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CHAMPIONSHIP

SOCCER / J. League
Apr 28, 2016
Antlers, Colombian squad to square off in Suruga Bank Championship
Kashima Antlers will take on Copa Sudamericana champion Santa Fe of Colombia in the Suruga Bank Championship this summer, the Japan Football Association announced Thursday.
Rugby
Apr 21, 2016
Japan's Asia Rugby Championship team features little experience
Panasonic Wild Knights scrumhalf Keisuke Uchida will lead a very inexperienced side as Japan looks to maintain its mastery over South Korea and Hong Kong in the Asia Rugby Championship.
Japan Times
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Mar 28, 2016
Japan claims curling silver
Japan came up short in the final but took two-time defending champion Switzerland all the way before settling for the silver medal after a 9-6 defeat at the World Women's Curling Championship on Sunday.
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Mar 26, 2016
Japan women to compete in semifinals at curling worlds
Japan fell to two-time defending champion Switzerland 8-4 in a 1-2 Page playoff at the World Women's Curling Championship on Friday.
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Mar 5, 2016
Matsuyama cards career-worst 81
Hideki Matsuyama suffered a second-round meltdown and carded his worst score on the U.S. PGA Tour at the Cadillac Championship on Friday.
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Mar 4, 2016
Matsuyama shoots 2-under 70 in Cadillac Championship's opening round
Hideki Matsuyama carded a 2-under-par 70 to sit four strokes off the pace after the first round of the Cadillac Championship on Thursday.
Rugby
Mar 2, 2016
Japan's Asia Rugby Championship games to have full test status
Japan's four games in this year's Asia Rugby Championship will be full tests with world rankings at stake despite many of the Brave Blossoms squad being unavailable to play, Kyodo News has learned.
Japan Times
SOCCER / J. League
Feb 23, 2016
Olympic hopefuls aim to shine in J. League
The Rio Olympics are just over five months away, but with the new J. League season about to begin, Japan's soccer medal hopefuls have no time to sit back and dream of glory in Brazil.
Rugby
Feb 16, 2016
Format changes on the table for Top League, All-Japan Championship: sources
The Japan Rugby Football Union will hold its monthly council meeting on Thursday and Kyodo News has learned that one of the topics to be discussed and perhaps decided upon will be the format of the 2016-2017 Top League season and All-Japan Championship.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Feb 13, 2016
Tokashiki reaches deal to remain with WNBA's Storm
Star forward Ramu Tokashiki has signed a multiyear contract with the Seattle Storm, the WNBA club announced on Friday.
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Feb 5, 2016
Nomura rises to third in Coates Golf Championship
Harukyo Nomura shot a 6-under-par 66 and was tied for third when the second round of the Coates Golf Championship was suspended due to rain on Thursday.
Japan Times
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Feb 4, 2016
Ex-F1 driver Kobayashi joins Toyota's World Endurance Championship team
Former Formula One driver Kamui Kobayashi was announced as a full-time driver oi Toyota's World Endurance Championship team on Thursday, marking his first entry into the premier class of endurance road racing.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Feb 1, 2016
Japan Under-23 hero Asano beginning to blossom
Takuma Asano was named the Best Young Player of the 2015 J. League season. It may not be long before he becomes the best player in the league, period.
Japan Times
Rugby
Jan 31, 2016
Panasonic beats Teikyo University to complete trophy double
Panasonic Wild Knights wrapped up the domestic rugby season by beating Teikyo University 49-15 to claim the 53rd All-Japan Championship at Prince Chichibu Memorial Rugby Ground on Sunday.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Jan 31, 2016
Japan rallies past South Korea for Asian U-23 crown
Substitute Takuma Asano struck twice in the second half as Japan came back from two goals down to beat archrival South Korea 3-2 to win the Asian Under-23 Championship on Saturday.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Jan 29, 2016
Japan U-23s seek to avenge loss to South Korea
Japan's Under-23 side have already clinched their place in this summer's Olympics, but work remains for manager Makoto Teguramori as he prepares his team for the Asian Under-23 Championship final against South Korea on Saturday.
SOCCER
Jan 28, 2016
Minamino leaves Japan squad ahead of Asian Under-23 final
Austria-based striker Takumi Minamino will leave Japan's Under-23s before they play South Korea in the final of the Asian Under-23 Championship in Doha on Saturday, the Japan Football Association said on Wednesday.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Jan 27, 2016
Gamba striker Usami hopes to play for Japan in Rio
Gamba Osaka striker Takashi Usami said he is eager to go to the Summer Games again, making his pitch to play for Japan at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics as one of three overage players each team will be allowed.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Jan 27, 2016
Japan qualifies for Rio Games with dramatic win over Iraq
Japan qualified for its sixth successive Olympics in men's soccer in dramatic fashion as Riki Harakawa struck a stoppage-time winner for a 2-1 victory over Iraq in an Asian Under-23 Championship semifinal on Tuesday.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Jan 25, 2016
Japan sweating on trio's fitness ahead of Rio qualifier
The fitness of Japan captain Wataru Endo, Yuta Toyokawa and Masashi Kamekawa will be a game-time decision for Tuesday's Asian Under-23 Championship semifinal against Iraq, according to the Japan Football Association.
Who needs AI when you have Hatsune Miku?
Over the first six months of 2024, a handful of songs using Vocaloid singer Hatsune Miku’s voice have enjoyed widespread attention, underlining a global interest in the character and the technology she represents.
Yen’s woes seem too big for even a BOJ hike this month to solve
The Bank of Japan headquarters in Tokyo
China’s economic growth comes in worse than expected
Pedestrians in the Wangfujing shopping area in Beijing on July 11, 2024. China's economic growth in the second quarter was lower than forecast, adding pressure on Chinese leaders to lift confidence at the Chinese Communist Party's third plenum this week.
Kansai airports to increase takeoff and landing slots ahead of Osaka Expo
Kansai International Airport in Izumisano, Osaka Prefecture. The upper limit on the number of takeoff and landing slots at the airport as well as Kobe Airport in Hyogo Prefecture will be raised in spring next year ahead of the 2025 World Exposition in Osaka.
Shooter came within inches of killing Trump, but left few clues as to why
An aerial view shows the stage where Republican presidential candidate and former U.S. President Donald Trump had been standing during an assassination attempt the day before, and the roof of a nearby building where a gunman was shot dead by law enforcement, in Butler, Pennsylvania, on Sunday.
The neurological disorder that 'kills culture'
Akiko Trush says her experience with the neurological disorder dystonia left her feeling like she wanted to chop her own hand off.
How to beat Japan’s summer heat in ways better for the planet
Tenugui towels hang up to dry at a dyeing company in Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, on May 8. The durable and versatile tenugui, which many people have in their homes, can be used in many ways to cool one’s body.
After Trump shooting, U.S. presidential race might take a violent turn
United States Secret Service Counter Snipers stand guard on a rooftop during a campaign rally for U.S. President Donald Trump in Avoca, Pennsylvania, in 2020.
No AC this summer? No problem (for me).
Think air conditioning is a requirement for a Tokyo summer? Think again.
She’s paying ¥1 million to help behind the scenes at the Paris Olympics
Mai Tarumi, who previously volunteered at the postponed Tokyo Olympics in 2021, has a travel budget of ¥1 million for her trip to volunteer at the Paris Games.

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