times
Rugby
Nov 21, 2021
Brave Blossoms fall to Scotland despite gritty performance
Scotland ran in four tries including three before the break at Murrayfield, and led for all but a few minutes in the first half after Rikiya Matsuda put Japan up 6-5 with two penalty goals.
Japan Times
Rugby
Nov 14, 2021
Japan outlasts Portugal in memorable first meeting
Debutant Shogo Nakano was among four try scorers for the tourists, who earned 18 points off the steady boot of flyhalf Rikiya Matsuda at the Estadio Cidade de Coimbra.
Japan Times
Rugby
Oct 24, 2021
Brave Blossoms fall to Australia in entertaining battle
Japan kept it close across both halves at Showa Denko Dome in the team's first international test on home soil since the 2019 Rugby World Cup.
Japan Times
Rugby
Oct 21, 2021
Michael Leitch dropped to bench as Japan names squad for Australia test
The match in Oita will be Japan's first at home since losing to South Africa in the World Cup quarterfinals.
Japan Times
Rugby
Oct 11, 2021
Michael Leitch among headliners for Brave Blossoms' autumn tour
Toshiba Brave Lupus Tokyo flanker Michael Leitch and Toyota Verblitz No. 8 Kazuki Himeno are among the 37 players named to the Japan squad for the upcoming autumn test series, the Japan Rugby Football Union said Monday.
Japan Times
Rugby
Sep 17, 2021
Brave Blossoms to face Australia on Oct. 23
It will be the first Japan-Australia test since November 2017, when Australia romped to a 63-30 win in Yokohama.
Japan Times
Rugby
Jul 4, 2021
Brave Blossoms fail to exploit their chances in loss to Ireland
After an evenly matched and entertaining first half in Dublin, repeated penalties by Japan allowed Ireland to earn revenge for their 2019 Rugby World Cup defeat.
Japan says Biden's description of nation as xenophobic is 'unfortunate'
The National Diet building in Tokyo
As visitors surge, Japan seeks ways to make tourism eco-friendly
Much like other hot spots across Okinawa, Onna has diligently strived to captivate both domestic and international tourists, while at the same time grappling with the environmental strain induced by the influx of visitors.
G7 eyes plan on U.S.-led $50 billion aid package for Ukraine
A local resident visits the Lychakiv cemetery in Lviv, Ukraine, on Thursday. The U.S. is in talks with close partners to lead a group of allies that would give as much as $50 billion in aid to Ukraine.
Japan drops to 70th in press freedom rankings
A businessman reads a newspaper outside a train station in Tokyo.
Kishida talks up bolstered Latin American ties as China cements position
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida holds a news conference in Sao Paulo on Saturday.
'Monster' Inoue ready to tear down Luis Nery in title defense at Tokyo Dome
Naoya Inoue (left) and Luis Nery following a pre-fight news conference in Yokohama on Saturday, two days ahead of their super bantamweight title fight.
Debate on constitutional revision at a standstill despite Kishida's pledges
With less than two months left before the conclusion of the current session of parliament, any possibility that Prime Minister Fumio Kishida can deliver constitutional reform before the end of his term as Liberal Democratic Party president in late September, as he has promised, appears remote.
Sapporo court ruling on Ainu fishing rights presents tough questions
A traditional Ainu preserved food called <i>satchep</i> (dried fish) being made at the government-run National Ainu Museum and Park, nicknamed Upopoy, in the town of Shiraoi, Hokkaido, on Dec. 25. The Sapporo District Court ruled last month that the Raporo Ainu Nation's rights as an Indigenous people did not extend to having an inherent right to fish for commercial reasons.
With eye on China, defense chiefs agree to bolster interoperability
From left: U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, Australian defense chief Richard Marles, Japanese Defense Minister Minoru Kihara and Philippine Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro hold a joint news conference in Honolulu on Thursday.
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.

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