Language | MORNING ENGLISH May 28, 2018
The head coach of Nihon University's American football team says he will quit after apologizing to a Kwansei Gakuin University player over a controversial play.
More Sports / Football May 27, 2018
Injured Kwansei Gakuin University quarterback returns to competition
A football player injured by a dangerous late tackle during an intercollegiate game earlier this month returned to competition Sunday, with the foul play by a rival university team still stirring criticism. Kosei Okuno, a quarterback at Kwansei Gakuin University, played in a game for ...
More Sports / Football | SPORTS SCOPE May 27, 2018
Disgraced football coach Masato Uchida unfit to follow in legend's footsteps
by Hiroshi Ikezawa
The 21-time national champion Nihon University Phoenix have always been one of the most respected teams in the 80-plus years of American football in Japan. But the school's elite status is currently in jeopardy because of a fallout from the scandal caused by a ...
More Sports / Football May 26, 2018
Ex-players troubled by Nihon University's handling of scandal
by Kaz Nagatsuka
The ongoing scandal surrounding the Nihon University football team has embarrassed many of its present and former players. The Japan Times reached out to a couple of former players for the Phoenix to ask their feelings on Thursday, and they spoke — on condition of ...
More Sports / Football May 26, 2018
Kwansei Gakuin unmoved by Nihon Univ. apology
by Hiroshi Ikezawa
The Kwansei Gakuin University football team believes the dirty tackle at the heart of an ongoing scandal was ordered by Nihon University's coaches, and has decided to cancel its traditional exhibition game against Nihon University indefinitely, the Hyogo Prefecture-based school announced Saturday. Nihon University defensive ...
More Sports / Football May 25, 2018
Nihon University president Kichibe Otsuka offers apology for dirty tackle scandal
by Sakura Murakami
Kichibe Otsuka, president of Nihon University, addressed reporters at a news conference held in Tokyo on Friday, saying that he felt "responsibility" regarding Nihon University's handling of the dirty tackle scandal, and that he "couldn't apologize enough" to the victim. The news conference was held ...
More Sports / Football May 25, 2018
Coaches demand Nihon University changes
by Hiroshi Ikezawa
The Coaches Association of the Kanto Collegiate Football Association decided that it will refuse to play the Nihon University Phoenix this fall unless the school changes its culture after the controversial dirty tackle incident against Kwansei Gakuin University, the union of Kanto Division I ...
More Sports / Football May 24, 2018
Kwansei Gakuin player’s parent angrily denounced Masato Uchida and Tsutomu Inoue on Thursday after they denied ordering the illegal hit and blamed it on a miscommunication.
Sports | SPORTS SCOPE May 24, 2018
Veracity lacking in explanation by coaches
by Hiroshi Ikezawa
It's an ongoing saga of conflicting narratives. In Wednesday night's news conference, Masato Uchida, the former Nihon University head coach, and his assistant coach Tsutomu Inoue made it apparent that their opinions of the football scandal they are embroiled in are far different than Taisuke ...
More Sports / Football May 23, 2018
Former Nihon University head coach Masato Uchida denies ordering dirty tackle
Former Nihon University football head coach Masato Uchida denied on Wednesday ordering a controversial and dangerous illegal tackle that left an opposing player in the hospital. At a hastily called press conference along with assistant coach Tsutomu Inoue, Uchida said Taisuke Miyagawa's illegal hit on ...
More Sports / Football May 22, 2018
Nihon University player Taisuke Miyagawa says coach ordered dirty tackles
by Kaz Nagatsuka
Nihon University defensive end Taisuke Miyagawa spoke publicly for the first time about his role in a controversial college football game that has generated headlines.
More Sports / Football May 21, 2018
A controversial tackle by a Nihon University football player became a police matter Monday, as the family of the injured player filed a criminal complaint. The dangerous tackle against a Kwansei Gakuin University quarterback has sparked nationwide criticism and led Nihon University coach Masato Uchida ...