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TAKEFUSA KUBO

Japan Times
SOCCER / J. League
May 18, 2019
FC Tokyo continues superb start to season
A crucial lesson in FC Tokyo’s 12-game unbeaten run to start the 2019 J. League first-division campaign has been that goals don’t need to come from top striker Diego Oliveira, so long as they come from someone.
Japan Times
SOCCER / J. League / J. LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
May 8, 2019
Trio of young J. Leaguers could debut for Samurai Blue next month
Three of the J. League's youngest stars will likely receive Samurai Blue debuts and a trip to Brazil as head coach Hajime Moriyasu looks to accelerate their development.
Japan Times
SOCCER / J. League
Apr 14, 2019
Diego Oliveira nets brace as Tokyo outclasses Antlers
Diego Oliveira scored twice in the opening half, while Kensuke Nagai netted his 50th J. League first-division goal, as FC Tokyo showed its class with a 3-1 dismantling of Kashima Antlers on Sunday.
Japan Times
SOCCER / J. League / J. LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Mar 13, 2019
Keisuke Honda calls for Japanese clubs to focus on defending
Tuesday's Asian Champions League game at Edion Stadium in Hiroshima marked exactly 4,112 days since Keisuke Honda had last stood on a Japanese pitch representing his club rather than his country.
Japan Times
SOCCER / From the Spot
Feb 27, 2019
Teen prodigy Takefusa Kubo growing up fast as Europe awaits
The roughly four-month countdown to the end of FC Tokyo midfielder Takefusa Kubo's J. League career is ticking.
Japan Times
SOCCER / J. League
Jan 12, 2019
Takefusa Kubo returns to FC Tokyo after loan period ends with Marinos
FC Tokyo announced the return of 17-year-old attacker Takefusa Kubo to the J-League first-division club Saturday following the expiration of his loan period with Yokohama F. Marinos at the end of last year.
Japan Times
SOCCER / J. League
Aug 26, 2018
Marinos take star-studded Vissel down a notch
Cellar-dwellers Yokohama F. Marinos showed on Sunday that star power is not always the answer as they beat Vissel Kobe 2-0 on the road.
Japan Times
SOCCER / J. League
Aug 16, 2018
FC Tokyo's Takefusa Kubo joins Yokohama F. Marinos in loan deal
The teenage midfielder once dubbed the "Japanese Messi" will move from FC Tokyo to Yokohama F. Marinos in a loan deal announced Thursday.
Japan Times
SOCCER / World cup
Jun 11, 2018
Japan Under-19s to join senior team at World Cup camp
The Japan Football Association announced Monday it will send 23 Under-19 players to the country's World Cup base in Russia to help the national team train and gain a better sense of the tournament, which begins Thursday.
Japan Times
SOCCER / J. League
Mar 15, 2018
FC Tokyo's Takefusa Kubo, 16, becomes youngest player to score goal in league cup
Takefusa Kubo's 76th-minute strike lifted FC Tokyo to a 1-0 home win over Albirex Niigata in the Levain Cup on Wednesday.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Dec 26, 2017
Takefusa Kubo left out for AFC U-23 Championship
Japan Olympic men's soccer team manager Hajime Moriyasu on Tuesday left former Barcelona youth team starlet Takefusa Kubo out of his squad for next month's AFC U-23 Championship in a bid to keep him fresh for next season.
Japan Times
SOCCER / J. League
Nov 1, 2017
FC Tokyo promotes teenagers Takefusa Kubo and Rei Hirakawa to first-team squad
FC Tokyo announced Wednesday that 16-year-old Takefusa Kubo and Rei Hirakawa, 17, will be moved to the top team.
Japan Times
SOCCER
May 21, 2017
Kubo sparks triumphant Japan in Under-20 World Cup opener
Takefusa Kubo came off the bench and set up Ritsu Doan's winner as Japan came from behind to defeat South Africa 2-1 on Sunday in its Group D opener at the Under-20 World Cup.
Japan Times
SOCCER / J. League
May 3, 2017
Kubo becomes second-youngest player to make J. League top-team debut
Former Barcelona wunderkind Takefusa Kubo made his top-team debut for FC Tokyo in a 1-0 win over Consadole Sapporo in the Levain Cup on Wednesday, becoming the second-youngest player to appear in J. League's first division competition.
Japan Times
SOCCER
May 2, 2017
15-year-old Kubo receives spot on Japan's Under-20 World Cup squad
Fifteen-year-old former Barcelona prodigy Takefusa Kubo was among 21 named to the Japan squad Tuesday for the upcoming Under-20 World Cup in South Korea.
SOCCER / J. League
Apr 22, 2017
Teenager Kubo set to make debut with FC Tokyo's first team
Fifteen-year-old playmaker Takefusa Kubo is in line to make his debut with FC Tokyo's first team, a a team source said Saturday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / GEARING UP FOR THE GAMES,GEARING UP FOR THE GAMES
Jan 4, 2017
Japan's rising sports stars look to raise the bar at Tokyo 2020 Olympics
Setting new records, Japan's Olympians managed to haul in a very respectable 38 medals at the 2012 London Games and 41 last year in Rio de Janeiro. Their efforts are certainly something for the nation's up-and-coming young athletes to duplicate or even surpass, as there are many potential stars out there who could become household names by the time Tokyo hosts the Olympics about 3u00bd years from now.
SOCCER
Nov 30, 2016
Fifteen-year-old Kubo trains with U-19 squad ahead of Argentina trip
Fifteen-year-old Takefusa Kubo trained with the Japanese Under-19 squad Wednesday as the team, which consists of members expected to form the core of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics side, prepared for their two training matches away at Argentina.
SOCCER / J. League
Sep 13, 2016
Kubo, 15, poised to become youngest player in J. League history
Fifteen-year-old former Barcelona prodigy Takefusa Kubo will be cleared to play for FC Tokyo's top-flight team, which could make him the youngest ever to appear in the J. League's first division, a club source said.
SOCCER / J. League
May 14, 2015
FC Tokyo signs 13-year-old Barca prodigy Kubo
FC Tokyo could lose Yoshinori Muto this summer, but may have found their future in 13-year-old former Barcelona prodigy Takefusa Kubo, whose signing they announced on Thursday.
Japanese stripper bids to have her porn movies taken off internet
Plaintiff Miyuki Ariga (left) speaks at a news conference along with her lawyer, Yoshitomo Morohashi, after filing a lawsuit at the Tokyo District Court on Monday.
Kishida defends planned rule to revoke foreigners' residency
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida speaks during a meeting of the Lower House Judicial Affairs Committee on Wednesday.
Human bone-like objects found at Nippon Steel plant’s molten iron pot, with one worker missing
Police believe it’s highly possible that human bones found in a molten iron pot at Nippon Steel's Oita factory belong to a missing male employee.
Was Onosato's defeat of Terunofuji an era-defining bout?
Onosato (right) defeats Terunofuji at the Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo on May 12. While nothing in sumo is guaranteed, it seems almost inevitable that Onosato is destined for the top of the sport's pyramid.
Japan to review romanization system for first time in 70 years
An advisory panel to the education ministry will consider how the Japanese language should be transcribed into the Latin alphabet, including unifying different romanization styles currently in use.
Japanese rap creates its mecca in Pop Yours
Tokyo-based artist Jumadiba says he forgoes the label of simply “rap” for his music because the Japanese rap scene isn’t confined to a particular sound.
Who’s toughest on China? Biden’s tariff tactic ups ante as election looms.
U.S. President Joe Biden speaks about new actions to protect American workers and businesses from China's "unfair" trade practices, in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington on Tuesday.
Was Onosato's defeat of Terunofuji an era-defining bout?
Onosato (right) defeats Terunofuji at the Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo on May 12. While nothing in sumo is guaranteed, it seems almost inevitable that Onosato is destined for the top of the sport's pyramid.
Ishin struggles to set itself apart from other parties
Nippon Ishin no Kai Secretary-General Fumitake Fujita (right) speaks beside Yui Kanazawa, the party's candidate in the Tokyo 15th district by-election on April 28. Nippon Ishin lost in this by-election as well as another in Nagasaki held on the same day.
In Japan, 68,000 people over 65 projected to die alone at home this year
As Japan grapples with its population's rapid aging, supporting people who live and age alone is looming larger on the policy agenda.

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