Yasuda spearheads University of Tsukuba's efforts to modernize college sports in Japan
Dome Corporation CEO Shuichi Yasuda says that the country's universities are mostly conservative and reluctant to tackle new initiatives. On the other hand, the University of Tsukuba is trying to be a trailblazer in reforming Japanese collegiate sports. The national university announced on Thursday that it ...
University of Tsukuba, Dome Corporation look to change Japan college sports landscape with new deal
The University of Tsukuba wants to help revolutionize college sports in Japan, and setting up its own athletic department is a big part of that goal. What's more, eight Tsukuba teams, including the school's baseball, football, rugby and women's basketball squads, will begin wearing newly ...
Iwaki FC owners aiming for the stars with new club
Dome Corporation president Shuichi Yasuda has the vision, Satoshi Okura the know-how and former Dutch international and Rangers player Pieter Huistra the experience. The goal now is to combine their respective talents as they embark on the task of building a professional soccer club ...
Japan Coaches' Awards recognize top coaches from throughout the nation
Sometimes, or perhaps many times, the success of athletes and sports teams can be achieved with an enormous amount of effort provided by those who give them instructions and strategies — coaches. Their presence is often overshadowed by athletes, and their devotion can also be ...
Hitherto unknown and self-styled "loach" Yoshihiko Noda must learn to swim in an ocean of problems as Japan's new prime minister of the year. He has more than a plateful of domestic issues, but he should also realize, as his predecessors forgot, that Japan ...
