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SOCCER / J. League
Apr 6, 2001

Division One soccer match rescheduled

The J. League announced on Thursday the rescheduling of the Division One game between Nagoya Grampus Eight and Shimizu S-Pluse. The game, initially slated for May 19, has been rescheduled for July 11 (7 p.m. kickoff) after S-Pulse advanced to the semifinals of the Asian Cup Winners' Cup.
CULTURE / Film
Apr 4, 2001

The genius boy in a bubble

My mother used to say that she could read me like a book. A compliment? At the age of 15, I didn't think so -- I didn't want anyone "reading" me, let alone dear old Mom. Worshipping at the altar of cool, I wanted to be an inscrutable, unflappable James Bond, not a hapless innocent walking down the pitiless...
JAPAN
Apr 4, 2001

Foreign Ministry to gloss over textbook uproar

The approval Tuesday of a controversial history textbook will probably prompt a new wave of criticism from China and South Korea, where concerns have already been voiced over the original draft.
JAPAN
Mar 30, 2001

Boys want to be athletes, girls bakers: poll

OSAKA -- A survey of children who will enter elementary school in April shows that the largest proportion of boys dream of becoming athletes, while girls want to work in bakeries or pastry shops, according to Kuraray Co.
SOCCER / World cup
Mar 26, 2001

Japan's soccer team fails to make the grade in France

PARIS -- Japan never got going during its friendly Saturday on a pitch that looked in awful condition, while the French mastered it well. The Japanese found it difficult to get to grips with the French. It's just amazing how smoothly they play together. They just stroked the ball around the soggy pitch...
BASEBALL / MLB
Mar 23, 2001

The Ichiro effect: What will star's departure mean for Japan baseball?

Much has been made over the past few months of former Orix BlueWave superstar Ichiro Suzuki leaving Japan and going to play for the Seattle Mariners. However, one aspect of Ichiro's big move has drawn little attention -- how will it affect Japanese baseball?
BASEBALL / MLB
Mar 23, 2001

Mori planning major overhaul for BayStars

It's been said that life is all about truth and time. Well, truth be told, new Yokohama BayStars manager Masaaki Mori would prefer to spend as much of the time he has left on Earth doing what he loves most -- working in baseball.
SOCCER / J. League
Mar 23, 2001

Brazilians banned from Japan soccer

The J. League's disciplinary committee Wednesday handed two-match suspensions to Albirex Niigata's Brazilian striker Lindomar and defender Sergio, also a Brazilian, for violent conduct during a second-division match Saturday.
SOCCER / World cup
Mar 19, 2001

Volunteers for World Cup can apply in April

The Japanese organizing committee for next year's World Cup finals (JAWOC) will accept volunteer applications from April 16 to June 15 for soccer's showcase event to be cohosted by Japan and South Korea.
SOCCER / J. League
Mar 15, 2001

Troussier names squad to face France

Japan manager Philippe Troussier was in a confident mood Wednesday as he announced his senior team for an upcoming friendly international against world champion France, slated for March 24 at Saint-Dennis.
JAPAN
Mar 9, 2001

Japan's history again haunts future relations

The ongoing controversy between Japan and South Korea over a new textbook for Japanese junior high schools has taken a toll on the bilateral diplomatic calendar.
SOCCER / J. League
Mar 9, 2001

They might be giants -- or 10 players who should be

Still don't know who's got what to offer in the J. League? Here's a quick guide to some of the players who should pique your interest in the coming season.
SOCCER / J. League
Mar 9, 2001

What the managers say

Takeshi Okada (Consadole Sapporo) It's my first season in J1 and we've done all we can to prepare for the season. Many of my players have stayed with the team, which has made my job easier, as they can understand what I want to do with them. We've set an initial target of reaching 10th place and winning...
JAPAN
Mar 8, 2001

Father of train crash victim accepts graduation certificate

The father of a 17-year-old boy killed a year ago in a collision between two subway trains in Tokyo's Meguro Ward received a graduation certificate in his son's name on Wednesday from the high school the boy attended.
BUSINESS
Mar 3, 2001

Japan, South Korea firms see bigger benefits in forging more alliances

Kyodo News Relations between Japanese and South Korean business enterprises have deepened in the past two or three years with increases in business alliances and joint ventures as well as full-scale sales offensives in the Japanese market by firms such as Hyundai Motor Co.
SOCCER / J. League
Feb 28, 2001

Nakamura honored

Yokohama and Japan midfielder Shunsuke Nakamura picked up another individual honor on Tuesday when he was named the 2000 "Footballer of the Year" in a poll of Japanese soccer writers.
EDITORIALS
Feb 26, 2001

The IOC gets down to business

The International Olympic Committee is scheduled to select the host city for the 2008 Summer Olympics at a Moscow general meeting in July, according to the IOC rule that says selection should be made seven years before the summer or winter games are held. To collect the necessary data, the committee...
SOCCER / World cup
Feb 25, 2001

JAWOC to trim budget

The Japanese organizing committee (JAWOC) for next year's World Cup finals will slash its operating budget for soccer's showcase event to be cohosted with South Korea, committee officials said Friday.
SOCCER / J. League
Feb 22, 2001

Fuji TV inks Troussier

Japan coach Philippe Troussier has signed a contract with Fuji Television for "personal appearances" in 10 programs, which will net the Frenchman an estimated 30 million yen, informed sources revealed Wednesday.
SOCCER / World cup
Feb 21, 2001

Net ticketing could start soon

said Tuesday domestic applications over the Internet for tickets for the event to be cohosted with South Korea could start Thursday. According to JAWOC officials, the Internet service provider of soccer's world governing body FIFA successfully completed checks for more glitches from Monday night through...
JAPAN
Feb 20, 2001

Japan-the-liberator remark lands criticism upon Norota

A top official of the Democratic Party of Japan on Monday lashed out at a remark made the previous day by the House of Representatives Budget Committee chairman that Japan purged Asia of colonialism during World War II.
JAPAN
Feb 20, 2001

Japan-the-liberator remark lands criticism upon Norota

A top official of the Democratic Party of Japan on Monday lashed out at a remark made the previous day by the House of Representatives Budget Committee chairman that Japan purged Asia of colonialism during World War II.
SOCCER / World cup
Feb 16, 2001

JAWOC apologizes for latest World Cup ticket troubles

Japanese 2002 World Cup organizers JAWOC apologized Thursday for the computer glitch that has delayed Internet applications for tickets for next year's finals in Japan and South Korea.
BUSINESS
Feb 15, 2001

G7 nations' options limited on Japan's 'financial bomb'

All eyes will be on Paul O'Neill at the upcoming meeting of finance ministers and central bank chiefs of the Group of Seven industrialized nations in Palermo, Sicily.
COMMUNITY
Feb 11, 2001

Still thrilled every spring by start of Wimbledon

There was America's No. 2 seed, Lindsey Davenport, on court in the final stages of the Toray Pan Pacific Open, thrashing Croatia's Iva Majoli, and looking a lot softer and prettier in the flesh than TV ever suggests.
COMMUNITY
Feb 11, 2001

The accidental ambassadors

Less than six months after bathing in the international attention that came with hosting the Olympic Games, Australians are celebrating their nation's 100th birthday.
SOCCER / World cup
Feb 3, 2001

JAWOC refuses to budge in World Cup name war

Executives of Japan's organizing committee for the 2002 World Cup (JAWOC) on Friday rejected a proposal to eliminate the names of (South) Korea and Japan from the title of next year's premier event.

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