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Jun 11, 2016
Japan spikers fall to Brazil at World Grand Prix
The Japan's women volleyball team suffered its first loss in the preliminary round at the FIVB World Grand Prix after being whipped in straight sets by host and reigning Olympic champion Brazil on Friday.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jun 9, 2016
Sluggers Yanagita, Matsuda help Hawks soar past BayStars
Yuki Yanagita and Nobuhiro Matsuda each homered for the second straight day as the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks flexed their interleague muscle in a 4-2 win over the Yokohama BayStars on Thursday.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jun 3, 2016
Hawks' Yanagita delivers banner performance against hometown Carp
Yuki Yanagita hit a tie-breaking home run in his hometown as the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks won a battle of league leaders, beating the Hiroshima Carp 6-1 in interleague action on Friday.
Japan Times
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May 31, 2016
Poland spikers pounce on Japan, triumph in three sets
Japan's hopes of sending a men's volleyball team to the Rio Games look to be slipping away as on Tuesday at the Olympic qualification tournament, Poland sent Masashi Nambu's men to their second consecutive straight-sets loss.
Japan Times
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May 29, 2016
Japan spikers open tournament with victory
Japan was forced to rally from a nervy start and a one-set deficit against Venezuela but got its Olympic qualification campaign off to a positive start on Saturday with a 3-1 win as the battle for Rio 2016 men's volleyball places began in Tokyo.
Japan Times
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May 26, 2016
Halilhodzic names Japan squad for Kirin Cup
Japan coach Vahid Halilhodzic picked Leicester City striker Shinji Okazaki in a 25-man squad for the upcoming Kirin Cup on Thursday.
Japan Times
SOCCER
May 20, 2016
Nadeshiko boss Takakura announces youthful side for managerial debut
New Nadeshiko Japan manager Asako Takakura picked a youthful side on Friday as the 48-year-old prepares for her first matches in charge.
Japan Times
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Apr 30, 2016
Former Leicester player Abe praises Okazaki
Ex-Leicester City midfielder Yuki Abe has hailed Shinji Okazaki's contribution to the Foxes as their Premier League season draws to a fairy-tale climax, and says he is not surprised that the Japan striker has become a hit at King Power Stadium.
Japan Times
SOCCER / J. League
Apr 24, 2016
Urawa moves into first place after knocking Kawasaki off J. League perch
Urawa Reds ended Kawasaki Frontale's unbeaten start to the J. League season and replaced them at the top of the table with a 1-0 win on Sunday.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Apr 20, 2016
Surging Hawks extend winning streak to eight
Tsuyoshi Wada threw his first shutout since his return from the major leagues as the defending Pacific League champion Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks beat the Chiba Lotte Marines 5-0 on Wednesday to extend their winning run to eight.
Japan Times
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Apr 20, 2016
Ota sets sights on fencing gold in Rio
Yuki Ota on Wednesday vowed to double his efforts to win the men's individual foil gold medal at the Rio Olympics.
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Apr 17, 2016
Tanii wins 50-km walk national title
World bronze medalist Takayuki Tanii won the 50-km walk on Sunday at the national championships, the final qualifier for this summer's Rio de Janeiro Olympics.
Japan Times
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Apr 5, 2016
Muto header propels Reds past Evergrande
Urawa Reds took a significant step toward qualifying for the knockout stages of the Asian Champions League with a hard-fought 1-0 win over Chinese defending champions Guangzhou Evergrande on Tuesday night.
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Apr 5, 2016
Ota makes Japan's Olympic fencing team
Two-time Olympic silver medalist Yuki Ota and three others were officially named to Japan's fencing team for this summer's Rio de Janeiro Olympics on Tuesday.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Stage
Mar 22, 2016
Dance icon sets a challenge
Running with the bulls during the annual San Fermin fiesta in the Spanish city of Pamplona, or joining a traditional Ainu festival on Lake Akan in Hokkaido, may seem unusual ways for a choreographer to research — but not if the artist in question is Motoko Hirayama.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Mar 20, 2016
Yanagita shines in spring game against boyhood hero Kuroda
Reigning Pacific League MVP Yuki Yanagita looked in midseason form on Sunday, when he homered twice and drove in six runs in a 10-3 preseason win over the Hiroshima Carp.
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Mar 14, 2016
Fencer Ota punches ticket to Rio Games
Fencer Yuki Ota, who won the men's foil silver medal at the 2008 Olympics and a team silver in 2012, has booked his spot in this summer's Rio de Janeiro Games, the Japan Fencing Federation announced Monday.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Mar 4, 2016
Rehabbing Yanagita bashes two mammoth homers
Yuki Yanagita, who is recovering from offseason elbow surgery, hit two monster home runs for the Fukuoka Softbank Hawks in Friday's preseason 3-3 tie against the Hanshin Tigers.
Japan Times
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Feb 25, 2016
Ogimi receives No. 10 shirt before final Olympic qualifiers
Frankfurt striker Yuki Ogimi has inherited the No. 10 shirt from retired icon Homare Sawa as manager Norio Sasaki announced the Nadeshiko Japan team for the women's final Asian qualifiers for the 2016 Summer Olympics.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Feb 12, 2016
Kudo doesn't want on-the-mend Yanagita to play in Japan-Taiwan series
Yuki Yanagita of the Fukuoka Softbank Hawks shouldn't play in next month's two-game international series against Taiwan, Hawks skipper Kimiyasu Kudo said Friday.

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