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Kumi Kinohara
SOCCER / World cup
Jul 17, 2002
Japan to face Argentina in first game under Zico
Japan will host Argentina on Nov. 20 at Tokyo's National Stadium in its first friendly after the World Cup, and its first under new coach Zico, the Japan Football Association said Tuesday.
SOCCER / World cup
Jul 13, 2002
With the World Cup over, J. League gets back to business
The World Cup may be over, but Japan's newly converted soccer fans will still have plenty to cheer about when J. League Division One action resumes Saturday.
SOCCER / World cup
Jul 6, 2002
Zico set to become new Japan boss
The Japan Football Association has reached a basic agreement with former Brazil international and Kashima Antlers technical director Zico to hire the 49-year-old Brazilian as the new Japan coach, a JFA top official said Thursday.
Japan Times
SOCCER / World cup
Jul 5, 2002
Zico open to taking Japan job
Former Brazil international and Kashima Antlers technical director Zico is very receptive to the Japan Football Association's offer to become the next Japan national team coach, saying he "would like to take it if the two sides can settle the matter in details."
SOCCER / World cup
Jul 4, 2002
JFA boss praises running of Cup
Japan Football Association president Shunichiro Okano expressed his satisfaction on Wednesday with the running of the recently completed World Cup, which Japan jointly hosted with South Korea with one major exception -- the ticketing problem.
SOCCER / J. League / ON THE BALL
Jul 2, 2002
Success in first round weakened Japan's motivation
The World Cup ended Sunday night with Brazil claiming its fifth World Cup title following a monthlong soccer festival which has seen quite a few surprises, including first-round exits by France and Argentina and cohost South Korea's fine run into the semifinals.
SOCCER / World cup
Jun 29, 2002
UEFA president calls for European fixture change
YOKOHAMA -- UEFA president and a FIFA vice president Lennart Johansson on Thursday suggested that European soccer's governing body consider the rescheduling of club competitions in Europe in order to prevent European-based players from entering the World Cup in a physically tired state and to give them...
SOCCER / World cup
Jun 29, 2002
Oceania assured of one spot at future World Cup finals
YOKOHAMA -- Oceania will be awarded one spot at the 2006 World Cup, FIFA president Sepp Blatter said on Friday at a press conference following a FIFA executive committee meeting held earlier in the day.
SOCCER / World cup
Jun 28, 2002
Turks can go home with heads held high
SAITAMA -- "We came to the World Cup to make an impact. I think we've achieved our goal and I am proud of my players," Turkey coach Senol Gunes said after his side fell to Brazil 1-0 in the semifinals on Wednesday night at Saitama Stadium 2002.
SOCCER / World cup
Jun 28, 2002
Sas sneaks onto Golden Ball list
YOKOHAMA -- Turkey forward Hasan Sas was a surprise nominee on the 10-man list for the honor as the top player in this World Cup, sponsor adidas announced Thursday in Yokohama.
SOCCER / World cup
Jun 26, 2002
Rivaldo targets more goals
OMIYA -- Brazilian forward Rivaldo is aiming to improve his scoring tally in Wednesday's semifinal against Turkey to help his team win and make this World Cup one to remember for himself and his country.
SOCCER / World cup
Jun 25, 2002
Departing Senegal the pride of Africa
OSAKA -- Senegal's World Cup campaign came to an end on Saturday in the quarterfinals after bowing out to Turkey with a 1-0 extra-time loss at Osaka Nagai Stadium.
SOCCER / World cup
Jun 25, 2002
Pele worried about Brazil in semifinal
YOKOHAMA -- Brazilian legend Pele is not too optimistic about Brazil's semifinal against Turkey, slated for Wednesday night at Saitama Stadium 2002, saying the absence of forward Ronaldinho is "a big loss for Brazil."
SOCCER / World cup
Jun 22, 2002
South Korea's composure impresses Pele
YOKOHAMA -- Brazilian soccer legend Pele said that the ability of the South Korean players to handle the pressure from their home fans was one of the reasons that South Korea progressed further than Japan in the World Cup.
SOCCER / World cup
Jun 21, 2002
Japanese players looking to the future
MORI, Shizuoka Pref. -- When Japan was knocked out of the World Cup in a 1-0 loss to Turkey on Tuesday, Japan coach Philippe Troussier said his team didn't have enough international experience. What were his players' opinions on their performance in the tournament?
Japan Times
SOCCER / World cup
Jun 20, 2002
Proud Troussier bids 'au revoir' to Japan
MORIMACHI, Shizuoka Pref. -- "I've had a wonderful four years. I'm proud of having worked for the national team of Japan," outgoing Japan coach Philippe Troussier said on Wednesday, a day after the World Cup cohost was eliminated from the tournament with a 1-0 loss to Turkey.
SOCCER / World cup
Jun 20, 2002
One blunder and it's all over for Japan
RIFU, Miyagi Pref. -- A single goal put an end to Japan's World Cup campaign but the way it was conceded is likely to haunt the cohost for a long time.
SOCCER / J. League / ON THE BALL
Jun 18, 2002
Japan team giving nation soccer fever
SENDAI -- Have the Japanese people ever been so excited before?
Japan Times
SOCCER / World cup
Jun 18, 2002
Troussier ready to take on Turkey
RIFU, Miyagi Pref. -- Japan coach Philippe Troussier warned his players on Monday not to get cocky ahead of their Round of 16 game against Turkey.
SOCCER / World cup
Jun 17, 2002
Senegal golden against Sweden
OITA -- The Senegalese sensation is still going.
Japan's elderly population grows to record 36.25 million
The proportion of people aged 65 and over has risen since the 1950s and is expected to hit 34.8% by 2040, when the second baby boomers (born 1971-1974) will join that group.
'Shogun' becomes first non-English-language winner of best drama Emmy
Japanese actress Anna Sawai, winner of the outstanding lead actress in a drama series award for "Shogun," and Japanese actor Hiroyuki Sanada, winner of the outstanding lead actor in a drama series award for the show, pose in the press room during the 76th Emmy Awards in Los Angeles on Sunday.
Japan jumps to No. 2, from sixth place, in Best Countries index
Pedestrians cross an intersection in the Shibuya district of Tokyo. Japan has experienced a postpandemic travel boom, with tourists pouring back in after restrictions closed the country’s borders to travelers.
South Korea is facing deepfake porn crisis
Activists hold up symbolic eye masks during a protest against deepfake porn in Seoul on Aug. 30.
Second assassination attempt on Trump is latest jolt in chaotic campaign
U.S. Secret Service and Homeland Security agents check a former home of a Ryan Routh, a suspect in an alleged assassination attempt on former U.S. President Donald Trump, in Greensboro, North Carolina, on Sunday.
‘Shogun’ and the painstaking art of ‘getting it right’
Hiroyuki Sanada and the cast and crew of "Shogun" accept the award for best drama series at the 76th Primetime Emmy Awards in Los Angeles, California.
Japan’s schools battle to keep kids cool, with or without AC
Students sit under a misting system during recess at Hikarigaoka Haru no Kaze Elementary School in Nerima Ward, Tokyo, on Sept. 6.
Chris Broad's new bar puts cocktails first, YouTube second
A self-proclaimed lover of great cocktails, YouTuber Chris Broad says his new Shibuya watering hole is more a place to get yourself a solid drink than it is anything related to his social media career.
In LDP presidential poll, three kingmakers hold all the cards
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida speaks at the Liberal Democratic Party headquarters in Tokyo in January as former Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga (left) looks on.
How China’s dominance of solar and batteries is impacting Japan’s energy transition
Solar panels and wind turbines at a power plant in Hami in China's Xinjiang region. The U.S. and other countries have described China’s actions against Uyghurs in the Xinjiang region, a key cog in the cleantech supply chain, as a genocidal campaign aimed at erasing an entire culture.

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