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WORLD CUP

Japan Times
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Mar 29, 2015
Australia beats New Zealand to win World Cup for fifth time
Australia captain Michael Clarke signed off in style from international one-day cricket on Sunday by top scoring in his country's crushing seven-wicket victory over New Zealand in the World Cup final.
Japan Times
SOCCER / Women's World Cup
Mar 23, 2015
Nadeshiko League raring to go in World Cup year
With the Women's World Cup taking place in June, Japanese women's soccer is entering a key year and hopes are high.
Japan Times
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Mar 15, 2015
Hirscher claims World Cup giant slalom title
Marcel Hirscher sealed the World Cup giant slalom title and took another step toward the overall prize when he finished second to France's Alexis Pinturault in Kranjska Gora on Saturday.
Rugby
Mar 3, 2015
Twelve cities selected for 2019 RWC
Kamaishi, Iwate Prefecture, one of the Tohoku locales that was seriously damaged by the 3/11 earthquake and tsunami four years ago, is among the 12 cities that will host the 2019 Rugby World Cup matches.
Rugby
Dec 15, 2014
Yokohama puts hand up for Rugby World Cup matches
The Yokohama stadium that staged the 2002 soccer World Cup final between Brazil and Germany has been added to the list of potential venues for the 2019 Rugby World Cup.
EDITORIALS
Nov 23, 2014
FIFA's own goal
FIFA's culture of impunity is ruining 'the beautiful game.'
Japan Times
Rugby
Sep 18, 2014
Japan coach Jones says team sets target of reaching 2015 Rugby World Cup quarterfinals
National rugby team head coach Eddie Jones believes Japan can reach the quarterfinals of next year's Rugby World Cup by flummoxing the opposition with "samurai eyes and ninja bodies."
BASKETBALL / NBA
Aug 10, 2014
Ginobili won't play in FIBA World Cup, sees Argentina career end
San Antonio Spurs guard Manu Ginobili has become resigned to not playing for Argentina again after missing the FIBA Basketball World Cup in Spain due to injury.
SDF spots China’s biggest aircraft carrier for first time
The Fujian aircraft carrier is seen in Shanghai in May 2024 as it leaves for its first sea trial.
Why more hotels in Japan are offering room-only service
Nipponia Hotel Ise Kawasaki Merchant Town in Ise, Mie Prefecture
Is America ready for Japanese-style 7-Elevens?
Convenience stores are a fixture of Japanese life and 7-Eleven, a chain that began in the U.S. in 1927, opened its first store in Japan in 1974 — and then became wholly Japanese-owned in 2005 through parent company Seven & I Holdings.
Final weeks of World Expo in Osaka likely to see large crowds
With one month left to go, crowds are expected to swell at the World Expo in Osaka during its final weeks.
Japan's elderly population down at around 36.2 million
The estimated number of people age 65 or older in Japan stands at 36.19 million as of Monday, accounting for record 29.4% of the country's total population, according to the internal affairs ministry.
Strikes on Qatar and Poland shake U.S. sway among friend and foe
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks at the Museum of the Bible in Washington on Sept. 8. Israeli strikes in Qatar and Russian drone incursions into Poland have challenged the U.S. leaders claims of global respect.
Japan's major art events converge this fall
Shinji Ohmaki’s “Tokinokage” exhibited at Fuji Textile Week 2021 shows the use of fabric as art.
An aesthetic escape to Hakone’s art-drenched hills
Between traditional examples of fine art and sleek, modern exhibitions that blend with nature, Hakone offers a unique escape from Tokyo's urban sprawl.
Niinami’s ouster quick but not unusual as corporations protect reputation
Takeshi Niinami resigns as chairman and CEO of Suntory Holdings.
As Manila modernizes its military, new opportunities emerge for Tokyo
A Brahmos missile system is displayed during a rehearsal for a military parade in New Delhi in January. The Philippines will soon receive its second batch of the supersonic cruise missiles from India.

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