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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.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / WORLD BASEBALL CLASSIC
Mar 7, 2009
Murata's homer sparks Japan, raises slugger's confidence
He was "the man" — as he is called in Yokohama — and wiped away his doubters' question marks about him.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / WORLD BASEBALL CLASSIC
Mar 5, 2009
Relaxed ace Darvish gets to grips with ball
When Yu Darvish was surrounded by hordes of reporters and asked whether his condition was developing favorably, the sole answer he gave them was: "I think so."
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / WORLD BASEBALL CLASSIC
Mar 4, 2009
Players devote extra time to WBC preparations
With two days remaining until the start of the World Baseball Classic, Team Japan held a light two-hour workout in the indoor facility of Jingu Gaien in Tokyo's Shibuya Ward on Tuesday afternoon. Due to cold weather, the team practiced there instead of holding its workout outside at Jingu Stadium.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / WORLD BASEBALL CLASSIC
Mar 3, 2009
Vexing slump has Ichiro searching for answers
There is no argument that Ichiro Suzuki will again be the star attraction for the Japanese team in its hunt for consecutive championships in the World Baseball Classic, but right now he isn't even a supporting cast member.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Feb 27, 2009
FIBA promotes unity between Japan's leagues
Desperate times call for desperate measures, someone once said. And it's safe to say these are desperate times for the Japan Basketball Association.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Feb 23, 2009
Grouses coach Ishibashi maintains passion for winning
It's quite easy to locate the 210-cm Takatoshi Ishibashi on the floor during a basketball game, and it won't take too long to see when he's in agony.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Feb 21, 2009
Holtz happy to coach Notre Dame alumni in 75th anniversary game
What a summer it will be for American football fans in Japan.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Feb 18, 2009
Kitajima, Ueno get glitzy awards
Kosuke Kitajima and Yukiko Ueno have each added another shining item to their prized collections.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Feb 11, 2009
Hobbs embraces challenge of being Japan new men's hoop coach
The Japan Basketball Association officially introduced former University of Alabama coach David Hobbs as the new men's national team head man on Tuesday.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Feb 10, 2009
Kojima makes mark as Bucs cheerleader
There have been many Japanese-born cheerleaders in the NFL. But Tomoko Kojima has arguably reached the highest point among them, mainly because she's been there longer than anyone and has truly been accepted as a core member.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Jan 31, 2009
Iso's incredible journey takes her back to Super Bowl
The NFL powerhouse Pittsburgh Steelers have been there and done that.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Jan 15, 2009
'Twin Towers' looking to rise even higher
While Japanese basketball may be floundering, there's still some hope at the individual player level. This was demonstrated in the just wrapped-up All-Japan Championship (Emperor's Cup) 2009 final.
BASKETBALL
Jan 13, 2009
Sea Horses strike early to defend hoops title
It wasn't the most fitting game for the final, but in a sense the highly-defensive contest showed the weight of the annual Emperor's Cup title.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Jan 12, 2009
Diminutive Shimura making big impact in first season with 89ers
TOKOROZAWA, Saitama Pref. — All he scored was two points that night. But he came out of the locker room heavily icing his feet and ankles as if he was a player who had scored 20.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Dec 29, 2008
Ritsumeikan prepared to go through former hero to win national title
Quarterback Tetsuo Takata is talked about as if he's a historical figure for Ritsumeikan University's football program.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Dec 26, 2008
Ishikawa scoops award
Golf sensation Ryo Ishikawa received a huge present on Christmas Day and flashed his signature bashful smile one last time before the end of the year.
MORE SPORTS
Dec 1, 2008
Defending champ Impulse crushes Oaks to advance to Japan X Bowl
The reigning X League champion Panasonic Electric Works Impulse came through at both sides of the ball as it crushed the Onward Oaks 44-17 in the second round of the Final 6 playoffs in front of a crowd of 4,267 fans at Yokohama Stadium on Sunday afternoon.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Nov 7, 2008
Frosty reception greets Giants at Seibu Dome
TOKOROZAWA, Saitama Pref. — At this time of year, particularly after sunset when the games are played, it feels almost like winter rather than fall at the area around the wood-surrounded Seibu Dome.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Nov 6, 2008
No-frills Suzuki favors substance over style
TOKOROZAWA, Saitama Pref. — It was a career game for Takahiro Suzuki in Game 3 of the Japan Series.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Nov 5, 2008
Nakajima, Sakamoto possess similar skills
TOKOROZAWA, Saitama Pref. — While the Yomiuri Giants and Seibu Lions were tied at one apiece entering Tuesday's game, and playing merciless, hard-nosed baseball in the ongoing Japan Series, there are two young men who appear to be enjoying this prestigious stage.
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.
Russia fired experimental ballistic missile at Ukraine, Putin says
Ukrainian firefighters work on a spot following an airstrike in Dnipro on Thursday.
Ishiba aggravates his own political failures with diplomatic faux pas
Prime Minster Shigeru Ishiba is greeted at the APEC summit in Lima by Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Friday. The Japanese leader was criticized for remaining seated while meeting several world leaders at the event.
Japan's 3.31 million visitors in October set monthly record
Kiyomizu Temple in Kyoto in December 2023. Famous autumn leaf colors contributed to increased tourism demand last month from many markets across Asia, Europe and North America, the Japan National Tourism Organization has said.
Japan ranks last in romance satisfaction for second straight year
In a survey of 31 countries, Japan ranked last in terms of those who felt loved, with just 51% of respondents saying so.
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.
Haruki Murakami's 'The City and Its Uncertain Walls' gives deep deja vu
For “The City and Its Uncertain Walls,” translated into English by Philip Gabriel, Haruki Murakami confronts the ghosts who won't leave him alone.

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