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SPORTS SCOPE

Japan Times
OLYMPICS / SPORTS SCOPE
May 31, 2012
Yoshida returns focus to Olympic three-peat after rare defeat
Incredibly long winning streaks come as natural to Saori Yoshida as enjoying ice cream cones on hot summer days for the rest of us.
Japan Times
SPORTS / SPORTS SCOPE
Feb 15, 2012
Lin's ascendancy provides a profound lesson for all
When you have been in this business for a long time, it's easy to become jaded. Players, coaches, executives and trends come and go.
Japan Times
SPORTS / SPORTS SCOPE
Jan 25, 2012
Darvish could be in for rude awakening with Rangers
The worst way to start a new relationship of any kind is with a lie.
Japan Times
SPORTS / SPORTS SCOPE
Aug 3, 2011
Kitajima has work to do in bid for triple Olympic glory
Sometimes the smartest thing an athlete, team or coach can do is call a timeout.
Japan Times
SPORTS / SPORTS SCOPE
Jul 10, 2011
Kim's contribution crucial to Pyeongchang's victory
In a performance almost as dominating as the one that earned her the Olympic gold medal 16 months ago, South Korea's Kim Yu Na put on a show for the ages this week at the International Olympic Committee's meeting in South Africa.
SPORTS / SPORTS SCOPE
Feb 9, 2011
Shut sumo down for the rest of 2011, put its future in private hands
Where will it all end?
Japan Times
BASEBALL / SPORTS SCOPE
Dec 28, 2010
Kameda clan on top of Japanese boxing after big night
You don't have to like Koki or Daiki Kameda of the fighting Kameda family.
SPORTS / SPORTS SCOPE
Oct 8, 2010
Ichiro hampered by poor supporting cast
It's been suggested that Ichiro Suzuki cares about statistics — his stats — and really doesn't care about winning.
Japan Times
SPORTS / SPORTS SCOPE
Oct 2, 2010
Ichiro nowhere near the player Rose was
They can't see the forest for the trees.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / SPORTS SCOPE
Jul 27, 2010
Nakajima, Wada stand out in PL
The 2010 All-Star Series is in the rearview mirror and the Pacific League returns to action with a full slate of games on Tuesday night. Meaning now is as good a time as any to stop and take stock of the first few months of the year.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / SPORTS SCOPE
Mar 9, 2010
Giants' Chono leading spring training youth movement
While it's wise to take spring numbers with a grain of salt, a trio of Central League rookies are still turning heads.
SPORTS / SPORTS SCOPE
Mar 7, 2010
Olympic memories are priceless
It was only fitting that hockey's beloved icon lit the Olympic torch and Canada's top current star scored the gold medal-clinching goal — in overtime, the proverbial icing on the cake — on the final day of the Vancouver Winter Games.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / SPORTS SCOPE
Mar 2, 2010
BayStars in need of revolution on mound
The Yokohama BayStars have a lot of pitchers, new and old.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / SPORTS SCOPE
Feb 9, 2010
Loaded Giants must be wary of egos during 2010 season
The Yomiuri Giants have enough talent to run away with the Central League and Japan Series titles in 2010.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / SPORTS SCOPE
Feb 2, 2010
Reclaiming past glory won't be easy for aces Saito, Igawa
The summer of 2003 was a magical ride for pitchers Kazumi Saito and Kei Igawa. The summers since then? Not so much.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / SPORTS SCOPE
Jan 26, 2010
Buffaloes take big gamble by giving up on veteran slugger Tuffy Rhodes
The Orix Buffaloes' decision to reel in So Taguchi instead of working things out with Tuffy Rhodes will either go down as cheap or shrewd.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / SPORTS SCOPE
Jan 19, 2010
Giants need more production from Utsumi
Yomiuri Giants pitcher Tetsuya Utsumi became the team's 17th player rep during the offseason. In 2010, the Giants will be asking him to shoulder a little more of the load on the mound as well.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / SPORTS SCOPE
Dec 6, 2009
Naito, Jones can learn lessons from disgraceful last bouts of legends
For something so often referred to as the "sweet science," few sports routinely dole out as sour an ending as boxing.
Japan Times
SPORTS / SPORTS SCOPE
Oct 11, 2009
Ishihara's bid for legacy was Olympian waste of taxpayer money
I hate to say I told you so . . . but I did.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / SPORTS SCOPE
Sep 29, 2009
Pitching holds key to PL shakeup
Gaudy pitching numbers may bring home awards and adoration. But it's coming through in the clutch that leads to titles.
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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