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Kumi Kinohara
SOCCER / J. League / ON THE BALL
Feb 26, 2002
Concerns grow for Japan's walking wounded
Ryuzo Morioka of Shimizu S-Pulse, Kenichi Uemura of Sanfrecce Hiroshima, Naoki Matsuda of the Yokohama F. Marinos, Toshihiro Hattori and Makoto Tanaka of Juiblo Iwata, Atsuhiro Miura of Tokyo Verdy 1969 . . . are just some of the national team players who are suffering an injury or illness at the moment,...
SOCCER / J. League
Feb 21, 2002
JFA takes steps to professionalize referees
The Japan Football Association on Tuesday announced it will introduce a new "Special Referee" system starting this coming season, and has said it has appointed Toru Kamikawa and Masayoshi Okada as the first "SR" refs, in the first step toward professionalizing its referees.
SOCCER / J. League / ON THE BALL
Feb 11, 2002
Wrong time to be in the wrong place
Naohiro Takahara's Argentine adventure with Boca Juniors came to a suddenly and unhappy end a few days ago when the Argentine club decided to cut short the one-year-loan deal of the Japan striker.
SOCCER / J. League
Feb 2, 2002
Antlers, FC Tokyo to kick off season
J. League champions the Kashima Antlers will visit FC Tokyo at Tokyo Stadium on Saturday March 2 to kick off the 2002 J. League season, the league announced Thursday.
SOCCER / J. League / ON THE BALL
Jan 29, 2002
Bellmare looking at more than just soccer
J. League second division club Shonan Bellmare is making a unique challenge to transform itself into a multi-sports organization.
SOCCER / J. League
Jan 26, 2002
Troussier happy with World Cup preparations
IBUSUKI, Kagoshima Pref. -- Japan coach Philippe Troussier said Thursday that he has been satisfied with his team's first training camp for the World Cup.
SOCCER / J. League
Jan 25, 2002
Alex confident of making World Cup squad
IBUSUKI, Kagoshima Pref. -- As many players fight over places on Japan's World Cup squad, Shimizu S-Pulse midfielder Alessandro Santos, known as Alex, calmly expressed his confidence in surviving the selection race.
SOCCER / J. League
Jan 23, 2002
Knee forces Nanami to withdraw
Japan and Jubilo Iwata midfielder Hiroshi Nanami has pulled out of the ongoing Japan national team training camp in order to focus on the rehabilitation of his knee, the Japan Football Association announced Tuesday.
SOCCER / J. League
Jan 21, 2002
Dutch double act reunited at Urawa
SAITAMA -- Former Japan and Jubilo Iwata manager Hans Ooft and former Celtic and Sanfrecce Hiroshima manager Wim Jansen have formed a coaching tag team at the Urawa Reds in an attempt to rebuild the struggling J. League Division One club into a successful outfit.
SOCCER / World cup
Jan 18, 2002
Japan names Kirin Cup opponents
The Japan national soccer team will host Honduras and Slovakia in the Kirin Cup on April 29 (4 p.m. kickoff) at Tokyo's National Stadium and May 2 (7:20 p.m. kickoff) at Kobe Wing Stadium, respectively, the Japan Football Association announced Thursday in Tokyo.
SOCCER / J. League / ON THE BALL
Jan 15, 2002
Base camp bidding battle oversteps mark
After the World Cup final draw was made last month, the mood in Japan for the quadrennial soccer tournament is gradually being accelerating around the country. But one thing has gone too far -- the bidding battle over World Cup base camps.
MORE SPORTS
Jan 13, 2002
Kanto defends collegiate rugby title
Kanto Gakuin University defended the National Collegiate Rugby Union Championship after beating Waseda University 21-16 on Saturday at Tokyo's National Stadium.
MORE SPORTS
Jan 10, 2002
Kunimi defends national high school title
Kunimi High School of Nagasaki Prefecture defended the National High School Soccer Championship by beating Gifu Kogyo High School 3-1 on Tuesday at Tokyo's National Stadium.
SOCCER / J. League
Jan 9, 2002
Kunimi defends National High School Soccer Championship
Kunimi High School of Nagasaki Prefecture defended the National High School Soccer Championship by beating Gifu Kogyo High School 3-1 on Tuesday at Tokyo's National Stadium.
MORE SPORTS
Jan 3, 2002
Waseda routs Keio, advances to rugby union final
Waseda University advanced to the final of the National College Rugby Union Championship for the first time since 1997 after beating Keio University 36-7 at Tokyo's National Stadium on Wednesday.
SOCCER / J. League / ON THE BALL
Jan 1, 2002
Troussier hoping for successful swan song
This year will be a crucial period for Japanese soccer, particularly when the national team plays in the World Cup finals from May 31-June 30 in front of its home fans.
SOCCER / J. League
Dec 30, 2001
Cerezo, S-Pulse reach cup final
SAITAMA -- Cerezo Osaka, relegated to Division Two next season, advanced to the final of the Emperor's Cup after beating the Urawa Reds 1-0 thanks to midfielder Michiharu Sugimoto's second-half goal on Saturday at Saitama Stadium 2002.
SOCCER / J. League
Dec 25, 2001
Forward Takeda says bye to soccer fans
Tokyo Verdy 1969 and former Japan forward Nobuhiro Takeda gave a farewell speech to the fans after his team's 3-0 Emperor's Cup quarterfinal defeat to Kawasaki Frontale at Tokyo Stadium on Monday.
SOCCER / J. League
Dec 25, 2001
Frontale upsets Verdy
J. League Division Two club Kawasaki Frontale advanced to the semifinals of the Emperor's Cup after beating Division One side Tokyo Verdy 1969 3-0 Monday at Tokyo Stadium.
SOCCER / World cup
Dec 21, 2001
Japan sets eight matches to prepare for World Cup
FUKUROI, Shizuoka Pref. -- Japan will play a total of eight friendlies, starting with Ukraine in March at home, before heading into the World Cup, the Japan Football Association announced 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.
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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