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KOKI

Hajime Moriyasu names his squad for Japan's two upcoming World Cup qualifiers against North Korea on Thursday.
SOCCER
Mar 14, 2024
Koki Ogawa and Yuto Nagatomo called up for Japan's matches against North Korea
Winger Junya Ito was overlooked after leaving the Japan squad during the Asian Cup amid a reported sexual assault allegation.
Liverpool's Wataru Endo (left) passes the ball during a Premier League match against Newcastle at St. James' Park in Newcastle, England, on Sunday.
SOCCER
Aug 29, 2023
Endo makes first Liverpool start as Saito stars for Sparta
Japan captain Wataru Endo made his first start for Liverpool in England on Sunday, while compatriot and Paris Olympics hopeful Koki Saito bagged a brace for Sparta Rotterdam in the Netherlands.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jun 11, 2023
Koki Yamaguchi hits grand slam and Roki Sasaki fans 10 in Marines' win
Sasaki (5-1) struck out 10 in seven innings, allowing two runs on five hits and walking one at Zozo Marine Stadium in Chiba
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
May 5, 2023
Fighters flirt with combined no-hitter in win over Lions
Newly minted starter Koki Kitayama and four relievers came within one out of a combined no-hitter as the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters blanked the Seibu Lions 1-0 in the Pacific League on Thursday.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Mar 19, 2023
Injured Takehiro Tomiyasu withdraws from Japan friendlies
Royale Union's Koki Machida has been called up to replace the Arsenal defender in Hajime Moriyasu's squad for the upcoming games against Uruguay and Colombia.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Jul 16, 2022
Toshikazu Yamanishi defends men's 20-km race walk world title
With the win, Yamanishi becomes the first Japanese track and field athlete to win gold at consecutive world championships.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jun 21, 2022
Ex-member of J-Pop group KAT-TUN found guilty of drug possession and use
Koki Tanaka 'seems highly addicted to illegal drugs,' Nagoya District Court presiding Judge Fumiaki Hiraki said.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
May 14, 2022
'Oceanic Feeling': Go back to the beginning of infancy
Koki Nakano's latest release, informed by the primordial experience of floating in the womb, is imbued with pianist and composer's inventiveness and classical sensibility.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Feb 24, 2022
Koki Tanaka, former member of KAT-TUN, held over alleged methamphetamine possession
Police suspect Tanaka was in possession of about 0.164 grams of methamphetamine while staying at a business hotel in Nagoya on the evening of Jan. 30.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 17, 2021
Koki Ugusa ignites Carp in big win over struggling Giants
The win at Tokyo Dome kept the Carp's hopes of seizing a playoff berth alive as they moved to within three games of the Giants with eight games left to play.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Aug 6, 2021
Japan's men's table tennis team tops South Korea for Olympic bronze
Japan's trio of Jun Mizutani, Koki Niwa and Tomokazu Harimoto clinched bronze in the men's team event on Friday after a 3-1 win over South Korea.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Aug 5, 2021
Japan takes two medals in men's 20-km race walk as Italy's Massimo Stano wins gold
Stano was followed closely by Japan's Koki Ikeda and Toshikazu Yamanishi in the silver and bronze medal positions, respectively.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Aug 5, 2021
Japan ousted by Germany in table tennis men's team semifinals
Germany will now face much-favored China in the final, while Japan will battle South Korea for bronze on Friday.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Aug 3, 2021
Japan reaches men's team table tennis semis in Tokyo
Japan downed Sweden 3-1 to advance to the semifinals of the table tennis men's team competition at the Tokyo Olympics on Tuesday.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Aug 2, 2021
Japan off to winning start in table tennis men's team event
Led by veteran Jun Mizutani, Japan got off to a winning start in the table tennis men's team competition on Monday, easing to a 3-0 win over Australia at the Tokyo Games.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jun 16, 2021
Carp stop Lions to put Central League on top in interleague
The result ensured that the CL would beat the rival Pacific League in the annual interleague standings for the first time since 2009.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Nov 28, 2020
Koki Saito's transfer to Belgium could be major turning point for young Japanese stars
Yokohama FC forward Koki Saito's move to the Belgian second-tier at the end of the J. League season, could, depending on his future success, dramatically alter the market for young Japanese talent.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Nov 14, 2020
Tokyo Samurai gradually changing face of Japanese basketball
The Tokyo Samurai squad, formed in 2014, is a unique presence on the Japanese youth basketball scene.
Japan Times
SOCCER / J. League
Nov 6, 2020
Rising Yokohama FC teen Koki Saito to join Belgian club Lommel
Yokohama FC forward Koki Saito will move to Belgian second-division side Lommel at the end of the season, club sources said Thursday.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Jun 2, 2020
Tokyo Games hopefuls return to National Training Center
Japan's elite athletes resumed preparations for the 2020 Summer Olympics, which have been postponed one year.

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