Top Sports Stories in Japan…

Typing this from Kyushu.  Made part of the move (my furniture’s yet to join me, as are my family)… Still REALLY tired from the drive & unsettled sleeping arrangements, but tomorrow – new job.

Anyway, today’s top stories in Japan were:

• Yakult wallops Tokyo Giants, 10-2 (NPB)… [Daily Yomiuri]  I now live in the territory of the Fukuoka Hawks, but I’ll always be a dragons-fan!  But no matter what – it’s always good to see Yomiuri get thrashed, and that’s 3 on the trot at the hands of Yakult…
• Ishikawa makes debut in Japan (golf)… [Daily Yomiuri]  The teen Ryo Ishikawa, or “The Shy Prince” – but is he ‘man’ enough to save men’s golf in Japan?
• Fukuoka thrashes the Lions (NPB)… [Daily Yomiuri]  My new local team (don’t worry, still a Chunichi Dragons fan) Fukuoka have now won 6 in a row…
• Sakata defends the WBA Flyweight title (boxing)… [Mainichi Shimbun]  There was a time where the world stopped for a good fight, not any more…
• Mao’s a shining example of why sports matter (iceskating)… [Japan Times]  Jack Gallagher continues his love affair with ice-skaters…
• Dragons beat Carp (NPB)… [Japan Times]  Yay!  Go Dragons!

Top Stories In Japan…

Man… only Tuesday and already I’m looking forward to the weekend.  Gonna be a looooong week I guess.

NBA’s hotting up, and baseball’s just around the corner.

Today’s top sports stories in Japan were:

• Kawakami ready to ‘fork’ (NPB)… [Daily Yomiuri]  Kenshin Kawakami adds a forkball to his arsenal.  Dragons fans should be ecstatic…
• Asashoryu’s popularity not so hot (sumo)… [Daily Yomiuri]  Guy’s getting a hard time because he wore an aloha shirt on the way home from a wedding?  Nuts…
• Can rookie slugger Nakata live up to the hype? (NPB)… [Japan Times]  Much bigger deal made here over high-profile rookie baseballers than in the States…
• Klitschko bout a yawn-fest… [Japan Times]  Exactly why heavy-weight boxing is not what it once was…

Top Sports Stories In Japan…

Bit of a trip to the country (visiting wife’s relatives), but finangled internet access!

Anyway, today’s top stories in Japan are:

• Komazawa gets Ekiden lead back (running)… [Daily Yomiuri]  Waseda loses lead to the traditional Ekiden powerhouse…
• Ai-Chan books Beijing ticket (table-tennis)… [Daily Yomiuri]  Japan’s favourite ping-pong daughter is headed to the Olympics – sure to be big news throughout the Olympics…
• Takata powers Matsushita Electric in the Rice Bowl (US Football in Japan)… [Japan Times]  Corporate football beats Collegiate nearly every time…
• Choi declared dead (boxing)… [Japan Times]  South Korean Boxer Choi Yo Sam is taken off life support following his falling into a coma post his victory over Heri Amol…
• Torre not keen to answer the Clemens question… [Japan Times]  Surprised?  If there’s stuff to know, Joe knows.  Refusal to answer speaks pretty loud…
• Leyritz is in a world of hurt… [Japan Times]  Guy is gonna burn on this…

Bizarre Japanese Sports #12… More MMA Action

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As with the previous BJS, invention. 
A very inventive take on MMA… a tag-team event, if you will. 
Boxing, with a very small twist.

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Bizarre Japanese Sports #11… MMA Action

Japan. 
One of the original homes of ‘martial arts’. 
And MMA is nothing new in Japan, it’s been around for years. 
So it comes as no surprise that in order to be even more inventive in searching for new match-ups, we got to this…
Boxer vs Hypnotist. 
Enjoy.

Top Sports Stories in Japan…

BEWDIFUL day today…

Anyway, Sunday’s top sports headlines in Japan are:

• Darvish pitches a monster, Fighters take game 1 of Nippon Series (NPB)… [Daily Yomiuri]
• J-League news (soccer)… [Daily Yomiuri]
• Miho Koga nears 2nd straight title (ladies golf)… [Daily Yomiuri]
• Meisho Samson favourite for the Tenno Sho (horse racing)… [Daily Yomiuri]
• Hirvonen leads Rally Japan… [Mainichi Shimbun]
• Okajima scintillating… [Japan Times]
• Kameda Snr finished (boxing)… [Japan Times]

Non-Sports Links… And relating to yesterday’s links concerning language school giant Nova’s impending doom:

• Nova seeks protection from creditors… [Japan Times]
• Receivers want Nova up & running as soon as possible… [Mainichi Shimbun]
• Australian & British embassies offer assistance to dumped teachers… [Mainichi Shimbun]
• Nova files for court protection… [Daily Yomiuri]

Top Sports Stories in Japan…

Typhoon headed our way, so it’s gonna be a wet one!

Anyway… today’s top stories in sports over here in Japan are:

• Koki Kameda apologizes for brother’s tactics [what I don’t get is why Daiki cannot apologize for himself!] (boxing)… [Daily Yomiuri]
• A’s/Bo’Sox opener in Tokyo nearly set… [Daily Yomiuri]
• Eyewitness account of Takashi Saito’s death (sumo)… [Mainichi Shimbun]
• Naoko Takahashi to sit out Tokyo race (marathon)… [Japan Times]

Top Sports Stories in Japan…

Weekend’s just around the corner… yay!

Today’s top sports stories in Japan are:

• Takada out to change Yakult (NPB)… [Daily Yomiuri]
• No prison because judge is a K-1 fan?… [Mainichi Shimbun]
• Jockey offers to drop her sexual harassment suit… [Mainichi Shimbun]
• Gym boss promises tough penalties for Kameda family (boxing)… [Mainichi Shimbun]
• California fires force Mai & Mao out of their apartment (ice skating)… [Japan Times]

Top Sports Stories in Japan…

Well… TGIF!

Top sports stories in Japan are:

• Dirty bout puts boxing on the ropes… [Daily Yomiuri]
• Dragons light up Giants (NPB)… [Daily Yomiuri]
• Fighters into 2nd straight Nippon Series (NPB)… [Daily Yomiuri]
• Japan suffers from Qatari hex again (soccer)… [Daily Yomiuri]

Top Sports Stories in Japan…

Thursday!

Bring on the weekend…

Today’s top sports stories in Japan are as follows:

• Aces duel in PLCS final (NPB)… [Daily Yomiuri]
• Kameda’s crocodile tears flow (boxing)… [Daily Yomiuri]
• Okubo strikes twice (soccer)… [Daily Yomiuri]
• Nippon Ham Fighters updates (NPB)… [Daily Yomiuri]
• Giants vs Dragons preview (NPB)… [Daily Yomiuri]