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CHIBA LOTTE MARINES

BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / HIT AND RUN
Apr 25, 2016
Fukuura up against clock in race to reach 2,000-hit mark
Hiroshima Carp star Takahiro Arai had two hits on Sunday, leaving him with 1,999 for his career. Recently, each base knock by Arai has been met with an ever-growing wave of jubilation from fans, as he draws closer to the 2,000-hit threshold only 46 others (solely in NPB) have crossed.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / 2016 JAPANESE BASEBALL PREVIEW
Mar 24, 2016
Hawks eyeing PL three-peat
The following is the second of a two-part NPB preview (here is the first part) concluding with the 2016 Pacific League:
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Mar 14, 2016
Marines' Standridge looks forward to new challenge
The beard adorning Jason Standridge's face gives the Trussville, Alabama, native the look of a grizzled veteran.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / HIT AND RUN
Mar 7, 2016
Omine could have large role to play for Marines in 2016
There were lotteries held for the rights to three high school pitchers during the 2006 NPB draft.

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Professional cleaner Hirofumi Sakurai takes a moment to appreciate some photographs in a Gotanda apartment whose occupant died alone.
The last cleanup: Life and death in a lonely Japan