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Dec 17, 2003
Skylarks capture Japan X Bowl
Running back Yasuhiro Kabata rushed for 126 yards in an X League championship record-setting 33 carries, leading the Onward Skylarks to a 13-10 victory over the Asahi Beer Silver Star on Tuesday at Tokyo Dome in the Japan X Bowl.
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Aug 8, 2003
Kitajima eyes Athens gold medal
A year ago, he was just another of Japan's swimming prospects for the 2004 Athens Olympic Games. But now, Kosuke Kitajima is a double world record holder and an Olympic gold medal contender.
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Aug 2, 2003
Buccaneers set for first game since victory in Super Bowl
The Super Bowl champion Tampa Bay Buccaneers officially showed up before Japanese fans for the first time since their arrival on Wednesday when they had an open practice session Friday morning at Tokyo Dome.
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Jul 19, 2003
Kawaguchi hopes to make 49ers roster
Former Japan linebacker Masafumi Kawaguchi confidently vowed to make the San Francisco 49ers final roster and become the first Japanese player in the NFL as the 30-year-old Ritsumeikan University alumni heads to the Niners' training camp.
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Jul 17, 2003
Yamada asked to be a Buccaneer
Asahi Drink Challengers and Japan linebacker Shinzo Yamada has been invited to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers' training camp, his agent announced Wednesday.
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Jul 10, 2003
Roddick, Sugiyama headed for Tokyo
World No. 6 Andy Roddick of the United States will make his first trip to Japan as a pro tennis player when he takes part in the AIG Japan Open Tennis Championships from Sept. 29 to Oct. 5 at Tokyo's Ariake Tennis Forest Park, organizers announced Wednesday.
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Jun 22, 2003
Kawaguchi signs with 49ers
Masafumi Kawaguchi, one of Japan's top football players, signed with the San Francisco 49ers and will join the NFL team's summer camp for the second consecutive year, NFL Japan announced on Friday.
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Jun 11, 2003
Frontiers' Nakazawa sinks Seagulls
Quarterback Daisuke Nakazawa rushed 1 yard for the score-tying touchdown with 0:03 left in the game and Tatsuru Hase succeeded in kicking the conversion, giving the Fujitsu Frontiers a 14-13 victory over the Obic Seagulls in the Pearl Bowl final Monday.
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May 30, 2003
Kawaguchi absent from Japan squad
Masafumi Kawaguchi one of the nation's top football players, was missing when the American Football Association of Japan announced the 45-man national squad for the second World Cup of American football on Thursday at a Tokyo hotel.
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May 8, 2003
NFL plans Tokyo visit
The Super Bowl champion Tampa Bay Buccaneers will take on the New York Jets on Aug. 2 at Tokyo Dome in the NFL Tokyo 2003, the game's organizers announced Wednesday.
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Feb 13, 2003
NFL wants Japanese cheerleaders
The National Football League will hold a cheerleading audition in March for Japanese women, NFL Japan recently announced.
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Jan 25, 2003
A matchup made in heaven
SAN DIEGO -- For the first time in its 37-year history, the Super Bowl will feature a matchup of the NFL's No. 1 offense vs. the No. 1 defense when the Oakland Raiders (13-5) take on the Tampa Bay Buccaneers (13-5) Sunday at Qualcomm Stadium.
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Sep 8, 2002
Seagulls take X League opener
Wide receiver Nobutaka Horie scored on a 68-yard touchdown pass from quarterback Daisuke Takahashi in the second quarter as the Seagulls beat the Onward Skylarks 19-3 Friday at the Tokyo Dome in the X League's 2002 season opener.
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Aug 19, 2002
Yasuda returns to cheer on 49ers
No Japanese has ever played in the NFL.
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Aug 5, 2002
Spurrier a winner in NFL debut
OSAKA -- A rejuvenated Danny Wuerffel threw three touchdown passes to lead the Washington Redskins to a 38-7 rout of the San Francisco 49ers on Sunday at the Osaka Dome in a preseason game that marked the NFL coaching debut of Steve Spurrier.
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Aug 5, 2002
Ono's 12th-inning, three-run blast lifts Swallows over Tigers
NISHINOMIYA, Hyogo Pref. -- Yakult reserve catcher Kosei Ono drilled a three-run homer off Hanshin reliever Takehito Kanazawa to break a 5-5 deadlock in the top of the 12th inning, giving the Swallows an 8-7 victory over the Tigers on Sunday night at Koshien Stadium.
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Aug 4, 2002
Kawaguchi, Amaya to stay on with NFL teams
OSAKA -- Two Japanese football players participating in the American Bowl have taken a big step toward making their dreams come true.
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Aug 3, 2002
Theismann: 49ers one of top 3 teams in NFL
OSAKA -- "I think the 49ers are one of the top three teams in the National Football League," former Redskins quarterback and ESPN commentator Joe Theismann -- who has visited both team training camps this summer -- said Friday.
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Aug 2, 2002
QB spot wide open for new-look 'Skins
OSAKA -- It's true that big-name starters will likely play only one or two series and spend the majority of their time on the sidelines with a cap on during most preseason games.
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Jun 28, 2002
Japanese players to attend camp
Two Japanese players will see action in the San Francisco 49ers' and Washington Redskins' training camps next month and could be given a chance to play in the NFL Osaka 2002 on Aug. 4, NFL Japan announced Thursday.
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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