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Japan Times
SOCCER
Oct 1, 2022
Urawa fights back to win WE League Cup final over Beleza
Down 3-0 with less than 20 minutes left on the clock, the Reds rallied back to equalize the game before winning in penalties at Ajinomoto Field Nishigaoka.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Sep 29, 2022
LeBron James headlining group buying stake in Pickleball team
James' business partner, Maverick Carter, told CNBC that the sport's community and 'capacity to be both fun and competitive' were motivating factors in the deal.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Sep 27, 2022
Hawks book ticket to postseason with win over Marines
The victory at PayPay Dome ensures SoftBank will feature in the PL Climax Series with no worse than a third-place finish, while trimming their magic number for the league pennant to four.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Sep 25, 2022
Record-breaking WSL crowd sees Arsenal beat Tottenham
The crowd topped the previous high mark of 38,262 November 2019, and reflected growing interest in the English women's game following the Lionesses' Euro 2022 victory.
Japan Times
SOCCER / From the Spot
Sep 20, 2022
Kosuke Kimura expects tough fight between Japan and USMNT
The former Colorado Rapids defender, now an assistant coach with Major League Soccer's Nashville SC, hopes the Samurai Blue can learn from their opponents' optimism in Friday's friendly.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Sep 20, 2022
Buffaloes complete sweep of Hawks to tighten PL race
The defending champion Buffaloes are second behind SoftBank in the Pacific League, separated only by winning percentage.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Sep 18, 2022
Tottenham's Son Heung-min roars back to form with hat trick
The South Korean star's relief was palpable as he walked off with the match ball following the win over Leicester City, as ecstatic home fans sang his name.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Sep 16, 2022
Takefusa Kubo assists on winner in Sociedad Europa League victory
A week after starring at Old Trafford against Manchester United, 61st-minute substitute Kubo used his weaker right foot to deliver an assist to fellow bench player Alexander Sorloth for the win in Spain.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Sep 15, 2022
Liverpool's Juergen Klopp unimpressed by Chelsea's owner idea for All Star game
Boehly believes a game similar to the NBA's All-Star game which pits players from the Eastern Conference against the Western Conference in February could catch on in Britain.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Sep 14, 2022
Haruna Takata to replace Kikuko Okajima as WE League chairperson
The former V-Varen Nagasaki president will take charge of Japan's professional women's soccer league just six months after joining the J. League's board of directors.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Sep 14, 2022
Bayern beats Barcelona to spoil Robert Lewandowski's return to Munich
It was an unhappy return to Munich for Barca striker Robert Lewandowski, who left Bayern over the summer as the club's second-highest scorer.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Sep 13, 2022
Three Premier League games postponed ahead of royal funeral
English soccer's ruling body had already postponed all of last weekend's fixtures as a mark of respect to Queen Elizabeth.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Sep 7, 2022
Goal-line tech provider apologizes after Yuta Nakayama denied
The Huddersfield defender appeared to have bundled home the leveler during the second half on Sunday, only for on-pitch officials to wave play on.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Sep 7, 2022
Real Madrid see off Celtic to begin Champions League defense
The reigning champions gave Ange Postecoglou's men a harsh lesson of the need to take their chances as they step up to the highest level in European soccer.
Japan Times
SOCCER / J. League
Aug 30, 2022
Frontale and Consadole to play November friendlies in Thailand
The J. League Asia Challenge will be held for the first time in three years and for the fourth time in total.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Aug 28, 2022
Liverpool equal Premier League record with hammering of Bournemouth
Following Manchester United (twice) and Leicester City, it was the fourth time a team has recorded a 9-0 win in a Premier League match.
Japan Times
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Aug 27, 2022
Texans great Whitney Mercilus making easy transition into retired life
Whitney Mercilus has always spent this time of the year on the field. He was either sweating through practices in grueling heat or getting into collisions that rival car crashes while banging heads against massive linemen and trying to bring down NFL running backs like Adrian Peterson and Maurice Jones-Drew...
Japan Times
SOCCER
Aug 25, 2022
Urawa triumphs over Jeonbuk in shootout to reach ACL final
Ricardo Rodriguez's men will contend a continental final for the fourth time in the club's history after defeating their K-League rival over 120 thrilling minutes at Saitama Stadium.
SOCCER
Aug 25, 2022
Air-raid sirens cause Ukrainian soccer match to last over 4 hours
A Ukrainian Premier League match lasted 4 hours, 27 minutes instead of the normal 90 minutes after being interrupted by air-raid sirens on Wednesday.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Aug 24, 2022
Rui Machida says rookie WNBA season will help grow her game
The 29-year-old played in all 36 regular-season games during her WNBA debut, averaging 1.8 points and 2.6 assists in almost 13 minutes per game, as the Mystics reached the playoffs.
Tokuryū, a new crime menace in Japan, emerges from the shadows
The National Police Agency coined the term "tokuryū" to classify individuals involved in dark part time jobs and quasi-gangsters, using the words "tokumei" (anonymous) and "ryūdo" (fluid) to reflect their characteristics.
Nearly 6 million elderly people in Japan will have dementia by 2040
The latest figure is significantly less than a previous projection released in 2015 that said more than 8 million people would have dementia by 2040.
Thanks, tourists. Views of Mount Fuji are now blocked.
Tourists pose in front of a convenience store with Mount Fuji on Friday in the town of Fujikawaguchiko, Yamanashi Prefecture. Local residents are upset over littering, overcrowding and the inconvenience caused by the visitors.
Is Modi’s party heading for a stunning election loss?
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's campaign tactics have escalated, including anti-Muslim rhetoric and fearmongering, reflecting his ruling party's desperation.
Man arrested over fatal stabbing of young woman in Shinjuku
A 51-year-old man was arrested Wednesday on suspicion of stabbing a young woman to death in Tokyo's Shinjuku Ward.
Stormy seas ahead as Beijing and Manila trade barbs over secret deal
Philippine Marines wave to Philippine Navy personnel and the media during a resupply mission at their military outpost, the BRP Sierra Madre, a warship run aground in the disputed Second Thomas Shoal in 1999, in the South China Sea, in March 2014.
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.
After blockbuster boxing victory, what next for ‘Monster’ Inoue?
Naoya Inoue celebrates his victory over Luis Nery in their IBF-WBA-WBC-WBO super bantamweight title boxing match at Tokyo Dome on Monday.
Xi bristles as Macron and von der Leyen urge China to do more on Ukraine
French President Emmanuel Macron, Chinese leader Xi Jinping and European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen walk after their meeting in Paris on Monday.
How a Japanese scientist is turning the climate crisis into music
A screencap of a performance of Hiroto Nagai's “String Quartet No. 1 ‘Polar Energy Budget’” by the PRT Quartet

Podcast

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