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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
Nov 8, 2010
Antlers revive slim title hopes with win over Grampus
KASHIMA, Ibaraki Pref. — Defending champions Kashima Antlers reined in Nagoya Grampus' march toward the J. League title and revived their own championship ambitions with a gritty 1-0 win over the league leaders on Sunday.
Japan Times
SOCCER / J. League
Nov 4, 2010
Jubilo's Maeda strikes twice in thrilling Nabisco Cup final triumph
Jubilo Iwata came back from the dead to claim their first trophy in seven years with a breathless 5-3 extra-time win over Sanfrecce Hiroshima in the Nabisco Cup final on Wednesday.
Japan Times
SOCCER / J. League
Oct 24, 2010
Gonda stands tall late as FC Tokyo earns point
Shuichi Gonda saved a last-minute penalty to rescue a 1-1 draw for relegation-threatened FC Tokyo against Albirex Niigata on Saturday.
Japan Times
SOCCER / J. League / J. LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Oct 21, 2010
Relegation battle heats up as title race cools down
An unexpected defeat for Nagoya Grampus has reined in the J. League's one-horse title race — for now at least — but the competition at the other end of the table is just getting started.
Japan Times
SOCCER / SOCCER SCENE
Oct 14, 2010
Zaccheroni hits ground running as new era starts in style
Alberto Zaccheroni is only taking his first steps as national team manager, but already he has hit his stride.
Japan Times
SOCCER / World cup
Oct 10, 2010
Zaccheroni believes Japan can build off big victory over Argentina
SAITAMA — New national team manager Alberto Zaccheroni has urged his players to shed their inferiority complex and start believing they can beat the world's best, pointing to Friday night's remarkable win over Argentina as evidence.
Japan Times
TENNIS
Oct 6, 2010
Nadal shakes off fatigue, tops No. 63 Giraldo
Rafael Nadal was made to sweat without ever looking in serious danger as the world No. 1 marked his Japan Open debut with a 6-4, 6-4 win over Santiago Giraldo on Tuesday.
Japan Times
TENNIS
Oct 5, 2010
Hungry Nadal looking for more glory at Japan Open
Rafael Nadal insists his appetite has not been sated by completing a career Grand Slam with victory at the U.S. Open last month, and intends to prove it at this week's Japan Open.
TENNIS
Oct 3, 2010
Wozniacki closes in on world No. 1 ranking
Caroline Wozniacki moved a step closer to her first world No. 1 ranking after rallying to beat Elena Dementieva 1-6, 6-2, 6-3 for the Pan Pacific Open title on Saturday.
Japan Times
SOCCER / J. League / J. LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Sep 30, 2010
Gamba making late surge to join championship race
As another round of J. League games passes, another title contender emerges.
Japan Times
TENNIS
Sep 29, 2010
Determined Date Krumm reaches third round on 40th birthday
Kimiko Date Krumm celebrated her 40th birthday with a place in the third round of the Pan Pacific Open on Tuesday after opponent Daniela Hantuchova retired injured while trailing their match 2-6, 6-0, 4-0.
Japan Times
SOCCER / J. League
Sep 26, 2010
FC Tokyo's Okuma comes up short in return to top job
Omiya Ardija ruined Kiyoshi Okuma's second coming as FC Tokyo manager with a 1-0 win that plunged the capital city club even deeper into the relegation quagmire on Saturday.
Japan Times
SOCCER / SOCCER SCENE
Sep 23, 2010
Kagawa hits headlines as Jofuku becomes yesterday's news
In the ever-changing, always-moving world of soccer, reputations do not stand still for long. After a weekend of contrasting fortunes at home and abroad, Hiroshi Jofuku and Shinji Kagawa can attest to that.
Japan Times
SOCCER / J. League
Sep 19, 2010
Marquinhos propels Antlers past Ardija
KASHIMA, Ibaraki Pref. — A hat trick from Marquinhos gave Kashima Antlers a no-nonsense 3-0 win over Omiya Ardija on Saturday and trimmed Nagoya Grampus' cushion at the top of the J. League to five points.
Japan Times
SOCCER / J. League
Sep 18, 2010
Konno adjusts as FC Tokyo fights relegation
Relegation was not a word Yasuyuki Konno expected to hear much when spring ushered in the new J. League season back in March.
Japan Times
SOCCER / J. League / J. LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Sep 16, 2010
Level playing field keeps Grampus' feet on ground
Nagoya Grampus opened up a seven-point gap at the top of the J. League last weekend, but manager Dragan Stojkovic has been around the Japanese game far too long to start celebrating yet.
Japan Times
SOCCER / J. League
Sep 12, 2010
S-Pulse's title hopes take hit against upset-minded Ardija
SAITAMA — Omiya Ardija put a crimp on Shimizu S-Pulse's title ambitions and boosted their own hopes of first-division survival with a 3-0 win on Saturday.
Japan Times
SOCCER / SOCCER SCENE
Sep 9, 2010
Hara serves up feast for Zaccheroni's first taste of Japan
Alberto Zaccheroni talked of Japan's "potential" when he was unveiled as national team manager last Tuesday, and the Italian's first glimpse of his new charges can only have reinforced that impression.
Japan Times
SOCCER / World cup
Sep 5, 2010
Kagawa's goal lifts Japan in rematch against Paraguay
YOKOHAMA — Japan gained a measure of revenge for this summer's World Cup exit by beating second-round conqueror Paraguay 1-0 on Saturday night.
SOCCER / World cup
Sep 4, 2010
Hara encourages Japan to impress Zaccheroni
YOKOHAMA — National team caretaker Hiromi Hara has urged his players to seize their chance to impress incoming manager Alberto Zaccheroni in Saturday's friendly against Paraguay.
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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