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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
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 28, 2010
American disc jockey Maconachy finds home with Hawks
FUKUOKA — Max Maconachy grew up in Chicago, watching the Cubs and White Sox. But after spending more than a decade in Fukuoka, baseball is the Fukuoka Softbank Hawks for him.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 21, 2010
Poor decisions cost Hawks as much as Marines' spirit
FUKUOKA — The Chiba Lotte Marines have achieved a feat nobody had ever done before — advanced to the Japan Series as a third-seeded team.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 20, 2010
'Miracle Marines' eliminate Hawks
FUKUOKA — The Chiba Lotte Marines' miraculous run continues.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 19, 2010
Marines push Hawks to the limit
FUKUOKA — You just can't leave the stadium or switch the channel when these Marines are playing in this postseason.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 18, 2010
Imaoka giving Marines big spark against Hawks
FUKUOKA — Makoto Imaoka was embarrassed to be surrounded by so many reporters after the game.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 18, 2010
Watanabe, Marines force Game 5
FUKUOKA — The submarine was elusive and the Hawks had no idea how to sink it.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 17, 2010
Hawks edge closer to Japan Series
FUKUOKA — It may not have been the most beautiful way of getting a "W." But winning is all that matters in the postseason, and the Hawks were pleased they did just that.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 17, 2010
Fireman Settsu pours cold water on Marines
Even for a guy who had pitched in half of the entire season, standing on the mound in a playoff game is something different.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 16, 2010
Wada finds rhythm, takes down Marines
FUKUOKA — Tsuyoshi Wada gave his teammates and fans plenty to worry about early on in the game. As it turned out, his performance was almost as good as it gets.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 16, 2010
Sugiuchi reflects on costly mistake
An ace pitcher is expected to lead his team to victory any time.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 15, 2010
Red-clad fans show faith in Hawks
FUKUOKA — Red isn't a part of the Hawks' team colors. But Yahoo Dome was lit up in red on Thursday for the opener of the Pacific League Climax Series final stage.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 15, 2010
Marines outplay Hawks in Game 1
FUKUOKA — Conventional wisdom states that the Hawks are thought to have an overwhelming edge over the Marines with their one-win advantage, plus, with two of the best southpaw pitchers in the game in Toshiya Sugiuchi and Tsuyoshi Wada.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 11, 2010
Satozaki times return to perfection
TOKOROZAWA, Saitama Pref. — Baseball is a sport of repetition. You can easily lose your knack for the game if you don't swing the bat or throw the ball for a while.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 10, 2010
Lotte's Nishioka proves value to club in playoff opener
Tokorozawa Saitama Pref. Tsuyoshi Nishioka was the stabilizer for the Chiba Lotte Marines during the regular season. That's an indisputable fact.
Japan Times
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Sep 16, 2010
Buccaneers cheerleader Kojima revels in captain's role
Numerous Japanese women have crossed the Pacific to the United States to become cheerleaders for NFL teams. But none have reached as high of a level as Tomoko Kojima.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Aug 26, 2010
Chono making most of starting chance with Giants
Yomiuri Giants rookie Hisayoshi Chono stays low-key no matter how he performs and whether he is in the starting lineup or not. All he cares about is how the team does.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / WORLD UNIVERSITY BASEBALL CHAMPIONSHIP
Aug 8, 2010
Cleanup hitter Ito makes solid impact for Team Japan
While Team Japan's pitchers were getting much of the spotlight, some hitters were worthy of attention, too.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / WORLD UNIVERSITY BASEBALL CHAMPIONSHIP
Aug 4, 2010
Japan preps for quarters
KAWASAKI — Shooting for a first-ever gold medal, Japan isn't about to let its guard down against anyone and is treating every contest with a one-game-at-a-time mentality.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jul 17, 2010
Lions' injury crisis allows cubs to bare teeth
TOKOROZAWA, Saitama Pref. — Injuries are an inevitable factor in baseball. It's no different for the Saitama Seibu Lions, who lost some key players last month.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jul 10, 2010
Winning, confidence return to Fighters
The Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters are showing people that once their cogwheels are engaged, they can once again be as good as any other team.
Two of America’s biggest debt holders are dumping Treasurys
The U.S. Treasury building in Washington. Investors in Japan and China sold a pile of U.S. debt in the last quarter, just before the U.S. presidential election.
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.
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.
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.
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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