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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
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Sep 5, 2011
University of Hawaii hopes to form bond with Japan
Hosting a regular-season college football game abroad would certainly have an impact, but the University of Hawaii is seeking more than just that.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Sep 5, 2011
MLB scouts doing due diligence on Fighters' Darvish
The press box at QVC Marine Field isn't exactly state-of-the-art. Upfront are three sections of long desks topped with aging, faded wood looking out onto the field from ground level, behind a net and tinted glass. The rear resembles a school cafeteria, with an old television resting on a filing cabinet...
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Sep 1, 2011
Darvish cruises to 16th victory of banner season
While the sky was dark as a typhoon was approaching, Yu Darvish gave his club a long awaited clear-cut victory.
Japan Times
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Aug 23, 2011
Hawaii mulling NCAA football game in Japan
Perhaps the idea is like a third-and-1 at this point, but the University of Hawaii is trying to make it a first down.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jul 24, 2011
All-Star Sato honored to pitch in hometown
For Yoshinori Sato, this is such a special All-Star Series.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jul 21, 2011
Darvish outduels Tanaka for 13th victory
The Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles did a nice job putting a run on the board first against mighty Yu Darvish.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Jul 4, 2011
B-Corsairs prepare to make maiden voyage in bj-league
The Yokohama B-Corsairs had arguably the most successful draft in the bj-league last month, selecting a pair of standouts in guard Kenji Yamada and Senegalese center Pape Mour Faye.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Jul 2, 2011
Hamaguchi takes reins in Kyoto after six seasons in Sendai
With conflicting emotions, Honoo Hamaguchi decided to move forward and take on a new challenge.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Apr 28, 2011
Karakawa strikes out 12 to tame Buffaloes
The wind was wildly blowing in from the shore. Mostly, it troubled the Orix Buffaloes. Meanwhile, the Chiba Lotte Marines took advantage of their home field's trait as they have always done.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Apr 21, 2011
Orimo still chasing Olympic dream
Forty-year-old star shooter Takehiko Orimo has achieved pretty much everything he could've possibly hoped for in his stellar career in the Japanese hoop scene.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Apr 20, 2011
Japan national hoop squad beefs up competition before important qualification tournaments
The Japan Basketball Association and men's national team head coach Thomas Wisman have selected a bigger group of players to spark more intense competition inside, while having them peak at the right time.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Apr 13, 2011
Eagles chairman Mikitani enjoys day at the park
Golden Eagles chairman Hiroshi Mikitani is a widely known top entrepreneur in Japan. But Tuesday, he was so emotional as his ballclub finally opened its 2011 season after the massive earthquake hit the franchise's home city, Sendai.
Japan Times
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Mar 28, 2011
Kokura finds inspiration, strength on football field
After the game, Noriko Kokura was going to end her life.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Mar 27, 2011
Point guard Sako, 'Japan's Mr. Basketball,' decides to retire
It's always sad when a great player calls it quits. Especially a guy like Kenichi Sako, who was called "Japan's Mr. Basketball" over the years.
Rugby
Mar 24, 2011
Foreign rugby players stay to help
After the ravaging earthquake and tsunami, and with the ongoing radiation issues at the Fukushima nuclear plant, there seems to be no end to the exodus of top import athletes in baseball, soccer and basketball.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Mar 18, 2011
Regular-season play begins again for bj-league
Nearly a week after the devastating destruction in Tohoku due to the 9.0-magnitude earthquake and tsunami that killed several thousand people, followed by the Fukushima nuclear plant's ongoing radiation crisis, the bj-league has decided to resume competition this weekend to lift people's spirits.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Mar 1, 2011
Aoki sets sights on playing for national team
Since the bj-league was enveloped under the umbrella of the Japan Basketball Association last year, there have been casual talks regarding who from the league could play for the national team.
Japan Times
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Feb 24, 2011
Tono set to recapture past glory on gridiron
A man once called a football "phenom" has risen once again.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Feb 22, 2011
Sawaguchi still trying to find his way in bj-league
When the bj-league was introduced in Japan's hoop scene six years ago, Makoto Sawaguchi was only 13 years old and not aware of the brand-new circuit.
Japan Times
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Feb 6, 2011
Steelers trainer Iso believes family atmosphere big part of team's success
Ariko Iso, the Pittsburgh Steelers' Japanese athletic trainer, wasn't quite sure what sort of differences she notices when comparing the last two Super Bowls she experienced while with the 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.
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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