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Kaz Nagatsuka
Kaz Nagatsuka is a staff writer covering Japanese sports, including Japanese professional baseball, basketball, American football and individual sports. He has covered big sporting events such as the World Baseball Classic, the NFL Super Bowl and soccer's World Cup.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Jan 7, 2013
Rolle sparks Mitsubishi in All-Japan quarterfinals triumph over Toshiba
Mitsubishi forward/center Magnum Rolle scored a game-high 29 points to lead the Diamond Dolphins to a 75-67 victory over the Toshiba Brave Thunders in the men's quarterfinals of the annual All-Japan Basketball Championship at Yoyogi National Gymnasium on Sunday evening.
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Dec 14, 2012
Murofushi, Olympic teammates honored at JAAF Athletic Awards
The 2012 track and field season witnessed so many fresh-faced youngsters come into the spotlight, especially at the London Summer Olympics.
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Dec 11, 2012
Former Colorado linebacker Beatty Jr. finds new life with Seagulls
Speaking on the field with a chilly breeze blowing in early December, Obic Seagulls defensive end Byron Beatty Jr. joked that it was actually like "a nice day in Colorado."
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Dec 3, 2012
Seagulls, Deers advance to Japan X Bowl
Obic quarterback Shun Sugawara completed 10 of his 14 passes for 143 yards and two touchdowns behind a steady defense as the Seagulls seized a spot in the Japan X Bowl for the third straight year with a 24-10 win over the Nojima Sagamihara Rise at Yokohama Stadium on Sunday.
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Nov 20, 2012
Quarterback Den still going strong at 46
At age 46, Masamitsu Den is still addicted to the game of football.
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Nov 14, 2012
Super bantamweight Nishioka announces retirement
Having gone through some difficult times, Toshiaki Nishioka's boxing career wasn't exactly what he originally thought it would be when he entered the ring at age 11.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / NPB NOTEBOOK
Nov 2, 2012
Yoh motivated by possibility of trip to Busan
Stretching on the field hours before Thursday's Game 5 of the Japan Series, Hokkaido Nippon Ham outfielder Daikan Yoh smilingly said that he hoped to go to South Korea.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / NPB NOTEBOOK
Nov 1, 2012
Former boxer Sugiya not interested in watching son, Fighters at ballpark
Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters youngster Kenshi Sugiya and his father, Mitsuru, are a unique father-son tandem. Both of them have been professional athletes.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / NPB NOTEBOOK
Oct 31, 2012
Giants on both sides of Pacific stand tall together
You could call it a coincidence, but going into Game 3 of the Japan Series on Tuesday there was a chance something uncanny could happen in baseball on both sides of the Pacific.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 30, 2012
Fighters' Takeda doesn't back down from pressure
On Sunday night, Masaru Takeda was the last man standing for the Fighters in their 1-0 loss to the Yomiuri Giants.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / NPB NOTEBOOK
Oct 29, 2012
Fighters skipper Kuriyama maintains light mood after opening setback
Despite a lopsided 8-1 loss to the Yomiuri Giants in Game 1 of the Japan Series, Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters manager Hideki Kuriyama came out in front of the media throng in a cheerful mode before Sunday's Game 2 at Tokyo Dome.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / NPB NOTEBOOK
Oct 28, 2012
Murata enjoying first playoff appearance
Perhaps Shuichi Murata is the one who's psyched up the most on the 21-time NPB champion Yomiuri Giants in the Japan Series.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 20, 2012
Fighters eliminate Hawks, advance to Japan Series
The Fighters simply preserved their momentum from the previous days, and the reigning Japan Series champion Hawks had no clue how to bounce back.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 19, 2012
Nioka proves value to Fighters in pivotal at-bat
Once a Yomiuri Giants star shortstop, Tomohiro Nioka's game is limited to minimum duties now.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 19, 2012
'Lucky Seven' Itoi carries Fighters to brink of Japan Series
For the second night in a row, Yoshio Itoi bashed the ball beyond the fences. And with it, the Fighters are one win away from reaching their first Japan Series in three years.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 18, 2012
Fighters grind out win in Pacific League opener
With teams playing cautiously, postseason ball often tends to be an endurance contest.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 11, 2012
Yamamoto named Japan's manager for WBC
Without a captain, a boat can't depart from port.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Oct 11, 2012
No regrets for Lang after rejecting Duke
Antonio Lang said he had a chance to become an assistant coach for his mentor Mike Krzyzewski at his alma mater Duke University, but chose instead to stay in Japan to be an assistant for the Mitsubishi Diamond Dolphins.
Japan Times
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Oct 4, 2012
Ex-UCLA QB Craft happy to be in Japan
Even though he fell short of reaching the NFL, former UCLA quarterback Kevin Craft doesn't curse his past, but rather, embraces it.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Oct 2, 2012
JBL looking to go out with a bang
With its 2012-13 campaign getting under way this weekend, the Japan Basketball League, which will be rebranded as the National Basketball League next fall, promises to entertain the fans as much as possible in its final season under the old name.
Tokyo Metro’s overseas efforts begin in earnest with London deal
Tokyo Metro will soon have a role in the running of London's Elizabeth Line, a major train route serving the U.K.’s capital city and environs.
Man charged with murder allegedly made victim date other men for money
A car carrying suspect Ryotaro Masuda, who was indicted for allegedly beating his 25-year-old girlfriend to death, leaves the Shibuya Police Station in Tokyo on Thursday.
Russia fired experimental ballistic missile at Ukraine, Putin says
Ukrainian firefighters work on a spot following an airstrike in Dnipro on Thursday.
Ex-yokozuna Kitanofuji dies at 82
Yokozuna Kitanofuji enters the ring during the May 1970 grand sumo tournament in Tokyo.
The slow-burn success of ‘A Samurai in Time’
A 19th-century warrior gets struck by lightning and wakes to find himself in 21st-century Kyoto in Junichi Yasuda’s surprise hit “A Samurai in Time.”
Shohei Ohtani wins National League MVP award
Shohei Ohtani celebrates after hitting a three-run home run against the Padres during the National League Division Series at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles last month.
The slow-burn success of ‘A Samurai in Time’
A 19th-century warrior gets struck by lightning and wakes to find himself in 21st-century Kyoto in Junichi Yasuda’s surprise hit “A Samurai in Time.”
Around a quarter of Japan married couples in their 20s met through dating apps
A survey released by an organization promoting “Good Couples Day” shows that 24% of couples in their 20s met their marriage partner through a dating app.
'Tokyo Swindlers': Get deep into the minds of real estate con artists
In Ko Shinjo's "Tokyo Swindlers," a group of con artists manipulates real estate giants into falsified deals within the highly competitive, quick market.
Japan, U.K. and Italy discuss inviting more countries to joint fighter project
A new concept model of a next-generation fighter jet to be jointly developed by Japan, Britain and Italy is on display in Farnborough, Hampshire, in July.

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