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SOCCER / From the Spot
Oct 13, 2021
Japan coach Hajime Moriyasu earns a reprieve after win over Socceroos
With his tactics coming under fire after Thursday's loss in Saudi Arabia, Moriyasu couldn't have hoped for a better series of developments to shift the narrative on Tuesday in Saitama.
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SOCCER / World cup
Oct 13, 2021
FIFA chief Gianni Infantino backs biennial World Cup
Soccer's world governing body FIFA is conducting a feasibility study into the practicalities of staging a World Cup every two years, a move that has been met with fierce criticism.
Japan Times
SOCCER / World cup
Oct 13, 2021
Denmark reach World Cup with 1-0 win over Austria
Denmark became the second European nation to reach the 2022 World Cup after building an unassailable seven-point lead over second-placed Scotland in qualifying Group F.
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SOCCER / World cup
Oct 12, 2021
Japan reignites World Cup campaign with win over Australia
A late own goal put the Samurai Blue ahead at Saitama Stadium, securing a much-needed three points for embattled head coach Hajime Moriyasu.
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COMMENTARY / World
Oct 11, 2021
Is World Bank’s Doing Business report really dead?
The bank announced it would discontinue the report after an investigation revealed efforts to manipulate data in order to improve China and Saudi Arabia's DB rankings.
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SOCCER
Oct 10, 2021
History looms large as Japan seeks much-needed win over Socceroos
In Tuesday's crucial showdown at Saitama Stadium, Japan will face an Australia that has won a record 11 straight matches in qualifying for Qatar 2022.
Japan Times
SPORTS
Oct 10, 2021
WADA sanctions Russian anti-doping laboratory
The ruling, which follows the lab's provisional suspension in January 2020, means it will not be allowed to process athletes' blood samples or conduct other doping-related testing.
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Rugby
Oct 10, 2021
Canada eliminated from Rugby World Cup; Uruguay clinches spot
Despite a first-leg victory last week, Saturday's drubbling in Valparaiso meant Canada would miss the sport's marquee tournament for the first time.
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Oct 7, 2021
Remina Yoshimoto and Akari Fujinami crowned women's world champions
Remina Yoshimoto and Akari Fujinami won two of the four available women's gold medals for Japan on Wednesday
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Oct 3, 2021
Japan bidding to host 2025 World Athletics Championships
World Athletics President Sebastian Coe has repeatedly stated his desire to see Tokyo's National Stadium showcase the event.
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JAPAN
Sep 24, 2021
Top Japanese and South Korean envoys vow to improve ties but fail to end various disputes
Despite a lack of tangible progress on sticking points, a Tokyo official saw the roughly 50-minute meeting positively, saying the two countries had 'a thorough discussion.'
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JAPAN
Sep 21, 2021
107-year-old Japanese identical twins recognized as world's oldest
Sumiyama and Kodama were born on Nov. 5, 1913, on Shodo Island, Kagawa Prefecture, as the third and fourth of a total of 11 siblings.
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Sep 20, 2021
Kokoro Fujii finishes ahead of reigning champ Tomoya Narasaki to win bouldering world title
'Fujii put in an outstanding performance, making a great start toward the Paris Olympics,' Japan head coach Hiroshi Yasui said.
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WORLD
Sep 17, 2021
IMF Chief called out for artificially lifting China's economic ranking in 2018 report
China's position in the 2018 report, released in October 2017, should have been seven places lower — at No. 85 rather than remaining at No. 78.
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SOCCER
Sep 14, 2021
CONCACAF open to FIFA's biennial World Cup proposal
While South America and Europe's confederations have criticized FIFA's plan, CONCACAF showed hope that the proposal could potentially lead to a more balanced international soccer calendar.
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MORE SPORTS
Sep 14, 2021
Gymnastics world championships in Kitakyushu to allow spectators
With COVID-19 infections declining in the area, organizers are planning to let fans attend the artistic and rhythmic gymnastics events in late October.
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SOCCER
Sep 8, 2021
JFA to give up on hosting 2021 Club World Cup due to pandemic
The risk of increasing infections and difficulty in turning a profit due to a likely cap on spectators swayed the decision, denying Japan its first Club World Cup since 2016.
Japan Times
SOCCER / World cup
Sep 7, 2021
Japan's Samurai Blue in higher gear for China clash, says manager Hajime Moriyasu
In their opening Group B match last Thursday, the team suffered a shock loss against Oman.
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JAPAN
Aug 23, 2021
Miyazaki town marks anniversary of WWII plane crashes that killed Japanese pilot and U.S. soldiers
Residents had all but forgotten the two crashes, which each occurred on a nearby mountainside, but interest in accidents was revived in 1987 when a local historian discovered wreckage.
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JAPAN
Aug 14, 2021
South Korea marks 30 years since first public testimony by former 'comfort woman'
The comfort women issue remains a source of tension between South Korea and Japan, which ruled the Korean Peninsula from 1910 until it was defeated in World War II in 1945.

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