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SPRINGBOKS

Rugby
Jun 8, 2017
Toyota Verblitz acquire former Springboks Smith, Aplon
The Toyota Verblitz increased their South African presence Thursday with the signing of four new players.
Rugby
Jun 8, 2016
South Africa beats Japan in World Rugby Under-20 Championship
For around 35 minutes on Tuesday, Japanese rugby fans and neutrals around the world could be forgiven for thinking lightning was about to strike twice as Japan led South Africa in a test match.
Japan Times
Rugby
Apr 12, 2016
Top League boss Coetzee hired to lead Springboks
Allister Coetzee made the big jump from coaching Top League side Kobe Kobelco Steelers to running South Africa on Tuesday, when the appointment was announced by the South African Rugby Union.
Rugby
Nov 16, 2015
Springbok Kriel joins Red Hurricanes
Top League side NTT Docomo Red Hurricanes announced the signing of South African international Jesse Kriel on Monday.
Japan Times
Rugby
Oct 29, 2015
Meyer wants to stay on as Springboks coach
Heyneke Meyer concedes he has made a lot of mistakes as South Africa coach, but wants to put a disappointing Rugby World Cup campaign behind them and be given the opportunity to take the Springboks to the next level.
Japan Times
Rugby
Oct 22, 2015
Burger takes All Blacks showdown in stride after battle with life-threatening illness
On Saturday afternoon millions of television viewers, 80,000 Twickenham fans and 45 players will have a flutter of nerves as South Africa and New Zealand prepare for their World Cup semifinal — but not Springboks flanker Schalk Burger.
Japan Times
Rugby
Oct 18, 2015
All Blacks, Springboks advance to semifinals
South Africa and New Zealand will remain in England for two more weeks, while Wales and France will head home following the first two quarterfinals of the Rugby World Cup on Saturday.
Japan Times
Rugby
Oct 8, 2015
South Africa advances to quarterfinals with rout of U.S.
South Africa becomes the first team from Pool B to reach the quarterfinals of the Rugby World Cup as it hammers the United States 64-0 at Olympic Stadium on Wednesday.
Japan Times
Rugby
Sep 27, 2015
Top League stars power South Africa's victory over Samoa
Two-time Rugby World Cup winner South Africa bounced back from a surprising loss to Japan on the opening weekend of this year's competition by beating Samoa 46-6 on Saturday.
Japan Times
Rugby
Sep 20, 2015
Leitch lauded as match-winning gamble pays off
A gamble by captain Michael Leitch to go for broke when a last-minute penalty would have handed Japan a more than credible draw against fancied South Africa will go down as one of the most audacious decisions in Rugby World Cup history.
Japan Times
Rugby
Sep 18, 2015
Jones names Japan side for World Cup opener against South Africa
Japan coach Eddie Jones sprang three surprises Thursday in naming his 23-man squad to take on South Africa on Saturday in the opening game of Pool B at the Rugby World Cup.
Japan Times
Rugby
Sep 17, 2015
Springboks familiar with Brave Blossoms' style
When Japan takes on South Africa on Saturday at Brighton Community Stadium in the opening game of Pool B of the Rugby World Cup, it will be the first time the two countries have met in a test match.
Japan Times
Rugby
Sep 16, 2015
Japan beginning to feel pressure of RWC stage
With Japan's opening game at Rugby World Cup 2015 less than four days away, the Brave Blossoms are slowly starting to realize the enormity of the tournament.
Japan Times
Rugby
Sep 13, 2015
Jones hopes Japan can prove doubters wrong
There can't be too many Japan rugby coaches who have gone shopping for a cricket bat so he could use it at a training session.
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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