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James Mulligan
SOCCER / J. League
Aug 6, 2006
Ulsan thrashes Gamba
Lee Chun Soo was carrying a cold during Saturday's A3 Champions Cup game but the striker still managed to score a brilliant second-half hat trick in Ulsan Hyundai's 6-0 win over Gamba Osaka.
SOCCER
Aug 5, 2006
Osim picks baker's dozen for friendly
Ivica Osim has picked a provisional 13-man squad for next week's friendly against Trinidad and Tobago.
SOCCER
Aug 5, 2006
Celtic's Nakamura left with mixed feelings after return to former club
YOKOHAMA -- It was a bittersweet return to Yokohama for Shunsuke Nakamura on Thursday.
SOCCER / J. League
Aug 4, 2006
Marinos spoils Nakamura's homecoming
YOKOHAMA -- Yokohama F. Marinos ruined Shunsuke Nakamura's homecoming with a convincing 3-0 win over Celtic in a friendly at Nissan Stadium on Thursday.
Japan Times
SOCCER / J. League
Aug 1, 2006
Kurobe uses head in ho-hum victory
SAITAMA -- Teruaki Kurobe scored with a diving header on 88 minutes to give Urawa Reds a 1-0 win over Bayern Munich in a lackluster friendly at Saitama Stadium on Monday.
Japan Times
SOCCER / J. League
Jul 31, 2006
Grampus Eight victory has Norwegian flavor
CHIBA -- Norwegian striker Frode Johnsen marked his Nagoya Grampus Eight debut with two goals in a 3-2 victory away to JEF United Chiba on Sunday evening.
Japan Times
SOCCER / J. League
Jul 27, 2006
Frontale moves top after Magnum's final gasp
KAWASAKI -- Kawasaki Frontale replaced Gamba Osaka at the J. League summit on Wednesday evening after Brazilian Magnum's late goal gave the home side a pulsating 3-2 win in a top-of-the-table clash.
SOCCER / World cup
Jul 11, 2006
Lippi salutes players
BERLIN -- Marcello Lippi is no stranger to success, but winning soccer's biggest prize topped all his previous triumphs, the Italian coach said Sunday.
SOCCER / World cup
Jul 11, 2006
Domenech won't condemn Zidane
French coach Raymond Domenech defended Zinedine Zidane and accused Italy of provocation after his captain was sent off in the World Cup final on Sunday night.
SOCCER / World cup
Jul 11, 2006
Italy beats France, wins 4th World Cup
BERLIN -- Italy beat France 5-3 on penalties to win the World Cup final on Sunday night after Zinedine Zidane was sensationally sent off in his last game.
SPORTS / MULLY'S MISSIVES
Jul 11, 2006
Mully waxes about Germany 2006's place in history
BERLIN -- It was the best of World Cups, it was the worst of World Cups. Opinion will be forever divided on whether Germany 2006 was good, bad or ugly but it generated numerous talking points.
SPORTS / MULLY'S MISSIVES
Jul 9, 2006
The best of the best according to Mully
BERLIN -- There hasn't been one particular player who has grabbed the tournament by the scruff of the neck, but there have plenty of standout performances. Here is Mully's Team of the Tournament.
Japan Times
SOCCER / World cup
Jul 9, 2006
Zidane, Gattuso keys to victory
BERLIN -- Ask the French players why they are confident of winning the country's second World Cup and they say, "We have Zidane."
SOCCER / World cup
Jul 7, 2006
Zizou aging like a fine wine
MUNICH -- Footballing maestro Zinedine Zidane is the man who makes dreams come true for France, coach Raymond Domenech said on Wednesday.
Japan Times
SOCCER / World cup
Jul 7, 2006
Zidane fires France into final
MUNICH -- Zinedine Zidane made sure his last game as a professional will be the World Cup final.
SPORTS / MULLY'S MISSIVES
Jul 6, 2006
As World Cup winds down, European transfer market begins heating up
DORTMUND, Germany -- The World Cup may soon be over, but the games are just beginning in the transfer market.
SOCCER / World cup
Jul 6, 2006
German coach pays tribute to his ragbag players
DORTMUND, Germany -- German coach Juergen Klinsmann deflected praise onto his players after the hosts' stirring World Cup run ended in "huge disappointment" Tuesday with a last-gasp semifinal defeat against Italy.
SOCCER / World cup
Jul 6, 2006
Italy breaks Germany's heart at World Cup
DORTMUND, Germany -- Fabio Grosso and Alessandro del Piero scored the goals that broke the hearts of the host nation and sent Italy into the World Cup final.
SOCCER / World cup
Jul 6, 2006
Italy powers through adversity on way to final
DORTMUND, Germany -- Against all odds Italy has made it to the World Cup final.
SOCCER / World cup
Jul 5, 2006
France counting on Zidane factor
DORTMUND, Germany -- France's chances of reaching the World Cup final depend on which Zizou turns up in Munich on Wednesday.
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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One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
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Construction takes place on the Takanawa Gateway Convention Center in Tokyo, slated to open in 2025.
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