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“Tell them that those who survived were those who ran” - I’ve never done an interview like this before, with tsunami survivor Nodoka Kikuchi, who I met by chance in Kamiashi

Kamaishi was incredible today, never seen anything like it. Here’s Scott Fardy talking about the community, the club, the World Cup, and why today felt so unreal...

I also stumbled into Michael Leitch’s old school, Yamanote High, to learn how they do it in Japan. Vea, the big no8 who showed me around, might just be playing for Japan when the next World Cup comes around...

“It should not be a sport for bullies or brutes but a sport of possibilities, in which teams have to combine strength, speed, agility, intelligence and will”

An odd encounter with two of the great men of Japanese rugby. Daisuke Ohata left me for dead, just like he used to do everyone else...

Have been lucky to cover Augusta, Lord’s, and Headingley this summer, but I’ve never seen anything quite like what Japan did in Yokohama last night...

So in an unexpected twist it seems like this article from last night's match is being read and shared by lots of people in Japan...

So, with help from Shoko OK: 私の記事を翻訳していただきありがとうございますTaiga INAMI そして共有して読んでくださった日本の皆さんに感謝しています。昨日の試合は、とても特別な試合であり、私はあの試合について、記事にすることができ非常に幸運でした。準々決勝も楽しみにしています

This week's column from out here in Japan, on being baffled in the dairy aisle at midnight, baseball, 'bloody urine', and the pros and cons of the world's toughest work ethic. Owes a debt to RobertWhiting'sJapan classic You Gotta Have Wa, one of my very favourite sports books

ライブ速報：ラグビーW杯準々決勝、日本対南アフリカ theguardian.com/sport/live/201…

The fabulous Barrett boys: New Zealand’s humble rugby superstars. By Andy Bull theguardian.com/sport/2019/oct… #RWC2019

Live from Yokohama last night, a vain attempt to capture one of the great English victories in the minutes after it had finished. The landscape of the game looks and feels pretty different this morning.

Tried to get at some truths about this England team, who they are, and what they're playing for.

This England.

This is about a man I met in Yokohama who was told four years ago that he had months to live, what he chose to do with them & why...

Pleased as punch and hugely proud for Hadley Freeman Good Girls is an incredible book, the best she's written yet.

#BensLegacy Massive thanks to all the individuals and teams who have supported and helped promote the “If In Doubt, Sit Them Out” message over the last 10 years. The love of a child is a great driving force ♥️ Without your brain there is no game 🧠

Jeremy Alexander, who has died at the age of 81, was a Guardian sport mainstay for 57 years. An engaging reporter, charming person and fastidious subeditor, he will be greatly missed. theguardian.com/sport/2023/jun…

This, by my old pal & colleague Robert Kitson, is exactly what you want to be reading in the next few weeks. It doesn’t flinch from telling a few home truths, but is full of the fun of the game and will remind you of everything you loved about it to begin with.

In CONCUSSED I report on the tragic case of Ian Tucker and reveal he had suffered previous brain damage. I also give credit to and acknowledge fellow journalists and campaigners who helped me begin reporting on concussion in sport back in 2013. Because it’s the right thing to do.