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Andrew MCKIRDY
Andrew McKirdy is a sports writer for The Japan Times. His main beat is soccer, but he has also covered rugby, tennis, volleyball, golf and even tug-of-war. A native of the Scottish Borders, he has written for The Scotsman newspaper and organized filming for a program on Japanese soccer for ITV television.
Japan Times
SOCCER / J. League
Mar 1, 2011
Urawa's Petrovic draws inspiration from old friend
New Urawa Reds manager Zeljko Petrovic aims to emulate his friend and former international teammate Dragan Stojkovic by winning the J. League with the team he once played for — as long as the trigger-happy Saitama club has the patience to back him every step of the way.
Japan Times
SOCCER / J. League
Feb 27, 2011
Narazaki saves day for Grampus in Xerox Super Cup
YOKOHAMA — Goalkeeper Seigo Narazaki lived up to his billing as reigning J. League player of the year with three shootout saves to lead Nagoya Grampus past Kashima Antlers 3-1 on penalties to win the Xerox Super Cup after a 1-1 draw on Saturday.
Japan Times
SOCCER / J. League
Feb 19, 2011
Healthy Mizuno strives to contribute for Kashiwa
KASHIWA, Chiba Pref. — As a fresh wave of Japanese players try to make their mark in Europe this spring, Kashiwa Reysol winger Koki Mizuno will settle for simply setting foot on a pitch again.
Japan Times
SOCCER / SOCCER SCENE
Feb 10, 2011
J. League exodus a double-edged sword for Japanese game
With yet another raft of Japanese players currently making their European club debuts, J. League fans could be forgiven for wondering what is left for them when the season starts next month.
Japan Times
SOCCER / J. League
Feb 7, 2011
Striker Juninho making lasting impression with Frontale
KAWASAKI — A lot of things have changed at Kawasaki Frontale over the past six months, but Brazilian striker Juninho's desire to help the club win its first J. League title is not one of them.
Japan Times
SOCCER / SOCCER SCENE
Feb 3, 2011
Zaccheroni demonstrates worth with Asian Cup triumph
If the JFA was stung by criticism over its appointment of national team manager Alberto Zaccheroni in August, vindication was not long in coming.
SOCCER / SOCCER SCENE
Jan 29, 2011
Japan's perseverance resonates throughout Asian Cup campaign
Australia will be a formidable opponent in Saturday's Asian Cup final, but fatigue could be just as big an obstacle to Japan's chances of winning the trophy for a record fourth time.
Japan Times
SOCCER / J. League
Jan 24, 2011
Nelsinho vows to take resurgent Reysol to next level
KASHIWA, Chiba Pref. — Kashiwa Reysol manager Nelsinho is eager to see how far his team's momentum can take it on returning to the J. League first division after only one season in the second tier.
Japan Times
SOCCER / SOCCER SCENE
Jan 20, 2011
Asian Cup campaign gathering steam after five-goal salvo
Slowly but surely, Japan's Asian Cup challenge is taking shape.
Japan Times
SOCCER / SOCCER SCENE
Jan 13, 2011
Toothless performance shows Zaccheroni flip side of coin
After the euphoria of beating Argentina in his first match as national team manager, Alberto Zaccheroni got a good look at the other face of Japanese soccer on Sunday.
Japan Times
SOCCER / SOCCER SCENE
Jan 6, 2011
Zaccheroni equipped to make winning start to new era
No sooner than one soccer year ends, another one begins.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Jan 3, 2011
Antlers earn Emperor's Cup, lock up ACL berth
Kashima Antlers manager Oswaldo Oliveira believes the frustration of missing out on a fourth straight J. League title was the driving force behind his team's 2-1 win over Shimizu S-Pulse in the Emperor's Cup final on Saturday.
Japan Times
SOCCER / J. League / J. LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Dec 9, 2010
Tokyo left to pick up pieces after nightmare year
What began as a year of optimism and promise could not have turned out any worse for FC Tokyo.
Japan Times
SOCCER / J. League
Dec 5, 2010
Vissel avoids relegation by winning season finale
SAITAMA — Vissel Kobe secured their first-division survival and condemned FC Tokyo to an astonishing relegation with a 4-0 demolition of Urawa Reds on the final day of the J. League season on Saturday.
Japan Times
SOCCER / SOCCER SCENE
Dec 2, 2010
Japan facing uphill struggle as World Cup decision looms
Thursday marks the end of a long and vicious battle for hosting rights to the 2018 and 2022 World Cups, but Japan will look to Zurich more in hope than expectation of winning the latter.
Japan Times
SOCCER / SOCCER SCENE
Nov 25, 2010
No time for drama as coldblooded Grampus get job done
While Nagoya Grampus' unblinking march toward the title has deprived the J. League of late drama, it has provided a testament to the quality and efficiency of the newly crowned champions.
Japan Times
SOCCER / J. League
Nov 24, 2010
Ishihara's late strike gives Omiya Ardija draw against Vissel Kobe
SAITAMA — Naoki Ishihara salvaged an 85th-minute equalizer to all-but secure Omiya Ardija's first-division survival and edge Vissel Kobe closer to the relegation trapdoor with a 2-2 draw on Tuesday.
Japan Times
SOCCER / J. League
Nov 21, 2010
Grampus beat Bellmare, win first J. League title
HIRATSUKA, Kanagawa Pref. — Nagoya Grampus finally claimed their first-ever J. League title with a 1-0 win over Shonan Bellmare on Saturday as Kashima Antlers' challenge fizzled out with a scoreless draw at Vissel Kobe.
Japan Times
SOCCER / J. League / J. LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Nov 18, 2010
Still work to do before Grampus lay hands on title
The J. League title race has gone down to the wire in every season since the single-league format was introduced in 2005, but Nagoya Grampus will be hoping for no such excitement this year.
Japan Times
SOCCER / J. League
Nov 16, 2010
Antlers refuse to concede title to Grampus
KAWASAKI — Kashima Antlers manager Oswaldo Oliveira has warned Nagoya Grampus not to start celebrating their first-ever J. League title just yet, even as Dragan Stojkovic's side moved to match point in the championship race on Sunday.
China fires long-range missile into Pacific Ocean in rare test
Chinese military vehicles carrying DF-41 intercontinental ballistic missiles travel past Beijing's Tiananmen Square during a military parade marking the 70th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China, on Oct. 1, 2019.
Takaichi and Ishiba head to runoff in LDP leadership election
A poster showing portraits of candidates for the Liberal Democratic Party's presidential election at the party headquarters in Tokyo on Wednesday
Hyogo governor to seek reelection after automatically losing his seat next week
Hyogo Gov. Motohiko Saito after the Hyogo Prefectural Assembly passed a no-confidence motion against him on Sept. 19　
Russia has a secret war drones project in China, intel sources say
Russian President Vladimir Putin visits a drone production facility of the the Special Technology Center in St. Petersburg on Sept. 19.
As Onosato dominates the spotlight, former sumo stars exit the stage
Takakeisho during a one-day tournament at Kokugikan in Tokyo in February 2020
Tokyo Game Show 2024 stacked with big returns and hyped announcements
Tokyo Game Show opens to the public on Sept. 28 full of cosplayers promoting a full slate of new and upcoming titles.
Deadline approaches for free HPV vaccine 'catch-up' campaign
A 13-year-old junior high school student receives a vaccine for the human papillomavirus at a hospital in Tokyo in 2022.
A first look inside the new Nintendo Museum
The Nintendo Museum opens to the public on Oct. 2, but unlike the company's all-ages games, the new attraction may be geared more toward older rather than younger gamers.
Japan MSDF warship sails through Taiwan Strait for first time
The Maritime Self-Defense Force destroyer Sazanami arrives in Diego Garcia in the Indian Ocean during a scheduled port visit in July. The Sazanami became the first Japanese warship to sail through the Taiwan Strait on Wednesday.
People of all ages and sizes scale new heights amid climbing boom in Japan
A climbing wall at a kindergarten in Fujiyoshida, Yamanashi Prefecture. The sport has been on the rise in Japan, mainly due to the popularity it gained from the Tokyo Olympics in 2021, and new climbing walls are popping all over the place.

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