Japan

Blog Post: Beware J. League... the Emirates are coming!

Thu, 2 Oct 2008 02:22:29 +0100

I read an interesting piece by Jesse Fink over at The Roar the other day about the A-League's current struggle to...

Photo: Japanese girls at the World Cup in 2002 in Japan

Tue, 30 Sep 2008 22:01:31 +0100

Photo: Japan Team Banner

Thu, 18 Sep 2008 23:38:27 +0100

Photo: Japan celebrating goal

Thu, 18 Sep 2008 22:27:34 +0100

Photo: Japan coach with Nakata before game

Wed, 17 Sep 2008 00:10:18 +0100

Photo: Japan Football Federation logo

Tue, 16 Sep 2008 22:00:36 +0100

Blog Post: Are you Millwall in disguise?

Sun, 24 Aug 2008 02:34:14 +0100

"Which one of you bitches wants to dance?

Hey, you know when you're doing the usual sort of threesome thing you do of a weekend and, you...

Blog Post: I'm living in my own private Shimizu

Fri, 15 Aug 2008 06:39:40 +0100

The O-bon holidays have prompted an eerie atmosphere around the port city of Shimizu, with the streets deserted as people return to their places of birth to pay homage to the dead.

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Blog Post: FC Porto sign "the incredible" Hulk

Sat, 26 Jul 2008 01:57:41 +0100

It was a lazy headline writer's dream overnight as the J. League continued its haemoraging of big-name Brazilian strikers, with Hulk leaving a club that most people in Europe have never heard of (Tokyo Verdy) to join a club...

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Sun, 20 Jul 2008 08:55:51 +0100

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News: Asian Debate: Is There A Future For Australians In Japan?

Fri, 18 Jul 2008 18:31:45 +0100

While the perception still lingers in Australia that there is not much difference between Japanese J-League and Australian A-League football, Avispa Fukuoka’s recent woes may go some way towards convincing Australian fans that Japanese football is anything but a mere walk in the park.

Blog Post: Bad boys, bad boys... what ya gonna do?

Mon, 30 Jun 2008 02:25:05 +0100

In 1992, Queen Elizabeth II memorably put what had been an horrendous year for the British royal family to rest in a speech in which she described the year as an annus horribilis. Ironically that was the same year that...

Blog Post: Walking in a Litti wonderland?

Fri, 30 May 2008 02:01:45 +0100

It's all gone pear-shaped for Avispa Fukuoka. Relegated from J1 at the end of 2006, the Kyushu side were expected to make a swift return to the top flight under the auspices of former Sydney FC coach Pierre Littbarski. The...

News: Japan's Reds await fate after crowd violence

Mon, 19 May 2008 14:33:08 +0100

Asian champions Urawa Reds could face harsh sanctions following violent clashes between rival fans after a J-League game at the weekend.

Wallpaper: Nakamura wallpaper japan

Sun, 18 May 2008 18:46:46 +0100

Wallpaper: shunsuke nakamura wallpaper japan

Sun, 18 May 2008 18:41:04 +0100

Blog Post: What is this blog about?

Sun, 18 May 2008 12:46:48 +0100

A normal sunday afternoon in Tsukuba. I'm sitting at my desk, eating a chocolate chip bagel, sipping coffee, studying. Where is Tsukuba? It's a rather small city, located about 60km north-east of Japan's capital Tokyo. What am I doing...

News: Soccer-Japan's Antlers make peace with card-happy ref

Tue, 13 May 2008 13:58:54 +0100

Japan's Kashima Antlers have made peace with controversial referee Masaaki Iemoto after his bizarre performance in this season's J-League curtain raiser.

News: Owen a possible target for Japan's Chiba

Tue, 13 May 2008 12:39:47 +0100

Japan's JEF United Chiba are planning an audacious swoop for England striker Michael Owen, Japanese media reported on Tuesday.

Blog Post: Alex Miller jets in, checks train map to find Chiba

Thu, 8 May 2008 13:17:55 +0100