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NIHON UNIVERSITY

Japan Times
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Aug 3, 2018
KCFA admits to lying about ex-Nihon University football coaches' grievance paperwork
The Kantoh Collegiate Football Association in May ruled that former Nihon University head coach Masato Uchida and ex-assistant coach Tsutomu Inoue did not tell the truth about the illegal tackle incident when it decided to hand them lifetime bans from the Kantoh Collegiate League.
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Jul 31, 2018
KCFA declines to lift suspension on defending national champion Nihon University
The opportunity for the Nihon University Phoenix to have a chance to defend their national collegiate championship has been denied.
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Jul 30, 2018
Independent committee rules Nihon University President Hidetoshi Tanaka ultimately responsible for illegal tackle scandal
The third-party committee appointed to investigate the Nihon University American football team’s illegal tackle scandal concluded Monday that school president Hidetoshi Tanaka was responsible for the lack of governance and must take accountability for the scandal.
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Jul 17, 2018
Nihon University to name Isao Hashizume new football coach: sources
Nihon University will hire veteran college football coach Isao Hashizume after the previous coach was forced to resign over a dangerous late tackle by one of his players, sources familiar with the matter said Tuesday.
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Jun 26, 2018
KFCA sets July deadline for suspended Nihon Unversity football team to issue report on scandal
The defending national champion Nihon University Phoenix now have only three weeks to possibly get their ban lifted in order to participate in the 2018 season, which starts Aug. 31 at Amino Vital Field in Tokyo.
Japan Times
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Jun 7, 2018
Three-time Olympian Dai Tamesue provides detailed critique of sports in Japan
Dai Tamesue, a former track star who made Japan's Olympic team for the 2000 Sydney Games, the 2004 Athens Games and the 2008 Beijing Games, has experienced the highest levels of competition in Japan, the United States and elsewhere.
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JAPAN / Media / BIG IN JAPAN
Jun 2, 2018
Dirty football tackle creates a perfect storm for news outlets to exploit
Former Nihon University football head coach Masato Uchida's alleged order on a player to "crush" an opposing team's quarterback in a May 6 game between Japan's traditional rivals for supremacy in American football has dominated sports and tabloid headlines for most of the second half of May.
JAPAN
Jun 1, 2018
Masato Uchida resigns as Nihon University board member over dirty tackle
Nihon University said Friday that Masato Uchida, its former head football coach, resigned from the board of directors on Wednesday for "causing tremendous trouble" to the school and other entities through the dirty tackle scandal involving one of the players.
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May 31, 2018
Kwansei University quarterback Kosei Okuno files criminal complaint against two former Nihon University coaches
The American football player injured by a dirty tackle during a May 6 game has filed a criminal complaint with the Metropolitan Police Department against two former coaches of a rival team, sources said Thursday.
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May 29, 2018
KCFA rules that former Nihon University coaches ordered illegal tackle, bans them for life
Nihon University coaches ordered one of its players to make an illegal tackle during an exhibition game against Kwansei Gakuin University on May 6 in Tokyo, according to the Kanto Collegiate Football Association.
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May 29, 2018
Police question Nihon University officials over dangerous tackle in May 6 game
Police have questioned officials of Nihon University on a voluntary basis over a dangerous late tackle by one of its American football players during an intercollegiate game earlier this month, investigative sources said Tuesday.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / MORNING ENGLISH
May 28, 2018
Let's discuss unfair play from Nichidai
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.
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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.
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May 27, 2018
Disgraced football coach Masato Uchida unfit to follow in legend's footsteps
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 dirty tackle.
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May 26, 2018
Ex-players troubled by Nihon University's handling of scandal
The ongoing scandal surrounding the Nihon University football team has embarrassed many of its present and former players.
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May 26, 2018
Kwansei Gakuin unmoved by Nihon Univ. apology
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.
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May 25, 2018
Nihon University president Kichibe Otsuka offers apology for dirty tackle scandal
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.
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May 25, 2018
Coaches demand Nihon University changes
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 head coaches announced on Thursday night in Tokyo.
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May 24, 2018
Father of injured college QB rips coaches
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.
Japan Times
SPORTS / SPORTS SCOPE
May 24, 2018
Veracity lacking in explanation by coaches
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