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SPORTS SCOPE

SPORTS / SPORTS SCOPE
Jul 6, 2000
Hooligans, pack a pencil and lots of undershirts
"The hooligans are coming, the hooligans are coming!"
SPORTS / SPORTS SCOPE
Jun 29, 2000
Redemption just a haircut away
We've seen how popular shaved heads have become in sports. Whether for fashion or function, Michael Jordan, Andre Agassi and Brazilian soccer stars are among countless male athletes noted for taking it all off.
MULTIMEDIA / SPORTS SCOPE
Jun 27, 2000
Orange-flavored Dutch treats
ROTTERDAM, Netherlands -- There's only one thing that goes through your mind when you enter De Kuip Stadium in Rotterdam: the Netherlands can never lose here.
SPORTS / SPORTS SCOPE
Jun 22, 2000
How 'bout them Dallas Cowgirls!
This was one assignment I didn't want to miss.
MULTIMEDIA / SPORTS SCOPE
Jun 19, 2000
Japanese shine, beat Bolivia 2-0
YOKOHAMA -- It was a telling scene. Japan manager Philippe Troussier with a broad grin on his face holding aloft his first trophy as his happy players showered him with water in the sunshine following a 2-0 win over Bolivia on Sunday.
SPORTS / SPORTS SCOPE
Jun 15, 2000
What does the 'i' stand for anyway?
I know we've covered this territory before, but under the heading, "They just don't get it," comes the following:
SPORTS / SPORTS SCOPE
Jun 8, 2000
Epic upset by Warriors still greatest in NBA history
It's been 25 years now but I remember it like it was yesterday.
MULTIMEDIA / SPORTS SCOPE
Jun 1, 2000
F. Marinos starting to shape up, but other teams aren't far away
Well, that was a curious one, wasn't it? In the end, it almost seemed as if no team wanted to win the J. League's first stage. And the way the Yokohama F. Marinos triumphed, it felt like they won it by default after having to rely on Cerezo Osaka's extra-time loss to Kawasaki Frontale.
SPORTS / SPORTS SCOPE
May 25, 2000
You say Fusaichi, I say Fusaichi
Whenever a Japanese name enters the sporting world's lexicon, all sorts of problems arise. Take the Nagano Olympics for example. Is it pronounced NA-ga-no or Na-GA-no? The foreign media wrestled with this question for two straight weeks during the winter of 1998. The confusion trickled down to the masses and the end result was downright comedic. People across the globe were mispronouncing the name of a city that has existed for centuries.
SPORTS / SPORTS SCOPE
May 18, 2000
'Sports executive' a misnomer in Japan
I don't know if it's just my imagination but in recent weeks the incompetence of Japan's alleged "sports executives" seems to have reached an all-time low.
MULTIMEDIA / SPORTS SCOPE
May 11, 2000
Wanted: soccer manager for long-term relationship
Heard enough about Japan soccer boss Philippe Troussier recently? OK, I understand. Don't worry, this is not about him. Well, not much. Today, we go one step beyond to the big question: Who would be right for the job as coach of the Japanese soccer team, assuming it's not going to be Troussier?
SPORTS / SPORTS SCOPE
May 4, 2000
Enough to drive a person to distraction
Is he staying or is he going? This is the question being asked ad nauseam about Japan's national soccer coach Philippe Troussier.
MULTIMEDIA / SPORTS SCOPE
May 2, 2000
Stop this madness!
I'm currently reading Ichiro Ozawa's "Blueprint for a New Japan," his manifesto for giving the government and politicians of this country the kick up the backside they badly need.
SPORTS / SPORTS SCOPE
Apr 27, 2000
The Curse of Colonel Sanders
Back in 1985, Hanshin fans were giddy with joy when their Tigers secured the Central League pennant and then went on to capture the Japan Series. The standard canal-jumping scene took a new twist when a plastic Colonel Sanders mannequin was tossed into the Dotonbori Canal in downtown Osaka.
SPORTS / SPORTS SCOPE
Apr 20, 2000
Loose lips can sometimes sink skips
After the New York Mets lost their season opener in Tokyo last month, a few players headed to Roppongi for some beers. On their way to hailing a taxi, one of the team's starting infielders turned to his teammates and said: "I'll tell you one thing about Bobby Valentine. He's the smartest mother (expletive) I've ever played for."
MULTIMEDIA / SPORTS SCOPE
Apr 13, 2000
10 questions for the man from Slovakia
One of the pluses of hanging around the press box at soccer matches is never knowing who you're going to bump into. It might be a manager or player, a wife, a girlfriend, a TV star, an old friend, anybody really. More often than not you see a strange face and people whisper, "Who's that?" or "Isn't that so-and-so?"
SPORTS / SPORTS SCOPE
Apr 6, 2000
MLB should think big after success of Japan games
Congratulations to Major League Baseball on the successful 2000 season-opening games between the Chicago Cubs and New York Mets at the Tokyo Dome last week. It was great to see the big boys finally playing regular-season games here in Japan.
SPORTS / SPORTS SCOPE
Mar 30, 2000
American arrogance rears its head
Over the years, the United States has gained a reputation for arrogance and self-centeredness. A couple of opinions expressed in The New York Times last week did nothing to dispel this perception.
MULTIMEDIA / SPORTS SCOPE
Mar 23, 2000
Troussier: Will he stay or will he go?
It wasn't the greatest 0-0 draw in the world but last Wednesday's game in Kobe meant more to Japan and Japanese soccer fans than such exercises in futility as the nine-goal win over Brunei in the Asian Cup qualifiers last month.
SPORTS / SPORTS SCOPE
Mar 16, 2000
NBA meets 'The Truman Show'
"And for tonight's halftime entertainment, Marv, let's go to the Blazers locker room and catch a glimpse of Detlef Schrempf undressing."
Japan says Biden's description of nation as xenophobic is 'unfortunate'
The National Diet building in Tokyo
G7 eyes plan on U.S.-led $50 billion aid package for Ukraine
A local resident visits the Lychakiv cemetery in Lviv, Ukraine, on Thursday. The U.S. is in talks with close partners to lead a group of allies that would give as much as $50 billion in aid to Ukraine.
Japan drops to 70th in press freedom rankings
A businessman reads a newspaper outside a train station in Tokyo.
Japan’s record-low children population weighs on growth
The number of children 14 years old or younger fell for the 43rd straight year to around 14.01 million as of April 1.
Biden calls ally Japan ‘xenophobic’ along with rivals China and Russia
U.S. President Joe Biden speaks in Syracuse, New York, on April 25.
'Monster' Inoue ready to tear down Luis Nery in title defense at Tokyo Dome
Naoya Inoue (left) and Luis Nery following a pre-fight news conference in Yokohama on Saturday, two days ahead of their super bantamweight title fight.
Debate on constitutional revision at a standstill despite Kishida's pledges
With less than two months left before the conclusion of the current session of parliament, any possibility that Prime Minister Fumio Kishida can deliver constitutional reform before the end of his term as Liberal Democratic Party president in late September, as he has promised, appears remote.
Sapporo court ruling on Ainu fishing rights presents tough questions
A traditional Ainu preserved food called <i>satchep</i> (dried fish) being made at the government-run National Ainu Museum and Park, nicknamed Upopoy, in the town of Shiraoi, Hokkaido, on Dec. 25. The Sapporo District Court ruled last month that the Raporo Ainu Nation's rights as an Indigenous people did not extend to having an inherent right to fish for commercial reasons.
With eye on China, defense chiefs agree to bolster interoperability
From left: U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, Australian defense chief Richard Marles, Japanese Defense Minister Minoru Kihara and Philippine Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro hold a joint news conference in Honolulu on Thursday.
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.

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