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BASEBALL / MLB
Aug 3, 2004

Officials confirm Nagashima's absence

Japanese national baseball team manager Shigeo Nagashima, who is undergoing rehabilitation from a stroke suffered in March, has decided not to travel to Athens to lead the squad at the Olympics later this month, team officials said Monday.
BASEBALL / MLB
Jul 23, 2004

PL boss set for Nozaki meeting

Pacific League President Tadao Koike said Thursday he has scheduled a meeting Friday in Tokyo with Hanshin Tigers President Katsuyoshi Nozaki to discuss moves by many of the Central League baseball clubs to keep the two-league system.
BUSINESS
Jul 1, 2004

Livedoor tries for debt-laden Buffaloes; offer turned down

Livedoor Co., a Tokyo-based Internet services company, announced Wednesday it is trying to purchase the Kintetsu Buffaloes pro baseball team.
BASEBALL / BASEBALL BULLET-IN
Jun 23, 2004

Many questions remain over merger of Buffaloes, BlueWave

July 7 is the date for the big meeting in Japanese baseball. Owners of the 12 Central and Pacific League teams are to get together to decide what will happen with regard to the proposed merger of two PL clubs, the Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes and the Orix BlueWave.
BASEBALL / BASEBALL BULLET-IN
Jun 9, 2004

'Sugoi' Seguignol showing his stuff in rare second chance

Rarely does a foreign player get a second chance at Japanese baseball. If a gaikokujin does not do well and is let go by a Central or Pacific League team, it is not likely he will be picked up by another club in Japan.
BASEBALL / BASEBALL BULLET-IN
Apr 14, 2004

Tale of two trips: 1955 Yankees here weeks, 2004 team days

It has been two weeks since the New York Yankees and Tampa Bay Devil Rays cleared out of Japan following that once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for the Japanese fans to see the Bronx Bombers play official games right here in Tokyo.
EDITORIALS
Apr 4, 2004

The U.S. pastime in Tokyo Dome

Major League Baseball's decision to stage Opening Day 2004 in Tokyo has apparently caused some heartburn back home in the United States, even though it is hardly the first time the U.S. season has opened abroad.
BASEBALL / BASEBALL BULLET-IN
Mar 17, 2004

Fans should decide if Japan pro ball has interleague play

A couple of interesting articles appeared in The Japan Times during the first week of this month, both mentioning interleague play, and it would appear Japanese baseball may finally be moving toward the scheduling of regular-season games between Central and Pacific League teams.
BASEBALL / MLB
Mar 12, 2004

Japan to face Cuba in warm up

Japan's Olympic baseball team will play Cuba in July as a warm up for this summer's Athens Olympics, Japanese baseball officials said Thursday.
BASEBALL / BASEBALL BULLET-IN
Feb 4, 2004

It's now or never for new Giants catcher

The story made headlines on the front page of several Japanese sports newspapers Jan. 25: The Yomiuri Giants in a money trade bought the contract of catcher Katsunori Nomura from the Hanshin Tigers, and just why would the transfer of a back-up backstop who, in fact, did not play a game at the varsity...
CULTURE / TV & Streaming / CHANNEL SURF
Jan 25, 2004

Ichiro Suzuki and Hideki Matsui talk on TBS and more

Earlier this month, South Korea implemented the fourth phase of allowing Japanese popular culture into the country. In 1945, Korea imposed a ban on Japanese cultural products, but from the mid-'90s the country began to relax restrictions. Now, only Japanese animated films and Japanese TV variety shows...
BASEBALL / MLB
Jan 15, 2004

'Little' Matsui is ready for New York challenge

Moving to the major leagues won't be the first big change Japanese star Kazuo Matsui has had to make in his baseball career.
JAPAN
Sep 7, 2003

Daiei seeks IRCJ's assistance to revive Fukuoka operations

Struggling retailer Daiei Inc. has sought assistance from a governmental corporate revival body in the reconstruction of its baseball operations and real estate business in Fukuoka, sources close to the case said Saturday.
BUSINESS
Aug 5, 2003

Daiei to seek revival body's support

Struggling retail giant Daiei Inc. and its four main creditor banks plan to seek support from the state-backed Industrial Revitalization Corp. of Japan for Daiei's so-called Fukuoka business, sources said Monday.
BASEBALL / MLB
Jul 20, 2003

Fighters add to Lions' misery

Angel Echevarria homered twice and Michihiro Ogasawara also went deep as the Nippon Ham Fighters won their third straight and sent the Seibu Lions to a season-worst fifth loss in a row in a 4-2 victory in the Pacific League on Saturday.
SPORTS / SPORTS SCOPE
Jul 18, 2003

Matsui at midseason: Top scout likes what he sees

With the second half of the major league season set to get underway on Friday, I thought now would be a good time to get an expert's opinion on the progress of the New York Yankees rookie outfielder Hideki Matsui.
BASEBALL / BASEBALL BULLET-IN
Jul 9, 2003

Did sports rags hire students to stuff ballot box for Godzilla?

A couple of selections from the mail bag this week.
BASEBALL / MLB
Jun 29, 2003

Furuta rips four home runs

Veteran catcher Atsuya Furuta belted four homers in four at-bats Saturday to lead the Yakult Swallows to a 14-4 victory over the Hiroshima Carp.
BASEBALL / BASEBALL BULLET-IN
Apr 16, 2003

Hardcore Moore a tough customer on the mound and at bat

One of the goals of Hanshin Tigers left-handed pitcher Trey Moore is to keep his batting average higher than his earned run average. You have to take out the decimal points, of course, and so far, he's done a great job both on the mound and in the batter's box in getting off to a brilliant start in the...
BASEBALL / MLB
Mar 25, 2003

Umpires back off threat of Opening Day strike

Japanese baseball umpires, who had threatened a walkout to coincide with the season openers this Friday, have averted a strike, officials of their union said Monday.
BASEBALL / MLB
Mar 8, 2003

Matsui's father confident son can play in majors

Some words of caution from Hideki Matsui's father: His son will adjust to the big leagues, but it may take a little time.
BASEBALL / MLB
Jan 17, 2003

M's, A's matched up in Tokyo

"Godzilla" is now a New Yorker, but Japan will have plenty to cheer about when the baseball season arrives in the spring.
BASEBALL / MLB
Jan 12, 2003

Ueda leads Hall inductees

Toshiharu Ueda, who as manager led the Hankyu Braves to three consecutive Japan Series Championships, was inducted into the Japanese Hall of Fame along with four other notable contributors to the game, baseball officials announced Friday.
BASEBALL / MLB
Dec 4, 2002

Nagashima to manage Japan squad in Athens

Former Yomiuri Giants skipper Shigeo Nagashima was named manager of the Japanese national baseball team on Monday in the run-up to the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens.
BASEBALL / MLB
Nov 20, 2002

Giambi sees big things ahead for 'Godzilla'

As hard as it is to imagine a Japanese ballplayer batting in the heart of the order for the New York Yankees, Jason Giambi won't second-guess Hideki Matsui's potential.
BASEBALL / MLB
Oct 11, 2002

Fighters like American manager, but will he really be given chance?

It finally looks as if Japanese baseball is ready for a change.
BASEBALL / BASEBALL BULLET-IN
Oct 9, 2002

CL, PL awards going down to wire

The Central and Pacific League pennant races were decided weeks ago, but the Japanese baseball season continues until the 12 teams have completed all 140 games on their schedules. The last game is tentatively scheduled for Oct. 18, and the next week-and-a-half of baseball, despite no flag chases, will...
Bluesky is booming in Japan — mainly for reasons other than U.S. politics
According to Similarweb, average monthly user numbers for Bluesky on Android in Japan quintupled in the 12 months to October.
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’s sauna movement: Relax, refresh, repeat
Totopa in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward was picked by consultants TTNE as the best sauna of the year.
AI boom makes 139-year-old cable maker Japan’s hottest stock
Fujikura's headquarters in Tokyo's Koto Ward. The company's share price has surged by more than 400% this year.
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.
Bluesky is booming in Japan — mainly for reasons other than U.S. politics
According to Similarweb, average monthly user numbers for Bluesky on Android in Japan quintupled in the 12 months to October.
Are you leaving your loved ones digital legacies or headaches?
The National Consumer Affairs Center reports a growing number of consultations regarding "digital legacies" — data and online services left behind when people die.
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.
Corporate donations remain sticky point in political reform talks
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba addresses a meeting at the Liberal Democratic Party headquarters on Thursday to discuss political reform.
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.

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