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Kumi Kinohara
SOCCER / World cup
Jan 27, 2001
JAWOC reaches decision on World Cup name game
Top officials of the Japanese World Cup Organizing Committee (JAWOC) confirmed on Friday that they will stick to their original plan and use the term "Japan-Korea" when referring to the 2002 World Cup in Japanese.
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Jan 22, 2001
Kobe defends company rugby league title
Kobe Steel clinched the National Company Rugby Union Championship for the second consecutive year and ninth time overall after beating Toyota Motor 29-26 on Sunday at Tokyo's Chichibunomiya Stadium.
SOCCER / World cup
Jan 19, 2001
JFA names Confederations Cup venues
Niigata, Kashima and Yokohama were named Thursday as venues for Japan's portion of FIFA's Confederations Cup, which will run from May 30 to June 10.
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Jan 15, 2001
Toyota, Kobe to meet in rugby final
Toyota Motors advanced to the final of the National Company Rugby Union Championship after beating NEC 46-12 Sunday at Tokyo's Chichibunomiya Stadium.
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Jan 14, 2001
Kanto Gakuin wins college title
Kanto Gakuin University clinched the Japanese college rugby union crown for the first time in two years by outplaying Hosei University 42-15 in the final of the National Collegiate Championship on Saturday at Tokyo's National Stadium.
SOCCER / World cup
Jan 12, 2001
Japan sets up friendly with France
Asian champion Japan will start its 2001 season with a training camp in mid-February and play its first friendly in Europe against world champion France in late March, the Japan Football Association announced Thursday in Tokyo.
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Jan 9, 2001
Suntory to meet Kobe in semifinals
Suntory set up a semifinal showcase with defending champion Kobe Steel in the National Company Rugby Union Championship after beating Kintetsu 45-20 on Monday at Tokyo's Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium.
SOCCER / J. League
Jan 4, 2001
2002 cohosts draw 1-1 with world stars
YOKOHAMA -- Soccer players from the South Korean K. League and the Japanese J. League on Wednesday night played alongside each other for the first time ever in an official game when they drew a World XI 1-1 in an exhibition match at International Stadium Yokohama.
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Jan 3, 2001
Hosei, Kanto rumble into college rugby final
Underdog Hosei University stunned Keio University with its powerful defense before rallying past the defending champion 15-13 in the semifinals of the National Collegiate Rugby Union Championship on Tuesday at Tokyo's National Stadium.
SOCCER / J. League
Jan 3, 2001
Antlers claim Cup
The Kashima Antlers became the first team to capture the domestic treble Monday by winning the Emperor's Cup 3-2 over Shimizu S-Pulse after extra time at Tokyo's National Stadium.
SOCCER / J. League
Dec 30, 2000
Antlers, S-Pulse reach Emperor's final
YOKOHAMA -- The Kashima Antlers moved one step closer to winning their third title of the season on Friday after advancing to the final of the Emperor's Cup with a 3-2 extra-time win over Gamba Osaka.
SOCCER / World cup
Dec 22, 2000
Cheju may see Japan-Korea rematch
South Korea may host Japan in a curtain-raiser friendly match at its brand-new stadium on Cheju Island in November next year, shortly before the draw for the World Cup finals, South Korean Football Association president Chung Mong Joon said Wednesday at Tokyo's National Stadium after the two nations...
SOCCER / J. League
Dec 20, 2000
Japan, S. Korea set for Tokyo clash
Japan, in its first international since winning the Asian Cup in October, takes on South Korea in a friendly tonight at Tokyo's National Stadium.
SOCCER / J. League
Dec 12, 2000
Nakamura named J. League's top player
YOKOHAMA -- Yokohama F. Marinos and Japan midfielder Shunsuke Nakamura was named the J. League Player of the Year, while Sanfrecce Hiroshima and Japan youth team midfielder Kazuyuki Morisaki won the Rookie of the Year, the J. League announced Monday at the annual awards ceremony.
SOCCER / J. League
Dec 4, 2000
Reds to name Tita manager
URAWA -- Former Brazilian international and Vasco da Gama manager Tita said Sunday he is ready to take the helm at the Urawa Reds next season and will sign a contract with the J. League Division One bound club on Tuesday.
SOCCER / J. League
Dec 2, 2000
Marinos seek key to unlock Antlers
J. League first-stage champions the Yokohama F. Marinos and second-stage winners the Kashima Antlers will face off today in the first leg of the J. League Championship final at Yokohama International Stadium. The second leg is slated for Dec. 9 at Tokyo's National Stadium.
SOCCER / J. League
Nov 25, 2000
J.League Emperor's Cup set to kick off
The Emperor's Cup will get under way Saturday across the nation with a total of 80 teams, including all J. League clubs and qualifiers from each prefecture, battling for the honor of being the nation's No. 1 soccer team.
SOCCER / J. League
Nov 24, 2000
J.League second-stage race goes down to the wire
OSAKA -- The J. League second-stage title race has come down to the wire after the Kashima Antlers and Kashiwa Reysol both won Thursday. The stage champion will now be decided Sunday, the final day of the stage, in a showcase between these two teams at Tokyo's National Stadium.
SOCCER / World cup
Nov 23, 2000
Boca ready for Real test
Libertadores Cup champion Boca Juniors head coach Carlos Bianchi on Wednesday evening expressed confidence that his team will put on a good show on its way to beating European Champions League winner Real Madrid in next Tuesday's Toyota Cup.
SOCCER / J. League
Nov 22, 2000
Dortmund wants Ono, Takahara
German League club Borussia Dortmund is hoping to sign Urawa Reds and Japan midfielder Shinji Ono, along with Jubilo Iwata and Japan Olympic team striker Naohiro Takahara, a Dortmund official said Tuesday in Tokyo.
Japan to revise consumption tax exemption for overseas tourists
Tourists walk through Nakamise shopping street near Sensoji Temple in Tokyo in April
Japan's tourism industry hit by cancellations after megaquake alert
A beach closed due to a megaquake alert in Hiratsuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, from Friday to Thursday.
Focus shifts to incoming typhoon as Tropical Storm Maria dissipates
Newly formed Tropical Storm Ampil, which is forecast to approach eastern Japan this weekend, is seen on the left side of this satellite image.
Kishida to step down in September in bid to show ‘LDP has changed’
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida speaks during a news conference Wednesday at the Prime Minister's Office in Tokyo.
Publisher finds surprise audience after translating history textbooks
Yamakawa Shuppansha president Takeshi Nozawa holds the publisher's textbook on Japanese history — used in high schools across Japan — alongside the new English version in Tokyo on May 23.
Economic security is about strengthening and sustaining growth, former minister says
Former economic security minister Takayuki Kobayashi says changes in the international balance of power, along with deepening economic interdependence, have led some countries to attempt to use their economic power to impose their will on others.
Ice bandanas, convenience store breaks: Running under Japan’s summer sun
Blistering heat is becoming a fixture of summer in Japan, but a few tweaks to your routine can make your outdoor runs bearable — if not enjoyable — until cooler temperatures return.
Japan issued its first-ever megaquake alert. What does that mean?
Naoshi Hirata (center), chairman of a committee tasked with evaluating the risk of a Nankai Trough earthquake, speaks at a news conference in Tokyo on Friday.
France brings down the curtain on its Olympic party with Tom Cruise and Leon Marchand
Fireworks are set off during the closing ceremony of the 2024 Paris Olympics at Stade de France in Saint-Denis on Sunday.
Japan fuels U.S. LNG boom even as climate targets and impacts loom
Flaring at the Cameron LNG export terminal in Hackberry, Louisiana. Flaring, a common sight at LNG plants, is a controlled burning of gas for reasons ranging from depressurizing equipment to disposing of gas that can’t be used. The practice is a "waste of money" and negatively impacts climate change and human health, says the International Energy Agency.

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