Archive for the 'Japan' Category

April 23rd, 2012
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Video :: Japanese Tsunami Soccer Ball washes up in Alaska, USA

via usnews.msnbc.msn.com: A volleyball and soccer ball that washed ashore on an Alaskan island may be the first pieces of debris to arrive in the United States from last year's tsunami in Japan. They were spotted by radar technician David Baxter and his wife translated writing on the soccer ball and traced it back to a Japanese school in an area ...
April 6th, 2012
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Instagram Friday from BP_TOW

Check out some pics from a the week of the life of TOW and our extended family, and take a look at how a Winger moves after the jump..... * I was super on one last week and didn't get a chance to post on Friday, I apologize for that - but we are back and it was a busy week for the team. Hit the jump and enjoy a week in our lives.... (more...)
April 1st, 2012
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Video :: #USWNT vs. Japan Highlights [+ Alex Morgan Equalizing Goal] – Kirin Cup

USWNT vs. Japan : Scoring Summary JPN – Yukari Kinga (32') USA – Alex Morgan (73') Highlights of the USA's 1-1 tie with Japan at the Kirin Cup in Sendai, Japan. Alex Morgan grabbed the tying goal for the USA in this rematch of the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup Final. Check out the highlights after the jump..... (more...)
March 26th, 2012
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Pia Sundhage Names U.S. WNT 23-Player Roster for Two Matches in Japan

via ussoccer.com U.S. Women’s National Team head coach Pia Sundhage has named a 23-player roster that will travel to Japan in early April to compete in the Women’s Kirin Challenge Cup against 2011 FIFA Women’s World Cup champion Japan and Brazil. GOALKEEPERS (3): Nicole Barnhart, Ashlyn Harris, Hope Solo DEFENDERS (9): Rachel Buehler, ...
February 14th, 2012
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Video :: “Tokyo: a walk down Memory Lane: via the Guardian

via theGuardian on youtube: "Omoide Yokoch? - Memory Lane - developed as the eating quarter after the second world war. David Levene checks out old school Japanese delicacies such as salamander, loach and viper wine. It's all good for the stamina! * I gotta get to Tokyo Check out the feature after the jump..... (more...)
February 10th, 2012
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US Women’s National Team set for matches against Japan and Brazil in Chiba, Japan : Women’s Kirin Challenge Cup

via ussoccer.com The U.S. Women’s National Team will travel to Japan for early April matches against the 2011 FIFA Women’s World Cup champions and Brazil, taking on the hosts at Yurtec Stadium in Sendai on April 1 before traveling south to face the Brazilians on April 3 in Fukuda Denshi Arena in Chiba. In the newly created three-nation ...
December 19th, 2011

UEFA President Michel Platini Presents 500,000 Euro Check To Japanese Football Association

via UEFA UEFA President Michel Platini today handed over a cheque for €500,000 from UEFA to the Japan Football Association (JFA) president Junji Ogura on the occasion of the FIFA Executive Committee meeting in Tokyo. The presentation of the cheque is a further symbol of UEFA's support for the Japanese people following the terrible damages ...
December 5th, 2011

A Lambo, 8 Ferrari’s and a 3 Benz’s get in an chain reaction car accident in Japan :: and I cried a little bit.

Daddy's Lambo : Yelawolf "Eight Ferraris and a Lamborghini were among the vehicles involved in a chain collision of luxury cars on a Japanese expressway Sunday. They'd been heading to a motor festival in Hiroshima." See the aftermath after the jump..... (more...)