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YOKOHAMA

BASKETBALL / BJ-LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Feb 26, 2014
Reed finding niche in Yokohama
Shooting guard Omar Reed is one of the top newcomers in the bj-league season.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Feb 23, 2014
Tokyo edges Yokohama, earns series split
The one-two punch of Yuji Ide and Ricky Woods guided the Tokyo Cinq Reves to a 74-71 victory over the host Yokohama B-Corsairs on Sunday.
Japan Times
SOCCER / J. League
Feb 22, 2014
Sanfrecce open with win
Teenage strikers Gakuto Notsuda and Takuma Asano put Yokohama F. Marinos to the sword as Sanfrecce Hiroshima opened the new soccer season with a 2-0 victory in the Xerox Super Cup on Saturday.
Japan Times
SOCCER / J. League
Feb 21, 2014
Sanfrecce aim for revenge against Marinos in season-opening Fuji Xerox Super Cup
Sanfrecce Hiroshima, the reigning champions, may have pipped Emperor's Cup holders Yokohama F. Marinos to the title on the final day of the 2013 league campaign, but the Purple Arrows will be hungry for revenge when the two sides meet on Saturday in the Fuji Xerox Super Cup, the curtain-raiser for the...
Japan Times
SOCCER / J. League
Feb 5, 2014
J. League player of year Nakamura rules out international return
Reigning J. League Player of the Year Shunsuke Nakamura has ruled out the possibility of coming out of international retirement and is fully focused on his club career with Yokohama F. Marinos.
Japan Times
Events / Events Outside Tokyo
Jan 23, 2014
New-year festivities all set to start in Yokohama
From the end of next week, Yokohama's Chinatown begins its spring festival to ring in the Year of the Horse.
SOCCER / J. League
Jan 10, 2014
Nakamura, Marinos finalize contract for upcoming J.League campaign
Yokohama F.Marinos said Friday they have signed 2013 J.League Player of the Year Shunsuke Nakamura to a new one-year ¥130 million deal for the coming season.
Japan Times
SOCCER / J. League
Jan 2, 2014
Marinos capture Emperor's Cup
Yokohama F. Marinos got payback for their heartbreaking defeat to Sanfrecce Hiroshima in the J. League title race with a 2-0 victory in the last Emperor's Cup final at the existing National Stadium on Wednesday.
Japan Times
SOCCER / J. League
Jan 1, 2014
Marinos take Emperor's Cup, settle the score with Sanfrecce
Yokohama F Marinos get payback for their bitter defeat to Sanfrecce Hiroshima in the J-League title race with a 2-0 victory over the two-time defending league champions to win the Emperor's Cup.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / A TASTE OF HOME
Dec 31, 2013
Juicy Chinese dumplings will Shanghai your taste buds
People have opinions about xiao long bao. And for good reason: xiao long bao (or XLB, or soup dumplings, or shoronpo as they're called in Japanese) are enchanting: semi-translucent satchels of dough encasing balls of minced pork suspended in, curiously, soup. In that magnificent way that the Chinese...
Japan Times
SOCCER / J. League
Dec 31, 2013
Marinos looking to take revenge on Sanfrecce in Emperor's Cup final
Yokohama F Marinos got payback for their heartbreaking defeat to Sanfrecce Hiroshima in the J-League title race with a 2-0 victory in the last Emperor's Cup final at the existing National Stadium on Wednesday.
Japan Times
SOCCER / J. League
Dec 29, 2013
Sanfrecce, Marinos book places in Emperor's Cup final
Japan international Shusaku Nishikawa produced three clutch saves in the shootout as J. League champion Sanfrecce Hiroshima reached the Emperor's Cup final with a 5-4 victory on penalties over FC Tokyo on Sunday.
SOCCER / J. League
Dec 26, 2013
Veteran midfielder Fujimoto to transfer to Marinos
Jungo Fujimoto, a midfielder with national team experience, will move from Nagoya Grampus to Yokohama F. Marinos, it was learned Thursday.The 29-year-old native of Kanagawa Prefecture, moved from J.League club Shimizu S-Pulse to Grampus in 2011. Fujimoto scored three goals in 28 games for the Nagoya-based...
BASEBALL
Dec 25, 2013
Swallows acquire lefty pitcher Narveson
The Tokyo Yakult Swallows announced Wednesday that they have signed 32-year-old pitcher Chris Narveson.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / A TASTE OF HOME
Dec 19, 2013
Where would Santa find Finnish flavors in Japan?
Dear readers, I have made a wonderful discovery: Finnish cinnamon rolls, korvapuusti, are not just cinnamon rolls. They are cinnamon and cardamom rolls and they are delicious. Also, korvapuusti translates to "slapped ear" — perhaps because the dough is rolled rather than coiled — which is...
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 12, 2013
White tiger undergoes knee surgery in Kanagawa
In an apparent first, a rare white tiger had surgery Tuesday on its right back knee at an animal hospital in Fujisawa, Kanagawa Prefecture, with veterinarians declaring the five-hour operation a success.
Japan Times
SOCCER / J. League
Dec 10, 2013
Marinos star Nakamura honored with J.League Player of the Year award
Yokohama F. Marinos midfielder Shunsuke Nakamura was named J.League Player of the Year on Tuesday, three days after his team blew its chance to win the title on the final day of the season.
Japan Times
SOCCER / J. League
Dec 7, 2013
Sanfrecce defend J. League crown
Defending J. League champions Sanfrecce Hiroshima retained their title as Yokohama F. Marinos suffered a final-day meltdown with a 1-0 loss to Kawasaki Frontale on Saturday.
Japan Times
SOCCER / SOCCER SCENE
Dec 6, 2013
Marinos, Sanfrecce to play starring roles in season's final act
The J. League title race has gone down to the wire in all but two seasons since the single-league format was introduced in 2005, so it should come as no surprise that the destination of the trophy is still undecided going into the final day of the 2013 campaign.
BASEBALL
Dec 2, 2013
BayStars release Ramirez
Alex Ramirez, the first foreign-born player to reach 2,000 hits in Japanese professional baseball, was one of 123 who have been released by their teams, the commissioner's office said Monday.

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