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Kumi Kinohara
SOCCER / J. League / ON THE BALL
Dec 18, 2001
Japan aiming to boost E. Asia
What can Japan do for Asia? Does Japan want to be part of Asia's soccer fraternity? It's a long-standing question, but now maybe some answers are emerging.
SOCCER / World cup
Dec 16, 2001
Troussier remains quiet on Scotland's approach
Japan manager Philippe Troussier has left the door open regarding a possible move to manage Scotland after the 2002 World Cup, describing it as "a great challenge."
SOCCER / World cup
Dec 15, 2001
Troussier on the short list for Scotland
Japan coach Philippe Troussier has been placed on a short list by the Scottish Football Association as a candidate for manager of Scotland after the 2002 World Cup, a Scottish daily tabloid reported on Thursday.
SOCCER / J. League
Dec 11, 2001
Jubilo scoops top two J. League awards
YOKOHAMA -- Jubilo Iwata may have missed out on the J. League Championship but Jubilo's efforts did not go unrewarded when midfielder Toshiya Fujita and manager Masakazu Suzuki were named the J. League's Player of the Year and Manager of the Year, respectively, on Monday.
SOCCER / J. League
Dec 11, 2001
Antlers win J. League Championship
KASHIMA, Ibaraki Pref. -- The Kashima Antlers, the Division One second-stage champion, became the J. League champion after edging the first stage winner Jubilo Iwata 1-0 in extra time in the J. League Championship final second leg on Saturday night at Kashima Soccer Stadium, and taking the final on a...
SOCCER / World cup
Dec 6, 2001
World Cup ticket numbers drawn
The Japanese World Cup Organizing Committee held a draw Wednesday to pick the "lucky" numbers for second-round World Cup ticket applications from residents of Japan.
SOCCER / World cup
Dec 6, 2001
Soft touch advised with unruly fans
The key to controlling English soccer fans at the World Cup will be to understand the cultural differences in behavior of fans from different countries and to not put too much pressure on the English fans, an English security expert said Tuesday.
SOCCER / J. League / ON THE BALL
Dec 4, 2001
Oceania hoping for fairer crack at the draw
PUSAN, South Korea -- FIFA decided last week to no longer give the defending World Cup champion an automatic berth in the following World Cup.
SOCCER / World cup
Dec 2, 2001
Brazil is no pushover says Pele
PUSAN, South Korea -- Legendary Brazilian player Pele is optimistic about Brazil's performance in the World Cup in six months time despite the South American powerhouse's recent struggle in the qualifiers.
SOCCER / World cup
Nov 27, 2001
Bayern Munich, Boca ready to do battle
European Champions League winner Bayern Munich will meet Libertadores Cup winner Boca Juniors of Argentina on Tuesday night in the Toyota Cup at Tokyo's National Stadium. At stake is the right to be called the world's No. 1 club.
SOCCER / J. League
Nov 25, 2001
Verdy avoids relegation as Avispa drops
Tokyo Verdy 1969 avoided relegation to Division Two after beating FC Tokyo 1-0 on Hideki Nagai's first-half goal at Tokyo Stadium on Saturday, the final day of Division One second-stage J. League soccer action.
SOCCER / J. League / ON THE BALL
Nov 20, 2001
Old adversaries to square off for J. League title
The Kashima Antlers capped a remarkable recovery from a poor start to the year on Saturday by clinching the J. League's second-stage title.
SOCCER / J. League
Nov 19, 2001
Sendai clinches promotion to J1
KYOTO -- Vegalta midfielder Nobuyuki Zaizen scored in the last minute Sunday to earn Sendai a 1-0 win over J. League Division Two champion Kyoto Purple Sanga and propel the Miyagi Prefecture team into Division One.
SOCCER / J. League
Nov 18, 2001
Antlers clinch J.League second stage
KASHIMA, Ibaraki Pref. -- The Kashima Antlers captured the J. League Divison One second-stage title for the second year in a row with a 4-0 triumph over Tokyo Verdy 1969 on Saturday, setting up a playoff showcase with the first-stage winner Jubilo Iwata.
SOCCER / J. League
Nov 11, 2001
Yanagisawa carries Antlers to key victory
KASHIMA, Ibaraki Pref. -- The Kashima Antlers moved one step closer to clinching the J. League Division One second-stage title on Saturday with a 3-1 home win over FC Tokyo, coupled with rival Jubilo Iwata's failure to beat the Yokohama F. Marinos in 90 minutes.
SOCCER / World cup
Nov 9, 2001
FIFA generally satisfied with Japan's venues
Having completed their check of all the 10 Japanese venues for the 2002 World Cup, the FIFA inspection team on Thursday expressed their overall satisfaction with the preparations in Japan but also commented on the poor condition of the pitch at Saitama Stadium and the problems with traffic control around...
SOCCER / World cup
Nov 9, 2001
Iwata to host Japan team
The Japan national soccer team will be based in Iwata City, Shizuoka Prefecture before and during next year's World Cup, the Japan Football Association announced Thursday in Tokyo.
SOCCER / World cup
Nov 8, 2001
Japan, Italy battle to draw
In a game of two contrasting halves, Japan and Italy played to a 1-1 draw in an international soccer friendly in front of 61,833 spectators at the Saitama Stadium 2002 on Wednesday night.
SOCCER / World cup
Nov 7, 2001
Troussier says Japan is ready
SAITAMA -- A day before Wednesday night's friendly against Italy at Saitama Stadium, Japan coach Philippe Troussier on Tuesday expressed satisfaction with his team's World Cup preparation.
SOCCER / World cup
Nov 7, 2001
Chung wants Emperor at World Cup
South Korean World Cup Organizing Committee co-chairman Chung Mong Joon stressed the significance of a visit by Japan's Emperor to South Korea for the opening ceremony of next year's World Cup.
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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