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NADESHIKO JAPAN

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Mar 4, 2016
Nadeshiko Japan falls to China as Olympic hopes dim
Nadeshiko Japan is in need of a miracle to qualify for the Rio de Janeiro Olympics after the former world champion lost 2-1 to China on Friday.
Japan Times
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Mar 3, 2016
Sawa rips struggling Nadeshiko Japan, questions players' desire
Homare Sawa just couldn't take it anymore.
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Mar 2, 2016
Nadeshiko Japan hits another bump on road to Rio
The Rio de Janeiro Olympics are slipping through Nadeshiko Japan's fingers as the former world champions drew 1-1 with South Korea in an Asian final qualifier on Wednesday.
Japan Times
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Feb 29, 2016
Nadeshiko stumble on first step to Rio
Japan's path to the Rio de Janeiro Olympics got off to a nightmarish start as the former world champions went down 3-1 at the hands of Australia in a women's Asian final qualifier on Monday.
Japan Times
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Feb 28, 2016
Nadeshiko Japan ready to vie for berth in Rio
Nadeshiko Japan is expecting nothing less than a fiery challenge from Australia as the women's Asian qualifiers for the Rio de Janeiro Olympics get underway on Monday.
Japan Times
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Feb 25, 2016
Ogimi receives No. 10 shirt before final Olympic qualifiers
Frankfurt striker Yuki Ogimi has inherited the No. 10 shirt from retired icon Homare Sawa as manager Norio Sasaki announced the Nadeshiko Japan team for the women's final Asian qualifiers for the 2016 Summer Olympics.
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Feb 19, 2016
Miyama honored for World Cup success
Nadeshiko Japan captain Aya Miyama has been named to the first women's World XI, FIFPro, the global players' union, said Thursday.
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Feb 17, 2016
JFA set to announce J-Village as 2020 base for Japan's soccer teams
The Japan Football Association on Friday will announce that its men's and women's teams will use the J-Village in Fukushima as their training base for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, sources familiar with the matter said on Wednesday.
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Feb 12, 2016
Norimatsu sidelined with illness
Urawa Reds Ladies defender Ruka Norimatsu has pulled out of Nadeshiko Japan's training camp getting underway in Okinawa on Saturday due to ill health, the Japan Football Association said Friday.
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Jan 27, 2016
Sasaki wants Nadeshiko Japan to follow men into Olympics
Nadeshiko Japan coach Norio Sasaki is hoping his team can take inspiration from the under-23 men's squad and qualify for this summer's Rio de Janeiro Olympics.
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Jan 17, 2016
Former Nadeshiko forward Maruyama to retire
Former Nadeshiko Japan striker Karina Maruyama is set to hang up her boots at the end of the upcoming season, she said Saturday in a post on her Twitter account.
Japan Times
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Jan 15, 2016
World Cup-winning 'keeper Kaihori announces retirement
Nadeshiko Japan goalkeeper Ayumi Kaihori announced her retirement through her club INAC Kobe Leonessa on Friday at the age of 29, saying she had passed her physical peak.
Japan Times
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Dec 27, 2015
Sawa lifts cup in swan song
Homare Sawa has always been regarded as a winner throughout her long career. And she was still thought of in that way when she left the pitch for the final time.
Japan Times
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Dec 24, 2015
Miyama receives AFC Women's Player of Year honor for third time
Nadeshiko Japan captain Aya Miyama was named the Asian Football Confederation's Women's Player of the Year on Thursday for the third time.
Japan Times
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Dec 17, 2015
Sawa ending illustrious career with no regrets
Former FIFA Women's Player of the Year Homare Sawa is putting an end to her unrivaled career with "no regrets," the Japan midfielder saying Thursday she is retiring at season's end because she has nothing more to give.
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Dec 16, 2015
Japanese soccer icon Sawa ready to hang up boots
Homare Sawa, the 2011 FIFA Women's World Player of the Year, announced her retirement from soccer on Wednesday.
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Dec 1, 2015
Miyama chosen as finalist for 2015 FIFA women's award
Japan midfielder Aya Miyama was among the three final candidates nominated for the 2015 Ballon d'Or Women's World Player of the Year as announced by FIFA on Monday.
Japan Times
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Nov 30, 2015
Japan cleans house at AFC awards
Japan cleaned up at the Asian Football Confederation awards on Sunday, winning a total of seven honors including women's national team of the year.
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Nov 27, 2015
Nadeshiko Japan's Olympic qualifiers announced
Former women's world champion Nadeshiko Japan will face Australia in its opening match in the final Asian qualifiers for next year's Rio de Janeiro Olympics, as the Japan Football Association announced its schedule on Friday for the tournament in Osaka.
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Oct 19, 2015
Nadeshiko captain Miyama, manager Sasaki on award short-lists
Aya Miyama, who captained Nadeshiko Japan to the final of this year's FIFA Women's World Cup, and the team's manager, Norio Sasaki, were among the nominees for awards in women's soccer published by FIFA on Monday.
America wasn’t made for walking, and it’s killing them
A 2010 study found that U.S. adults averaged 5,117 steps daily and that this was lower than the averages found in similar studies in Switzerland, western Australia and Japan.
Japanese stripper bids to have her porn movies taken off internet
Plaintiff Miyuki Ariga (left) speaks at a news conference along with her lawyer, Yoshitomo Morohashi, after filing a lawsuit at the Tokyo District Court on Monday.
Saudi crown prince seeks soft power in game hub Japan
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman welcomes Prime Minister Fumio Kishida in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, last July.
Japan survey finds 30% of student interns experience sexual harassment
The proportion of recent graduates in Japan who have worked as interns have experienced sexual harassment during their internship was 30.1%, according to a labor ministry survey, up 4.6 percentage points from the previous survey in fiscal 2020.
Nippon Steel boosts efforts to woo U.S. Steel workers and politicians
Nippon Steel, Japan’s top steelmaker, is sending Vice Chairman and Executive Vice President Takahiro Mori to Pittsburgh next week where he’ll meet with local staff and elected officials.
New Taiwan president to set tone for ties with China at inauguration
Taiwan President-elect Lai Ching-te arrives at the CyberSec 2024 Exhibition in Taipei on Wednesday.
Local theater in Japan is more than a hobby — it’s a community
Japan Times contributor Laura Pollacco (front right) was offered the role of one of her all-time favorite heroines, Elizabeth “Lizzie” Bennet, in the Tokyo International Players’ production of “Pride and Prejudice.”
Can AI-generated inventions be patented? A Tokyo court says no.
The Tokyo court's ruling comes amid ongoing debates on how to regulate generative AI and is part of a transnational class action lawsuit.
Massimo Bottura: 'The Japanese let ingredients express themselves'
Italian chef and restaurateur Massimo Bottura is increasingly focusing on passing on his knowledge to chefs such as Antonio Iacoviello.
Unraveling the Japanese prose of Yukio Mishima
Author Yukio Mishima accepts the Arts Festival Award in the drama category at the 20th Arts Festival Award Ceremony on Jan. 22, 1966.

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