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Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE FOREIGN ELEMENT
Dec 23, 2013

Secrets, lies, gaffes, glory: 2013 in quotes

A mix of scandals, achievements, political missteps and commemorations highlighted 2013. Here's a rundown of the quotations that shaped the Year of the Snake.
CULTURE / Japan Pulse
Jul 25, 2013

Tweet Beat: #allstar

The All-Star Series hashtags were more widely tweeted than Upper House election ones last week. #TweetBeat
BASEBALL / BASEBALL BULLET-IN
Jul 6, 2013

Several NPB pitchers keeping hitters in check despite altered baseball

OK, so now we know the ball used in Japanese pro baseball games has been changed again and, in spite of the fact there was no initial announcement by NPB, everyone seems happy about the change — except maybe the pitchers.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Mar 29, 2013

2013 Pacific League Preview

Final installment of a two-part 2013 NPB Preview.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / WORLD BASEBALL CLASSIC
Feb 28, 2013

Utsumi raring to go as World Baseball Classic approaches

Tetsuya Utsumi is making an appearance at his second World Baseball Classic, but his role will be a lot more important this time.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Feb 22, 2013

Japan eager to get pitcher Maeda back on track

The big questions on Japan's final day of training camp on Thursday all revolved around the fitness of Hiroshima Carp right-hander Kenta Maeda.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / WORLD BASEBALL CLASSIC
Dec 2, 2012

Samurai Japan to open defense of WBC title on March 2

Kyodo
CULTURE / Japan Pulse
Jul 24, 2012

Today's J-blip: A song for Ichiro Suzuki

'Don't you know, he beats the throw!' Ben Gibbard's indie-pop tribute to Ichiro.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jun 4, 2012

Ramirez still learning, producing on baseball diamond

History has seen lots of baseball players play for long periods of time — Chunichi's Masahiro Yamamoto, in his 29th season, and Jamie Moyer, still pitching in the U.S. at age 49, to name a pair — but no one has yet figured out how to play forever.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Mar 11, 2012

Tanaka earns victory as Japan routs Taiwan in charity baseball game

On the eve of a day sure to bring back a lot of painful memories, the members of Samurai Japan made it their mission to offer a little bit of relief, if only temporarily.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / NPB NOTEBOOK
Jul 18, 2011

Nakamura thriving despite new baseball

Takeya Nakamura is making a mockery of the NPB's new ball.
Reader Mail
Nov 11, 2010

Greater form of loving baseball

I was rather bemused to see my dad almost shout and scream, letting rip a torrent of rich swear words, as he watched the decisive seventh game at Nagoya Dome on Sunday night between the Chunichi Dragons and the Chiba Lotte Marines in the pro-baseball Japan Series. He was apparently rooting for the Dragons...
Reader Mail
Nov 15, 2009

Kudos to Japanese baseball players

Not only Japanese fans are proud of Hideki Matsui (of the World Series champion New York Yankees). I am an Indian who didn't start watching baseball until after coming to Japan. I became a fan of the game and of both Matsui and Ichiro Suzuki (of the Seattle Mariners). I'm so happy to see the marks they've...
CULTURE / TV & Streaming / CHANNEL SURF
Jul 26, 2009

Return of a baseball pro, Beat Takeshi on the state of TV, a man's feminine side

It's no longer a novelty for Japanese baseball stars to play in the major leagues, but few who return to Japan to play have proved as successful as Tadahito Iguchi, who is profiled on "Sports Tairiku" (Sports Continent; NHK-G, Mon., 10:45 p.m.).
Taiwan stuns Samurai Japan to capture Premier12 title
Japan starter Shosei Togo reacts after allowing a three-run home run against Taiwan in the fifth inning of the Premier12 final on Sunday.
Japan and U.S. to form missile plan in case of Taiwan emergency
A U.S. Marine Corps M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) and a Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force Type 12 Surface-to-Ship Missile (12SSM) system are put on display at a symposium at a base in Kisarazu, Japan, in June 2022.
Preparations for Osaka Expo well underway amid lack of excitement
The Grand Ring, a symbol of the 2025 World Exposition in Osaka
Ishiba shelves proposal for liaison offices with North Korea amid rising tensions
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba speaks on Saturday in Tokyo at a rally that was held by a group of families of Japanese citizens abducted by North Korea decades ago to demand the immediate return of all abductees.
'Kohaku' still matters for J-pop bragging rights
Emerging Gen Z J-pop group ME:I will perform on this year's "Kohaku Uta Gassen," national broadcaster NHK’s New Year's Eve spectacle.
How Japan can exit the fossil fuel subsidies it can’t seem to quit
A man walks past a gasoline station in Tokyo on Thursday.
An iconic 32-foot doughnut might give Randy’s an edge in Japan
Randy's Donuts in Inglewood, California. Replicas of the giant doughnut sculpture will be installed, where possible, at shops in Japan.
Tokyo’s newest three-star chef wants ‘harmony across every detail’
British-born Daniel Calvert earned his third Michelin star last month — a stunning achievement considering his restaurant, Sezanne, has only been open for just over three years.
133-year-old Kyushu railway station remains to be partially preserved
The remains of the original Moji Station in Kitakyushu
After Shohei Ohtani bump, Iwate ironware maker sees brighter future
Kaito Kikuchi's decision to send superstar Shohei Ohtani one of his company's traditional ironware tea kettles has paid off with a surge of interest from general consumers.

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