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J2 LEAGUE

Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB / MAN ABOUT SPORTS
Feb 9, 2016
Catching up on MLB moves as spring training looms
Are there any words more beautiful to the ears of MLB diehards than these: Pitchers and catchers report Feb. 23rd.
Japan Times
SOCCER / J. League
Feb 7, 2016
New Urawa signing Endo eyes trophy-laden season
Urawa Reds and manager Mihailo Petrovic will be under immense pressure from the fans to win a title this season.
SOCCER
Feb 4, 2016
FC Tokyo, Thai club Chonburi to vie for ACL berth
FC Tokyo will face Chonburi of Thailand in a playoff to decide who will join this season's Asian Champions League, the Japan Football Association announced Thursday.
Rugby
Feb 4, 2016
Yamashita joins Chiefs for Super Rugby campaign
Japan prop Hiroshi Yamashita will join the Chiefs for the upcoming Super Rugby season, his Top League club, Kobe Kobelco Steelers, announced Thursday.
EDITORIALS
Feb 1, 2016
NLD takes control in Myanmar
At long last, Myanmar has a democratic government.
Japan Times
Rugby
Jan 25, 2016
Horie named Top League season MVP
Shota Horie of the Panasonic Wild Knights was on Monday selected as the best player of the 2015-16 Top League season in Japanese rugby's banner year.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Jan 24, 2016
Nash guides East to victory in final bj-league All-Star Game
Le'Bryan Nash wanted the ball and craved the opportunity to showcase his impressive talents on a big stage.
Japan Times
Rugby
Jan 24, 2016
Panasonic captures Top League title
Panasonic Wild Knights survived an almighty late scare to become Top League champions for the third straight season after beating Toshiba Brave Lupus 27-26 in Sunday's LIXIL Cup final.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / 20 QUESTIONS
Jan 23, 2016
Haruka Kuroda: 'Whatever the situation, listen to your feelings'
U.K.-based Japanese actress on jelly and collaborating with Gorillaz
Rugby
Jan 23, 2016
Red Hurricanes finish last in Top League
NTT Docomo Red Hurricanes discovered Saturday that signing high profile players on short-term contracts doesn't guarantee a turnaround in fortune as they finished bottom of the Top League following a 32-22 defeat to NEC Green Rockets at Komazawa Olympic Park.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / HOOP SCOOP
Jan 23, 2016
League blows chance to honor Aoki
It's absolutely ridiculous that the most popular player in bj-league history is not going to play in the circuit's 10th and final All-Star Game.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB
Jan 19, 2016
MLB confirms probe in Darvish gambling case
Texas Rangers star pitcher Yu Darvish is being investigated by Major League Baseball in the wake of his brother Sho being charged last year with running an illegal gambling ring that allegedly took bets on both MLB and NPB games, The Japan Times has learned.
Japan Times
Rugby
Jan 16, 2016
Panasonic, Toshiba reach Top League final
The Top League winners' pennant will fly over a familiar training ground from the week after next after three-time champions Panasonic Wild Knights and five-time league winners Toshiba Brave Lupus advanced to the LIXIL Cup final.
SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
Jan 15, 2016
Liverpool-Man United battle a difficult one to forecast
It remains the fiercest rivalry in English football, but when Liverpool plays Manchester United on Sunday the main interest is how boring or enjoyable the game will be. Not whether we shall see a blood and thunder clash or two managers who do not like each other (notably Rafa Benitez and Alex Ferguson)...
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Jan 8, 2016
Happinets stars lead bj-league All-Star voting
A pair of Akita Northern Happinets players received the most fan votes as the players and coaches were announced for the Jan. 24 bj-league All-Star Game on Friday.
Rugby
Dec 31, 2015
Tanaka warns against complacency in Japanese rugby
Japan scrumhalf Fumiaki Tanaka has warned that banking on Japan's World Cup success will be a mistake.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Dec 31, 2015
Kawabuchi using strength to spark basketball revival
Japanese basketball marked an unprecedented dark year in 2015 as its national governing body was suspended by FIBA. It was a tough penalty handed down in November 2014.
SOCCER / J. League
Dec 29, 2015
Reds earn automatic qualification for Asian Champions League
Urawa Reds have clinched their automatic qualification for next season's Asian Champions League after advancing to the Emperor's Cup final on Tuesday, the Japan Football Association announced.
SOCCER
Dec 26, 2015
Muto may be on move to Manchester United: report
Japan and Mainz striker Yoshinori Muto could be in line for a move to Manchester United, according to the Guardian newspaper's online edition on Friday.
Rugby
Dec 24, 2015
Sunwolves to face Top League squad in charity match
Japan's new Super Rugby side, the Sunwolves, will play a Top League XV at Toyota Stadium on Feb. 13, the Japan Rugby Football Union announced Thursday.
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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Akiko Trush says her experience with the neurological disorder dystonia left her feeling like she wanted to chop her own hand off.
The neurological disorder that 'kills culture'
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