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KEISUKE

SOCCER
Apr 13, 2014
AC Milan's Honda sidelined by ankle sprain
Injured AC Milan midfielder Keisuke Honda will miss Sunday's home tie to Catania after being left out of the squad for the Serie A match.
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.
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 / 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.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Jan 16, 2014
Honda opens Milan account
Japan midfielder Keisuke Honda opened his AC Milan account in front of incoming boss Clarence Seedorf in a comfortable 3-1 Italian Cup fifth-round victory over second-division Spezia on Wednesday.
Japan Times
SOCCER / SOCCER SCENE
Jan 8, 2014
Honda's moment arrives after long wait to join AC Milan
Keisuke Honda has waited a long time to get his shot with one of Europe's biggest clubs, but his patience should stand him in good stead as he begins life with Italian giants AC Milan this week.
SOCCER
Jan 4, 2014
AC Milan works to finish Honda deal
AC Milan has begun the necessary procedure with the Italian Football Federation to complete the signing of Japan international midfielder Keisuke Honda, the Serie A club said Friday.
Japan Times
SOCCER / J. League
Dec 12, 2013
Zaccheroni says Honda can succeed with Milan
Former AC Milan manager and Japan coach Alberto Zaccheroni tipped Keisuke Honda to succeed with the seven-time European champions on Thursday, saying the midfielder has what it takes to cut it at the Serie A club.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Dec 12, 2013
Honda set to join Milan in January transfer deal
Japan midfielder Keisuke Honda will join Italian powerhouse AC Milan in January, Milan vice president Adriano Galliani said on the official website of the Serie A club on Wednesday.
Japan Times
SOCCER / J. League
Nov 29, 2013
CSKA chief slams Milan over Honda approach
CSKA Moscow president Evgeny Giner has criticized AC Milan for deploying underhand tactics to try and lure Japan midfielder Keisuke Honda away from the Russian Premier League club.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Nov 18, 2013
Honda issues warning to world's best teams
Japan midfielder Keisuke Honda dared the world's best teams to write them off because mark his words, the Asian champions will make them pay.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Sep 11, 2013
Honda shrugs off Milan transfer saga, keeps options open
Japan forward Keisuke Honda insists he remains as focused as ever despite missing out on a transfer to AC Milan last week, and denies a January switch to the Italian powerhouse is a foregone conclusion.
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.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Sep 6, 2013
Determined Japan eases past Guatemala
CSKA Moscow star Keisuke Honda was on target as Japan got back on the winning track with a comfortable 3-0 win over Guatemala in a friendly in Osaka on Friday night.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 16, 2013
Southern All Stars' latest hit delves into foreign relations
A chart-topping song by the Southern All Stars is stirring talk over its political content as Japan experiences heightened tensions with both China and South Korea over historical and territorial disputes.
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.
SOCCER
Jul 4, 2013
Honda, AC Milan finalize deal: reports
Serie A powerhouse AC Milan has agreed terms with Japan international midfielder Keisuke Honda, but it is unclear when he will arrive in Italy, according to local reports.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / BILINGUAL
Jun 17, 2013
Thoughts of rice and Japanese men
If you're like me or the men in my life, you probably broke down and wept for joy on June 4, when Japanese midfielder Keisuke Honda scored the goal that bagged Japan's slot in the FIFA World Cup next year. At such sports events, one or another of my brothers turn up at my place, hauling their boozy, hulking frames from the corner of some sports bar (Ueno, not Shibuya) and blubbering incoherently about how wonderful it is to be Japanese. "Tokorode (ところで, by the way) is there any kome (米, rice)?"
Japan Times
SOCCER / J. League
Jun 11, 2013
Honda doubtful for final qualifier
Keisuke Honda became the nation's hero last week after sending Japan through to next year's World Cup with an injury-time penalty against Australia.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Jun 6, 2013
Zaccheroni relieved after deciding against Honda switch
National team manager Alberto Zaccheroni admits he was thinking about substituting Keisuke Honda shortly before the star forward booked Japan's ticket to the 2014 World Cup with a 91st-minute penalty in Tuesday's 1-1 draw with Australia.
Town to block view of Mount Fuji in response to overtourism
The town government of Fujikawaguchiko, Yamanashi Prefecture, decided to set up a 2.5-meter-high screen to prevent tourists from taking pictures of Mount Fuji looming behind a convenience store.
In Japan, regional revitalization fails to halt population decline
Sakiyama elementary school in Tamba, Hyogo Prefecture, in March .Over the past decade, the government has directed efforts toward policies designed to give young people incentives to base themselves in rural areas.
Number of homeless in Japan hits record low
Homeless people sleep on the street in Tokyo's Shinjuku Ward in August 2021.
Ukraine is far from doomed
When comparing Ukraine’s military situation in 2024 to Europe’s in 1941, Russia’s defeat seems entirely possible.
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.
Tokyo's Koto Ward by-election a race unlike any other
Natsumi Sakai, the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan’s candidate and one of four female candidates running in the by-election, touts her experience as a cancer survivor and midwife as having prepared her to tackle issues that women currently face.
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.
Casa del Cibo: A thriving jewel born from Tohoku’s harsh past
When chef Ryohei Ikemi moved to Hachinohe, Aomori Prefecture, and opened Casa del Cibo in 2011, it was the first proper Italian restaurant in the city.
Town to block view of Mount Fuji in response to overtourism
The town government of Fujikawaguchiko, Yamanashi Prefecture, decided to set up a 2.5-meter-high screen to prevent tourists from taking pictures of Mount Fuji looming behind a convenience store.
Top U.S. and China diplomats talk tough amid warnings of new ‘downward spiral’
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing on Friday

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