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Baseball

Norichika Aoki joins 2017 WBC roster, but Ichiro Suzuki is out

On December 20 2016, the Nippon Professional Baseball Organization(NPB)announced the rosters of Japan national baseball team for 2017 World Baseball Classic. The 18 players playing at NPB such as Shohei  Otani and Yoshitomo Tsutsugo were selected. Then next day, the Houston Astros Norichika Aoki was selected as a member of Japan national team, officially nicknamed Samurai Japan. But …

Rugby

Japan Rugby play against Romania, Ireland & Australia in 2017

On December 15, the Japan Rugby Football Union announced that Japan team will play the test match with 3 countries in 2017. Three national teams are the Romania national rugby union team, the Ireland national rugby union team and the Australia national rugby union team. Every match will be carried out in Japan, the stadium to be held …

Football (soccer)

Dream came true! Kashima Antlers win Atletico Nacional & go Final

The FIFA Club World Cup Japan 2016 has started from December 8 in Japan. In this competition, the winners of this year’s AFC Champions League (Jeonbuk), CAF Champions League (Mamelodi Sundowns), CONCACAF Champions League (Club America), Copa Libertadores (Atletico Nacional), OFC Champions League (Auckland City) and UEFA Champions League (Real Madrid), along with the host nation’s national champions(Kashima …

Rugby

Who is the central player of Sunwolves in 2017 Super Rugby?

On December 12, Japan SR Association announced the Sunwolves’s players for 2017 season, and new jerseys. The Sunwolves are positioned as strengthening of the Japan national team, officially nicknamed Brave Blossoms. In the squad of Super Rugby 2nd year, 21 players of the Japan national rugby union team joined. They played in the 2016 Autumn Internationals and the results were 1 win and …

Golf

What kind of tournament is the Hitachi 3Tours Championship?

On December 11, the Hitachi 3Tours Championship 2016 was held at the Gurissando Golf Club in Chiba Prefecture Japan. This event is the tour competition between Japan Golf Tour, Japan LPGA tour and PGA Senior Tour. And this event is also aimed for charity, Entry income and contestant’s prize money will be donated as charity. The event was handicapped to …