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BASEBALL / BASEBALL BULLET-IN
Jul 17, 2011

Four former ballplayers remembered after their deaths

More than 900 foreigners have played in Japanese pro baseball since Wally Yonamine joined the Yomiuri Giants in 1951, and it is always sad to hear when any of them have died. Baseball America and various Internet outlets have reported the recent deaths of four ex-major leaguers who also played in Japan...
COMMUNITY / Voices / HOTLINE TO NAGATACHO
Jul 12, 2011

Boycott sumo, a sport tainted by racist rules

To the Japan Sumo Association:
Japan Times
BASEBALL / HIT AND RUN
Jul 5, 2011

Wins don't paint accurate portrayal of lefty Takeda's season

Hokkaido Nippon Ham pitcher Masaru Takeda may not have the record of an All-Star, but that's exactly what he is.
BASEBALL / BASEBALL BULLET-IN
Jul 3, 2011

Results mixed over years on midseason additions

The interleague season is finished, the All-Star ballots have been tallied and Japan's blazing summer heat has begun to take hold.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Jun 26, 2011

Game changer as advertisers take a sporting chance

Earlier this month, teen golf sensation Ryo Ishikawa was driving his Audi when he was stopped by police and told that his international driver's license, obtained in the United States, was not valid in Japan. It was an innocent faux pas, but Ishikawa was forced to apologize profusely through the media...
Japan Times
BASEBALL / BASEBALL BULLET-IN
Jun 5, 2011

Hurler Houlton helping Hawks fly high this season

The Fukuoka Softbank Hawks have the best record in Japanese baseball through Friday, and one big contributor to the team's overwhelming success this season is American pitcher D.J. Houlton.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Apr 15, 2011

Eagles' Speier humbled by tough 2010 season

Given the circumstances, the majority of baseball fans — the notable exception being Chiba Lotte Marines supporters — around the nation were probably rooting for the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles to win their first game of the season on Tuesday so as to instill some sense of joy in the disaster-hit...
Japan Times
LIFE / Digital / TECH_JAPAN
Apr 6, 2011

Postquake, Japan's game companies put titles on hold

Japan is still reeling. The devastating earthquake and tsunami of March 11 left thousands dead and many more homeless or unaccounted for. Prime Minister Naoto Kan called the quake the worst crisis Japan has faced since the end of World War II. The earthquake's very real impact has been felt everywhere...
BASEBALL / BASEBALL BULLET-IN
Apr 6, 2011

Trying to sort out the confusion over this season's NPB schedule

In response to the events of March 11, causing the 2011 season openers to be postponed, Nippon Professional Baseball has come out with a revised schedule for games in April, but there is a lot of confusion about who will be playing where, which games have been moved from the original schedule to a new...
Japan Times
COMMUNITY
Apr 2, 2011

International school typifies Sendai's community spirit

Local merchants crowded in with proud parents and teachers, eyes glued to the screen and banners waving. It could have been anywhere in Japan during Koshien season: a community gathered around the television in the school cafeteria, neighbors coming together to cheer the home team at the annual spring...
Japan Times
BASEBALL / HIT AND RUN
Mar 15, 2011

Many in sporting world reach out to Japan

One can only imagine the thoughts going through the minds of the athletes from Miyagi Prefecture's two major sports teams, Nippon Professional Baseball's Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles and Velgata Sendai from the J. League, right now.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / NPB NOTEBOOK
Mar 7, 2011

Marines putting faith in young duo in 2011

While Tsuyoshi Nishioka prepares for his first year with the Minnesota Twins, the Chiba Lotte Marines are about to begin their season with a noticeable hole at shortstop.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / HIT AND RUN
Jan 18, 2011

NPB's 50-homer club unlikely to be expanding ranks

The period between the start of the calendar year and the beginning of camp is often wrought with bold proclamations and lofty goals as ambition helps power players through their final winter preparations.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / HIT AND RUN
Dec 14, 2010

Saito poised to provide boost on, off field for Fighters

Has there ever been a meaningless pitch that could end up being so meaningful?
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / NPB NOTEBOOK
Dec 5, 2010

Valentine says NPB needs major reform

The posting system is far from perfect, but is there a better solution?
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / NPB NOTEBOOK
Nov 8, 2010

Batting center hit hard by recession

TOYOYAMA, Aichi Pref. — On a mild Sunday morning, a throng of enthusiastic baseball-playing youngsters were waiting for their turn, while some casual adults tried to have some fun hitting the ball at one local batting cage just outside Nagoya.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Stage
Oct 15, 2010

A modern twist for Japan's National Ballet

It doesn't seem quite right to mention hirsute, mustachioed actor Tom Selleck and baseball legend Bobby Valentine in the same breath as David Bintley, the new artistic director of The National Ballet of Japan. However, if you're unlucky enough to have seen Selleck's 1992 film "Mr. Baseball" or know of...
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 6, 2010

Murton breaks Ichiro's single-season hits mark

Hope Matt Murton has something big planned for an encore.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 2, 2010

Whiting to take stock of Nomo's lasting legacy in four-part series

Best-selling author Robert Whiting, who penned an exclusive four-part expose on Bobby Valentine's rise and fall with the Chiba Lotte Marines for The Japan Times this winter, returns with a four-part series on trailblazer Hideo Nomo's legacy on both sides of the Pacific Ocean 15 years after he left Japanese...
Japan Times
SPORTS / SPORTS SCOPE
Oct 2, 2010

Ichiro nowhere near the player Rose was

They can't see the forest for the trees.
BASEBALL / MLB
Sep 24, 2010

Burns makes sequel

When Ken Burns decided to update his epic documentary "Baseball" to chronicle the tumultuous developments since it first aired in 1994, he knew that he didn't want to make a movie of the Mitchell Report.
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.
Trump pledges 25% tariffs on Canada and Mexico, deeper levies on China
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump attends a viewing of the launch of the sixth test flight of the SpaceX Starship rocket, in Brownsville, Texas, on Nov. 19. Trump on Monday threatened to slap China, Mexico and Canada with hefty tariffs upon his return to the White House.
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’s sauna movement: Relax, refresh, repeat
Totopa in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward was picked by consultants TTNE as the best sauna of the year.
Kotozakura unburdened by weight of history after claiming first title
Kotozakura speaks during a news conference in Fukuoka on Monday
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.
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.
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.
Rayssa Leal and Chloe Covell on Japan’s teen skaters: We are friends, not rivals
Brazil’s Rayssa Leal celebrates after winning the women's Street League Skateboarding competition on Saturday in Tokyo.
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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