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Zilia Papp
Rugby
Jun 2, 2007
Japan's Loamanu set to line up against native Tonga in PNC
COFFS HARBOUR, Australia — Japan is preparing for its second-round match in the Pacific Nations Cup against Tonga this Saturday with the Brave Blossoms having much to prove.
Rugby
May 27, 2007
Japan stumbles against fired-up Fiji
LAUTOKA, Fiji — Japan played its first-round game Saturday in the Pacific Nations Cup against Fiji at the Churchill Rugby Ground here in hot afternoon conditions.
Rugby
May 26, 2007
Fiji, Japan all prepared for battle in Pacific Nations Cup
NADA, Fiji — The starting members of Japan's first Pacific Nations Cup game against Fiji were picked on a hot day of training under the Fijian sun at Price Charles Rugby Ground in Nadi.
Rugby
May 22, 2007
Suntory develops rugby talent
WELLINGTON, New Zealand — It was a bittersweet goodbye for Naoya Nomura and Takeshi Fujiwara, Suntory Sungoliath's two promising rookies who left the Wellington club team Western Subs last Friday after a two-month training session to return to their team in Japan.
Rugby
Feb 26, 2007
Coaches go out in style as Toshiba takes title
Head coaches Masahiro Kunda and Eiji Kutsuki finished their Top League careers at Sunday's All Japan Finals, where the Toshiba Brave Lupus won the title with a 19-10 victory over the Toyota Verblitz.
Rugby
Feb 19, 2007
Toyota gets revenge, lands place in final
OSAKA -- It was a year in waiting, but Eiji Kutsuki's revenge finally arrived.
Rugby
Feb 5, 2007
Toshiba seals up third straight Cup
The pressure ran high, and the opponents were radically different.
Rugby
Feb 3, 2007
Top League has hope heading into final
Katsuyuki Kiyomiya is no Ichiro Suzuki, but he may be just what the Top League needs.
U.S. aircraft carrier returns to Japan carrying navy’s ‘most capable fighter’
U.S. 7th Fleet Commander Vice Adm. Fred Kacher speaks to reporters shortly after the arrival of aircraft carrier USS George Washington at Yokosuka naval base in Kanagawa Prefecture on Friday.
Japan approves ¥21.9 trillion stimulus plan
The policy chiefs of the Democratic Party for the People, Liberal Democratic Party and Komeito — Makoto Hamaguchi (left), Itsunori Onodera (center) and Mitsunari Okamoto — shake hands after reaching an agreement on an economic stimulus package on Wednesday.
Japan will spend ¥325 million in government funds on Princess Yuriko's funeral
Princess Yuriko waves during the New Year's public greeting at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo in January 2019.
MUFG fires worker over ¥2 billion theft from clients’ safe deposit boxes
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group is investigating the incident and consulting with the police.
China reinstates visa-free travel for Japanese nationals
Beijing Daxing International Airport
Shohei Ohtani wins National League MVP award
Shohei Ohtani celebrates after hitting a three-run home run against the Padres during the National League Division Series at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles last month.
The slow-burn success of ‘A Samurai in Time’
A 19th-century warrior gets struck by lightning and wakes to find himself in 21st-century Kyoto in Junichi Yasuda’s surprise hit “A Samurai in Time.”
Around a quarter of Japan married couples in their 20s met through dating apps
A survey released by an organization promoting “Good Couples Day” shows that 24% of couples in their 20s met their marriage partner through a dating app.
'Tokyo Swindlers': Get deep into the minds of real estate con artists
In Ko Shinjo's "Tokyo Swindlers," a group of con artists manipulates real estate giants into falsified deals within the highly competitive, quick market.
Japan, U.K. and Italy discuss inviting more countries to joint fighter project
A new concept model of a next-generation fighter jet to be jointly developed by Japan, Britain and Italy is on display in Farnborough, Hampshire, in July.

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