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Jeremy Walker
OLYMPICS
Sep 30, 2009
Igaya says final presentations key
Japan's highest-ranked sports official in the Olympic movement, Chiharu Igaya, believes the four cities bidding for the 2016 Olympic Games are "neck and neck" entering the home straight.
Japan Times
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Aug 16, 2009
Big stage for new-look Japan squad
With a new coach, a new captain and a new pin-up, Japan's women' volleyball team has the perfect stage on which to test its newfound confidence and ambition in Tokyo this week.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Jul 5, 2009
Takeda pleased OCA backs Tokyo 2016 bid
SINGAPORE — Japanese Olympic Committee president Tsunekazu Takeda left Singapore on Saturday convinced that the whole of the Asian sports movement was behind Tokyo's bid to stage the 2016 Olympic Games.
Japan Times
SOCCER / World cup
Jun 1, 2009
Japan routs Belgium in Kirin finale
Japan will leave for Uzbekistan on Tuesday with confidence sky-high after beating Belgium 4-0 to win the Kirin Cup in emphatic style at Tokyo National Stadium on Sunday evening.
Japan Times
SOCCER / World cup
May 28, 2009
Okazaki double helps Japan trounce Chile
OSAKA — Japan romped to a 4-0 victory over Chile in the opening match of the three-nation Kirin Cup at a blustery Osaka Nagai Stadium on Wednesday night.
Japan Times
SOCCER / J. League
May 24, 2009
Maki proves point, but JEF must settle for draw
CHIBA — JEF United Chiba striker Seiichiro Maki had a point to prove — and although he did so with a trademark goal against Yokohama F. Marinos on Saturday night, it was not good enough to secure all three points as the visitors fought back to draw 1-1.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Mar 17, 2009
Velappan lifts the lid on Asian soccer's desert storm
KUWAIT CITY — Although he left the Asian Football Confederation two years ago after 30 years' service, former secretary general Peter Velappan is still a respected and influential voice in the Asian game. On a recent visit to Kuwait, the Malaysian sat down for an interview with Al Watan TV and told...
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Jul 2, 2007
Japan shocks France in FIVB World League
Japan ended a run of 10 straight defeats to France by beating the European power 3-1 at Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium on Sunday.
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Jun 25, 2007
USA sweeps Japan in World League
KUMAMOTO — The United States completed a weekend whitewash of Japan in World League Pool B on Sunday, winning the second match of a double-header 3-0.
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Jun 24, 2007
U.S. volleyball squad sweeps Japan in World League intercontinental competition
KUMAMOTO — The United States tightened its grip on the FIVB World League's Pool B with a power-packed display, beating Japan 3-0 at Kumamoto Prefectural Gymnasium on Saturday.
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Jun 23, 2007
U.S., Japan square off in FIVB World League
KUMAMOTO — United States head coach Hugh McCutcheon is expecting two tough matches against Japan in the World League this weekend, despite his team's recent superiority.
SOCCER
Jul 9, 2006
New life ahead for Nakata
When Hidetoshi Nakata announced his retirement on his Web site July 3, it shocked the soccer world.
SOCCER / World cup
Mar 31, 2005
Japan benefits from Bahrain's bizarre blunder
SAITAMA -- An own goal in the second half gave Japan a priceless 1-0 victory over Bahrain in a Group B qualifying match for the 2006 World Cup at Saitama Stadium 2002 on Wednesday night.
Japan Times
SOCCER / J. League
Mar 6, 2005
Jubilo hands Marinos defeat in season opener
YOKOHAMA -- Jubilo Iwata drew first blood in the race for the new J. League championship with a controversial 1-0 victory over Yokohama F. Marinos at Nissan Stadium on Saturday.
SOCCER / J. League
Mar 5, 2005
J. League gets with the world program
Who says the Japanese are inflexible?
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Mar 5, 2005
Marinos face major threat from rejuvenated Jubilo
Here is a team-by-team preview of the 18 clubs in the J. League's first division this season:
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Mar 5, 2005
Okada looking to conquer Japan, Asia and rest of world
YOKOHAMA -- Yokohama F. Marinos manager Takeshi Okada has set his sights on a domestic and continental title double in 2005.
Japan Times
SOCCER / J. League
Feb 27, 2005
Washington powers Verdy by F. Marinos
YOKOHAMA -- Brazilian striker Washington fired his new team, Tokyo Verdy 1969, to the Xerox Super Cup title against the favored Yokohama F. Marinos at International Stadium Yokohama on Saturday afternoon.
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.
Tokyo Metro’s overseas efforts begin in earnest with London deal
Tokyo Metro will soon have a role in the running of London's Elizabeth Line, a major train route serving the U.K.’s capital city and environs.
Russia fired experimental ballistic missile at Ukraine, Putin says
Ukrainian firefighters work on a spot following an airstrike in Dnipro on Thursday.
Ex-yokozuna Kitanofuji dies at 82
Yokozuna Kitanofuji enters the ring during the May 1970 grand sumo tournament in Tokyo.
Man charged with murder allegedly made victim date other men for money
A car carrying suspect Ryotaro Masuda, who was indicted for allegedly beating his 25-year-old girlfriend to death, leaves the Shibuya Police Station in Tokyo on Thursday.
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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