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Hiroshi Ikezawa
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Nov 2, 2013
Takata, high-powered Panasonic Impulse offense cruise past IBM Big Blue
Tetsuo Takata completed 21 of 27 for 288 yards and two touchdowns to lead the Panasonic Impulse to a 55-24 rout of the IBM Big Blue on Saturday at Amino Vital Stadium in Tokyo on the opening day of the X League second stage.
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Oct 22, 2013
Frontiers post first victory over Deers since 2009
The Fujitsu Frontiers, helped by their American newcomers, finally defeated the archrival Kajima Deers 15-7 on Monday night at Todoroki Stadium in the final game of the X League first stage.
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Oct 20, 2013
Seagulls beat Rise to maintain perfect record
Takuto Hara rushed for 10 yards for the go-ahead touchdown with 5:51 remaining in the third quarter as the Obic Seagulls defeated the Nojima Sagamihara Rise 12-3 at Yokohama Stadium in the X League Central Division showdown on Sunday.
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Jun 27, 2012
Kinoshita, Seagulls beat Frontiers to capture Pearl Bowl
Wide receiver Noriaki Kinoshita scored the winning touchdown on a 61-yard run in the third quarter, leading the Obic Seagulls to a 31-10 triumph over the Fujitsu Frontiers in the Pearl Bowl final on Monday at Tokyo Dome.
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Dec 5, 2011
Obic, Fujitsu advance to final
Shun Sugawara threw three touchdown passes and scored another on the ground as the Obic Seagulls took advantage of six turnovers to rout the Kajima Deers 45-20 on Sunday in the semifinals of the X League playoffs.
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Feb 27, 2011
Japan trounces South Korea, qualifies for IFAF World Championship
KAWASAKI — Japan isn't ready to give away its world championship berth to any other country in Asia.
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Jul 2, 2010
Matsubayashi's late score lifts Frontiers
Daiki Matsubayashi made a spectacular catch in the end zone for the winning touchdown with 1:12 left in the game to lead the Fujitsu Frontiers to a 15-13 triumph over the Obic Seagulls on Thursday in the X League's Pearl Bowl Final at Tokyo Dome.
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Jun 14, 2010
Kon carries Frontiers into Pearl Bowl final
KAWASAKI — Running back Yuichi Kon rushed for 133 yards and two touchdowns, leading the Fujitsu Frontiers to a 20-17 victory over the Kajima Deers on Sunday in the semifinals of the Pearl Bowl Tournament. The Frontiers take on the Obic Seagulls, who defeated the Meiji Yasuda Pirates 62-7 in the other...
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Feb 5, 2010
Colts' Moore says trust key to relationship with Manning
MIAMI — Jim Caldwell is the third head coach Indianapolis Colts quarterback Peyton Manning has played for since he entered in the NFL in 1998. But during the course of his storied professional career, Manning has had only one offensive coordinator.
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Feb 4, 2010
Colts sweat on Freeney
MIAMI — Four-time MVP Peyton Manning might have felt a tinge of jealousy when most of the attention at Tuesday's Super Bowl XLIV media day went toward Indianapolis Colts Dwight Freeney, whose status for the game is uncertain because of a torn ligament in his left ankle.
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Jun 20, 2009
Deers win Pearl Bowl
Running back Yasuhiro Maruta scored the winning touchdown on a 9-yard rush with 3:27 remaining to lead the Kajima Deers to a 20-17 comeback win over the Obic Seagulls in the annual Pearl Bowl final on Friday night at Tokyo Dome. With the victory, the Deers captured their second straight Pearl Bowl title...
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May 10, 2009
HeatDevils hoping to live to see fifth season
The Oita HeatDevils endured an 8-44 regular season, the worst record in the bj-league this season. And now the team is looking to find a way to remain in business.
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Jun 18, 2008
Maruta leads Deers to Pearl Bowl title
Kajima Deers running back Yasuhiro Maruta rushed for a team-high 77 yards and three scores on 11 carries, leading his team to a 27-14 victory over the Fujitsu Frontiers in the 32nd Pearl Bowl final on Tuesday at Tokyo Dome.
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Mar 23, 2008
Japan defeats U.S. squad in Global Challenge Bowl
KAWASAKI — Since American football was introduced here in the early 1930s, Japan had one of the most memorable moments in its history on Saturday when its under-19 squad defeated its American compatriots 24-14 at Kawasaki Stadium in the Under-19 Global Challenge Bowl 2008.
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Dec 19, 2007
Impulse claim X Bowl
Some football coaches believe defense wins the games. Others say turnovers cost a game. Both turned out true as the Matsushita Denko Impulse defeated the Fujitsu Frontiers 33-13 on Monday in the Japan X Bowl.
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Jul 15, 2007
Germany survives four fumbles to best Sweden in downpour for bronze medal
American football is a wild sport. And it gets wilder when the two teams in a great rivalry clash under wild weather conditions.
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Jul 9, 2007
Germany outclasses S. Korea
KAWASAKI — Quarterback Joachim Ullrich was 13-of-19 and threw for three scores while the German defense held its opponent to only 25 total yards as Germany trounced South Korea 32-2 on Sunday at Kawasaki Stadium in Group 2 action of the 3rd IFAF World Championship.
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Jul 7, 2007
Japan, France kick off gridiron championship
KAWASAKI — Two-time defending champion Japan will kick off the international American football competition against France as the two nations take on each other on Saturday, the opening day of the 3rd IFAF World Championships at Kawasaki's Todoroki Stadium.
BASKETBALL
May 22, 2007
Takushi drafted No. 1 by Golden Kings
To build a house, you need to start with the foundation. To build a basketball team from scratch, you need a point guard — a capable floor leader.
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Feb 5, 2007
Bears, Colts ready for Super battle
No one will argue that Peyton Manning is already one of the best NFL quarterbacks of all time.
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.
Russia fired experimental ballistic missile at Ukraine, Putin says
Ukrainian firefighters work on a spot following an airstrike in Dnipro on Thursday.
Ishiba aggravates his own political failures with diplomatic faux pas
Prime Minster Shigeru Ishiba is greeted at the APEC summit in Lima by Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Friday. The Japanese leader was criticized for remaining seated while meeting several world leaders at the event.
Japan's 3.31 million visitors in October set monthly record
Kiyomizu Temple in Kyoto in December 2023. Famous autumn leaf colors contributed to increased tourism demand last month from many markets across Asia, Europe and North America, the Japan National Tourism Organization has said.
Japan ranks last in romance satisfaction for second straight year
In a survey of 31 countries, Japan ranked last in terms of those who felt loved, with just 51% of respondents saying so.
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.
Haruki Murakami's 'The City and Its Uncertain Walls' gives deep deja vu
For “The City and Its Uncertain Walls,” translated into English by Philip Gabriel, Haruki Murakami confronts the ghosts who won't leave him alone.

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