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NADESHIKO

Japan Times
SOCCER
Sep 22, 2013
Nadeshiko Japan sweeps past Nigeria in friendly
Women's world champion Nadeshiko Japan eased to a 2-0 win over Nigeria on Sunday night in the first of two home friendlies against the Africans.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Jul 20, 2013
Japan rolls past China in Women's East Asian Cup opener
Japan launched its bid for a third consecutive championship with a methodical 2-0 victory over China in the opening match of the Women's East Asian Cup on Saturday.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Jul 1, 2013
Nadeshiko Japan loses to Germany in friendly
Women's world champion Japan was overpowered 4-2 away to Germany in the final exhibition match of its mini tour of Europe on Saturday.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Jun 21, 2013
Nadeshiko Japan, New Zealand play to 1-1 draw
Japan, the reigning women's world champion and London Olympic silver medalist, had returning captain Aya Miyama sent off and was held to a 1-1 draw by New Zealand in a rain-lashed international friendly on Thursday.
SOCCER
Feb 8, 2012
Sawa thrilled to meet Barca stars
Homare Sawa's INAC Kobe Leonessa had another memorable moment during their trip to Spain on Monday when they spent time with members of club world champion Barcelona.
SOCCER
Feb 6, 2012
Sawa injures right calf in training
FIFA Women's World Player of the Year Homare Sawa has injured her right calf while training in Spain with her Nadeshiko League team INAC Kobe Leonessa, a team spokesperson said on Saturday.
Japan Times
SOCCER / SOCCER SCENE
Jan 12, 2012
Sawa's achievement sets new benchmark for Japanese game
There was never any doubt that Homare Sawa would be named Women's World Player of the Year on Monday, but the significance of the award to the Japanese game still cannot be overstated.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Japan Pulse
Dec 1, 2011
Japan's top 10 buzzwords of 2011
The phrases and buzzwords that were on everyone's lips in 2011.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / Japan Pulse
Jul 22, 2011
A win-win for Nadeshiko and Japan's merchants
Did retailers predict that the Japan women's team would win the World Cup? Probably not, but they're perfectly happy to capitalize on Nadeshiko fever now.
BUSINESS / YEN FOR LIVING
Jul 18, 2011
Nadeshiko Japan obviously doesn't do it for the money
Will victory mean more money for women's soccer in Japan?
Japan Times
SOCCER / World cup
Jul 15, 2011
Japan advances to World Cup final
Their "Nadeshiko" nickname comes from a pink frilled carnation symbolizing grace and beauty, but it was power, passion and sharp shooting from a surprise change to the starting lineup that helped put Japan on the brink of world domination on Wednesday night.
Number of homeless in Japan hits record low
Homeless people sleep on the street in Tokyo's Shinjuku Ward in August 2021.
Raising kids in Japan as a single parent? It takes a village.
Making things work as a foreign, single mother in Japan isn't easy, but these tips and tricks can help you through the hardest parts.
JAL cancels international flight after captain gets drunk at Dallas hotel
A Japan Airlines' flight from Dallas to Tokyo was canceled last week after its captain got drunk at a local hotel.
In Japan, regional revitalization fails to halt population decline
Sakiyama elementary school in Tamba, Hyogo Prefecture, in March .Over the past decade, the government has directed efforts toward policies designed to give young people incentives to base themselves in rural areas.
Putin’s war will soon reach Russians’ tax bills
Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks during a meeting in St. Petersburg on Friday.
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.
Casa del Cibo: A thriving jewel born from Tohoku’s harsh past
When chef Ryohei Ikemi moved to Hachinohe, Aomori Prefecture, and opened Casa del Cibo in 2011, it was the first proper Italian restaurant in the city.
Town to block view of Mount Fuji in response to overtourism
The town government of Fujikawaguchiko, Yamanashi Prefecture, decided to set up a 2.5-meter-high screen to prevent tourists from taking pictures of Mount Fuji looming behind a convenience store.

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