Category Archives: Sport

Nakizumo – Sumo Wrestlers Making Babies Cry!

Posted on May 6, 2010 by tokyofox

This event, which took place behind Senso-ji Temple in Asakusa, was one of those ‘Only in Japan’ occasions and featured a couple of sumo wrestlers holding a baby each with the winner being the first one (the baby, not the … Continue reading →

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10 Years On…

Posted on March 2, 2010 by tokyofox

Last weekend saw Manchester United win the League Cup which incredibly means that its ten years since Leicester became the first Wembley cup winners of the 21st century. That win for us in the final (ensuring European qualification) followed by the … Continue reading →

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TF Film Review: Invictus (2009)

Posted on February 2, 2010 by tokyofox

Nelson Mandela was one of those names I grew up hearing quite often without actually knowing too much about him. Difficult to believe now but when I was a child I only knew the name from Nelson Mandela Park in … Continue reading →

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Our Own Private Tour Of The Stadium In Yokohama Which Hosted The 2002 World Cup Final

Posted on July 13, 2009 by tokyofox

It’s fair to say that seeing Japan co-host the World Cup in 2002 had some bearing on my decision to want to come here to live. At the time I was on the dole so could devote more hours to … Continue reading →

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Tokyo Olympic Museum

Posted on July 5, 2009 by tokyofox

With my home country getting ready for the 2012 Olympics and my adopted country hoping for a chance to host the 2016 games I decided to hit the Olympic trail the other Friday and visit my second museum in two days. Following the previous … Continue reading →

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We Are The Champions!!

Posted on April 22, 2009 by tokyofox

I raced home from work last Monday night (April 13th) to catch the end of Leicester versus Leeds United on Sky which was streamed live on live footy doctor. It culminated with a fantastic finale which, coupled with Peterborough’s defeat later that … Continue reading →

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Malaysia 2008: Borneo Pt III (Bonus) – A Very Costly Error

Posted on July 10, 2008 by tokyofox

So there I was with a couple of other guys waiting to get a bus at about 10.30am from the roadside cafe in Kota Kinabatanagan where I had also been dropped off on the way to my jungle adventure. No … Continue reading →

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Back Down The City

Posted on January 10, 2008 by tokyofox

On the 29th of December I made my long awaited return to see Leicester City take on Charlton at Filbert Way more commonly known as the Walkers Stadium. My last game nearly three years ago ended in a draw as … Continue reading →

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Its A ‘P Yes P’ For Me

Posted on November 30, 2007 by tokyofox

Never thought it would happen to me but a couple of weeks ago I only went and bought the new slim n’ light PSP and with it the Fifa Soccer ’08. Now i haven’t owned any type of game-playing machine since the Amstrad CPC 464 … Continue reading →

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Grampus Eight Up My Appetite For Any More J-League Football!

Posted on November 20, 2007 by tokyofox

This site has the tagline of ‘the Leicester fan in Japan’ but rarely mentions anything to do with the team I’m exiled from. That’s not really going to change in this article but there are two vague references! The inaugural … Continue reading →

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