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Yokohama forward Yan Matheus (left) in action against Bangkok on Wednesday in Yokohama.
SOCCER
Feb 21, 2024
Marinos edge Bangkok to remain only J. League side in ACL
Anderson Lopes scored a dramatic late extra-time penalty as Yokohama F. Marinos scraped past Bangkok United 1-0 on Wednesday.
Kofu's players leave the pitch after suffering a 3-0 loss against Ulsan in the first leg of their ACL last-16 clash in Ulsan, South Korea, on Thursday.
SOCCER
Feb 16, 2024
Kofu faces uphill battle after loss to Ulsan in first leg of ACL last-16 clash
Kofu will host Ulsan in the second leg at National Stadium on Wednesday in Tokyo.
Peter Utaka (second from right) and his Ventforet Kofu teammates celebrate after a goal during the team's away win over Thailand's Buriram United on Tuesday.
SOCCER
Dec 13, 2023
J2's Ventforet advance in Asian Champions League
Ventforet became the first Japanese second-division team in the history of the Asian Champions League to advance to the knockout stage.
Rei Banno, 12, recently climbed Mount Kilimanjaro with her mother, accompanied by guides. She described having seen a “view I had never seen before.”
LIFE
Oct 5, 2023
Japanese sixth grader conquers Mount Kilimanjaro
"I saw the huge sea of clouds that I had never seen before, and a feeling of happiness gradually spread within me," said Rei Banno.
Ventforet's Sota Miura (center) attacks the Buriram goal at the National Stadium on Wednesday.
SOCCER / J. League
Oct 4, 2023
Ventforet secures historic ACL win over Buriram United
The Yamanashi Prefecture side remains undefeated in a Group H also featuring China’s Zhejiang FC and Australia's Melbourne City.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Oct 16, 2022
Kofu outlasts Hiroshima to claim maiden Emperor's Cup title
The J. League second-division team held the fort against its J1 opponent, earning its first major trophy after a dramatic penalty shootout at Nissan Stadium.
Japan Times
SOCCER / J. League / J. LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Jun 17, 2022
J. League cautiously continues down road to normalcy with cheering tests
Over 2,000 combined fans at Kashima Soccer Stadium in Ibaraki Prefecture and Ajinomoto Stadium in the western Tokyo city of Chofu took part in cheering trials.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Jan 16, 2022
‘Kofu II’: Meitei’s sonic landscapes conjure the Japan of yesteryear with Edo aesthetics
Meitei has come a long way from the chilly, ambient flavors of his 2019 album “Komachi.” That offering, released on Berlin label Metron Records, left us with a headful of fragile soundscapes and nature-inspired sculptures — much of it born of a ghostly lo-fi world.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Oct 13, 2021
Teen arrested for attacking girl in Yamanashi hints at involvement in arson
A 19-year-old boy was arrested Wednesday for allegedly assaulting a girl the previous day in a house in Kofu, west of Tokyo, shortly before the house burned down in a suspected arson incident that killed two people presumed to be the girl's parents.
Japan Times
SOCCER / J. League
Dec 1, 2019
Tokushima Vortis, Montedio Yamagata advance in bid for J1 berth
Tokushima Vortis and Montedio Yamagata, who finished fourth and sixth this season in the J. League's second division, advanced to the second round of the first-division promotion playoffs on Sunday.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Nov 21, 2018
Kashima beats Kofu to move into Emperor's Cup semifinals
Recent Asian Champions League winners Kashima Antlers kept the good times rolling in the Emperor's Cup quarterfinals on Wednesday, beating J. League second-division team Ventforet Kofu 1-0.
Japan Times
SOCCER / J. League
Jun 9, 2018
Ventforet advance to Levain Cup quarterfinals with aggregate triumph over Reds
Second-division Ventforet Kofu on Saturday advanced to the quarterfinals of the Levain Cup with a 3-2 aggregate playoff victory over the Urawa Reds.
JAPAN
Jun 6, 2018
Japanese woman hopes Trump-Kim summit will bring news of missing twin
It has been more than 30 years since the identical twin sister of Japanese teacher Misa Morimoto vanished, believed to have been abducted by North Korea.
Japan Times
SOCCER / J. League
Jun 2, 2018
Ventforet Kofu double up Urawa Reds in Levain Cup first-leg win
J. League second-division Ventforet Kofu will take a two-goal advantage into the return leg of their Levain Cup playoff following a comprehensive 2-0, first-leg win over first-division Urawa Reds on Saturday.
Japan Times
SOCCER / J. League
Oct 15, 2017
Ventforet fail to make stride to safety in draw with Tokyo
Ventforet Kofu missed a chance to move three points clear of the relegation zone after being held to a 1-1 draw at home to 10-man FC Tokyo in the J. League on Sunday.
Japan Times
SOCCER / J. League
Aug 27, 2017
Morimoto's 90th-minute goal gives Frontale draw with Ventforet
Substitue Takayuki Morimoto equalized in the 90th minute to bail out Kawasaki Frontale with a 2-2 draw away to Ventforet Kofu on Sunday.
Japan Times
SOCCER / J. League
Jul 28, 2017
Kofu's Michibuchi arrested on suspicion of assaulting woman
Ventforet Kofu midfielder Ryohei Michibuchi has been arrested on suspicion of beating a female acquaintance, the first-division club said Friday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 18, 2017
Fitness club Curves Japan champions food drives for charities
A women-only fitness club franchise has been promoting food drives among its members, aimed at getting housewives and others to donate nonperishable items to foster care facilities, food banks and other charities.
SOCCER / J. League
May 10, 2017
Kobe beats Kofu to maintain perfect record in Levain Cup
Vissel Kobe maintained their perfect record in Group B with a come-from-behind 2-1 win at home against Ventforet Kofu in the YBC Levain Cup on Wednesday night.
SOCCER / J. League
Apr 7, 2017
J. League to use drone for first time to capture images during Frontale-Ventforet match
A drone will be employed to capture images of a top-flight Japanese soccer game for the first time, the J. League announced Friday.

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