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Kumi Kinohara
SOCCER / J. League
Sep 7, 2000
Manager quits after Frontale reaches Nabisco Cup semifinals
Frontale Kawasaki manager Toshiaki Imai announced his resignation Wednesday despite Frontale's 2-0 win over Verdy Kawasaki in the second leg of the Nabisco Cup quarterfinals at Kawasaki's Todoroki Stadium.
OLYMPICS
Sep 4, 2000
Japan wakes up for second half to crush Kuwait
OSAKA -- The Japan Olympic team overcame a sluggish first half to beat Kuwait's Olympic team 6-0 in a friendly tuneup ahead of the Sydney Games at Osaka's Nagai Stadium on Saturday night.
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Sep 1, 2000
Japanese rugby player Iwabuchi hopes to make mark at Saracens
The 2000-01 season will be a significant landmark for Kensuke Iwabuchi. The former Japan international rugby player joined English club Saracens, the team he has dreamed of playing for.
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Aug 25, 2000
Japan set for Asian Cup hockey defense
The Japan national ice hockey team will play in the Asian Cup early next month in its quest to defend its title at the annual three-nation tournament and qualify for the 2001 World Championship Pool A, the Japan Ice Hockey Federation announced Thursday in Tokyo.
SOCCER / J. League
Jul 31, 2000
Kashiwa tops Avispa
KASHIWA, Chiba Pref. -- Kashiwa forward Nozomu Kato struck the game's sole goal early in the second half as Reysol beat Avispa Fukuoka at Hitachi Kashiwa Soccer Stadium in J. League Division One second-stage action Saturday night.
SOCCER / J. League
Jul 28, 2000
Antlers alone atop J. League table
ICHIHARA, Chiba Pref. -- The Kashima Antlers took a clear lead in the J. League Division One second stage standings on Wednesday night by beating JEF United Ichihara 2-1 for their sixth straight win against no losses, coupled with second place Gamba Osaka's 2-1 defeat to Avispa Fukuoka.
SOCCER / J. League
Jul 27, 2000
Yokohama FC struggling to survive despite JFL success
Yokohama FC, the club formed by the former Yokohama Flugels supporters 1 1/2 years ago, is fighting hard, both on and off the pitch, in its quest to gain promotion from the Japan Football League to the J. League's second division next season. But the club is struggling financially and this has put...
SOCCER / J. League
Jul 22, 2000
Foreign refs aiming to help Japanese colleagues
International referees Jose Maria Garcia-Aranda Encinar and An Yan Lim Kee Chong have brought their experience to Japanese soccer this summer in order to try and help the standard of Japanese referees and the J. League.
SOCCER / J. League
Jul 14, 2000
Verdy advances to Nabisco Cup quarterfinals
KAWASAKI -- Verdy Kawasaki advanced to the quarterfinals of the Nabisco Cup after beating J. League first-stage sensation Cerezo Osaka 2-0 on aggregate Wednesday night. Verdy will next meet cross-town rival Kawasaki Frontale on Aug. 30 and Sept. 6. Frontale held off defending champion Kashiwa Reysol...
SOCCER / J. League
Jul 9, 2000
Antlers edge Jubilo
KASHIMA, Ibaraki Pref. -- Kashima top guns Tomoyuki Hirase and Atsushi Yanagisawa each struck once, helping the Antlers edge Jubilo Iwata 2-1 and extend their winning streak to three in the J. League Division One second stage Saturday.
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Jul 8, 2000
Murata aiming high in Champagne Rugby
"I'd like to help our team get promoted to the top division next season," Japan international rugby player Wataru Murata said contentedly Wednesday in Tokyo after completing his first season with French League side Aviron Bayonnais in the so-called Champagne Rugby.
SOCCER / J. League
Jul 3, 2000
S-Pulse edge Marinos
Shimizu substitute forward Fabinho scored the game's only goal with five minutes remaining, helping S-Pulse edge the Yokohama F. Marinos 1-0 in J. League Division One action Saturday night.
SOCCER / J. League
Jul 2, 2000
Verdy too hot for Reysol
KAWASAKI -- Verdy midfielder Kentaro Hayashi's first-half goal on a penalty gave Kawasaki a 1-0 win over Kashiwa Reysol in J. League Division One action Saturday.
SOCCER / J. League
Jun 24, 2000
J. League second-stage race looks wide open
After the Yokohama F. Marinos dramatically won the first stage a month ago, the J. League Division One second stage is set to get underway Saturday.
SOCCER / J. League
Jun 21, 2000
Troussier gets job security through 2002 World Cup
The Japan Football Association offered Japan manager Philippe Troussier a contract through the 2002 World Cup, JFA president Shunichiro Okano said after meeting with the Frenchman on Tuesday.
SOCCER / J. League
Jun 20, 2000
JFA to retain Troussier at least through October
The Japan Football Association decided to keep Japan manager Philippe Troussier until the end of October and have the Frenchman guide Japan at the Sydney Olympics in September and the Asian Cup in October, JFA president Shunichiro Okano announced Monday in Tokyo.
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Jun 18, 2000
Bolivia hopes for surprise
Taking advantage of a similar playing style, Bolivia manager Carlos Aragones said he is looking for "a surprise" in Sunday's Kirin Cup final against Japan at Yokohama International Stadium.
SOCCER / World cup
Jun 13, 2000
Nakamura earns Japan 1-1 draw with Slovakia
RIFU, Miyagi Pref. -- Shunsuke Nakamura curled in a stunning 25-meter free-kick Sunday to earn Japan a 1-1 draw with Slovakia in the opening match of the Kirin Cup in front of 45,831 fans at the new Miyagi Stadium.
SOCCER / World cup
Jun 9, 2000
Japan's Kirin squad named
NARITA, Chiba Pref. -- Japan manager Philippe Troussier decided to form an Olympic-focused team for Sunday's Kirin Cup match against Slovakia in Sendai, the Frenchman announced Thursday at a Narita hotel.
SOCCER / J. League
Jun 4, 2000
Troussier unfazed by focus on fate
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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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