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James Mulligan
SOCCER
Jul 27, 2007
Osim: Japan's fatigue, lack of creativity hurt team in defeat
HANOI — Ivica Osim was left to lament a lack of invention among his star players after Japan's bid for a third-straight Asian Cup title ended with a 3-2 semifinal defeat to Saudi Arabia.
SPORTS / MULLY'S MISSIVES
Jul 27, 2007
Nakazawa, Takahara headline Japan's '07 Asian Cup effort
HANOI — Here's a quick player-by-player rating of the performance of the Japan team at the Asian Cup finals:
SOCCER
Jul 25, 2007
Japan sticks to same lineup for semifinal clash against Saudis
HANOI — Ivica Osim has thrown a protective arm around his Japan players ahead of their Asian Cup semifinal, saying he will take the flak if the defending champions lose to Saudi Arabia.
SPORTS / MULLY'S MISSIVES
Jul 25, 2007
Takahara confident in scoring skills
HANOI — Well, you can't accuse Naohiro Takahara of being short on confidence.
SPORTS / MULLY'S MISSIVES
Jul 23, 2007
Nakazawa laughs last after duel with rival Viduka
HANOI — It was great to hear Yuji Nakazawa say he gave Mark Viduka a taste of his own medicine during Japan's Asian Cup quarterfinal victory over Australia on Saturday.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Jul 22, 2007
Japan defeats Australia in thriller
HANOI — Yoshikatsu Kawaguchi saved two penalties as defending champion Japan beat Australia in a dramatic shootout to advance to the Asian Cup semifinals on Saturday evening, after the game had finished 1-1 after extra time.
SOCCER
Jul 21, 2007
Japan, Australia both try to play down talk of grudge match
HANOI — Ivica Osim told reporters to "get a life" as his patience wore thin over constant quizzing about Japan's World Cup loss to Australia last year and said the result won't have an effect on Saturday's Asian Cup quarterfinal clash between the two teams.
SPORTS / MULLY'S MISSIVES
Jul 21, 2007
Schwarzer gives kind assessment of Kawaguchi
HANOI — The Asian Cup quarterfinal between Australia and Japan may well come down to penalties — which would bring 'keepers Mark Schwarzer and Yoshikatsu Kawaguchi into the spotlight.
SOCCER
Jul 20, 2007
Teams clamoring for underdog label
HANOI — Australia and Japan have been throwing the favorites tag back and forth like a hot potato ahead of their Asian Cup quarterfinal clash, and Shunsuke Nakamura is the latest to play down his team's chances.
SPORTS / MULLY'S MISSIVES
Jul 20, 2007
Nakamura's talent has Aussies on alert
HANOI — It's no surprise whom Australia 'keeper Mark Schwarzer singled out as Japan's danger man ahead of their Asian Cup quarterfinal match: Shunsuke Nakamura.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Jul 19, 2007
Aussie supersubs confident about chances in rematch
HANOI — The Aussie supersubs who all but destroyed Japan's World Cup dreams in Germany last year are ready to inflict even more misery on the Samurai Blue, but this time they don't want to leave it quite so late.
SPORTS / MULLY'S MISSIVES
Jul 19, 2007
"Footballoos" descend upon Hanoi to face Japan
HANOI — The "Footballoos" have landed.
SOCCER
Jul 18, 2007
Osim says stamina key factor for Japan
HANOI — Japan coach Ivica Osim praised his players' powers of recovery after their come-from-behind 4-1 victory over cohost Vietnam on Monday sent the defending champions into the quarterfinals as winners of Group B with seven points.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Jul 17, 2007
Japan overcomes early mistake to rout Vietnam
Seiichiro Maki scored twice as defending champions Japan recovered from a goal deficit to beat spirited cohost Vietnam 4-1, the victory sending Ivica Osim's men into the quarterfinals of the Asian Cup finals as winners of Group B.
SOCCER
Jul 16, 2007
Prickly Osim in rare form before match
HANOI — Ivica Osim's tit-for-tat battle with sections of the press at the Asian Cup finals reached surreal new heights Sunday ahead of defending champion Japan's final Group B match against cohost Vietnam.
SPORTS / MULLY'S MISSIVES
Jul 15, 2007
Quenching thirst hard work in Hanoi
HANOI — Covering the Asian Cup finals is proving to be thirsty work for the many soccer journalists in hot and humid Hanoi.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Jul 14, 2007
Takahara fires in pair as Japan beats UAE in steamy Hanoi
HANOI — An under-the-weather Naohiro Takahara scored two first-half goals as Japan beat the United Arab Emirates 3-1 to move to the top of Group B and eliminate the Gulf nation from the Asian Cup finals.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Jul 13, 2007
Japan in dangerous position ahead of match against UAE
HANOI — Ivica Osim has admitted the Japanese are in a "dangerous position" at the Asian Cup finals after their stuttering start against Qatar and called for an improved performance in Friday evening's Group B game against the United Arab Emirates.
SPORTS / MULLY'S MISSIVES
Jul 13, 2007
Stylish Metsu holds court before match
HANOI — Frenchman Bruno Metsu acted every bit le grand fromage as he held court in front of journalists in the lobby of the Hanoi Sheraton after his press conference on Thursday.
SOCCER
Jul 12, 2007
Musovic: Osim's reaction no shock
Qatar coach Dzemaludin Musovic has come out in support of his old boss Ivica Osim after the Bosnian labeled his Japan charges "a bunch of amateurs" after the draw between the two teams in their Asian Cup finals Group B opener.
Two of America’s biggest debt holders are dumping Treasurys
The U.S. Treasury building in Washington. Investors in Japan and China sold a pile of U.S. debt in the last quarter, just before the U.S. presidential election.
Russia fired experimental ballistic missile at Ukraine, Putin says
Ukrainian firefighters work on a spot following an airstrike in Dnipro on Thursday.
Ishiba aggravates his own political failures with diplomatic faux pas
Prime Minster Shigeru Ishiba is greeted at the APEC summit in Lima by Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Friday. The Japanese leader was criticized for remaining seated while meeting several world leaders at the event.
Japan's 3.31 million visitors in October set monthly record
Kiyomizu Temple in Kyoto in December 2023. Famous autumn leaf colors contributed to increased tourism demand last month from many markets across Asia, Europe and North America, the Japan National Tourism Organization has said.
Japan ranks last in romance satisfaction for second straight year
In a survey of 31 countries, Japan ranked last in terms of those who felt loved, with just 51% of respondents saying so.
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.
Haruki Murakami's 'The City and Its Uncertain Walls' gives deep deja vu
For “The City and Its Uncertain Walls,” translated into English by Philip Gabriel, Haruki Murakami confronts the ghosts who won't leave him alone.

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