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CHIBA

Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 11, 2015
Marines pounce on Fighters' Otani in Game 1 rout
The Chiba Lotte Marines rocked Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters ace Shohei Otani for five runs in 2-2/3 innings, winning 9-3 in Game 1 of the Pacific League Climax Series first stage on Saturday.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 6, 2015
Marines storm past Eagles in 11th inning, triumph in regular-season finale
Hideaki Wakui threw 10 innings on Tuesday as the Chiba Lotte Marines wrapped up the Pacific League's regular-season schedule with a 9-3, 11-inning win over the last-place Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 4, 2015
Marines claim final Pacific League playoff spot
The Chiba Lotte Marines sewed up the final Pacific League playoff spot on Sunday with a 5-3 win over the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 3, 2015
Marines keep playoff hopes alive
Yuta Omine allowed just three hits in seven innings to set the Chiba Lotte Marines up for a crucial 2-0 win over the last-place Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles on Saturday afternoon.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Sep 29, 2015
Star guard Togashi joins Jets
Star guard Yuki Togashi has signed with the Chiba Jets, the NBL Eastern Conference club announced on Monday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 7, 2015
Three people injured, 83 buildings damaged by severe winds in Chiba
Three women were slightly injured and 83 buildings, including schools and homes, were damaged by severe winds in the city of Chiba, Narita and elsewhere in Chiba Prefecture on Sunday, the prefectural government said.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Sep 5, 2015
Kikuchi silences Marines in gritty performance for playoff-chasing Lions
Yusei Kikuchi threw eight shutout innings as the Seibu Lions beat the Chiba Lotte Marines 6-0 on Saturday to pull a game ahead of them in the battle for the Pacific League's final playoff spot.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 3, 2015
Tokyo Disneyland operator to open fourth hotel in June in Chiba
The operator of the Disney theme parks in Japan said Wednesday it will open its fourth hotel near Tokyo next June, encouraged by the growing popularity of the existing three hotels.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Aug 21, 2015
Lions escape with victory over Marines
Ken Togame (8-7) scattered seven hits and two walks over six innings as the Seibu Lions defeated the Chiba Lotte Marines 7-6 and leapfrogged them into third place in the Pacific League standings on Friday.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / HIT AND RUN
Aug 17, 2015
Marines have more to prove in battle for final spot in PL
The Chiba Lotte Marines might be about to learn a lot about themselves. Namely, the Pacific League club is about to find out just how prepared they are for the battles ahead in the race for the final spot in the Pacific League Climax Series.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jul 15, 2015
Lotte's Imae to miss up to eight weeks with broken wrist
Chiba Lotte Marines third baseman Toshiaki Imae was diagnosed with a fractured left wrist at an Osaka hospital on Tuesday and is expected to be out of action for between six and eight weeks.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jul 13, 2015
Kaneko snaps three-game personal slide, guides Buffaloes past Marines
Chihiro Kaneko was one out away from a complete game and won for the first time in a month as the Orix Buffaloes beat the Chiba Lotte Marines 5-3 on Monday.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Jul 7, 2015
'Lucie Rie: A Retrospective'
July 7-Aug. 30
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jul 4, 2015
Nakamura drives in five runs as Lions trample Marines
The Seibu Lions looked like an unstoppable force on Saturday afternoon. The Chiba Lotte Marines, on the other hand, were hardly an immovable object.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 28, 2015
As reform looms, Kansai Electric acquires first power plant in greater Tokyo
Kansai Electric Power Co. said Sunday it has acquired a liquefied natural gas-fired power plant in Chiba Prefecture, the Osaka-based utility's first electricity station in the greater Tokyo area.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jun 27, 2015
Despaigne powers Marines past Buffaloes
Alfredo Despaigne set the tone early, and the rest of the Chiba Lotte Marines were in lockstep right behind him.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Jun 23, 2015
Geoffrey Katsuhisa set to take reins in Iwate
Geoffrey Katsuhisa will be named the new head coach of the Iwate Big Bulls, The Japan Times has learned.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel
Jun 20, 2015
Dive into the culture of Minamiboso
It is just after sunset and hundreds of people have gathered around the docking bays of Minamiboso on the southern edge of Chiba Prefecture. As men bang away on taiko drums, dozens of women emerge from a hilltop shrine. Dressed head-to-toe in white outfits and wearing goggles on their heads, they carry...
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jun 14, 2015
Marines roar back to sink Giants
The Chiba Lotte Marines mounted a dramatic three-run, ninth-inning comeback over the Yomiuri Giants to win 3-2 in interleague action on Sunday.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Jun 14, 2015
Jets hire Pavlicevic as head coach
The NBL's Chiba Jets have hired former Japan men's national team head coach Zeljko Pavlicevic as their new bench boss, the Eastern Conference club announced on Sunday.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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