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James Mulligan
Japan Times
SOCCER / J. League
Mar 5, 2007
Verbeek raves over brilliant Kobayashi
New Omiya Ardija coach Robert Verbeek is pinning the Mighty Squirrels' J. League hopes on Daigo Kobayashi -- and is keeping his fingers crossed the big clubs don't come sniffing around the brilliant young midfielder.
Japan Times
SOCCER / J. League
Mar 4, 2007
Nagai goal lifts Reds in opener
SAITAMA -- Urawa Reds coach Holger Osieck sees something in Yuichiro Nagai not many others do. His faith in the forward paid off Saturday when he crashed in a brilliant late goal to secure a 2-1 win over Yokohama FC as the new J. League season got underway.
SOCCER / J. League
Mar 3, 2007
Sef tips Grampus young guns
Sef Vergoossen is certain his gaggle of talented young Nagoya Grampus Eight players will have a major impact on the J. League title race -- but not for another season or two.
Japan Times
SOCCER / J. League
Mar 3, 2007
German Osieck embraces Reds challenge
First rule of showbiz: always leave 'em wanting more.
SOCCER / J. League
Mar 2, 2007
Vissel Kobe coach Matsuda welcomes changing of the guard
The revolving door at Vissel Kobe hardly stopped spinning after Hiroshi Matsuda's team was promoted from J2.
Japan Times
SOCCER / J. League
Mar 2, 2007
Manager Oliveira places faith in forwards
Kashima Antlers coach Oswaldo Oliveira has tipped new striker Marquinhos and former national team player Atsushi Yanagisawa to form an explosive partnership in the J. League.
Japan Times
SOCCER / J. League
Mar 2, 2007
S-Pulse's Fujimoto eyes national team
Up-and-coming playmaker Jungo Fujimoto has set his sights on a place in the Japan national team this year, and Shimizu S-Pulse coach Kenta Hasegawa believes he is ready to make the step up.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Mar 1, 2007
Japan U-22 squad struggles in victory
Japan Under-22s huffed and puffed their way to a 3-0 win over their Hong Kong counterparts in a Beijing Olympics qualifier on Wednesday at Tokyo's National Stadium.
SOCCER / J. League
Mar 1, 2007
Captain Sato wants 3rd cup triumph
JEF United Chiba's Yuto Sato is the exact opposite of Amar Osim -- he sounds like he is actually looking forward to the new season.
Japan Times
SOCCER / J. League
Mar 1, 2007
Osim Jr. feels the pressure
The pressure is on Amar Osim this season -- and doesn't he know it.
SOCCER
Feb 22, 2007
Japan Under-22s held to scoreless draw by U.S.
Japan was twice denied by the woodwork as the United States held on for a scoreless draw in an Under-22 friendly soccer match in Kumamoto on Wednesday evening.
SOCCER / World cup
Feb 15, 2007
World Cup defender Nakazawa makes Osim's training-camp squad
Ivica Osim on Wednesday called up Yuji Nakazawa to his 28-man training-camp squad ahead of the Mar. 24 friendly against Peru.
SOCCER
Feb 14, 2007
Osim not pulling Euro-based trigger
Ivica Osim is unlikely to recall any European-based players for Japan's upcoming friendly against Peru and may hold off from calling any up until the Asian Cup finals.
MORE SPORTS
Feb 11, 2007
Remarkable return: Hingis happy with comeback
Former world No. 1 Martina Hingis won a record-breaking fifth Toray Pan Pacific Open in Tokyo last Sunday, adding the title to the ones she won in 1997, 1999, 2000 and 2002. It was her third Tier 1 title since returning to the WTA Tour in January 2006 after coming out of a three-year retirement because...
MORE SPORTS
Feb 5, 2007
Hingis claims record fifth in Tokyo
Martina Hingis' record-breaking fifth Toray Pan Pacific Open title was the sweetest of them all.
MORE SPORTS
Feb 4, 2007
Hingis in final again; Injury hits Sharapova
With Maria Sharapova suffering from an uncharacteristic shaky serve and slovenliness, it was clear the world No. 1 was not having the best of times at the Toray Pan Pacific Open.
MORE SPORTS
Feb 3, 2007
Sharapova slips into semis
Maria Sharapova may not be keen on on-court coaching, but it is doing her the world of good in her quest for a second Toray Pan Pacific Open title.
MORE SPORTS
Feb 2, 2007
Sharapova sluggish in beating Schiavone
A verbal volley from her coach after a shaky second set gave Maria Sharapova the impetus needed to win a tough opening match at the Toray Pan Pacific Open.
MORE SPORTS
Feb 2, 2007
On-court coaching on display in Tokyo
Women's tennis is looking for ways to ramp up the razzmatazz.
MORE SPORTS
Feb 1, 2007
Grown-up Hingis ready to move beyond comeback
Martina Hingis wants to shake off "the comeback kid" tag.
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 launched intercontinental ballistic missile during attack on Ukraine, Kyiv says
A Yars intercontinental ballistic missile is launched during a test from the Plesetsk cosmodrome in Northern Arkhangelsk region of Russia, in this still image captured from video released on Oct. 29.
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.
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.
Japanese expats in Asia find community through rugby
The Taiwan Fivewoods celebrate their victory at the 2023 Asian Japanese Rugby Cup in December of last year.
In Fukushima, a weekend of prose, poetry and translation
Aomori-based writer JJ Carter presented on tabletop gaming as creative inspiration for building characters and narratives.
For Dr. Nakamats, aging is just experience in action
Though he didn't win the recent gubernatorial election in Tokyo, the 96-year-old Dr. Nakamats' run was seen as inspirational in Japan's aging society.

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