Category Archives: Sport

My 1st Time at Madame Tussaud’s Waxwork Museum

Posted on August 18, 2014 by tokyofox

One of the things that my mother-in-law wanted to do in London was to visit this very famous and hugely popular waxworks museum. I have to say that I’d never had too much enthusiasm for going to this place which … Continue reading →

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Tokyo Fox’s FIFA World Cup 2014 Overview

Posted on July 14, 2014 by tokyofox

Brazil 2014 promised to take this big world event to a country which really is the heartbeat of the FIFA World Cup and though it was fairly disastrous for England (and Japan) the tournament was much better than four years … Continue reading →

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World Cup Opening Titles: Japan/Korea 2002

Posted on June 7, 2014 by tokyofox

Whenever there’s a World Cup on the horizon the media tend to look back at past tournaments and so, as a Japanese based website, this as a good opportunity to look back at the 2002 tournament which Japan co-hosted alongside neighbours … Continue reading →

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Leicester City Shop in Bangkok Airport!

Posted on March 25, 2014 by tokyofox

Obviously the title of this piece gives the answer away but just about everyone is surprised to hear that its Leicester City, and not Manchester United, Liverpool or Chelsea, who are the English football team allocated the most space in … Continue reading →

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The “5th” Tennis Grand Slam of The Year Took Place In Tokyo & I Was There!

Posted on September 27, 2013 by tokyofox

Tennis is a bit of a strange sport in this country. So many people say they play it and courts always being booked up seems to prove that. Many of my students profess to being interested in the game yet … Continue reading →

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Tokyo To Host 2020 Olympics

Posted on September 8, 2013 by tokyofox

The trains weren’t exactly abuzz this morning with locals excitedly discussing the fresh news that came from Argentina during the night time but being almost-silent on public transport is how things are done here anyway. The local population’s poor support … Continue reading →

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Watching Urawa Reds Host Arsenal in the Saitama Challenge Cup Final

Posted on July 26, 2013 by tokyofox

Friendlies are, and always have been fairly pointless games to watch. I have known this for a long, long time but that hasn’t usually stopped me from going to watch these games but an absence of football in the Summer … Continue reading →

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Teaching Kids To Read Via A Penalty Shoot-Out!

Posted on June 8, 2013 by tokyofox

You’d think that after the penalty heartbreak suffered by Leicester City in the Play Offs last month that the last thing on my mind would be more penalties but this is a game to be used as an additional resource … Continue reading →

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Sick As A Parrot!

Posted on May 24, 2013 by tokyofox

Not only was I feeling sick as dog recently but I had to suffer the double whammy of also feeling sick as a parrot (if I can use such a sporting cliché!) after witnessing a heartbreaking end to Leicester City’s … Continue reading →

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Dining Out: Croc-ing Out At A Cameroon Restaurant

Posted on November 16, 2012 by tokyofox

It’s fair to say that I have been to a wide range of international restaurants in Tokyo recently. Of course there are many, many French, Indian, Italian, Thai, Spanish restaurants among other popular ones but I have been seeking out … Continue reading →

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