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BJ LEAGUE

SOCCER / J. League
Sep 28, 2018
Zelvia fail to acquire J1 license in blow to promotion hopes
The J. League on Thursday announced its decision on club licenses for the 2019 season, denying Machida Zelvia a J1 license as they sit in the second automatic promotion spot with eight rounds remaining in the season.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / B. League / B. LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Sep 13, 2018
Sendai gets boost from victory in Early Cup
Last weekend ushered in the first real phase of preseason action as B. League teams prepare for the circuit's third campaign.
SPORTS
Sep 6, 2018
Earthquake forces sports cancellations
A number of sporting events have been postponed or cancelled in the wake of Thursday morning's magnitude 6.7 earthquake in Hokkaido.
Japan Times
Rugby / ADDING THE EXTRAS
Aug 30, 2018
Intense season awaits Top League
The 2018-19 Top League season kicks off Friday with plenty of changes to the format both on and off the field as the Japan Rugby Football Union looks to do all it can to ensure the Brave Blossoms are at their peak when Japan hosts the 2019 Rugby World Cup.
Japan Times
Rugby / Coach's Eye
Aug 26, 2018
Japan needs to act now to capitalize on 2015 RWC success
I think there have been some amazing developments and some not-so-amazing developments in Japanese rugby since the 2015 Rugby World Cup.
Japan Times
Rugby
Aug 20, 2018
Abbreviated Top League hoping to build hype ahead of 2019 Rugby World Cup
With the Rugby World Cup only a year away, the Top League is hoping to help develop players and draw attention to the domestic game over the upcoming 2018-19 season.
Japan Times
BASEBALL
Aug 20, 2018
Yu Kato helps shine light on women's baseball in Japan
Yu Kato wants to bring women's baseball into the spotlight. She wants people to see what she can do on the diamond and also how talented the rest of her Saitama Astraia teammates are. She wants to everyone to know there is quality baseball being played in the Japan Women's Baseball League.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Aug 16, 2018
Keisuke Honda's globetrotting career leads to Australia
Six weeks ago, Samurai Blue star Keisuke Honda announced that he had participated in his last World Cup and hinted that retirement was on the table.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / NBA
Aug 13, 2018
Jazz assistant Antonio Lang keen to share knowledge with Japan's coaches
Utah Jazz assistant coach Antonio Lang returned to Japan this year for the third straight summer, to share the knowledge and experience he's learned in the NBA with the country's coaches and players.

Longform

Sociologist Gracia Liu-Farrer argues that even though immigration doesn't figure into Japan's autobiography, it is more of a self-perception than a reality.
In search of the ‘Japanese dream’