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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 / World cup
Jun 4, 2013
Japan not looking past Australia with qualification in sight
Japan hopes to secure its place in the 2014 World Cup on home soil.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Jun 2, 2013
Cahill says Australia to play physical
Australia midfielder Tim Cahill has warned Japan to expect a bruising physical encounter in Tuesday's World Cup qualifier if the Socceroos find themselves needing a goal to keep their hopes of reaching Brazil alive.
Japan Times
SOCCER
May 30, 2013
Troussier urges Japan to clinch World Cup spot in style
Former national team manager Philippe Troussier has warned Japan not to sit back and play for the single point it needs to secure a place at a fifth straight World Cup in next Tuesday's qualifier against Australia.
Japan Times
SOCCER / J. League
May 26, 2013
Sanfrecce rack up third straight victory
Sanfrecce Hiroshima stepped up the defense of their J. League title with a comfortable 2-0 win over Shonan Bellmare on Saturday.
Japan Times
SOCCER / J. League
May 25, 2013
Moriwaki enjoying challenge playing for Urawa brings
The 27-year-old defender says he was ready for a change of scenery after helping Sanfrecce Hiroshima win theJ. League title last season.
Japan Times
SOCCER / SOCCER SCENE
May 23, 2013
Kagawa can become United star despite frustrating first season
Shinji Kagawa's debut season at Manchester United was a quiet one, but if luck goes his way the forward can play a major role for the Premier League champions next term.
Japan Times
SOCCER / J. League
May 16, 2013
Kawabuchi reflects on two decades of J. League action
Saburo Kawabuchi, the J. League's first chairman, looks back at the history of the league he helped create 20 years ago.
Japan Times
SOCCER / J. League
May 13, 2013
J. League's opening game stirs memories 20 years on
Players involved in the J. League's first-ever game share their recollections of the beginning of a new era for Japanese soccer.
Japan Times
SOCCER / J. League
May 12, 2013
Reds rally past Antlers as J. League celebrates 20 years
Shinzo Koroki punished his former teammates with a hotly disputed goal as Urawa Reds came from behind to beat Kashima Antlers 3-1 on Saturday night.
Japan Times
SOCCER / J. League / J. LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
May 9, 2013
Fans, players show class in reaction to serious accident
A serious accident that left two players in the hospital may have cast a pall over Monday's match between Omiya Ardija and Sanfrecce Hiroshima, but the reaction of both sets of fans and players was a credit to the Japanese game.
Japan Times
SOCCER / J. League
May 6, 2013
Reysol striker Kudo targets success at home and abroad
Kashiwa Reysol striker Masato Kudo admits his No. 1 target for the season is to win the Asian Champions League, but that does not mean he is about to give up on the J. League title.
Japan Times
SOCCER / J. League
Apr 28, 2013
Aoyama gives Ventforet draw against Marinos
Naoaki Aoyama equalized with the last attack of the game to snatch a point for Ventforet Kofu and deny Yokohama F. Marinos a return to the top of the J.League table with a 1-1 draw on Saturday.
Japan Times
SOCCER / J. League / J. LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Apr 25, 2013
Ardija not prepared to fade from memory after day in sun
Omiya Ardija took center stage last Saturday after setting a new J. League record for consecutive unbeaten games, but the unheralded Saitama side can expect plenty more attention if it manages to maintain its impressive start to the season.
Japan Times
SOCCER / J. League
Apr 21, 2013
Ardija establish J.League record for consecutive unbeaten games
Omiya Ardija set a new J.League record for consecutive unbeaten games in the sweetest way possible on Saturday, beating fierce local rivals Urawa Reds 1-0 to extend their streak to 18.
Japan Times
SOCCER / J. League
Apr 7, 2013
Grampus secures draw against Reysol
Keiji Tamada denied Kashiwa Reysol an unlikely win after playing the entire second half with 10 men as Nagoya Grampus came back to rescue a 3-3 draw in the J.League on Saturday.
Japan Times
SOCCER / J. League / J. LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Apr 4, 2013
Marinos turn back time with perfect start to new season
Yokohama F. Marinos may have one of the oldest teams in the J. League, but the three-time champions are aiming to have a vintage year after winning their first four games of the season.
Japan Times
SOCCER / J. League
Mar 31, 2013
Ardija hand Antlers first loss of J. League campaign
Omiya Ardija come from behind to end Kashima Antlers' unbeaten start to the J. League season with a 3-1 win on Saturday.
Japan Times
SOCCER / J. League
Mar 30, 2013
FC Tokyo's Lee not lacking confidence as he seeks return to national team
Tadanari Lee is determined to use his loan move from Southampton to FC Tokyo as a springboard to return to the national team, but club manager Ranko Popovic has warned his new striker not to try too hard to impress.
Japan Times
SOCCER / World cup / SOCCER SCENE
Mar 21, 2013
Strength in depth gives Japan chance to clinch World Cup place
National team manager Alberto Zaccheroni will be without two of his most important players when Japan attempts to book its ticket to the 2014 World Cup against Jordan next Tuesday, but the Italian still has enough quality in reserve to get the job done.
Japan Times
SOCCER / J. League
Mar 16, 2013
Striker Davi looking to continue Brazilian success at Kashima
New Kashima Antlers striker Davi has wasted little time in making an impact at the seven-time J. League champions, but the Brazilian will not be satisfied until he has stamped his name on club history forever.
Tokyo Metro’s overseas efforts begin in earnest with London deal
Tokyo Metro will soon have a role in the running of London's Elizabeth Line, a major train route serving the U.K.’s capital city and environs.
Man charged with murder allegedly made victim date other men for money
A car carrying suspect Ryotaro Masuda, who was indicted for allegedly beating his 25-year-old girlfriend to death, leaves the Shibuya Police Station in Tokyo on Thursday.
Russia fired experimental ballistic missile at Ukraine, Putin says
Ukrainian firefighters work on a spot following an airstrike in Dnipro on Thursday.
Ex-yokozuna Kitanofuji dies at 82
Yokozuna Kitanofuji enters the ring during the May 1970 grand sumo tournament in Tokyo.
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.”
Shohei Ohtani wins National League MVP award
Shohei Ohtani celebrates after hitting a three-run home run against the Padres during the National League Division Series at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles last month.
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.

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