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Flawed Strategy, Mistakes Jeopardizing Tokyo's Bid To Host 2020 Olympics05 / 22 / 13With just over three months until the IOC votes on the 2020 Olympic host city, the bid "seems adrift and still lacking a cogent message about why Tokyo should host the biggest global sporting event," according to Jack Gallagher of the JAPAN TIMES. Tokyo Gov. Naoki Inose’s recent "unfortunate c... |
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Japan Baseball Prodigy Eying U.S.
Japanese baseball officials are "concerned about a potential exodus of premier talent" to the MLB after high school pitching prospect Shohei Otani revealed his decision Sunday to forgo a career at home in favor of playing in the U.S., according to KYODO. Nippon Professional Baseball Yomiuri Giants P ...
Japan To Host Women's Football Tourney
Japan will host the inaugural Int'l Women's Club Championship in November, with "ambitions of eventually turning it into a worldwide FIFA-sanctioned event," according to KYODO. The tournament will be a straight knockout format, with the first games scheduled for Nov. 22 at Urawa Komaba Stadium. The ...
Tags: Events and Attractions, Japan
Japanese Drink Signs On With ManU
ManU has signed a three-year deal with Japan-based soft drinks manufacturer Kagome. The partnership will last until the end of the ’15-16 season and will see the brand become the club’s official soft drink partner in Japan. Kagome produces a range of vegetable- and fruit-based soft drink ...
Racing Series Sign Cooperation Contract
The German Touring Car Championship (DTM) and the Japanese Super GT have "signed a cooperation contract" that allows new manufacturers to enter the two racing series, according to the DPA. The new cooperation contract, which starts in '14 and runs through '17, allows Japanese brands Honda, Nissan an ...
Tags: Leagues and Governing Bodies, Europe, Japan
Honda Could Return To F1 in '14
Honda "could make an F1 comeback in '14," according to AUTO BILD. Honda Research & Development CEO Yoshiharu Yamamoto said that he "would welcome an F1 return." Yamamoto said, "It is true that we watch the races and hope to return at some point." Although Yamamoto does not believe in an immediat ...
MLB Launches Mobile Game
Social gaming company CyberX Inc., which is a wholly owned subsidiary of CyberAgent, Inc. headquartered in Tokyo, announced the launch of a Major League Baseball-focused iOS mobile game, "MLB Stars Collection." Categorized as a "player battle game," users set out to build the most successful team by ...
Tags: Media, Japan, North America, MLB
Political Dispute Pulls Japan From Sevens
Japan has pulled out of the second leg of the Asian Sevens Series in Shanghai "amid a worsening political crisis over disputed islands with China," according to Sudipto Ganguly of REUTERS. The Japan Rugby Football Union has decided against making the weekend trip to Shanghai. Coach Tomohiro Segawa s ...
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Nissan Retains Yokohama Stadium Rights
Automaker Nissan is expected to extend its naming-rights contract for Nissan Stadium in Yokohama, Japan, according to KYODO. Nissan will retain the rights to name the 72,000-seat stadium, which was previously called Int'l Stadium Yokohama. Nissan Stadium is home of the Yokohama F. Marinos profession ...
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Japanese Player Pulled From China Event
Japan Olympic table tennis Silver Medalist Kasumi Ishikawa has become "the latest sporting victim of a political crisis over disputed islands" after she withdrew from a World Cup event because Chinese organizers "could not guarantee her safety," according to Patrick Johnston of REUTERS. The decision ...
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Matches Cancelled Over Political Dispute
The Chinese Football Association cancelled football matches in Beijing, Qingdao and Hangzhou this weekend due to it being a "sensitive time," according to Wild East Football. The CFA offered no further explanation, "but all signs point to this being due to the anti-Japanese protests that have spread ...
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