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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 / 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.
Japan Times
SOCCER / SOCCER SCENE
Sep 2, 2010
Zaccheroni appointment ends painful search for manager
It is unfair to tar Alberto Zaccheroni with the brush that brought him here, but the Japan Football Association's search for a new national team manager has been a messy affair.
Japan Times
SOCCER / World cup
Sep 1, 2010
Zaccheroni wants players to speak up
New national team manager Alberto Zaccheroni has targeted a top-three finish at next January's Asian Cup, and intends to use a velvet glove rather than an iron fist to get there.
Japan Times
SOCCER / World cup
Aug 31, 2010
Zaccheroni named as new Japan manager
The Japan Football Association on Monday named former AC Milan and Juventus manager Alberto Zaccheroni to lead the national team.
SOCCER / World cup
Aug 30, 2010
Oliveira wants to manage Japan
SAITAMA — Kashima Antlers manager Oswaldo Oliveira wants to take charge of Japan's national team and is prepared to walk out on the J. League champions to do so.
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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