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BOSTON

BASEBALL / MLB
Sep 6, 2014
Struggling Uehara requests time off
Boston Red Sox pitcher Koji Uehara said Friday that he has asked the team's manager to remove him temporarily from the closer's role.
BASEBALL
Aug 19, 2014
Red Sox reliever Tazawa won't play for Japan in 2017 WBC, Oh says
With Japan already gearing up for the next World Baseball Classic in 2017, Sadaharu Oh said Tuesday that Boston Red Sox reliever Junichi Tazawa has virtually no chance of playing for his country when the next tournament rolls around.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB
Aug 10, 2014
Pujols belts game-winning home run in 19th inning
After the Los Angeles Angels stranded 16 runners through 18 innings — including nine in scoring position — Albert Pujols provided the biggest blow with no one on.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB
Jul 6, 2014
Uehara credited with win after Herrera's walk-off hit
Koji Uehara was nearly perfect on Saturday, easily retiring all three batters he faced in the ninth inning and earning the win as the Boston Red Sox beat the Baltimore Orioles 3-2 in the first game of their double header.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
May 14, 2014
Nagoya hosts works from one of the largest collections in the U.S.
For Malcolm Rogers, the Ann and Graham Gund Director of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (MFA), visiting Japan in mid-April had a special resonance. The MFA this year celebrates its 15th anniversary of ties with what is not only its very first sister museum, but also its sole sister museum in Asia: the...
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 22, 2014
Japanese marathoners join hands in Boston
Many Japanese were among the thousands of runners who crossed the 118th Boston Marathon finish line amid tightened security Monday, a year after the bombings that killed three and left more than 260 injured.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 16, 2014
Boston bombing marked with defiant memorial
U.S. Vice President Joe Biden, along with other leaders and survivors of the Boston Marathon bombing, shared messages of thanks and defiance Tuesday at a tribute to the three people killed and 264 wounded in the attack exactly one year ago.
BASEBALL / MLB
Apr 15, 2014
Red Sox pitcher Uehara undergoes MRI on shoulder, ready to rejoin team
Boston Red Sox reliever Koji Uehara underwent an MRI scan on his pitching shoulder on Monday, and the team announced that no issues were found with the joint.
BASEBALL / MLB
Apr 12, 2014
Uehara complains of stiff shoulder
Boston Red Sox closer Koji Uehara missed a mound appearance against the New York Yankees Friday due to stiffness in his right shoulder, manager John Farrell revealed the same day.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Apr 11, 2014
Russia reportedly omitted details on Boston Marathon bombing suspect
Russia declined several FBI requests for more information on Boston Marathon bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev two years before the deadly 2013 attack, the New York Times reported on Wednesday, citing an unpublished U.S. government review.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB
Apr 2, 2014
Uehara, Tazawa visit White House as Obama honors BoSox
Boston Red Sox closer Koji Uehara and relief pitcher Junichi Tazawa were honored with their 2013 World Series champion teammates in a ceremony at the White House on Tuesday.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB
Jan 18, 2014
Reliever Tazawa avoids arbitration
Reliever Junichi Tazawa avoided salary arbitration and reached an agreement with the Boston Red Sox on Friday.
Japan Times
WORLD / YEAR IN REVIEW 2013
Dec 25, 2013
A look back at the year's top 10 world news stories
Japan Times editors selected these world stories as the most important of 2013.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB / NOTES ON A SCORECARD
Nov 5, 2013
Valentine unfairly left out in cold after Red Sox capture World Series
I wonder what Bobby Valentine thinks about the Boston Red Sox winning the World Series?
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB
Oct 16, 2013
Uehara, Tazawa star in victory
Koji Uehara picked up his third save of the postseason as the Boston Red Sox edged the Detroit Tigers 1-0 on Tuesday to take a 2-1 lead in the American League Championship Series.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE FOREIGN ELEMENT
Aug 19, 2013
The world's a stage, but you don't have to play along
On the night of April 18, three days after the Boston Marathon bombing, a side-drama to that story unfolded between three men as they criss-crossed the city, a performance staged partly in the theater of culture.
BASEBALL / MLB
Aug 11, 2013
Uehara posts 12th save in Red Sox win over Royals
Boston Red Sox closer Koji Uehara retired all three batters he faced in the ninth inning in a 5-3 win over the Kansas City Royals on Saturday night.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Jul 11, 2013
Accused in Boston terrorist bombing pleads not guilty
The teenager who allegedly helped detonate two bombs at the finish line of this year's Boston Marathon pleads not guilty to terrorism charges.
BASKETBALL / NBA / NBA REPORT
Jul 9, 2013
Can Stevens repeat success in NBA?
We know this just isn't supposed to work, the young executive-looking Brad Stevens, the 36-year-old coach at modest Butler University in Indiana, signing an almost unprecedented six-year contract to coach one of American sports' most celebrated franchises, the Boston Celtics.
BASKETBALL / NBA / NBA REPORT
Jun 26, 2013
Move by Rivers once unimaginable
Duck, duck your head! Pigs are flying!

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