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Urayasu D-Rocks  Head Coach – Greig Laidlaw Laidlaw took over the Head Coach role from South African Johan Ackermann at the club who was in charge as the side was promoted to division one for the upcoming Japan Rugby League One season which is due to start in December 2024 Ackerman has now moved into the Team Advisor role with Laidlaw’s the only English voice to be heard along with Takuma Asahara and Satoru Endo as the two other assistant coaches Ross previously played in Japan for the NTT Shining Arcs from 2011–2020 (the former rendition of the existing D-Rocks) as well as in his homeland of NZ and in the US He played for both the NZ Maori and the All Blacks “We are back into the First Division in the [JRLO] and it’s a great challenge ahead playing the best teams of this competition We look forward to seeing you at the stadium A big part of our theme is to connect and let’s connect together as a team and as a unity to support Greg and the team for this big challenge lying ahead and we look forward to seeing you all at the stadium.” “The vision I want to create and the environment for the players to have is a place to come and really strive to be the best version of themselves and that connection part is very important to myself and to the team We want to be connected between players and coaches I feel that’s an important part of the history of NTT teams is going to be a vital part of how we succeed.” He spoke of his excitement about the squad and players they have but stressed that “an important part of that is we want to have good people as well as good players That’s a very important part of our environment So I am looking forward to trying to develop good people as well as good players.” He was very focused on ensuring his job is to make the team the best they can be and he is relishing the mix of young exciting Japanese players with some more experienced overseas players my job to allow the players to express themselves on the rugby field and give them the real confidence to do that I’ve had a lot of experience over the years and working with different coaches so it’s now time for me to really draw on that experience and try and lead that into my coaching career.” Ren Iinuma (scrumhalf) was introduced as the club captain continuing on from last season He played really well last season and he led the team really well….He very much deserved that spot.” So striking that balance with the players and with coaches and to really set that environment from day one in preseason – the players have worked extremely hard and it’s been really good.” Sign Up for the Rugby Asia 247 Newsletter Now To Receive the Latest Asian Rugby News (coming soon) Feature Photo Credit – Urayasu D-Rocks  Head Coach – Greig Laidlaw As part of the video clips shown at the press conference Laidlaw was introduced to the playing squad where the Scot told them “I think we’ve got extremely talented players in the room looking forward to seeing the good progress going forward.” He said of his role as a young coach “What’s fun is challenging the players and passing my knowledge onto the players and just working closely with them and developing relationships from my experiences of travelling the world and different cultures I think that the most important thing is you understand the people first in the country.” He expanded on the path ahead in the Q&A at the session in front of the Japanese media “Everybody in the club’s extremely excited and I’m probably going to need that because it will be difficult at times as well We’re going back into the top league and we’re obviously going to be playing against the best teams in Japan and the players are looking forward to that challenge.” the Head Coach said that they would need to keep developing right across the board but he signalled our the forward pack “We need to develop in terms of being really tough We did really well last season in terms of the promotion/ relegation games and our forwards stood up We’ll need to develop over 18 games this season to be steely and tough The JRLO side has signed seven new players including Springbok Rugby World Cup 2023 winner backrower Jasper Wiese as well as key players ahead of next season Two of the current squad are with the Brave Blossoms in the Pacific Nations Cup; Shuhei Takeuchi and Samisoni Tua Greig Laidlaw is confident and optimistic and said “I think you have to set your aspirations high Top six [in the JRLO] is what we’ve talked about but it’s going to be a difficult season I’m completely aligned with the players in terms of where we want to go The Japanese side has a number of pre-season games inked in for October and November 2024 before the JRLO gets underway where they are based in Division 1 Conference A The full Urayasu D-Rocks press conference can be seen here although there was no English for the Japanese spoken parts A one-stop shop which covers everything in Asian rugby interviews with the movers and shakers and grassroots drivers No 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Chiba – The city government of Urayasu has called for caution after a series of monkey sightings in four locations in the city including on the grounds of Tokyo Disney Resort on Tuesday please disable the ad blocking feature and reload the page This website uses cookies to collect information about your visit for purposes such as showing you personalized ads and content By clicking “Accept all,” you will allow the use of these cookies Users accessing this site from EEA countries and UK are unable to view this site without your consent A monkey was spotted at Hinode Kita Park in the city at around 6 a.m an emergency call was made to report a monkey wandering along the roadway near Urayasu South Prefectural High School a call came in to the police that a monkey was walking on the street in front of a bus company in the city a monkey was spotted in an employee area on the TDR grounds in the Maihama district of the city Since guests are not allowed to enter the area decided to share information about the incident with employees but not make an announcement to guests Our weekly ePaper presents the most noteworthy recent topics in an exciting © 2025 The Japan News - by The Yomiuri Shimbun Please enable JS and disable any ad blocker The new Fantasy Springs theme area at Tokyo DisneySea opened on Thursday offering visitors the chance to experience the world of films including "Frozen." also based on "Peter Pan" and "Tangled," is the eighth themed port in DisneySea after a ceremony in front of its entrance attended by around 100 people chosen by lottery from the park's fan club and others Mickey Mouse and Minnie Mouse also showed up "A fantasy world that no one has ever experienced welcomes you We can say this is one of the world's greatest masterpieces," Yumiko Takano chief executive of the park's operator Oriental Land Co. In the ride named Anna and Elsa's Frozen Journey visitors board a boat that moves back and forth guiding them through the story of the film "Frozen." Peter Pan's Never Land Adventure features a boat ride with an immersive 3D experience of the world of pirates "I felt like I was flying in the sky," said 10-year-old Rino Nishimura who visited the park in costume with her parents from the western Japan city of Yamaguchi The new area has multiple fountains decorated with rocks engraved with various Disney characters It has restaurants designed like castles and other locations from popular films as well as a 475-room hotel themed on Disney classics like "Beauty and the Beast" and "Bambi." Visitors to the new area are required to buy a Disney Premier Access pass or obtain a free standby pass in addition to an entrance ticket to Tokyo DisneySea Oriental Land invested about 320 billion yen ($2 billion) to build the new area covering approximately 140,000 square meters expanded by around 20 percent through the addition of the new area the operator aimed to open the section in fiscal 2022 but postponed it due to the novel coronavirus pandemic Tokyo Disney Resort rides stop after power outage, no one injured DisneySea reveals new Fantasy Springs area to open in June DisneySea reveals new hotel in Fantasy Springs area to open in June To have the latest news and stories delivered to your inbox Simply enter your email address below and an email will be sent through which to complete your subscription Please check your inbox for a confirmation email Thank you for reaching out to us.We will get back to you as soon as possible Please view the main text area of the page by skipping the main menu. 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Our editors will review what you’ve submitted and determine whether to revise the article The completion of a rail line (1988) between Tokyo and Urayasu further stimulated the city’s commercial and industrial development The city is also served by the Wangan Expressway part of a highway system encircling the bay Today's print edition Home Delivery Tokyo DisneySea on Thursday opened its new Fantasy Springs area featuring popular Disney movies within the theme park in Urayasu The new area has three zones where visitors can experience the worlds of Disney movies "Frozen," "Tangled," and "Peter Pan," along with four attractions where the top-end rooms cost over ¥340,000 per night.googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1499653692894-0'); }); Mickey Mouse and Minnie Mouse appeared at the opening ceremony in the morning which celebrated the launch of Fantasy Springs with fireworks and fanfare "With its overwhelming worldview and its beauty and power created with extreme attention to detail it is one of our best masterpieces we can be proud of anywhere in the world," said Yumiko Takano visitors need a free Standby Pass that designates the time they can visit an attraction or a paid Disney Premier Access allowing them to choose the time of their visit Visitors can download Standby Pass or Disney Premier Access through the Tokyo Disney Resort smartphone app after entering the theme park A woman in her 60s from Tochigi Prefecture enjoyed "Anna and Elsa's Frozen Journey," a water ride attraction that takes visitors through events of "Frozen." She said with a smile Oriental Land invested some ¥320 billion in the 140,000-square-meter area its largest investment since Tokyo DisneySea opened in 2001 Oriental Land expects that the Fantasy Springs area will increase its annual revenue by about ¥75 billion helping the company achieve record consolidated earnings in the year ending in March 2025 In a time of both misinformation and too much information quality journalism is more crucial than ever.By subscribing Your subscription plan doesn't allow commenting. To learn more see our FAQ Sponsored contents planned and edited by JT Media Enterprise Division by Matthew Wood  Tuesday 2 July 2024 Urayasu D-Rocks have announced the signing of World Cup winning Springboks number eight Jasper Wiese for the 2024/25 season Wiese was recently part of Premiership club Leicester Tigers having joined them in 2020 and was a key member of the Premiership winning side in 2022 The 28-year-old started his career in 2016 and was part of Griffons before making his Super Rugby debut with Cheetahs in 2017 He made his Springboks debut in 2021 and has 27 Test caps to his name Wiese also was part of the 2023 Rugby World Cup winning squad of South Africa He will join former Springbok and now coach Johan Ackermann at the club who saw the side promoted to division one next season "I am very excited to be a member of the Urayasu D-Rocks," he told the club's official website "I am looking forward to being a part of the squad and will play my best in every game to help the team win "I will do my best in every game to contribute to the team's victory Wiese is currently serving a six-week ban which has ruled him out of South Africa's Tests against Ireland and Portugal along with the opening two games of the Rugby Championship against the Wallabies next month Your browser does not support JavaScript, or it is disabled．Please check the site policy for more information Chiba Prefecture--The city government here has announced it will start considering concrete plans to introduce a lodging tax for guests staying overnight in the city The municipality intends to use revenues from the tax to improve tourism-related infrastructure It will set up a review committee comprised of academic experts business operators and other professionals in fiscal 2024 to determine a start date the tax amount and other details while coordinating with the central and prefectural governments “I think it will take at least one year to introduce (the tax),” said Urayasu Mayor Etsushi Uchida particularly around Tokyo Disneyland and Tokyo DisneySea About 8 million guests a year stayed overnight in the city before the COVID-19 pandemic Infrastructure improvements are required for the area surrounding JR Maihama Station while emergency services for guests also need to be updated Lodging taxes have been introduced by the Tokyo metropolitan government and the Osaka prefectural government ranging between 100 yen ($0.66) and 1,000 yen per person per night Tokyo Disney Resort celebrates Christmas with merry events Ski resort town Niseko plans fixed-rate lodge tax on guests Castle to mark 400th year with offer of free overnight stays Halloween event kicks off at Tokyo Disneyland first time in 2 years Information on the latest cherry blossom conditions Please right click to use your browser’s translation function.) A series based on diplomatic documents declassified by Japan’s Foreign Ministry Here is a collection of first-hand accounts by “hibakusha” atomic bomb survivors chefs and others involved in the field of food introduce their special recipes intertwined with their paths in life A series about Japanese-Americans and their memories of World War II In-house News and Messages No reproduction or republication without written permission Japanese version Japanese version FORMER LEINSTER BACK Chris Cosgrave has signed for Japanese club Urayasu D-Rocks on a short-term deal as he makes a return to professional rugby 23-year-old Cosgrave was released by Leinster last summer and has been playing for Terenure College RFC in the All-Ireland League this season The versatile back attracted plenty of interest upon leaving Leinster and had trial spells with French side Racing 92 and English club Bath It’s understood that potential permanent deals were complicated due to regulations regarding non-French players and the salary cap Cograve continued to play with Terenure but is now making the move to D-Rocks who are based in the Japanese city of Urayasu Coached by former Scotland international Greig Laidlaw D-Rocks have had a tough start to the League One Division 1 season with one win in their opening seven games after being promoted to the top flight The D-Rocks squad includes players like Samu Kerevi It’s believed that Cosgrave is joining the club as injury cover for the remainder of the League One season Cosgrave came through St Michael’s College in Dublin and impressed for the Ireland U20s before advancing into the Leinster academy Capable of playing across the entire backline and a good goal-kicker he earned seven senior appearances for the province He scored two tries for Leinster in a promising 2022/23 campaign with a particularly impressive outing in a thrilling comeback win against the Lions in South Africa in April 2023 but his final season with the province was ruined by injury Losing Cosgrave – who has also played for the Ireland 7s team – will be a blow for AIL club Terenure who have already seen highly influential forward Harrison Brewer leave for Japan recently The lock/flanker joined third-division club Kurita Water Gush Akishima as injury cover for the rest of this season Brewer has already started two games in the second row for Water Gush Sean Skehan’s Terenure are second in Division 1A of the AIL as they look to bounce back from last season’s defeat to Cork Con in the final But Cosgrave will hope this move to Japan is just the start of relaunching his professional career Access to the comments facility has been disabled for this user Create an email alert based on the current article a large-scale spa entertainment facility with 38 baths including a pure hot spring will be hosting some special events this the summer the open-air bath features a replica of the inner palace of Edo Castle The seven pillars around the bath are actually aquariums holding colorful goldfish meant to symbolize these Edo-period women is a great spot to take a selfie with the goldfish Another selfie spot is the huge garden-themed terrarium located in the main area of the facility Projection mapping will light up the biggest bath three times a day between July 13 and September 30 The popularity of the projection mapping show is second only to that of the foam party which is held twice daily on weekends and holidays between July 14 and September 2 For more information, visit PR TIMES (Japanese only) National Report Chiba Prefecture—With a month to go before the much-awaited grand opening a charming new area of Tokyo DisneySea here opened for a media preview on May 7 is divided into three parts inspired by the beloved Disney films “Frozen,” “Tangled” and “Peter Pan,” respectively Among the castle ramparts and pastel villages which takes visitors on a trip to the kingdom of Arendelle accompanied by famed songs from the films The 320-billion-yen ($2.07 billion) project will expand DisneySea by around 20 percent making this the largest extension since the theme park opened in 2001 which also runs the neighboring Tokyo Disneyland reached 618.4 billion yen in sales in the fiscal year ending in March 2024 The company expects the new area to generate an additional 75 billion yen in annual revenues New offering at Tokyo DisneySea will have ‘Frozen’ water attraction Disneyland to launch rebuilt Space Mountain ride in 2027 Defense Ministry to request another record-busting budget The earthquake that struck Japan on March 11 will be remembered primarily for the devastating tsunami it created The quake itself did remarkably little damage to buildings in most areas These are places built on land reclaimed from the sea the soil in these areas acted like a liquid People at Shoppers Plaza in a Tokyo suburb called Urayasu got to see liquefaction up close. Amateur videos shot just after the earthquake show people milling about the mall's paved courtyard sections of the courtyard begin to pulse and heave "The ground was moving sideways," says Teiko Kato she had grabbed the shop's most valuable orchid and ran outside the watery mud had covered much of the courtyard the ground level dropped as much as a foot manholes were being pushed up out of the earth Kato says she was terrified because she knew what was going on It was more than just an earthquake — it was liquefaction The shaking from the earthquake was allowing sand and water underground to rise and things on the surface to sink Kato's shop and everything around it is built on land that used to be part of Tokyo Bay; this sort of reclaimed land is highly vulnerable to liquefaction so Kato and her family had moved in despite the risk "We came with dream to have new shining life in nice area," she says The shaking caused by the earthquake triggered liquefaction which allows sand and water underground to rise a lot of engineers have visited Urayasu to figure out precisely what happened a civil engineer from the University of California who was there on behalf of a group called Geotechnical Extreme Events Reconnaissance Boulanger says what happened in reclaimed land around Tokyo Bay is the same thing that happens when you mix beach sand and water in a pail and shake it "Soil takes on the appearance of being like a liquid and that's where the term liquefaction comes from," he says Boulanger has studied liquefaction damage from the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake in California which affected San Francisco's Marina District — an area also built on reclaimed land But the damage around Tokyo bay was much worse He says that's because the Japanese earthquake was much more powerful and went on for a very long time "the strong shaking was over in 10 or 15 seconds," he says "whereas at some of these sites the shaking is going on for minutes." created an uneven buckling and settling of roads and the surface That may be the reason even small houses in Urayasu were damaged he says lighter structures built on concrete slab foundations tend to float even as the ground beneath them becomes like quicksand "One of the things we'd never really seen before were very light structures settling and tilting by amounts we hadn't really seen in other earthquakes," Boulanger says Takako Utsunomiya lives in one of those structures — a two-story home in an upscale part of Urayasu On an afternoon several weeks after the earthquake Utsunomiya is sweeping the path from her front door as two masked workers shovel mud from a walkway beside the house The house is still intact on its concrete slab "It's really tilted and distorted," Utsunomiya says "you feel dizzy because the floor is tilted." the nearest water is a temporary pipe two blocks from her home She says she was warned about liquefaction when she moved to this area 20 years ago "We knew that our house is on the reclaimed land and even the city office informed us," she says But she was surprised that the damage could be so severe All the damage in Urayasu offers some lessons for the future There was much less damage at nearby Tokyo Disneyland which is also built on reclaimed land — that's because Disney spent a lot of money to pack down the loose soil before building a theme park on it Become an NPR sponsor Chiba Prefecture--After countless challenges and difficulties since its opening Tokyo Disneyland recently celebrated its 40th anniversary here with its unchanging ideas of offering heartfelt hospitality and thorough safety measures which has become Japan’s premier theme park as the “Kingdom of Dreams and Magic,” continue to inherit and pass on the high standards of the park to the future “We will continue working at this park every day as hard as we did on our opening day with the hope that each of our guests will have a drawer full of cherished memories of their time here in their minds,” said Naoyuki Tsunezumi (Tokyo Disneyland’s operator) before the amusement park was opened Tsunezumi said he can still vividly remember the landmark date of April 15 About 3,000 visitors were waiting for the park’s opening in front of the gate of the park’s main entrance although it was drizzling out Tsunezumi was responsible for the management of the Pirates of the Caribbean indoor boat ride one of the facility’s main attractions at the time He saw his workplace troubled by a succession of problems a strict security system for the ride would detect minor splashes of water via sensors which would then suspend the attraction’s operations staffers had to push boats ashore to evacuate passengers on three occasions in one day “None of us had sufficient expertise in the beginning,” recalled Tsunezumi “New issues emerged every day to force us to repeat the process of trial and error.” Another challenge was overcoming skepticism among those around him that Tokyo Disneyland would be successful because people in Japan were unfamiliar with the concept of theme parks characterized by well-arranged ambience He thought people might get bored within a single visit Hoping to drive the anxiety out of his mind Tsunezumi devoted himself to improving the establishment’s safety standards He made it a habit to make a daily patrol of the park’s grounds in search of flawed facilities from two hours before opening combined with the work from others at Tokyo Disneyland contributed to the operator accomplishing its target of drawing 10 million visitors annually as soon as a year after the theme park opened 600 ride vehicles and parts from the attractions at Tokyo Disney Resort are overhauled each year in a specialized factory Maintenance personnel are permanently stationed on the facility grounds as well The commitment to security of Tokyo Disneyland was most exemplified during the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake as an official in charge of disaster response arranged for staff to tell 70,000 visitors to Tokyo Disney Resort to remain calm during the emergency Stuffed toys were tentatively distributed as substitutes for safety headwear drawing high praise for the “divine decision” on social media Tokyo Disneyland’s commitment to safety “constitutes our unique form of hospitality that cannot be found elsewhere,” said Tsunezumi Many have been so enchanted by not only the sense of security Tokyo Disneyland brings them but also staffers’ warm welcomes that some visitors have gone as far as to join the park’s workforce went there on many occasions while pregnant with her daughter Sekiguchi found it difficult to ride certain attractions during her childhood as she did not like loud noises seemed to be full of joy to her because Sekiguchi loved the smiles that staffers showed her when she rode through a jungle-like area on a steam locomotive called the Western River Railroad Sekiguchi began working part time at Tokyo Disneyland during her college days and became a permanent employee there in February 2020 following graduation Sekiguchi offers guidance to her junior employees “My hope is that I can become a portion of someone’s fond memories like those staffers in the past at the Western River Railroad were for me,” she said The widespread use of the internet and smartphones has changed the way visitors spend time at Tokyo Disneyland over the course of 40 years Taking photos and posting them on social media is one such idea that has changed how people experience the parks Tsunezumi keeps taking on the role of a photographer when he makes his rounds as the park’s shift operation manager He commits himself to snapping as good a picture as possible by taking a photo again and again though visitors in bygone days would have been content with poorly taken ones with film cameras describing them as “just part of the good memories.” Tokyo Disney Resort debuts new ‘Beauty and the Beast’ area Chiba Prefecture--Tokyo DisneySea’s newest port set to open June 6 will offer attractions that can’t be found at any other Disney theme park around the world “We have created a new world of Disney fantasy that we can boast about to the world,” said Yumiko Takano during the commemoration ceremony held on Feb “We believe it will be a one-of-a-kind place that attracts global attention.” With less than 100 days to go until Fantasy Springs opens Oriental Land unveiled scale models and images of the nearly completed entrance to the area and other parts of the attractions to the media The new port consists of three areas inspired by popular Disney films including Frozen Kingdom based on “Frozen,” Rapunzel’s Forest featuring the world of “Tangled” and Peter Pan’s Never Land in addition to the park-integrated Tokyo DisneySea Fantasy Springs Hotel Visitors will be greeted by a magical spring surrounded by rock sculptures featuring Disney characters at the port’s entrance tavern and other structures from the movies faithfully re-created at the new port guests can feel like they’re entering the world of Disney animation Restaurants in each area will serve hamburgers brownies and other food and drinks reflecting the worldview of each film In addition to a ticket to Tokyo DisneySea guests will need a Standby Pass (free) or Disney Premier Access (paid) to enter Fantasy Springs Disneyland’s $60 billion expansion means parks in Hong Kong and Shanghai are only getting bigger Chiba Prefecture--Tokyo Disneyland opened a new area themed on the Disney film “Beauty and the Beast” here on Sept 28 that had been delayed from April due to the novel coronavirus pandemic One Tokyo 10-year-old girl gave it a big thumbs-up “The characters were so nice because they look like the real ones It was also amazing that the music was the same as in the movie,” said Konatsu Ito who came to the park during a school holiday with her family and a friend “But before getting something to eat or visiting the attractions designed to immerse visitors inside the world of the movie is carrying out preventive measures against the virus Its new area reproduces the town depicted in the movie The main attraction is “The Enchanted Tale of Beauty and the Beast,” which is inside a 30-meter-high castle visitors ride "magical" teacups that move along to music and pass through well-known scenes from the movie The number of visitors is currently restricted for new attractions to avoid congestion People who wish to visit them must make a reservation through a lottery system by using a special app after entering the park Reservations are also required to enter restaurants and shops Tokyo Disneyland and DisneySea have been experiencing tough times due to the coronavirus pandemic They reopened on July 1 for the first time in about four months but have limited the number of visitors to less than half the usual capacity as an anti-virus measure and canceled major events and parades Reopened Tokyo Disneyland’s new virus rule: No hugging Mickey Universal Studios Japan lifts entry 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No reproduction or republication without written permission. a Thai-owned sportswear company that produce high quality sports garments and sole official licensee for production of the Thai international football jersey signed an agreement to become the sole official licensee for production of the Bardral URAYASU jersey for 3 years from 2017-2019 This agreement makes Warrix the first Thai brand to be trusted by one of the top three clubs in the Futsal League of Japan demonstrating the high quality of Warrix’s products that meet international standards led by Mr. Wisan Wanasaksrisakul Managing Director, and Bardral URAYASU the leading F-League Futsal Club from Chiba (Japan) led byMr. Ryusei SHIOYA jointly signed the agreement at a signing ceremony held at Golden Tulip Sovereign Hotel Bangkok Rama 9. At the event General Secretary of The Football Association of Thailand under Patronage of His Majesty the King and Mr. Adisak Benjasiriwan together with Thai and Japan national team players honorably witnessed the signing ceremony. Warrix also announced its production plans for manufacturing premium futsal shoes for Japanese players and new designs of futsal shoes for Thai teams.      DSI denies intimidating senatorial candidates in Amnat Charoen over voting collusion Thailand ready to negotiate peace in the South, says Defence Minister Mapping the New World Order: Any Venture into a Changed Economic Landscape Needs a Guiding Light PM Paetongtarn affirms Thaksin was genuinely ill  Govt waives permit requirement for rooftop solar panels under 20 kg/m²  The renewal of Kenji Hamaoka's Urayasu Tekkin Kazoku manga launched in the 16th issue of Akita Shoten's Weekly Shōnen Champion magazine on Thursday under the title Appare! Urayasu Tekkin Kazoku (Bravo! Super Radical Gag Family) The title was chosen from suggestions submitted by readers The slapstick gag comedy follows a second-grade boy named Kotetsu Ōsawagi and his misadventures with his family and friends in Urayasu City Hamaoka launched the original Urayasu Tekkin Kazoku (Super Radical Gag Family) manga in Weekly Shōnen Champion in 1993. The 31-volume manga spawned two sequels: the 28-volume Ganso! Urayasu Tekkin Kazoku from 2002 to 2010, and the previous Maido! Urayasu Tekkin Kazoku, which began in 2010, and ended on March 1 Akita Shoten published the 23rd compiled book volume of Maido The official website for Atsuko Ishizuka and Madhouse's original anime film Goodbye, Don Glees! revealed on Tuesday that it has cast Kana Hanazawa as the character Chibori "Tivoli" Urayasu a classmate on whom protagonist Rōma has a crush and she has never been in the same class as Rōma she sees Rōma carrying a single-lens reflex camera at an extracurricular class she suddenly moves overseas before graduation due to her parent's work The story centers on the two boys named Rōma and Toto The boys meet when Rōma moves from Tokyo to the countryside Toto was supposed to move out to Tokyo for school but on the summer of their first year of high school who invites them to "view the world from above." When Rōma and Toto follow Drop they become involved in a forest fire that gets blamed on them and go off in search of a missing drone that has evidence of their innocence life-changing journey that culminates in Iceland The film will be Ishizuka's first original anime film Ishizuka commented that the film will be set in Iceland saying that "after reaching Antarctica" in her previous anime A Place Further Than the Universe she opened a map and looked for the opposite extreme from Antarctica "Far west of Eurasia lies an isolated island that marks the far reaches of the Atlantic." She added that the story will center on a 15-year-old child on the verge of adulthood as summer vacation begins The film's teaser visual appears to show Guðjón Ketilsson's sculpture of a phone box comemmorating the 100th anniversary of the opening of the first international telegraph cable in Iceland Both Ishizuka and Yoshimatsu worked on A Place Further Than the Universe a 2018 television anime about four girls who jump on an opportunity to join an Antarctic expedition for their own complicated reasons. Crunchyroll streamed the series as it aired Sources: Goodbye DonGlees film's website, Comic Natalie The article you have been looking for has expired and is no longer available on our system Japanese version Guests should feel as if they’ve stepped into a world where toys might just come alive when they visit the Toy Story Hotel that will open at Tokyo Disney Resort on April 5 which operates Tokyo Disney Resort in Urayasu unveiled to the media on Tuesday the new Disney hotel themed on the “Toy Story” animated movie series Featuring an exterior that looks like it was made of toy blocks in bright colors like red the hotel is designed to provide guests with the experience of entering the realm of toys The 11-story hotel has 595 guest rooms inspired by the bedroom of Andy With wallpaper of white clouds on a sky blue background the rooms are furnished with objects reminiscent of items from the movie On the grounds of the hotel are statues about 4 meters high of popular characters from “Toy Story” such as Woody and Buzz Lightyear The hotel said it hopes guests will fully enjoy the worldview of this hotel as if it were created by Andy and friends from his toys Japanese version Bardral Urayasu Las Bonitas claims first National title at the JFA 16th Japan Women's Futsal Championship The final match day of the JFA 16th Japan Women's Futsal Championship took place on Monday 4 November where Bardral Urayasu Las Bonitas (Kanto1/Chiba) claimed their first Japan Women's Futsal Championship title in their 18 year club history With both of the semi-final fixtures kicking off at 10:00 a.m. pitch A of Ishikawa Sports Center featured a matchup between Hachinohe Gakuin University (Tohoku1/Aomori) and Bardral Urayasu Las Bonitas The match started with Urayasu taking control of the ball possession as Hachinohe Gakuin dropped deep to defend their goal Following the opening goal scored by Urayasu’s NAKAI Hitomi in the third minute Hachinohe Gakuin started to pickup their pace in offence as they earned a penalty kick at the end of the first half but the spot kick was denied by Urayasu’s goalkeeper With TANAKA Chihiro scoring a goal in the 21st minute to double the lead for Urayasu League side earned their spot into the final with a 2-0 victory a rematch from last year’s final took place as SWH Ladies Futsal Club (Kansai2/Hyogo) and arco-iris Kobe (Kansai1/Hyogo) squared off against each other It was SWH Ladies who scored the opener in this Hyogo derby as FUJIE Saki captured the goal in the fourth minute as KADOI Megumi and KOMURA Misato each scored a goal in the sixth and ninth minute respectively giving the defending champions a 2-1 lead at halftime SWH Ladies levelled the match in the 16th minute With both sides showing great defence to deny each other’s opportunities the match entered penalty shootouts to determine the winner While SWH Ladies converted all three spot kicks their goalkeeper YAMAMOTO Ayaka denied Kobe’s third kicker to send her side into their second straight final Urayasu’s coach YONEKAWA Masao made a bold move as he changed his starting line-up for the first time in this tournament and started a line-up featuring defensive players Urayasu played man-to-man coverage from the halfway line to shutout the SWH Ladies offence who consists with the nation’s top offensive players With the match entering the second half scoreless SWH Ladies made efforts to break through the defensive tactic showcased by Urayasu but struggled to find ways to create opportunities The deadlock was broken in the 37th minute when Urayasu scrambled to win the ball deep in the SWH Ladies territory allowing HIRAI Narumi to strike a shot from close range The shot deflected off Yamamoto’s hand before capturing the upper corner of the goal SWH Ladies initiated their powerplay and the team came within inches to level the match but the shot taken by EGUCHI Mika was denied by the goal post With Urayasu showcasing a persistent effort until the final whistle giving Bardral Urayasu Las Bonitas their first ever Japan Women's Futsal Championship title in franchise history Coach (Bardral Urayasu Las Bonitas)We started players with high defensive skills so we felt like we would have our chance to win if we can hold off the opponent’s power-set and it turned out that our tactic was very effective in today’s match we managed to keep the opponents away from our goal I was going to take full responsibility if we lost the match with this tactic I am also relieved by the fact that our team has finally won a title ITO Kaho (Bardral Urayasu Las Bonitas)I am so happy that we were able to win the title We normally apply pressure from our front line but today we played defence from the halfway line It didn’t necessarily mean that we were playing passively because we still played with the full intention to apply pressure to our opponents We managed to play patiently and execute our game plan League and the Regional Champions League left for us this season so we hope to win the triple crown by winning these two titles EGAWA Ryo (SWH Ladies Futsal Club)With Urayasu dropping back to the halfway line and playing a man-to-man coverage with great intensity but Urayasu had the upper-hand against us with their tactics so we hope to improve ourselves so that we can dominate our opponents I personally have lost against a team I belonged until last year it gives me more motivation towards next season I must accept this loss and train myself so that we can win against them when we face them at the Women's F KATO Masami (arco-iris Kobe)After our team has changed dramatically since last year everyone worked hard to carry on the traditional futsal style of arco-iris We managed to display quick transitions and showcased great fighting spirit after conceding the opening goal The penalty shootouts are determined by luck we just need to get stronger so that we can win the match within regulations time Tournament Dates: Sat. 2 - Mon. 4 November 2019Tournament Venue: Ishikawa Sports Center, IshikawaTournament Information JFA Youth & Development Official Partner JFA Youth & Development Programme（JYD） Log in for full access to stabroeknews.com Only one active session is allowed per subscriber (Reuters) – Expected tactics of England and South Africa in today’s Rugby World Cup final at Yokohama International Stadium: and selectivity in when to engage in the physical battle England had all of that from start to finish against New Zealand and they will need it again to knock South Africa out of their stride in the final meant New Zealand’s defence always seemed to be scrambling by the time twin playmakers George Ford and Owen Farrell were fizzing passes left and right England’s try after 97 seconds saw half a dozen examples of quick ball but the sweeping move retained its pace because the likes of hooker Jamie George and prop Kyle Sinckler did not slow it down when they got involved England will want more of that for 80 minutes today working the big South African side back and forth again and again hoping to run the legs off them and then penetrate the gaps when they appear The contrast with how South Africa played against Wales in their semi-final was extraordinary — the Springboks were never in a hurry to go anywhere England will try to disrupt that by making a nuisance of themselves at rucks knowing that they could waste precious energy trying to shift some enormous Springboks forwards for often no real benefit Instead they will back themselves to deal with the aerial assault they know is coming Wingers Jonny May and Anthony Watson have shown themselves brave and effective jumpers while fullback Elliot Daly knows this is the day when he will have to prove the doubters wrong over that aspect of his game George Ford will also be bracing himself for the most important defensive test of his career Having seen how South Africa successfully targeted the channel of Wales flyhalf Dan Biggar Coach Eddie Jones has backed him to stand his ground resisting any temptation to return to the meatier midfield option he went for in the quarter-final with Owen Farrell at 10 The Springboks have pretty much reverted to what has worked for them for decades and though they may have the odd trick up their sleeves for the final the selection of six forwards on the bench is an indicator of how they will approach the game one that can be difficult to combat as Wales found in the semi-final Orchestrating the system are flyhalf Handre Pollard and scrumhalf Faf de Klerk a bundle of energy who can also make rugby time stand still when poised at the back of an immovable ruck waiting to send yet another kick high into the sky Then the pace of outside backs Willie le Roux Makazole Mapimpi and the hyper-dangerous Cheslin Kolbe give chase to put receivers under pressure Centres Lukhanyo Am and Damian de Allende are more from the “through rather than around” school of centres but Springboks’ hopes of victory probably depend more on Pollard kicking penalties than his fellow backs running in tries A FREE roundup of top news from Guyana you might otherwise miss The show will premiere on April 10 and air on TV Tokyo, TV Hokkaido, TV Aichi, TV Osaka, TV Setouchi, and TVQ Broadcasting Kyushu The series will have new episodes every Friday which will air a new episode the following week every Monday The cast includes: the son of one of the staff members of the show Sambomaster is providing an original theme song for the series Sources: TV Tokyo, Comic Natalie