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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
Jul 1, 2012
Nagai maintains form as Grampus earn draw
Kensuke Nagai extended his red-hot scoring streak with an equalizer seven minutes from time to salvage a 1-1 draw for Nagoya Grampus against Yokohama F. Marinos on Saturday.
Japan Times
SOCCER / World cup
Jun 10, 2012
Zaccheroni confident after rout of Jordan
National team manager Alberto Zaccheroni believes Japan can live with any team in the world after scoring nine goals without reply in its opening two games of the final round of qualifiers for the 2014 World Cup.
Japan Times
SOCCER / World cup
Jun 9, 2012
Honda scores hat trick in Japan rout over Jordan
Japan took control of its 2014 World Cup qualifying group in ferocious style with a 6-0 win over Jordan on Friday to claim maximum points from two games on the road to Brazil.
Japan Times
SOCCER / SOCCER SCENE
Jun 7, 2012
Impressive victory puts Japan in good shape for Jordan clash
National team manager Alberto Zaccheroni will take nothing for granted in Friday's World Cup qualifier against Jordan, but if Japan can build on last weekend's impressive 3-0 win over Oman, three more points should follow.
Japan Times
SOCCER / World cup
Jun 5, 2012
Zaccheroni reveals players' nerves before victory over Oman
National team manager Alberto Zaccheroni admits the importance of making a strong start to the final round of qualifiers for the 2014 World Cup was weighing on his players' mind ahead of Sunday's 3-0 win over Oman.
Japan Times
SOCCER / World cup
Jun 4, 2012
Japan outclasses Oman in World Cup qualifier
Japan made a comfortable start to the final round of qualifiers for the 2014 World Cup with a 3-0 win over Oman on Sunday night.
Japan Times
SOCCER / J. League
May 26, 2012
Taking road less traveled has worked out for Tanaka
Last year may have been a dream come true for Kashiwa Reysol, but forward Junya Tanaka is determined to prevent 2012 from turning into a nightmare.
Japan Times
SOCCER / J. League
May 13, 2012
Albirex, Reds settle for 1-1 draw
Albirex Niigata prevented Urawa Reds from making up ground on the J.League's leading pack with a 1-1 draw on Saturday.
Japan Times
SOCCER / J. League
May 12, 2012
Marquinhos hoping he can give Marinos boost
As secret weapons go, there are few better players a J. League team could call on than Brazilian striker Marquinhos.
Japan Times
SOCCER / J. League
May 4, 2012
Frontale hold off Jubilo
Kawasaki Frontale overcame a nervy finish to beat Jubilo Iwata 4-3 and give manager Yahiro Kazama his first win in charge on Thursday.
Japan Times
SOCCER / J. League
Apr 29, 2012
Tosu continues strong start by holding Reysol
First-division debutants Sagan Tosu kept up their impressive start to the J. League season with a 1-1 draw away to reigning champions Kashiwa Reysol on Saturday.
Japan Times
SOCCER / J. League / J. LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Apr 26, 2012
Early pace-setters Vegalta determined to last distance
Skeptics may dismiss Vegalta Sendai's position at the top of the J. League as a fad waiting to blow over, but each passing weekend brings fresh evidence that the Tohoku side intends to stick around for good.
Japan Times
SOCCER / J. League
Apr 21, 2012
Abe relishing derby after return to Reds from Leicester
Urawa Reds have suffered too many false dawns in recent years to get carried away by their bright start to the J. League season, but midfielder Yuki Abe is not about to sit back and let local rivals Omiya Ardija pull the plug in Saturday's Saitama derby.
Japan Times
SOCCER / J. League
Apr 15, 2012
Leandro's brace not enough for Kashiwa in loss to Sendai
J. League leaders Vegalta Sendai preserved their unbeaten start to the season and took the defending champions' scalp in the process with a 3-2 win over Kashiwa Reysol on Saturday.
Japan Times
SOCCER / J. League
Apr 8, 2012
Cerezo storm past Ardija after break
Cerezo Osaka hit Omiya Ardija with a one-two punch from their Olympic arsenal as Hiroshi Kiyotake and Kim Bo Kyung both found the target in a 3-0 win on Saturday.
Japan Times
SOCCER / J. League
Apr 1, 2012
Grampus, Ardija fight to draw as wind, rain buffet stadium
Nagoya Grampus and Omiya Ardija battled through foul weather conditions to come away with a 1-1 draw on Saturday afternoon.
Japan Times
SOCCER / J. League
Mar 31, 2012
Ishikawa hopes FC Tokyo can sustain early momentum
Relegation is never an achievement to celebrate, but FC Tokyo winger Naohiro Ishikawa believes his side's perfect start to the J. League season would not have been possible without spending 2011 in the second division.
Japan Times
SOCCER / J. League / J. LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Mar 29, 2012
Serrao debacle leaves Gamba searching for stability
There was always a danger that Gamba Osaka would need time to adapt to life without former manager Akira Nishino, but no one expected things to turn out quite so badly.
Japan Times
SOCCER / J. League
Mar 25, 2012
Kim leads unbeaten Cerezo to victory over Frontale
Cerezo Osaka ended Kawasaki Frontale's perfect start to the new J. League season and maintained their own unbeaten record with a 1-0 victory on Saturday.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Mar 21, 2012
Maranhao's late goal gives Ulsan Hyundai draw with FC Tokyo
FC Tokyo's perfect start to the new season collapsed with an 88th-minute equalizer as South Korea's Ulsan Hyundai salvaged a 2-2 draw in the Asian Champions League on Tuesday.
Japan's population continues to fall even as foreign resident count rises
The number of residents in Tokyo as of Jan. 1 rose by 0.03% from a year before, data shows, marking a year-on-year increase for the first time in three years, while the country's other 46 prefectures saw their populations continue to decline.
Ahead of the Olympics, Japan is still talking about the gymnast who won't be there
Japan's Shoko Miyata withdrew from the gymnastics team herself over her drinking and smoking, although it had already appeared as though the association was prepared to send her home from the team’s training camp in Monaco.
Yen melt-up nudges Japanese stocks into correction territory
Japanese stocks are down 10% from their July peak as the yen strengthens.
‘Crazy’ yen rally is at risk of shattering as soon as Wednesday
Some investors are warning that a yen rally is fragile, as was on show this week when the yen rapidly retraced an advance after Thursday’s stronger-than-expected U.S. economic growth figures.
Japan's average life expectancy rises for first time in three years
A decline in COVID-19-caused deaths likely helped boost the average life expectancy for Japanese men and women to rise for the first time in three years in 2023.
The Japanese Olympians looking to shine in Paris
Rim Nakamura, who is attempting to win Japan's first Olympic gold medal in cycling, will be one of the top Japanese athletes to watch at the Paris Games.
Japan’s minimum wage set for record ¥50 hike in major boost
Demonstrators rally to demand a big hike in minimum wages in Tokyo last week.
Japan loses top spot on strongest passport list to Singapore
Japan had the strongest passport for six years running from 2018, before being dethroned by Singapore on the 2024 list.
Why Japan's mysterious stash of classified funds escapes scrutiny
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi (right) during a meeting in Tokyo on Tuesday.
Japan eyes gold — and the future — as Olympic men's soccer campaign begins
Japan midfielder Yu Hirakawa controls the ball during a match against the United States in Kansas City, Kansas, on June 11.

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