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Rich Freeman
SPORTS / SPORTS SCOPE
Oct 3, 2004
Ricoh moves atop Top League table, upsets Kobe 27-21
The heaviest back in Japanese rugby, Masato Morishima (107 kg), and one of the most frightening sights on the paddock (a rampaging Ipolito Fenukitau) helped the Ricoh Black Rams go top of the Top League following their 27-21 win over the Kobe Kobelco Steelers at Tokyo's Chichibunomiya on Saturday.
Rugby
Sep 19, 2004
Yamaha trips Suntory in opener
It took just two minutes for the 168-cm, 88-kg Sadanobu Imari to realize that all the pre-season niceties were over and that the rugby season proper was under way on Saturday.
Rugby
Sep 17, 2004
Rugby's top stars hoping to help Top League live up to its name
Toutai Kefu, Matt Cockbain, Jaco van der Westhuyzen, Tony Brown, Leon MacDonald. Besides being a who's who of some of the biggest names to have played in the Super 12 in recent years they are also just a few of the world-class players who will be turning out this year in Japan's Top League.
Rugby
Sep 17, 2004
JRFU'S new ruling puts players' lives at risk
At the press conference to launch the start of the second year of the Top League, which kicks-off this weekend, Japan Rugby Football Union Chairman Tetsuo Machii admitted that the game's image had suffered in recent years.
SOCCER / J. League
Aug 2, 2004
Barca teaches Antlers a lesson
FC Barcelona had itself something of a deer cull on Sunday night when it defeated Kashima Antlers 5-0 at Tokyo's National Stadium.
SPORTS / SPORTS SCOPE
Jul 25, 2004
Rugby fans send JSports to sin bin over Bledisloe Cup fiasco
Oh dear! Oh dear! Oh dear!
SPORTS / SPORTS SCOPE
Jul 11, 2004
Hero Wilkinson aims to come back bigger, better, fitter, stronger
It's often said that professional athletes are the only people in the world who actually have to look for a job once they retire.
MORE SPORTS
Jul 5, 2004
Castrogiovanni scores hat trick of tries as Italy tops Japan 32-19
For such a religious nation it was perhaps appropriate that it needed a biblical figure to steal the show and help Italy defeat Japan 32-19 on Sunday on a scorching hot day at Toyko's Chichibunomiya Stadium.
MORE SPORTS
Jun 10, 2004
Campo hits out at disco-dancing robots, penny-pinching unions
It's probably fair to say that David Campese is not exactly at the top of the International Rugby Board's Christmas card list. Or for that matter the Australia Rugby Union's.
MORE SPORTS
May 31, 2004
Japan brings back memories of RWC 2003 with Super Powers Cup win
American sports often have what is termed a franchise player -- an athlete around whom a team is built.
MORE SPORTS
May 28, 2004
Japan regains lost pride with win over Russia
The final of the International Rugby Board's Super Powers Cup, to be played on Sunday at Tokyo's Chichibunomiya, will be between Canada and Japan following Thursday's semifinals at National Stadium.
MORE SPORTS
May 27, 2004
Tokyo plays host to Super Powers Cup
The Japan Rugby Football Union will host the second playing of the Super Powers Cup in Tokyo on Thursday at National Stadium with the tournament concluding on Sunday at Chichibunomiya.
MORE SPORTS
May 17, 2004
'Brave Blossoms' disappoint in draw with South Korea
How time flies. Was it only seven months ago in the tropical heat of Townsville, Australia, that Japan played such scintillating rugby that it scared the living daylights out of both France and Scotland during its adventures down under in the 2003 Rugby World Cup?
MORE SPORTS
Mar 22, 2004
Toshiba tops Kobe to capture JRF Championship
Sir Clive Woodward famously said during England's successful Rugby World Cup campaign, "We're not here to be Torville and Dean, we're here to win."
MORE SPORTS
Mar 14, 2004
Toshiba, Kobe Steel to meet in title game
Toshiba Brave Lupus will be hoping to get rid of an unwanted tag when it takes part in the final of the 41st Japan Championship at Tokyo's National Stadium on March 21.
MORE SPORTS
Feb 23, 2004
Green Rockets snare Microsoft cup
Microsoft must be a very happy company.
MORE SPORTS
Feb 16, 2004
Kanto clubs to vie for Microsoft Cup
The inaugural Microsoft Cup final to be played at Tokyo's National Stadium on Feb. 22 will be an all-Kanto affair following Sunday's two semifinals.
MORE SPORTS
Feb 10, 2004
Vatuvei powers Toshiba into semis
A hat trick of tries from No. 8 Luantangi Vatuvei helped Toshiba Brave Lupus blow past Yamaha Jubilo 39-10 in the quarterfinals of the Microsoft Cup at Tokyo's Chichibunomiya on Sunday.
MORE SPORTS
Jan 26, 2004
Steelers capture first Top League rugby crown
The Kobe Kobelco Steelers were crowned the inaugural champions of the Top League, when they defeated the NEC Green Rockets 31-21 at Kobe Wing Stadium on Sunday.
SPORTS / SPORTS SCOPE
Jan 25, 2004
Ricoh gets to fight on by ramming Sanyo
The Ricoh Black Rams ensured they avoided one of the two automatic relegation spots from the Top League when they not only beat the Sanyo Wild Knights 45-15 at Tokyo's Chichibunomiya on Saturday, but also earned a valuable bonus point in the process as a result of the seven tries they scored.
Two of America’s biggest debt holders are dumping Treasurys
The U.S. Treasury building in Washington. Investors in Japan and China sold a pile of U.S. debt in the last quarter, just before the U.S. presidential election.
Ishiba aggravates his own political failures with diplomatic faux pas
Prime Minster Shigeru Ishiba is greeted at the APEC summit in Lima by Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Friday. The Japanese leader was criticized for remaining seated while meeting several world leaders at the event.
Japan's 3.31 million visitors in October set monthly record
Kiyomizu Temple in Kyoto in December 2023. Famous autumn leaf colors contributed to increased tourism demand last month from many markets across Asia, Europe and North America, the Japan National Tourism Organization has said.
Japan ranks last in romance satisfaction for second straight year
In a survey of 31 countries, Japan ranked last in terms of those who felt loved, with just 51% of respondents saying so.
Ruling coalition and DPP strike last-minute deal over economic policy
DPP policy chief Makoto Mahaguchi speaks at the party's policy gathering in Tokyo on Wednesday.
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.
Haruki Murakami's 'The City and Its Uncertain Walls' gives deep deja vu
For “The City and Its Uncertain Walls,” translated into English by Philip Gabriel, Haruki Murakami confronts the ghosts who won't leave him alone.
Japanese expats in Asia find community through rugby
The Taiwan Fivewoods celebrate their victory at the 2023 Asian Japanese Rugby Cup in December of last year.
In Fukushima, a weekend of prose, poetry and translation
Aomori-based writer JJ Carter presented on tabletop gaming as creative inspiration for building characters and narratives.
For Dr. Nakamats, aging is just experience in action
Though he didn't win the recent gubernatorial election in Tokyo, the 96-year-old Dr. Nakamats' run was seen as inspirational in Japan's aging society.

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