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SPORTS / SPORTS SCOPE
Feb 10, 2008

Ruling in Powell case latest example of NPB ineptitude

"Only in Japan."
CULTURE / TV & Streaming / CHANNEL SURF
Jan 27, 2008

Extreme and odd sports, teacher drama, real-life childbirth drama

One of the longest-running game shows on Japanese TV is "Tokyo Friend Park" (TBS, Monday, 6:55 p.m.), where veteran announcer Hiroshi Sekiguchi sets a team of celebrities unusual physical challenges.
Reader Mail
Dec 6, 2007

Tired of the same old commentary

There are too many "multi-commentators" on Japanese TV programs. I'm talking about people who comment on various subjects. Are they experts on all of these subjects?
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Nov 3, 2007

Hillman bids farewell to Fighters

NAGOYA — The Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters have hired a proven winner in Masataka Nashida to manage the team next year. That's good because the Trey Hillman era will be a tough act to follow.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Nov 1, 2007

Fighters help to put smile on fan's face

SAPPORO — Takako Miura says she beats her two plastic sticks together so hard when rooting for her beloved Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters that she almost breaks them.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 30, 2007

Darvish receives prestigious accolade

NAGOYA — Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters pitcher Yu Darvish was outstanding this season. So it's no surprise that the accolades have started rolling in.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / 2007 NPB PLAYOFFS
Oct 28, 2007

Tanishige's hot bat, steady leadership spark Dragons during postseason

SAPPORO — More than a century of postseason baseball has taught us many things, including this somewhat conspicuous lesson: A guy who struggles in the regular season suddenly can delivered a bigger, better effort during the playoffs.
BASEBALL / BASEBALL BULLET-IN
Oct 21, 2007

Denver fan from Japan proud of Kazuo Matsui, Rockies

I knew we would hear from Ken Shimada, the Japanese fan living in Colorado who always boasts about Kazuo Matsui and the Rockies. Ken's most recent e-mail states:
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / 2007 NPB PLAYOFFS
Oct 19, 2007

Fighters move to Japan Series

SAPPORO — Trey Hillman said that hitting home runs was not the Fighters' style. He may be right, but Fernando Seguignol sure did look stylish doing it.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / 2007 NPB PLAYOFFS
Oct 17, 2007

Glynn comes up with goods

SAPPORO — With the Chiba Lotte Marines threatening to take control of the series, the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters were looking for a good game out of starting pitcher Ryan Glynn. He responded with the game of his life.
BASEBALL / BASEBALL BULLET-IN
Oct 14, 2007

Will CL champion Giants be rusty after 15-day layoff?

The Yomiuri Giants will host the winner of the on-going Stage 1 of the Central League Climax Series when Stage 2 of the CLCS begins Oct. 18 at Tokyo Dome.
JAPAN
Oct 9, 2007

'Bullet tours' bringing South Koreans for shopping

and Bae Seung Wan visit the Takashimaya department store in Tokyo's Shinjuku Ward. They traveled to Japan on a "bullet tour" via Japan Airlines chartered flights for an 18-hour stay in the capital on Sept. 26. KYODO PHOTO
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / CLOSE-UP
Oct 7, 2007

Nahoko Yamazaki: Off-stage woman stars in men's theater world

Just as in the realm of politics, in the arts world — and here, particularly regarding the performing arts — different countries adopt different policies depending on their historical and economic circumstances.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 6, 2007

Fans fuel Fighters' bid for another Japan Series

SAPPORO — Forty-two thousand, two hundred and twenty two. That's the listed maximum capacity of Sapporo Dome. Apparently somebody forgot to tell the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters fans.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Sep 24, 2007

Tanaka bids Tokyo Dome a fond farewell

Barring a meeting with the Yomiuri Giants in the Japan Series, Hokkaido Nippon Ham's Yukio Tanaka played his final game at Tokyo Dome on Wednesday night against the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles and he went out with a bang.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Sep 20, 2007

Darvish backed up by offense as Fighters down Eagles

Yu Darvish wasn't as dominant as he usually is but with the Fighters' offense clicking for once he didn't have to be.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Sep 12, 2007

Reliever Fujikawa plays big part as Tigers storm to CL lead

The Hanshin Tigers' win over the Yomiuri Giants in a thrilling 10-inning, five-hour affair left one radio announcer speechless on Sunday at Tokyo Dome.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel / WALKING THE WARDS
Sep 7, 2007

Booking uphill in Bunkyo

Walkers in Bunkyo Ward won't get far before their legs let them know the place has hills — lots of them. A Bunkyo Civic Center official concurs: "We've named 113 slopes, but there are even more."
BASEBALL / BASEBALL BULLET-IN
Sep 2, 2007

Central League makeup schedule to include pivotal games

Japan's Central League announced its schedule of make-up games to be played between Sept. 27 and Oct. 6, and the calendar is loaded with matchups that will decide the seeds for the postseason playoffs. Included are two Yomiuri Giants home games that were never even on the docket and one game at Nagoya...

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