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James Mulligan
Japan Times
SOCCER
Dec 18, 2007
Milanese hail Kaka as 'best in the world'
YOKOHAMA — AC Milan coach Carlo Ancelotti and captain Paolo Maldini were united in their praise of Kaka after the Brazilian's virtuoso display in the Club World Cup final.
SOCCER
Dec 17, 2007
Reds top Etoile on penalties in third-place game
YOKOHAMA —Urawa Reds can now lay claim to the somewhat spurious title of the world's third-best club.
SOCCER
Dec 16, 2007
Kaka desperate for Milan win over Boca
AC Milan's talisman Kaka still aches from the disappointment of Milan losing the 2003 Toyota Cup to Argentina's Boca Juniors.
SOCCER
Dec 15, 2007
Nakata expresses confidence in Okada
Hidetoshi Nakata has backed Takeshi Okada to be a success at the helm of the national team and praised the decision of the Japan Football Association in rehiring the coach.
SOCCER
Dec 14, 2007
Urawa comes up short against AC Milan
YOKOHAMA — Urawa Reds coach Holger Osieck praised his players after they went down 1-0 to Italian giants AC Milan in the Club World Cup semifinals.
SOCCER
Dec 13, 2007
Boca Juniors advance to final
Boca Juniors kept up appearances when they booked their spot in the Club World Cup final with a 1-0 win over Tunisia's Etoile Sahel on Wednesday evening.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Dec 13, 2007
Reds looking forward to showdown with AC Milan
Urawa Reds coach Holger Osieck believes his team can complete mission impossible by beating Italian giants AC Milan in the semifinals of the Club World Cup on Thursday.
SOCCER
Dec 8, 2007
Sepahan sets up rematch with Reds
FIFA's decision to introduce a playoff buffer in the Club World Cup to stop a repeat of Auckland City's awful showing last year looked prescient four minutes into Friday night's game between Iran's Sepahan and Waitakere United, but despite finishing up 3-1 losers the Kiwis far from disgraced themselves....
SOCCER
Dec 6, 2007
Reds looking for Ono to step up
Urawa Reds coach Holger Osieck is hoping Shinji Ono can play a key role in the absence of injured star Robson Ponte as the Saitama giants look to finish the season on a high at the FIFA Club World Cup.
SOCCER / J. League
Dec 2, 2007
Reds complete epic collapse on final day
YOKOHAMA — Capitulation complete. Urawa Reds' wretched run of form at the tail end of the season reached its nadir on Saturday as the Saitama giants lost 1-0 to already-relegated Yokohama FC on the final day of the season to hand the J. League title to Kashima Antlers.
SOCCER / World cup
Nov 28, 2007
Okada poised to coach Japan
Takeshi Okada has confirmed he will once again coach the Japan national soccer team, a source close to the coach told The Japan Times on Tuesday.
SOCCER / World cup
Nov 27, 2007
Japan given favorable draw in first group stage
Japan has been drawn alongside Bahrain, Oman and Thailand in its first group stage of qualifying for the 2010 World Cup finals.
SOCCER / World cup
Nov 21, 2007
Okada now frontrunner to replace stricken Osim
Takeshi Okada has emerged as the frontrunner to take over from the stricken Ivica Osim as Japan national team coach and is expected to be named the Bosnian's successor, The Japan Times learned late Tuesday evening.
SOCCER
Nov 15, 2007
Nagai leads Reds to ACL title
SAITAMA — Urawa Reds were crowned kings of Asia after a comfortable 2-0 win over Iran's Sepahan in the second leg of their AFC Champions League final on Wednesday evening.
SOCCER
Nov 15, 2007
Urawa triumphs in Champions League
SAITAMA — Urawa Reds coach Holger Osieck said his players had little time to savor last night's AFC Champions League victory over Sepahan as the Saitama giants look to wrap up their second successive J. League title on Sunday.
SOCCER
Nov 14, 2007
Osieck: Win for Reds good for game in Asia
SAITAMA — Holger Osieck believes victory for Urawa Reds in the AFC Champions League final on Wednesday evening will be the seed for renewed growth throughout the Asian game.
SOCCER / J. League
Nov 4, 2007
Gamba earns Nabisco title
Teenage defender Michihiro Yasuda proved the hero with a second-half winner as Gamba Osaka edged Kawasaki Frontale 1-0 on Saturday to claim their first Nabisco Cup.
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Nov 3, 2007
Yanagimoto's squad sweeps Dominicans in opening match
Japan coach Shoichi Yanagimoto said his national team charges are peaking at the perfect time as the Women's Volleyball World Cup got under way on Friday.
SOCCER
Oct 27, 2007
Osieck: Fatigue not a problem for Reds
SAITAMA — Holger Osieck has shrugged off concerns about potential player fatigue after Urawa's epic AFC Champions League semifinal victory added two more vital matches to what promises to be a busy end to the Reds' season.
SOCCER
Oct 26, 2007
Osieck has little time to reflect as Urawa's season gathers pace
SAITAMA — A beer with his name on it was waiting for Holger Osieck after the Urawa coach suffered through the Reds' dramatic AFC Champions League semifinal victory on Wednesday evening.
Human error caused JAL jet collision at Haneda Airport: safety board
The wreckage of a Japan Airlines plane after a collision with a Japan Coast Guard aircraft, at Haneda Airport in Tokyo on Jan. 5, three days after the crash.
North Korean hacker group behind DMM Bitcoin’s cryptocurrency leak
A North Korean hacker group is believed to have planted a virus on the computer of an employee at Ginco — a company that was entrusted with the deposit and withdrawal of DMM Bitcoin’s virtual currency — through a fake job recruitment message sent via LinkedIn.
Residents of Shizuoka live longest healthy lives in Japan, ranking shows
The nationwide average for men's healthy life expectancy decreased 0.11 year from the previous survey, three years earlier, to 72.57 years, while that for women rose 0.07 year to 75.45 years.
High levels of PFAS found in water from 44 private suppliers across Japan
The Self-Defense Forces facilities are believed to have become sources of PFAS contamination because they used firefighting foam containing the toxic chemicals in the past.
Health ministry urges caution as flu cases rise nationwide
From Dec. 9 to Dec. 15, there were 94,259 flu cases reported across some 5,000 hospitals and clinics nationwide, according to the health ministry.
High levels of PFAS found in water from 44 private suppliers across Japan
The Self-Defense Forces facilities are believed to have become sources of PFAS contamination because they used firefighting foam containing the toxic chemicals in the past.
For baseball fans, 2024 brought The Summer of Shohei Ohtani
Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani reacts to a standing ovation from fans after hitting his 50th home run of the season, against the Marlins in Miami on Sept. 19.
Trump's Pentagon policy pick pushed for Japan to spend 3% of GDP on defense
Elbridge Colby (center) speaks at the Threat and the Strategy panel during the Air Force Association Air, Space and Cyber Conference in National Harbor, Maryland, in September 2019.
A brief history of ‘osechi ryōri,' Japan's edible tradition for the new year
Japan's traditional New Year cuisine has a long history, though modern developments have led to slight changes in the way things work.
Japan accuses Google of violating antimonopoly law
The Japanese antitrust watchdog said that Google forced smartphone makers to preinstall its search app on their devices, sources say.

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