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TAKUMA ASANO

SOCCER
Aug 28, 2016
Asano determined to make most of Stuttgart loan
Japan striker Takuma Asano expressed determination to make a success of his loan move from English Premier League giant Arsenal to German second-division outfit Stuttgart as he returned home for national team duty on Sunday.
SOCCER
Aug 27, 2016
Arsenal loans out Asano to Stuttgart
Japan forward Takuma Asano will open his first season in Europe in the second division of Germany's Bundesliga on a loan deal, Arsenal announced Friday.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Aug 25, 2016
Striker Muto named to Japan squad for upcoming World Cup qualifiers
Japan coach Vahid Halilhodzic recalled Mainz striker Yoshinori Muto on Thursday as he named a 24-man squad for the upcoming Asian final-round World Cup qualifiers against United Arab Emirates and Thailand.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Aug 10, 2016
Teguramori says aggressive play key in Japan's critical match against Sweden
While its fortunes hinge on how Colombia fares against Nigeria, Japan is still poised to turn in its best performance of the Rio Olympic Games against Sweden on Wednesday.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Aug 8, 2016
Nakajima's strike salvages draw against Colombia
Shoya Nakajima spared Hiroki Fujiharu's blushes with a 74th-minute equalizer as Japan came from two goals down to draw 2-2 with Colombia on Sunday and keep alive its hopes of progressing to the men's soccer quarterfinals at the Rio Olympics.
SOCCER / J. League
Jul 10, 2016
Brazilian striker Lopes to join Sanfrecce
Sanfrecce Hiroshima have agreed to sign Brazilian striker Anderson Lopes on loan from Tombense, the J. League champions announced on Sunday.
Japan Times
SOCCER / SOCCER SCENE
Jul 6, 2016
Many pitfalls ahead for Japan's medal bid at Rio Olympics
Japan Olympic team manager Makoto Teguramori believes his side is capable of winning gold at this summer's Rio Games, but there are too many factors clouding the water to predict anything for certain.
Japan Times
SOCCER / J. League
Jul 3, 2016
Arsenal agrees deal to sign Japan forward Asano
Japan forward Takuma Asano is set for a move to Arsenal after the Premier League club agreed a deal in principle with Sanfrecce Hiroshima, the clubs announced Sunday.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Jul 1, 2016
Teguramori confident about Japan's medal chances in Rio
Japan Olympic men's soccer team manager Makoto Teguramori set his sights on the gold medal as he announced his 18-man squad for the Rio Games on Friday.
Japan Times
SOCCER / J. League
Jun 29, 2016
Asano gets offer from Arsenal
Sanfrecce Hiroshima's Japan striker Takuma Asano has received an offer from Premier League giant Arsenal, sources told Kyodo News on Wednesday.
Japan Times
SOCCER
May 22, 2016
Japan loses to Paraguay in Toulon opener
Japan's Rio Olympic-bound Under-23s got off to a losing start at the Toulon International Tournament on Saturday, Makoto Teguramori's men going down 2-1 to Paraguay in Group B.
SOCCER
May 6, 2016
Striker Asano named to Japan Under-23 squad for friendly against Ghana
Sanfrecce Hiroshima striker Takuma Asano returned to the team as Japan Under-23 coach Makoto Teguramori on Friday named his squad for next Wednesday's home friendly against Ghana's senior national team in quake-hit Kyushu.
Japan Times
SOCCER / J. League
Mar 20, 2016
Asano helps lift Sanfrecce to first league victory
A big day from Takuma Asano helped reigning champions Sanfrecce Hiroshima claim their first league win of the season on Sunday, a 5-1 decision at Omiya Ardija.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Mar 16, 2016
Asano strikes twice to lift Hiroshima in ACL
Takuma Asano struck twice as J. League champions Sanfreece Hiroshima finally put three points on the board with a 3-0 win over Thailand's Buriram United in Group F in the Asian Champions League on Wednesday night.
Japan Times
SOCCER / J. League
Feb 20, 2016
Sanfrecce keep hold on Gamba
J. League champions Sanfrecce Hiroshima picked up from where they left off last year with a 3-1 win over Gamba Osaka in the season curtain-raising Fuji Xerox Super Cup on Saturday.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Feb 1, 2016
Japan Under-23 hero Asano beginning to blossom
Takuma Asano was named the Best Young Player of the 2015 J. League season. It may not be long before he becomes the best player in the league, period.
SOCCER / J. League
Dec 8, 2015
Sanfrecce's Asano earns Best Young Player award
Sanfrecce Hiroshima forward Takuma Asano was named the J. League's Best Young Player for the 2015 season on Tuesday.
Japan Times
SOCCER / J. League
Dec 5, 2015
Sanfrecce complete title quest against Gamba
Sanfrecce Hiroshima claimed their third J. League title in four years with a 4-3 aggregate win over Gamba Osaka after a 1-1 draw in the second leg of the championship final on Saturday night.
Japan Times
SOCCER / J. League / J. LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Jul 22, 2015
Sanfrecce lay down marker with second-stage surge
The J. League's return to a two-stage system gives teams who started slowly another bite at the championship cherry, but Sanfrecce Hiroshima have bigger ambitions than just the second-stage title.
Number of homeless in Japan hits record low
Homeless people sleep on the street in Tokyo's Shinjuku Ward in August 2021.
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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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