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CLUB WORLD CUP

Japan Times
SOCCER / CLUB WORLD CUP
Dec 21, 2015
Barcelona as good as advertised in Club World Cup final
Argentine superstar Lionel Messi paid tribute to strike partners Luis Suarez and Neymar after the trio combined to deliver Barcelona a record third Club World Cup title on Sunday — and warned the rest of the world they are not finished yet.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Dec 20, 2015
Barcelona cruises past River Plate to claim third Club World Cup title
Argentine superstar Lionel Messi recovered from illness to lead Barcelona to a record third Club World Cup title with a 3-0 win over River Plate in Sunday's final.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Dec 20, 2015
Douglas double powers Hiroshima in third-place game at Club World Cup
Douglas came off the bench to strike twice as Sanfrecce Hiroshima roared back to defeat Asian champions Guangzhou Evergrande 2-1 in the Club World Cup third-place match on Sunday.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Dec 19, 2015
River Plate, Barcelona confident, ready for Club World Cup final
River Plate manager Marcelo Gallardo has invited Barcelona to hit his team with its best shot in Sunday's Club World Cup final — and believes it can withstand the one-two-three punch of Lionel Messi, Luis Suarez and Neymar.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Dec 18, 2015
Suarez puts on sublime show as Barcelona moves into final
Barcelona defender Jordi Alba hailed teammate Luis Suarez as "the most complete No. 9 in the world" after the Uruguayan's three-goal demolition of Guangzhou Evergrande on Thursday night put the Spanish giants into the Club World Cup final.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Dec 17, 2015
Suarez hat trick carries Barcelona into Club World Cup final
Luis Suarez shrugged off the absence of strike partners Lionel Messi and Neymar with a hat trick to send Barcelona into the Club World Cup final with a 3-0 win over China's Guangzhou Evergrande on Thursday.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Dec 16, 2015
River Plate edges Hiroshima in Club World Cup semifinals
Lucas Alario's header midway through the second half sent River Plate to the Club World Cup final as the South American champions edged Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1-0 on Wednesday.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Dec 14, 2015
Sanfrecce eye River upset in Club World Cup semis
Sanfrecce Hiroshima weren't among the favorites to win the J. League this season, but they did. And no one was sure if Hajime Moriyasu's men had enough left in the tank for the Club World Cup, but they've managed to win two of two so far.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Dec 14, 2015
Sanfrecce beat Mazembe to set up River Plate showdown
J-League champions Sanfrecce Hiroshima comfortably beat TP Mazembe 3-0 to move on to the Club World Cup semifinals on Sunday.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Dec 12, 2015
Team chairman Katumbi makes major investments in TP Mazembe
With two clinics, a much-envied youth academy, a modern stadium and their own 40-seat jet, life for African champions TP Mazembe is a world apart from that of their local rivals.
SOCCER
Dec 11, 2015
Injured Sanfrecce trio to miss Sunday's match
J. League champions Sanfrecce Hiroshima will play the Club World Cup's quarterfinals without three players injured during their 2-0 playoff win over Auckland City on Thursday, manager Hajime Moriyasu said after the game.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Dec 10, 2015
Sanfrecce off to winning start at Club World Cup
Yusuke Minagawa and Tsukasa Shiotani scored either side of halftime as J. League champions Sanfrecce Hiroshima beat New Zealand part-timers Auckland City 2-0 on Thursday to kick off the Club World Cup.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Dec 9, 2015
Tired Hiroshima ready to tap into reserves in Club World Cup opener
Sanfrecce Hiroshima admit to being worn out going into the Club World Cup, but the newly crowned J. League champions will bank on their confidence and experience to get them past Auckland City on Thursday.
SOCCER
May 22, 2015
Four Club World Cup matches to be held in Osaka
Club World Cup matches will be played in Osaka for the first time as the tournament returns to Japan after two-year absence in December, the Japan Football Association said Friday.
SOCCER
Apr 23, 2015
Japan picked to host 2015, '16 Club World Cup
Japan has been reappointed as host of the FIFA Club World Cup for the next two years, the sport's world governing body announced on Thursday.
Japan Times
SOCCER / SOCCER SCENE
Dec 20, 2012
Departure of Club World Cup strips Japan of valuable asset
The Club World Cup undoubtedly has its flaws, but as the competition ends its long association with Japan to set up home in Morocco for the next two years, the Japanese game would do well to consider what it is losing.
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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