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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
Apr 19, 2012
Sea Horses rally past Alvark to win Game 1 of JBL Finals
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Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Apr 18, 2012
Former American high school teammates Matsui, Ito help create winning atmosphere for Toyota
This Toyota Motors Alvark team is a completely different team than the one that exited the floor in a losing fashion in the JBL championship series four years ago.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB
Mar 30, 2012
Seattle trainer Griffin impressed by Japanese players' work ethic
When you've been in the game a long time, you learn a thing or two.
BASEBALL / MLB
Mar 29, 2012
Ex-pitcher Hasegawa offers insight on Ichiro, Mariners
In the final week of March, they're usually playing the preseason games. So why give 100 percent at this time of a year?
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Mar 22, 2012
Waku leaves comfort for American dream
Working for a big, stable company while playing as a top football player in Japan, Kenzo Waku could have had a nice, easy life if he had stayed where he was.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB
Mar 16, 2012
Female knuckleballer Baker makes mark on diamond
When she was 7 years old, Chelsea Baker switched from playing softball to baseball because her older brother, Gary, was playing the latter.
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Mar 13, 2012
Fujiwara, Shigetomo head marathon squad
Tokyo Marathon runnerup Arata Fujiwara and Osaka Women's Marathon champion Risa Shigetomo topped the bill as the Japan Association of Athletics Federations announced the national marathon squad for this summer's London Olympics on Monday.
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Feb 28, 2012
UFC hopes to shake up Japan fight scene
In the fourth round, Benson "Smooth" Henderson caught the neck of Frankie Edgar in a guillotine, and it looked so tight. But somehow Edgar, the UFC lightweight champion, escaped.
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Jan 30, 2012
Japanese coaches soaking up NFL experience during Pro Bowl week
Though the NFL players and coaches at the Pro Bowl are in relaxed mode with their season wrapped up, a pair of Japanese coaches are as serious as can be, trying to absorb every moment of this valuable opportunity.
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Jan 17, 2012
Japanese players chase NFL dream
Former Dallas Cowboys scout Larry Dixon believes that as the world is getting smaller through globalization, there will one day be a Japanese player in the National Football League — though he can't guarantee when.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Jan 10, 2012
Alvark end SeaHorses' domination
The Aisin SeaHorses certainly showed their potential with a powerful rally late in the game.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Jan 9, 2012
Sunflowers capture fourth-straight Empress' Cup
The JX Sunflowers once again proved that they are the queens of the floor, giving their opponent Denso Iris a tough lesson.
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Jan 4, 2012
Obic Seagulls repeat as Rice Bowl champs
No quitting and no panicking. Those are championship qualities, and the Seagulls proved they have both in Japanese football's annual showcase event.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Dec 30, 2011
Nobeoka Gakuen captures third title of 2011
Mission accomplished. And Nobeoka Gakuen achieved that feat in dominant fashion.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Dec 29, 2011
Sapporo Yamanote captures another title
Sapporo Yamanote head coach Masamitsu Kamishima said he had an open ticket for a flight back to Hokkaido, so his team could go back to the northern island at anytime.
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Dec 23, 2011
Kinoshita's play made big difference for Seagulls in X Bowl
To be a star athlete, you don't necessarily have to play well all the time. You only need to rise to the occasion.
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Dec 21, 2011
Nadeshiko Japan takes top sports award
As perhaps much expected, Nadeshiko Japan was the face of the 2011 sports scene in Japan.
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Dec 5, 2011
Obic, Fujitsu advance to final
Shun Sugawara threw three touchdown passes and scored another on the ground as the Obic Seagulls took advantage of six turnovers to rout the Kajima Deers 45-20 on Sunday in the semifinals of the X League playoffs.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Nov 23, 2011
Hawks overcame obstacles to win title
Mission accomplished.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Nov 19, 2011
Hawks look to Wada to close out Japan Series at home
Fukuoka Softbank Hawks second baseman Yuichi Honda will celebrate his 27th birthday on Saturday.
Who needs AI when you have Hatsune Miku?
Over the first six months of 2024, a handful of songs using Vocaloid singer Hatsune Miku’s voice have enjoyed widespread attention, underlining a global interest in the character and the technology she represents.
Harry Kewell fired by Yokohama F. Marinos
Yokohama F. Marinos coach Harry Kewell before an Asian Champions League match against Ulsan Hyundai, in Ulsan, South Korea, on April 17
Statue of A-bombed Japanese girl in Seattle stolen
The Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes statue in Seattle's Peace Park. The statue was reported missing on Friday by the city government of Seattle.
'Super spicy' potato chips land Japan students in hospital
High school students were taken to hospital in Tokyo on Tuesday after eating "super spicy" potato chips.
Yen’s woes seem too big for even a BOJ hike this month to solve
The Bank of Japan headquarters in Tokyo
The neurological disorder that 'kills culture'
Akiko Trush says her experience with the neurological disorder dystonia left her feeling like she wanted to chop her own hand off.
How to beat Japan’s summer heat in ways better for the planet
Tenugui towels hang up to dry at a dyeing company in Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, on May 8. The durable and versatile tenugui, which many people have in their homes, can be used in many ways to cool one’s body.
After Trump shooting, U.S. presidential race might take a violent turn
United States Secret Service Counter Snipers stand guard on a rooftop during a campaign rally for U.S. President Donald Trump in Avoca, Pennsylvania, in 2020.
No AC this summer? No problem (for me).
Think air conditioning is a requirement for a Tokyo summer? Think again.
She’s paying ¥1 million to help behind the scenes at the Paris Olympics
Mai Tarumi, who previously volunteered at the postponed Tokyo Olympics in 2021, has a travel budget of ¥1 million for her trip to volunteer at the Paris Games.

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