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BASEBALL

Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Jan 12, 2021
J. League, NPB meet with task force medical panel to discuss plans for spring camps
Some J. League teams are set to begin their training camps later this month while NPB camps are scheduled to start Feb. 1.
Japan Times
BASEBALL
Nov 25, 2020
Korean Series champion Dinos celebrate with sword and sorcery
After putting Doosan Bears to the sword to clinch their first Korean baseball championship on Tuesday, NC Dinos paid tribute to their owners by celebrating with a replica blade from one of the videogame developer's most popular titles.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Nov 12, 2020
Hope rises for Tokyo Games after gymnastics event sticks the landing
Tuesday also brought a small ray of hope for Olympic organizers, as drugmaker Pfizer Inc. announced its experimental COVID-19 vaccine was 90% effective per initial trial results.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Oct 5, 2020
NPB and J. League to explore raising current attendance limits
Nippon Professional Baseball and the J. League will explore the possibility of raising the current caps on attendance, a process that will include consultations with an epidemiologist, among others, the two leagues announced following the latest meeting of their joint COVID-19 task force on Monday.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Sep 21, 2020
J. League and NPB reaffirm commitment to safety as limits on attendees eased
The two leagues said they'd remain vigilant in order to safely complete the remainder of their respective 2020 campaigns.
Japan Times
SPORTS
Aug 24, 2020
League bosses urge against COVID-related discrimination
The heads of NPB and the J. League took a strong stance on the issue following reports of discrimination against staff and families at teams with infections.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Aug 13, 2020
‘Koshien: Japan’s Field of Dreams’: This underdog story is hard to beat
Ema Ryan Yamazaki's gripping documentary about an annual high school baseball tournament shows the highs and lows of working toward hard-won victories.
Japan Times
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Jul 27, 2020
J. League, NPB to maintain restrictions on crowd size in order to help limit spread of virus
The task force met one day after several positive tests for COVID-19 forced the postponement of a J. League first-division game.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Sac Bunts
Jun 29, 2020
Filmmaker excited about chance to present Koshien to U.S. audience
Ema Ryan Yamazaki hopes to provide a new perspective of Japan's famous high school tournament when her documentary airs on ESPN.
Japan Times
CARTOONS / DAHL'S JAPAN
Jun 27, 2020
Roger Dahl on the new COVID-19 baseball landscape
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / Regional Voices: Chubu
May 27, 2020
Nagano and Ishikawa high school baseball coaches tout special anti-virus masks to get game going again
Local baseball federation to hand out masks made of washable antimicrobial fabric that are more breathable.
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.
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.
Ruling coalition and DPP strike last-minute deal over economic policy
DPP policy chief Makoto Mahaguchi speaks at the party's policy gathering in Tokyo on Wednesday.
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.
Japanese expats in Asia find community through rugby
The Taiwan Fivewoods celebrate their victory at the 2023 Asian Japanese Rugby Cup in December of last year.
In Fukushima, a weekend of prose, poetry and translation
Aomori-based writer JJ Carter presented on tabletop gaming as creative inspiration for building characters and narratives.

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