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SOCCER / J. League / TALK OF THE TIMES
Mar 4, 2002
Cerezo hopes to take Kashima to third J. League title
Kashima Antlers boss Toninho Cerezo has had a remarkable two seasons with his J. League Division One club despite his short coaching experience.
SPORTS / TALK OF THE TIMES
Oct 5, 2001
Rhodes finds formula for success in Japan
American Tuffy Rhodes is the senior-most foreign pro baseball player in Japan, currently completing his sixth season with the newly crowned Pacific League champion Kintetsu Buffaloes. The 33-year-old Rhodes, who played for the Houston Astros, Chicago Cubs and Boston Red Sox during his six-year major-league career (1990-95), has equaled the Japan single-season home run record of 55 -- set by the legendary Sadaharu Oh with the Yomiuri Giants in 1964 -- this season.
SPORTS / TALK OF THE TIMES
Aug 6, 2001
Iwabuchi hoping for big season this year
Saracens and Japan flyhalf Kensuke Iwabuchi is hoping for a great season this year in England.
SPORTS / TALK OF THE TIMES
Jul 13, 2001
Wakanohana takes a run at his NFL dream
Masaru Hanada, better known as former yokozuna Wakanohana, surprised many when he declared his challenge to play for a National Football League team during a TV program in May.
SPORTS / TALK OF THE TIMES
Jun 26, 2001
Horan gives Japanese rugby a lift
His mates call him "trucky" because when he first hit the international scene he used to eat a truckers breakfast when everyone else would be eating a healthy pre-match breakfast of fruit and yogurt. Others call him "helmet" because of his immovable hair style, a 25-knot south-westerly blowing off Moreton Bay in his home town of Queensland or a Jonah Lomu tackle have been known not to move a hair on his head. One thing that he can't be called is an average rugby player. Tim Horan, the legendary Wallaby center, spent some time on these shores recently and sat down with The Japan Times to talk about rugby. If there is any doubt regarding his classification as "legendary," let me lay those doubts to rest.
SPORTS / TALK OF THE TIMES
Jun 22, 2001
Former NFL star Moon still pondering next move
Warren Moon picks up a football, drops back a few steps and throws a pass. The ball sails in a perfect spiral and with superb accuracy, which many receivers and fans love to see, and falls into the hands of his 20-year-old son Joshua, who plays wide receiver at a small college.
MULTIMEDIA / TALK OF THE TIMES
Apr 30, 2001
Top JAWOC official says FIFA should have studied local culture
Yasuhiko Endo assumed the post of general secretary of the Japan World Cup Organizing Committee (JAWOC) two years ago, a position that requires all the patience and diplomatic skills he acquired during his years serving in the Ministry of Home Affairs.
Three men rearrested over brokering of overseas prostitution
A woman speaks of her experience of being sent to Macau by an overseas prostitution broker during an interview in Tokyo's Shinjuku Ward on April 8.
How the discovery of a giant sword in Nara offers clues into ancient Japan
Archaeologists say a 1,600-year-old wooden coffin at the Tomio Maruyama tumulus in the city of Nara was kept in good condition probably because it was protected by a layer of clay and copper ions that had seeped out of the mirrors that were buried together.
Tech giants start to treat Southeast Asia like the next big thing
Attendees arrive for Microsoft's event on AI technologies in Jakarta on April 30.
First 'extreme' solar storm in 20 years brings spectacular auroras
A meteor is seen in an aurora borealis above Lausanne and the Jura from the Tour de Gourze in Riex, Switzerland, on Saturday.
In first month of operations, ride-hailing services used more than taxis in Tokyo
As of last Sunday, ride-hailing services, which use personal vehicles to offer paid rides, had been used a total of 12,628 times in five areas.
How 'Reiwa moms' are reshaping motherhood in Japan
Things may look perfect to the outside world, but today's mom is fine with some imperfection at home.
Japan's logistics firms seek partnerships to cope with driver shortage
Japan Post CEO Tetsuya Senda (right) and his Seino Transportation counterpart Satoshi Takahashi announce their companies' agreement on joint long-haul truck operations, in Tokyo on Thursday.
How the discovery of a giant sword in Nara offers clues into ancient Japan
Archaeologists say a 1,600-year-old wooden coffin at the Tomio Maruyama tumulus in the city of Nara was kept in good condition probably because it was protected by a layer of clay and copper ions that had seeped out of the mirrors that were buried together.
Unlike 10 years ago, Japan's new security bill sparks little debate
The Lower House starts discussing a security clearance bill on April 19 in Tokyo.
Japan’s tween skateboarders get head start on preparations for 2028 Olympics
Ibuki Matsumoto competes at an event in Osaka on April 21.

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