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Japan Times
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May 27, 2021
Manchester United's Marcus Rashford receives barrage of racial abuse after loss in Europa final
Manchester United forward Marcus Rashford said he was subjected to "at least 70 racial slurs" on social media following Wednesday's defeat against Villarreal in the Europa League final.
Japan Times
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May 10, 2021
Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer happy to make Man City wait
Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer was delighted after a 3-1 win at Aston Villa mathematically kept his side in the title race and also secured a top-four finish in the Premier League.
Japan Times
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May 3, 2021
Manchester United match postponed after fans storm pitch to protest club's owners
Greater Manchester Police said around 100 United fans invaded the field, with some letting off flares and others carrying posters calling for the Glazers to end their ownership of the club.
Japan Times
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Apr 19, 2021
Premier League fans and former players slam plans for Super League
Former players and fans groups across the globe have slammed plans for a breakaway competition by some of Europe's top clubs, calling the move a 'soulless' money grab.
Japan Times
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Apr 19, 2021
Top European clubs announce new Super League amid storm of criticism
The move sets up a rival to UEFA's established Champions League competition and was condemned by soccer officials and political leaders.
Japan Times
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Jan 25, 2021
Manchester United knocks Liverpool out of F.A. Cup
Manchester United added to Liverpool's current woes with a 3-2 win, thanks to a free kick by Bruno Fernandes in a blockbuster fourth-round F.A. Cup clash at Old Trafford on Sunday.
Japan Times
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Jan 16, 2021
Manchester United to use Liverpool clash as litmus test
Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer believes Sunday's Premier League match at defending champion Liverpool will be a test of his team's title credentials.
Japan Times
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Jan 7, 2021
John Stones helps send Man City past United in League Cup semifinals
City will meet Tottenham in the final at Wembley on April 25 as the club goes for its fourth straight League Cup title.
Japan Times
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Jan 2, 2021
Manchester United joins Liverpool at top of Premier League standings
United trails on goal difference with both teams at 33 points after 16 matches ahead of their clash at Anfield on Jan. 17.
Japan Times
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Feb 9, 2020
New signing Odion Ighalo to miss Manchester United's Spain training camp
Manchester United striker Odion Ighalo, who joined the club on loan from China's Shanghai Shenhua, will miss a training camp in Spain as he may not clear U.K. immigration on the team's return should border restrictions tighten due to the coronavirus epidemic.
Japan Times
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Jan 14, 2020
Manchester United holds talks with Sporting Lisbon to sign Bruno Fernandes: reports
Manchester United has held talks with Portuguese side Sporting Lisbon over the transfer of midfielder Bruno Fernandes, but the clubs have yet to agree on the fee, according to published reports on Tuesday.
Japan Times
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Dec 20, 2019
Paul Pogba is staying at Manchester United, manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer says
Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has ruled out selling midfielder Paul Pogba in January and denied media reports that the club is in talks with Salzburg striker Erling Haaland over a possible transfer.
Japan Times
SOCCER / From the Spot
Oct 2, 2019
Keisuke Honda risks cheapening legacy
Even in the prime of Keisuke Honda's career, there have been few in the Japanese soccer community who could claim to have a good understanding of what was going on in the mind of the enigmatic midfielder.
Japan Times
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Sep 12, 2019
Arsene Wenger says Man United not mature enough to contend for Premier League title
Manchester United's current squad lacks the maturity required to mount a serious challenge for the Premier League title, although Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's players have potential, former Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger said.
Japan Times
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Aug 27, 2019
Eric Cantona selected to receive 2019 UEFA President's Award
Former Manchester United forward Eric Cantona will be presented the 2019 UEFA President's Award in recognition of his playing career and commitment to charitable causes after it, European soccer's governing body said on Tuesday.
Japan Times
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Sep 14, 2018
Jose Mourinho blasts pundits with barrage of Marcus Rashford statistics
Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho blasted his critics with a barrage of statistics on Friday to defend the amount of playing time given to England striker Marcus Rashford over the past two years.
Japan Times
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Aug 20, 2018
Mistake-prone United loses against Brighton; City cruises
Sergio Aguero scored a hat-trick in Manchester City's 6-1 rout of Huddersfield Town on Sunday before the champions' neighbors Manchester United suffered a limp 3-2 defeat at Brighton & Hove Albion that left Paul Pogba questioning his team's attitude.
Japan Times
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Jun 1, 2018
Southgate will keep World Cup foes guessing
With two friendly matches before the real thing gets underway in Russia you would think coaches should select the team with which they hope to open their 2018 World Cup campaign.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / FOREIGN AGENDA
May 23, 2018
Zen and the art of Premier League dominance: Buddhist philosophy links Manchester United, Arsenal and Japan
Can the success of Alex Ferguson's 'kids' and Arsene Wenger's 'Invincibles' be linked to Buddhist philosophy? It's worth a try.
Japan Times
SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
May 18, 2018
Antonio Conte looks to give Chelsea a trophy on way out
If the Chelsea players want to give Antonio Conte a farewell present of winning the F.A. Cup final against Manchester United on Saturday, they will have to raise their game considerably from the shambolic, error-ridden performance in the 3-0 defeat by Newcastle United last Sunday.
Japan ruling bloc loses majority in Upper House after election drubbing
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, who serves concurrently as president of the Liberal Democratic Party, leaves at the party's headquarters following announcement of Upper House election result projections in Tokyo early Monday.
Polls open for key Upper House election that could shake Japanese politics
People vote during Japan's Upper House election at a polling station in Tokyo on Sunday.
Sunken WWII Japanese warship Teruzuki found off Solomon Islands
The Solomon Islands. A team from the U.S. nonprofit Ocean Exploration Trust has discovered the Imperial Japanese Navy destroyer Teruzuki on the deep seabed off the Solomon Islands as the 80th anniversary of the war's end approaches.
Japan team finds ancient ocean full of squids
The ancient ocean was full of squids, whose population exceeded that of fish or ammonites, a Japanese research team mainly from Hokkaido University has found through a new method using technology.
Voters in Tokyo reflect shifting political views across Japan
Pedestrians walk in front of an election notice board displaying posters of candidates in Tokyo on Sunday.
‘Noto Democracy’ and the slow work of civic change
Yukio Iokibe’s “Noto Democracy" centers on Motoyuki Takii, a former junior high school teacher who publishes a handwritten newspaper every month to encourage the residents of Anamizu, Ishikawa Prefecture, to engage in local politics.
In microbes we trust: Embracing the nature of fermented food
You don't need an oven to make Kenji Morimoto's easy and delicious Miso Sticky Toffee Crepe Cake.
Touring the Silk Road — without leaving Tokyo
One of the entrances to Pao Compound, a nine-story Silk Road-inspired complex in Tokyo's Higashinakano neighborhood
The self as a muse: Leonard Foujita's world in paintings and photos
One of Leonard Foujita’s biggest muses was himself. He painted self-portraits, often with a cat on his side, looking back at the viewer. He posed for photographers throughout his life, the displayed photos showing he retained his signature bowl cut and round glasses.
Japan's rice farmers are confounded by Shinjiro Koizumi’s policies
Kiyoshi Shibata stands in front of one of the rice paddies in Murayama, Yamagata Prefecture, where he produces the prefecture's signature rice brand Tsuyahime.

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