J-sports

Koji Murofushi

jsports — Wed, 23 Jan 2008 16:54:21 +0000

My favorite Japanese hammer thrower is Koji Murofushi.

Koji Murofushi was born October 8,1974 in Numazu.

At the 2004 Summer Olympics, he won the gold medal.

He is cool and nice!!

Koji Murofushi’s official homepage: http://www.kojimurofushi.net/

Momoko Ueda

jsports — Tue, 08 Jan 2008 14:41:05 +0000

Momoko Ueda (born 15 June 1986) is a Japanese pro golfer.

In 2007, she won five victories in total and became the youngest bounty hunter queen at the age of 21.

Momoko Ueda’s official homepage: http://www.momokoueda.com/

Ryo Ishikawa

jsports — Tue, 08 Jan 2008 14:17:30 +0000

Ryo Ishikawa (born 17 september 1991) is a Japanese amateur golfer.

Ryo Ishikawa is very popular in Japan, and he has the nickname ”Smile Prince”.

The Japanese media say that he will turn pro within this month.

He is a hopeful golfer, so turning pro will enchance Japanese golfers’ motivations!

I expect him to become great pro golfer in the future.

Urawa Reds vs. AC Milan

jsports — Wed, 19 Dec 2007 06:54:34 +0000

In the FIFA World Cup Japan 2007, Urawa Red Diamonds got through to the semifinal !

The Urawa Reds, who were representing Japan, played against AC Milan, who were representing Europe.

◆ Urawa Reds ０－１ AC Milan

Volleyball World Cup 2007

jsports — Wed, 12 Dec 2007 06:59:06 +0000

The other day, Volleyball World Cup 2007 was hold in Japan.

Did you enjoy it? I got excited, so I introduce the women’s team of Japan!!

Syoichi Yanagimoto manages this team and has great capability to manage.

Regrettably, the team finished seventh in the Volleyball World Cup 2007.

My favorite player is Yoshie Takeshita who is a setter.

To my surprise, she is only 159 centimeters tall.

Although she is much shorter than other players, she plays an active part in matches!

Beach Volleyball

jsports — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 07:09:17 +0000

Today, I’m going to introduce Miwa Asao who is a Japanese beach volleyball player.

She was born February 2, 1986 and she was active as a volleyball player until the end of high school, after which she started to play beach volleyball.

In Japan, she is very popular with both sexes! Moreover she is a TV performer now.

Her smiles are really cute and sweet, and her sparkling eyes are impressive. So she is called ”the fairy in the the world of beach volleyball”.

Not only her looks but also her volleyball skills are great!

Today she is taking part in international competitions in order to be Japan’s representative in the Beijing Olympics.

Judo

jsports — Tue, 27 Nov 2007 07:07:47 +0000

In Japan, this woman is really famous !

She is a Judo competitor and she is commonly known as ‘Yawara-chan’. Her real name is Ryoko Tani and she comes from Fukuoka, the same as me!

In the 2000 Sydney Olympic Games and 2004 Athens Olympic Games, she won gold medals.

In the World Championships, she won seven times! It is very wonderful!

Do you know this great woman?

You can find more about her here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ryoko_Tani

Shunsuke Nakamura

jsports — Wed, 21 Nov 2007 06:37:35 +0000

Today, a lot of people are interested in football in Japan and some Japanese players have become world famous. For example, Shunsuke Nakamura who currently plays for Celtic in the Scottish Premier League.

Shunsuke Nakamura was born June 24, 1978. In 1997, he joined the Yokohama F･Marinosu. He is one of the most prominent and successful Asian players to have played in Europe.

AI FUKUHARA

jsports — Wed, 21 Nov 2007 00:09:26 +0000

Do you like playing table tennis?

I’m interested in table tennis. It is interesting!

Let’s introduce this girl.

Ai Fukuhara is a Japanese table tennis player, born November 1, 1988 in the town of Sendai.

Grand Prix Series

jsports — Tue, 20 Nov 2007 16:00:20 +0000

Mao Asada

At Grand Prix Series in France, Mao Asada excellently won first prize.

She failed in triple accel in Free Program, but she marked 122･90 points.