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KAGAWA

Japan Times
SOCCER
Apr 3, 2014
Venlo chief eyes new Japanese talent
VVV Venlo may have taken its eye off the ball when it opted not to sign Shinji Kagawa.
SOCCER
Mar 31, 2014
Ex-United striker Cole dismisses Moyes' excuse
Former Manchester United and England striker Andy Cole isn't buying the explanation that David Moyes' squad is "aging" as the reason for its disastrous campaign.
Japan Times
SOCCER / J. League
Mar 28, 2014
Forlan feels United's Kagawa misused during tough season
Cerezo Osaka's Diego Forlan believes Shinji Kagawa is not at fault for his disappointing season at Manchester United, with the 2010 World Cup MVP and top scorer attributing the Japan international's struggles to circumstances beyond his control at Old Trafford.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Mar 6, 2014
Kagawa invigorated by performance against New Zealand
Shinji Kagawa believes he can rescue his Manchester United career after starring in Japan's 4-2 friendly win over New Zealand on Wednesday night.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Mar 5, 2014
Japan overwhelms New Zealand in National Stadium finale
Japan came out with all guns blazing to beat New Zealand 4-2 and say farewell to National Stadium in style in a friendly on Wednesday night.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Mar 3, 2014
Kagawa looking to prove Moyes wrong in New Zealand friendly
Manchester United midfielder Shinji Kagawa is hoping to send manager David Moyes a message with a key performance when Japan plays New Zealand in a World Cup warmup in Tokyo on Wednesday night.
Japan Times
SOCCER / J. League
Feb 27, 2014
Honda, Kagawa selected for World Cup tuneup against New Zealand
Japan coach Alberto Zaccheroni on Thursday named AC Milan's Keisuke Honda and Manchester United midfielder Shinji Kagawa to a 23-man squad for the Asian champions' upcoming World Cup warmup at home to New Zealand.
SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
Jan 24, 2014
Mata's arrival likely signals end for Kagawa at Man United
There can be a fine dividing line between knowing when you are well off and lacking ambition.
SOCCER
Dec 6, 2013
Kagawa experienced breathing difficulties: report
Shinji Kagawa is believed to have suffered breathing difficulties on Wednesday night after Manchester United's 1-0 loss to Everton, the Sun reported Friday.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Sep 10, 2013
Three second-half goals carry Japan past Ghana
Manchester United star Shinji Kagawa sparked a second-half fightback as Japan came from a goal behind to beat Ghana 3-1 in a friendly on Tuesday night.
SOCCER
Sep 2, 2013
Kagawa rules out United exit
Shinji Kagawa confirmed he will be staying at Manchester United after arriving back in Japan on transfer deadline day Monday for the national team's upcoming friendlies with Guatemala and Ghana.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Aug 14, 2013
Uruguay too much for Japan in friendly
Diego Forlan gave Yoichiro Kakitani a lesson in the art of finishing as the veteran Internacional striker scored a quick-fire double to help Uruguay outclass Japan 4-2 in a friendly in Miyagi on Wednesday night.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Jul 24, 2013
Giggs urges patience, tips Kagawa for big role at United
Manchester United winger Ryan Giggs insists there is no need to panic at the club's lukewarm start under new manager David Moyes, and believes teammate Shinji Kagawa has what it takes to make a big impression over the coming season.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 23, 2013
23-year-old pitcher from Myanmar to play for team in Kagawa Prefecture
A pitcher from Myanmar has been signed by a baseball team in Kagawa Prefecture, possibly making him the first player from the Southeast Asian country to join a foreign baseball league.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Mar 27, 2013
Japan blows chance
Japan was left to count the cost of a second-half penalty miss by Yasuhito Endo as the Asian champions crashed to a controversial 2-1 away defeat to Jordan that ruined their chance of becoming the first team to qualify for the 2014 Brazil World Cup on Tuesday.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Mar 24, 2013
Japan struggles past Canada in friendly
Manchester United midfielder Shinji Kagawa admitted there were lessons to be learned on Friday after Japan overcame a spirited Canada 2-1 in its last warmup before Tuesday's crucial World Cup qualifier away to Jordan.
SOCCER
Feb 12, 2013
Kagawa watches from stands as United widen Premiership lead
Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson kept Japan midfielder Shinji Kagawa in the stands Sunday as the Premier League leaders prevailed 2-0 at home over Everton.
Japan Times
SOCCER / SOCCER SCENE
Jan 10, 2013
Kagawa returns to changed landscape at high-flying United
Shinji Kagawa will not have expected anything to come easy when he joined Manchester United last summer, but having returned from injury over the holiday period to a team that has been winning in his absence, the forward will have to work overtime to establish himself at Old Trafford.
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 5, 2011
Japan in a European club?
Hitherto unknown and self-styled "loach" Yoshihiko Noda must learn to swim in an ocean of problems as Japan's new prime minister of the year. He has more than a plateful of domestic issues, but he should also realize, as his predecessors forgot, that Japan needs to re-engage the world if it is to find a way out of its depressing economic and political predicaments.
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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