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MUTO

SOCCER
Apr 18, 2016
Mainz striker Muto to forego surgery
Japan striker Yoshinori Muto will not have surgery to repair a right-knee ligament but will be out indefinitely, a source at his club Mainz said Sunday.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Apr 5, 2016
Muto header propels Reds past Evergrande
Urawa Reds took a significant step toward qualifying for the knockout stages of the Asian Champions League with a hard-fought 1-0 win over Chinese defending champions Guangzhou Evergrande on Tuesday night.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 4, 2016
2020 Tokyo Olympics CEO weighs in on security, differences with Rio
The CEO of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics says security is his greatest concern but believes Japan will be safe from the kind of mass street protests currently overshadowing this summer's Rio de Janeiro Games.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 20, 2016
Japan and Belgium mark 150 years of relations, pledge exchanges
Japanese and Belgian officials met in Brussels to affirm ongoing cooperation in this 150th anniversary year of bilateral ties.
SOCCER
Dec 26, 2015
Muto may be on move to Manchester United: report
Japan and Mainz striker Yoshinori Muto could be in line for a move to Manchester United, according to the Guardian newspaper's online edition on Friday.
SOCCER
Nov 29, 2015
Muto bags seventh goal of season as Mainz edges Frankfurt
Japan striker Yoshinori Muto scored his seventh goal of the season and Mainz held on to edge 10-man Eintracht Frankfurt 2-1 in the Bundesliga on Saturday.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Nov 1, 2015
Muto hits hat trick in Mainz draw
Yoshinori Muto scored a last-gasp equalizer to complete a hat-trick and salvage a draw for Mainz in a 3-3 thriller away to Augsburg in the German first division on Saturday.
SOCCER
Oct 25, 2015
Muto bags third goal of season in loss to Bremen
Japan striker Yoshinori Muto scored his third goal of the season on Saturday, but it was not enough to prevent Mainz from crashing to a 3-1 defeat at home to Werder Bremen in the German first division.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Oct 14, 2015
Muto earns Japan draw away to Iran
Japan coach Vahid Halilhodzic was pleased with the improvement his players showed in the second half of a friendly 1-1 draw away to Iran on Tuesday but felt a draw was a fair result.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Aug 30, 2015
Muto opens Mainz account with two-goal salvo
Japan forward Yoshinori Muto scored his first two goals in Europe with a brace in Mainz's 3-0 win over Hannover on Saturday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 28, 2015
Tokyo Olympic committee backs logo designer Sano, says design not plagiarized
The organizing committee of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics on Friday showed the original design of Kenjiro Sano's Olympic and Paralympic Games logo, currently the subject of a plagiarism dispute, backing the Japanese designer's claim that he did not copy a Belgian theater's logo.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Aug 27, 2015
Ex-LDP lawmaker Takaya Muto involved in sex scandal: report
Takaya Muto, a Lower House member who quit the Liberal Democratic Party over an alleged money scandal last week, has engaged in sexual intercourse with a 19-year-old male prostitute repeatedly since last November, the latest issue of weekly magazine Shukan Bunshun reported.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Aug 26, 2015
Lawmaker Takaya Muto denies involvement in stock fraud, says he won't resign
Embattled Lower House lawmaker Takaya Muto on Wednesday dismissed an allegation that he was involved in investment fraud and said he had no plans to resign from the Diet.
JAPAN / Politics
Aug 20, 2015
Shiga residents slam lawmaker who resigned from LDP amid money scandal
Lower House member Takaya Muto, who quit the Liberal Democratic Party on Wednesday over allegations of a financial scandal, has come under fire among his constituents in Shiga Prefecture for betraying their trust, and faces an uncertain future as an independent politician.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Aug 20, 2015
LDP lawmaker Takaya Muto quits party over money scandal
A Liberal Democratic Party lawmaker who has been accused over an alleged money scandal quit the party on Wednesday after apologizing for "causing great trouble" to the LDP.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Aug 10, 2015
Muto frustrated after competitive Mainz debut
Japan international Yoshinori Muto made his debut in Mainz's 3-0 win over third-tier Cottbus in the German Cup on Sunday but lamented his performance off the bench.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media
Aug 5, 2015
Asahi Shimbun apologizes for 'inappropriate' tweet about Shinzo Abe
Tadashi Tominaga, the newspaper's senior staff writer, had posted a photograph of an ultranationalist rally, writing that the participants were supporters of the prime minister.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Aug 4, 2015
LDP member under fire for belittling student protesters
A Liberal Democratic Party lawmaker is in hot water over a recent tweet that branded students protesting against the Abe administration's security legislation as "self-centered" and "extremely selfish."
SOCCER / J. League
Jul 12, 2015
Burns hoping to fill Muto void for FC Tokyo
Socceroos striker Nathan Burns has admitted he has a tough act to follow but hopes his arrival at FC Tokyo from Wellington Phoenix will help fill the void left by the departure of golden boy Yoshinori Muto to Bundesliga club Mainz.
SOCCER
Jul 12, 2015
Muto appears in preseason friendly for Mainz
Japan striker Yoshinori Muto got his first taste of action since arriving at German Bundesliga side Mainz from FC Tokyo, when he came on as a substitute in a preseason friendly against fifth-tier club Salmrohr on Saturday.
Weak yen fattens tourist wallets in Japan
People visit the Ameya Yokocho market in Tokyo's Ueno district during the Golden Week holiday on Tuesday.
Biden calls ally Japan ‘xenophobic’ along with rivals China and Russia
U.S. President Joe Biden speaks in Syracuse, New York, on April 25.
Number of vacant homes in Japan hits record high of 9 million
A vacant house in Tokyo is seen demolished in January 2020.
Saudi Arabia steps up Gaza-related arrests as Israel ties edge closer
The arrests for Gaza-related posts indicate Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s regime will take a hard line against citizens not toeing the line when it comes to normalizing ties with Israel.
'So hot you can't breathe': Extreme heat hits the Philippines
A pedestrian cools himself with a folding hand fan as he waits for a ride along a road in Manila on Wednesday, as extreme heat hit the Philippines.
Kishida sets sights on energy and climate in South America trip
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will use a policy speech in Sao Paulo to set out his vision for ties between Japan and South America, almost 10 years after former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe advocated for stronger ties between the two in the same city.
Yellow sand allergy: A health issue made worse by climate change
A screenshot of the Meteorological Agency's satellite image of clouds and yellow sand (in pink) on Sunday.
Climate change, chalky grains and the risks for Japan’s rice farmers
A farmer plants seedlings in Satsumasendai, Kagoshima Prefecture. Japan’s self sufficiency rate for rice is nearly 100%, compared with 38% for food overall, on a calorie basis.
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.
Theaster Gates’ ambitious ‘Afro-Mingei’ brings Black Chicago to Tokyo
Theaster Gates' “A Heavenly Chord” lines up church pews before seven speakers and a Hammond B3 organ, a type of electric organ prevalent in Black American churches.

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