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CHIBA

BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Apr 16, 2015
Kyoto University grad Tanaka set to make Marines debut later this month
Eisuke Tanaka, the first pro ballplayer from the elite academic world of Kyoto University is expected to make his top flight debut on April 29, a baseball source said Thursday.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Apr 11, 2015
Lion king Nakamura blasts Marines
Takeya Nakamura brought the Seibu Lions from behind on Saturday with a two-run home run in a 2-1 win over the Chiba Lotte Marines.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Apr 8, 2015
Ex-mayor's election application rejected due to bribery sentence time restriction
The election administration commission of Chiba Prefecture Tuesday declined an application by former Yachiyo Mayor and prefectural assembly member Kazuharu Osawa, 67, to run for Chiba Prefectural Assembly election to be held Sunday, as it became clear that the necessary 10 years have not passed since...
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Apr 1, 2015
Fighters' Otani, Oka go deep in win over Marines
Shohei Otani and Hiromi Oka each homered in a four-run second inning as the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters held on to beat the Chiba Lotte Marines 4-3 on Wednesday.
JAPAN
Apr 1, 2015
Narita airport to open more passport control counters at busy times
Narita International Airport plans to double the number of passport control counters handling arriving passengers at Terminal 2 in busy hours starting Wednesday, an airport source said.
JAPAN
Mar 27, 2015
Moldy cupcakes trigger recall at Tokyo Disneyland
Oriental Land Co., operator of Tokyo Disney Resort in Urayasu, Chiba Prefecture, announced a recall Thursday of cupcakes sold at the park after receiving claims they were moldy.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / 2015 JAPANESE BASEBALL PREVIEW
Mar 26, 2015
Buffaloes, Hawks best in PL
The second of a two-part NPB Preview.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 5, 2015
Persevering pear mascot Funassyi hopes to be positive symbol of Japan
The popular "pear fairy" cartoon mascot Funassyi held its first press conference with the foreign media in Tokyo on Thursday, saying its unlikely path to success is a symbol of the country's admiration of perseverance in the face of adversity.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Feb 10, 2015
Chiba mother kills daughters, aged 1 and 4, cites fatigue of parenthood
A 36-year-old mother has been arrested after confessing to strangling her two young daughters, ages 1 and 4. Police found the children dead at the family's home in Kashiwa, Chiba Prefecture.
BUSINESS
Dec 23, 2014
Kyocera to build 13.4-megawatt floating solar power plant near Tokyo
Japanese photovoltaic cell maker Kyocera Corp. said Monday it will build a 13.4-megawatt floating solar power plant in a joint venture at a dam in Chiba Prefecture.
SOCCER / J. League
Dec 7, 2014
Montedio earn promotion to J.League top flight
Montedio Yamagata held off JEF United Chiba to win the J. League promotion playoff final 1-0 on Sunday at Ajinomoto Stadium, securing the third and last ticket to J1 for next season.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Dec 6, 2014
Revamped Tsukuba Robots fall to 0-17
Gloria Gaynor's "I will Survive" was playing in the arena. The Tsukuba Robots intentionally did so and that was their message: they have made a fresh start.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Nov 20, 2014
Chiba education board disciplines four teachers
Chiba Prefecture's board of education has dismissed two prefectural public school teachers for indecent behavior involving juveniles, while taking disciplinary action against two other teachers.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Nov 1, 2014
Marines' Naruse reveals intent to become free agent
Chiba Lotte Marines lefty Yoshihisa Naruse announced Saturday he will declare free agency as he looks to ply his trade elsewhere with another team.
BUSINESS / Markets
Oct 31, 2014
Nomura sees Chiba Bank blazing bond trail for regionals
Chiba Bank Ltd. was rewarded for pushing ahead with the first dollar bond sale by a Japanese regional bank even as U.S. corporate borrowing costs leaped.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Oct 30, 2014
'The Principles of Art by Genpei Akasegawa'
The Chiba City Museum of Art has accumulated more than 500 works by Genpei Akasegawa, who sadly passed away this week. A multidisciplinary artist whose oeuvre includes everything from illustration, comics and photography to conceptual art and novels, he has left behind a legacy of notable influence.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 29, 2014
Chiba group touts pumpkins grown from space seeds
A citizens' group in Matsudo, Chiba Prefecture, is working on making pumpkins grown from seeds taken to space into a local specialty.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Oct 9, 2014
NBL's second season tips off this weekend
In many ways, the National Basketball League's first year was a trial-and-error period. And Year Two is geared to provide more diversion and success.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Oct 8, 2014
Court turns down damages suit over quake-caused land liquefaction in Chiba Prefecture
The Tokyo District Court on Wednesday turned down a damages suit against the nation's biggest real estate developer and other defendants over the liquefaction of residential land in Chiba Prefecture caused by the deadly March 11, 2011, earthquake.
BASKETBALL
Sep 23, 2014
Former Link Tochigi Brex coach Rabedeaux, 49, dies in Vietnam
Longtime basketball coach Jason Rabedeaux, who guided the Link Tochigi Brex to start the 2010-11 JBL season, died on Monday in Ho Chi Minh City. He was 49.
Who needs AI when you have Hatsune Miku?
Over the first six months of 2024, a handful of songs using Vocaloid singer Hatsune Miku’s voice have enjoyed widespread attention, underlining a global interest in the character and the technology she represents.
Yen’s woes seem too big for even a BOJ hike this month to solve
The Bank of Japan headquarters in Tokyo
Japan finds a 'stealth' cure for zombie businesses: Let them fail
A worker at Sakai Seisakusyo prepares to transport metal rods at its factory in Kakamigahara, Gifu Prefecture, on July 8.
Trump makes his grand RNC entrance with a bandaged ear and a VP pick
Former U.S. President Donald Trump during the Republican National Convention (RNC) in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on Monday
China’s economic growth comes in worse than expected
Pedestrians in the Wangfujing shopping area in Beijing on July 11, 2024. China's economic growth in the second quarter was lower than forecast, adding pressure on Chinese leaders to lift confidence at the Chinese Communist Party's third plenum this week.
The neurological disorder that 'kills culture'
Akiko Trush says her experience with the neurological disorder dystonia left her feeling like she wanted to chop her own hand off.
How to beat Japan’s summer heat in ways better for the planet
Tenugui towels hang up to dry at a dyeing company in Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, on May 8. The durable and versatile tenugui, which many people have in their homes, can be used in many ways to cool one’s body.
After Trump shooting, U.S. presidential race might take a violent turn
United States Secret Service Counter Snipers stand guard on a rooftop during a campaign rally for U.S. President Donald Trump in Avoca, Pennsylvania, in 2020.
No AC this summer? No problem (for me).
Think air conditioning is a requirement for a Tokyo summer? Think again.
She’s paying ¥1 million to help behind the scenes at the Paris Olympics
Mai Tarumi, who previously volunteered at the postponed Tokyo Olympics in 2021, has a travel budget of ¥1 million for her trip to volunteer at the Paris Games.

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