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Japan Times
SOCCER / World cup
Nov 4, 2022
Japan defender Yuta Nakayama ruled out of World Cup with Achilles injury
Japan defender Yuta Nakayama will miss the FIFA World Cup in Qatar after being ruled out for the rest of the season with an Achilles injury, his English club Huddersfield said Thursday.
Japan Times
SOCCER / World cup
Nov 1, 2022
Hajime Moriyasu announces Japan squad for World Cup
Head coach Hajime Moriyasu has placed his faith in an established core of players but omitted several of Japan's current European standouts and World cup veterans.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Oct 26, 2022
Injured Kaoru Mitoma expects to recover in time for World Cup
The Samurai Blue midfielder has missed his Premier League club's last two matches after sustaining a right ankle injury on Oct. 14 against Brentford.
Japan Times
SOCCER / J. League
Oct 22, 2022
Former Reysol star and Japan international Masato Kudo dies at 32
The Tegevajaro Miyazaki striker, who won Japan's three major club titles with Kashiwa Reysol between 2011 and 2013, underwent surgery earlier this month to treat fluid buildup in his brain.
Japan Times
SOCCER / J. League
Oct 18, 2022
Former Japan and Celtic legend Shunsuke Nakamura retires at 44
The spot-kick specialist made waves during his four years in Scotland, opening the door for dozens of Japanese players to follow in his footsteps to Europe.
Japan Times
SOCCER / J. League
Oct 17, 2022
Former Japan, Celtic star Shunsuke Nakamura to retire at end of year
The 44-year-old midfielder, known for his deadly set-piece deliveries with his left foot, played 98 games for Japan, scoring 24 goals, and was part of the 2006 and 2010 World Cup squads.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB
Oct 9, 2022
Mariners advance with record comeback; joined by Guardians, Phillies
The victory gave the Mariners a 2-0 triumph over Toronto in their American League wildcard series and sent Seattle into a best-of-five divisional series matchup against the Astros.
Japan Times
SOCCER / World cup
Sep 29, 2022
Japan to announce World Cup roster on Nov. 1
'I haven't decided (the squad) 100%, but naturally, it is shaping up following four years of preparation,' manager Hajime Moriyasu said.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Sep 28, 2022
Samurai Blue starters come into view after 'last-chance' friendlies
After a dominant win against the United States and a draw against hard-fighting Ecuador, many of the gaps in Japan's expected World Cup lineup have likely been filled in.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB
Sep 28, 2022
Yankees clinch AL East as Aaron Judge's home run record chase stalls
Despite scoring twice in the win off four walks, the Yankees slugger was unable to equal the American League single-season mark of 61 set in 1961 by Roger Maris.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Sep 28, 2022
Japan and Ecuador end friendly in scoreless stalemate
Goalkeeper Daniel Schmidt staked a strong claim to Japan's No. 1 jersey with a number of key saves, including an 83rd-minute penalty kick from Enner Valencia.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Sep 24, 2022
Samurai Blue dominant as U.S. fails to get shot on goal
Japan led in shot attempts (16-4) and those on target (8-0). It was the first time in 15 matches that the U.S. did not have a shot on goal.
Japan Times
SOCCER / World cup
Sep 22, 2022
Japan hopes origami-themed shirts energize World Cup dreams
The origami concept has been well received at Adidas' headquarters in Germany, thanks to its worldwide recognition and popularity as part of Japanese culture.
Japan Times
SOCCER / From the Spot
Sep 20, 2022
Kosuke Kimura expects tough fight between Japan and USMNT
The former Colorado Rapids defender, now an assistant coach with Major League Soccer's Nashville SC, hopes the Samurai Blue can learn from their opponents' optimism in Friday's friendly.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB
Sep 16, 2022
Tampa Bay Rays make history with all-Latin American lineup
The milestone also coincided with Roberto Clemente day, which honors the first Latin American player to be enshrined in the Baseball Hall of Fame.
Japan Times
SOCCER / World cup
Sep 15, 2022
Reo Hatate and Shuto Machino in Japan squad for U.S and Ecuador friendlies
Hatate has only one senior-level cap for Japan but the 24-year-old has made a bright start to the season, including two strong Champions League outings.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Sep 13, 2022
Knee injury may keep Japan defender Ko Itakura out of World Cup
The 25-year-old suffered a partial tear of the medial collateral ligament in his left knee, but the injury will not require surgery.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Sep 8, 2022
Japan to face Canada in World Cup warmup
Japan will play Canada in an international friendly on Nov. 17 in the United Arab Emirates ahead of the World Cup in Qatar starting on the 20th, the Japan Football Association said Thursday.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB
Aug 28, 2022
Shohei Ohtani dominant on mound in win over Blue Jays
Ohtani (11-8) allowed just two hits and a walk from his 109 pitches as he outlasted Blue Jays starter Alek Manoah in an intense pitchers' duel at Rogers Center.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB
Aug 16, 2022
Yoshitomo Tsutsugo inks minors deal with Jays; Kohei Arihara to return
The former standout for NPB's Yokohama DeNA BayStars is expected to play for the Triple-A Buffalo Bisons while seeking a return to the majors under the deal.
Japan says Biden's description of nation as xenophobic is 'unfortunate'
The National Diet building in Tokyo
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.
The 'outsiders' creating some of Japan's greenest spaces
Rows of irises resemble a rice field at the Peter Walker-designed Toyota Municipal Museum of Art.
Japan drops to 70th in press freedom rankings
A businessman reads a newspaper outside a train station in Tokyo.
Traders spooked by intervention risk trim record yen shorts
Traders edged back from record bets on yen weakness this past week, in a period that included a likely bout of intervention by Japan to prop up the currency.
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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