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Rugby
Mar 6, 2018
Almost 900,000 applications received for 2019 Rugby World Cup tickets
Rugby's international governing body said Tuesday it has received nearly 900,000 applications from fans in more than 100 countries for tickets to the 2019 World Cup in Japan.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Mar 6, 2018
JBIC delivers blunt critique of Japan men's basketball issues, demands talks with JBA
Observing the dismal results of their men's national team in the ongoing FIBA World Cup qualifiers, former Olympic basketball players and coaches are deepening their worries.
Japan Times
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Mar 4, 2018
Ailing Nao Kodaira pulls out of speedskating worlds
Nao Kodaira missed her chance to defend her overall title at the World Sprint Speed Skating Championships on Sunday after she pulled out of her final race due to feeling unwell.
Japan Times
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Mar 3, 2018
Nao Kodaira establishes rink record in women's 500 meters at world championships
Nao Kodaira set a rink record in her pet event Saturday despite battling a cold on the opening day of the World Sprint Speed Skating Championships.
Japan Times
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Mar 3, 2018
Ikuma Horishima triumphs in men's moguls at World Cup meet in Akita Prefecture
Ikuma Horishima defeated newly crowned Pyeongchang Olympic champion Mikael Kingsbury to win the men's moguls Saturday at the Freestyle Skiing World Cup held at Lake Tazawa ski resort in Akita Prefecture.
BASKETBALL
Feb 26, 2018
Philippines all but end Japan's FIBA World Cup hopes
Despite the best efforts of Makoto Hiejima, Japan on Sunday fell to its fourth consecutive loss in Asian FIBA World Cup qualifying, a clutch runner from the Philippines' Jayson Castro with 10 seconds to go ensuring victory in an 89-84 win in Manila.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Feb 22, 2018
Japan falls to 0-3 in Asian qualifiers with one-point loss to Taiwan
The Akatsuki Five remain winless in the Asian qualifiers first round for the 2019 World Cup after a 70-69 loss to Taiwan at Yokohama International Swimming Pool on Thursday night.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Feb 8, 2018
WADA chief Craig Reedie placing faith in Tokyo to restore Olympics' image
World Anti-Doping Agency president Craig Reedie cannot rule out the possibility of the Russian doping scandal carrying over to the 2020 Olympics but is counting on Tokyo to help restore the tainted image of the Olympic Games.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Feb 8, 2018
Teen phenom Chikara Tanaka looking to make mark with national team
Chikara Tanaka is Japanese basketball's latest boy wonder.
Japan Times
Rugby
Feb 7, 2018
Jamie Joseph urges Sunwolves to make fresh start
The Sunwolves may be on their third head coach in as many years, but some things remain the same as Jamie Joseph explained during a recent break in preseason camp.
Japan Times
JAPAN / History / JAPAN TIMES GONE BY
Feb 3, 2018
Japan Times 1993: Female workers don't like to drink with boss
Japanese women love to drink with friends — provided they are not office colleagues — and hate to drink with their bosses, according to a survey released Sunday.
Japan Times
TENNIS
Feb 2, 2018
Yuichi Sugita holds off Andreas Seppi as Japan pulls level with Italy in Davis Cup World Group encounter
Local hero Yuichi Sugita dominated his fifth-set tiebreak to pull Japan even in its Davis Cup World Group first-round tie with Italy on Friday.
Japan Times
Rugby
Jan 31, 2018
All Blacks to play Wallabies in Yokohama in October
Japanese rugby fans will get a double dose of world champion New Zealand later this year following the announcement Wednesday that the All Blacks will play Australia in Yokohama on Oct. 27.
Japan Times
Rugby
Jan 31, 2018
All Blacks head coach Steve Hansen looking to mix business and pleasure at 2019 Rugby World Cup
New Zealand will settle for nothing less than winning the 2019 Rugby World Cup in Japan, but the team also wants to experience the local culture and entertain fans in the process, All Blacks coach Steve Hansen said Tuesday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 23, 2018
Osaka watching closely as Paris moves closer to withdrawing World Expo bid
Osaka reacted with cautious optimism as Paris moved closer to officially withdrawing its bid to host the 2025 World Expo, leaving only Osaka, Azerbaijan's Baku and Russia's Ekaterinburg in a three-way race to be decided in November by the Paris-based Bureau International des Expositions (BIE).
Japan Times
JAPAN / History
Jan 22, 2018
Filipino and Japanese youngsters urged to remember infamous 1942 Bataan Death March
Philippine officials and executives involved in caring for the country's war veterans have urged younger generations of Filipinos to carry forward the memory of the 1942 Death March, and those in Japan to learn about it.
Japan Times
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Jan 18, 2018
Defending champion Yoshihide Muroya ready to take to skies again
With the championship on the line in the season-ending competition in Indianapolis last October, Yoshihide Muroya did not find himself feeling any anxiety.
Japan Times
Rugby
Jan 17, 2018
Former Japan coach Eddie Jones signs extension with England
Former Japan coach and current England boss Eddie Jones has extended his contract with the national team until 2021, the Rugby Football Union announced Wednesday.
Japan Times
Rugby
Jan 17, 2018
Rugby World Cup ticket sales program gets ready for worldwide launch
With less than two years to go until Asia's first Rugby World Cup, the ticket sales program for the 2019 tournament will launch simultaneously around the world on Friday, Japan time.
Japan Times
Rugby
Jan 17, 2018
Wales hoping to win new friends at Rugby World Cup
The Wales national rugby team wants to "do more than just turn up, have a great time and then disappear" during the 2019 Rugby World Cup in Japan, and plans to forge a lasting relationship with the city of Kitakyushu.

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