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CHIBA

BASKETBALL
Oct 8, 2013
Geary guides Chiba to 4-0 start in NBL
The bj-league's loss has become the NBL's gain.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 7, 2013
Buffaloes knock Marines into third place
Orix lefty Yuji Maeda worked six innings and three relievers completed a three-hit shutout as the Buffaloes defeated the playoff-bound Chiba Lotte Marines 1-0 on Monday.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Sep 27, 2013
Marines rout new PL champion Eagles
A night after breaking out the bubbly to celebrate their first ever Pacific League title, the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles were understandably in need of a collective pick-me-up during a sluggish performance against the second-place Chiba Lotte Marines.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Sep 9, 2013
Furuya capitalizes on second chance to beat Lions
A night after having a dreadful start mercifully aborted by rain, Chiba Lotte lefty Takuya Furuya (7-1) allowed two runs in seven innings in the Marines' 4-3 win over the Seibu Lions.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 3, 2013
Cleanup begins after Kanto tornado
Recovery and repair efforts continued Tuesday, a day after a tornado tore a path through Koshigaya, Saitama Prefecture, and Noda, Chiba Prefecture.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Aug 23, 2013
Eagles ace Tanaka improves to 18-0
Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles right-hander Masahiro Tanaka won his 22nd consecutive decision Friday, extending his own Japanese pro baseball record dating back to Aug. 26, 2012.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Aug 21, 2013
'Beauties of Nature: Rimpa, Jakuchu and Japanese Painting'
In Japanese, the term "kacho fugetsu" consists of the kanji for "flower," "bird," "wind" and "moon," and it refers to "the beauties of nature" — that ever-popular subject of nihonga (Japanese-style painting).
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Aug 9, 2013
All-around star Parker joins Wakayama Trians
High-scoring forward Michael Parker, a bj-league star for six seasons, has reunited with ex-Shimane Susanoo Magic bench boss Zeljko Pavlicevic, the new Wakayama Trians head coach.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 5, 2013
Rotting whale carcass in Chiba towed to beach
The reeking carcass of a 22-meter whale that got stuck under a pier at a factory in Ichihara, Chiba Prefecture, was towed to a beach in the prefectural capital Monday where officials plan to bury it.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / How-tos / HOME TRUTHS
Aug 5, 2013
The aging issue of Chiba New Town
The Chiba New Town development project was begun in the late 1960s by the Chiba prefectural government, and a decade later, joined by the Land Development Corporation, the government housing organ that would morph into the Urban Renaissance (UR) Agency in 2004. It is located in the northern part of the...
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jul 31, 2013
Fighters end six-game slide with offensive outburst
Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters rookie Shohei Otani wasn't very good on Tuesday night, and the Chiba Lotte Marines' Tomohisa Otani didn't fare much better.Neither of the dueling Otanis went home with a decision, but Shohei Otani's teammates made sure he left QVC Marine Field the happier of the two.Shogo...
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jul 28, 2013
Eagles rally to sweep Marines
Shintaro Masuda singled in the go-ahead run in the bottom of the eighth inning as the Pacific League-leading Tohoku Rakuten Eagles came from behind to beat the Chiba Lotte Marines 5-4 on Sunday.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jul 27, 2013
First-place Eagles clobber Marines
The Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles stretched their Pacific League lead to four games on Saturday as right-hander Kenji Tomura worked eight innings in an 8-1 victory over the second-place Chiba Lotte Marines.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jul 26, 2013
Shima delivers game-winning hit in ninth
Three outs from seeing their ace's winning streak snapped, the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles rallied for two runs in the bottom of the ninth on Friday to beat the Chiba Lotte Marines 3-2.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Jul 20, 2013
Yokohama to name Katsuhisa coach
A familiar face will be on the sideline for the Yokohama B-Corsairs next season. Multiple league insiders have told The Japan Times that Michael Katsuhisa will be named the second coach in team history.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jul 17, 2013
Brazell smacks two HRs as Marines maul Hawks
New acquisition Craig Brazell hit a pair of impressive home runs and journeyman lefty Takuya Furuya had a solid outing as the Chiba Lotte Marines beat the Fukuoka Softbank Hawks 7-3 on a rainy Wednesday night.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jul 10, 2013
Buffaloes rally to beat Marines
The first half of the game belonged to the Chiba Lotte Marines, but that wasn't enough to get them out of the bog they're stuck in right now.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jul 4, 2013
Eagles soar past Marines, grab share of first place
The Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles moved into a tie for the Pacific League lead on Thursday following an 8-4 win over the Chiba Lotte Marines, who started the day with a one-game advantage.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jul 3, 2013
Eagles' Tanaka improves to 11-0
Right-hander Masahiro Tanaka flummoxed another would-be lineup, continuing his stunning run from the start of the season by winning his 11th consecutive decision in the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles' 7-0 triumph over the Chiba Lotte Marines on Tuesday night.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jul 1, 2013
Marines' bats come alive to sink Hawks
Shunichi Nemoto homered and drove in four runs and Daichi Suzuki went 4-for-5 with three RBIs as the Chiba Lotte Marines walloped the Fukuoka Softbank Hawks 11-3 on Sunday afternoon.
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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.
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China’s economic growth comes in worse than expected
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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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