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BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
May 6, 2022
Takeya Nakamura and Hotaka Yamakawa power Lions in rout of Marines
Floundering at the plate since the start of the season, Nakamura finally cleared the Belluna Dome fence for his first blast of the year.
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BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
May 3, 2022
Lotte ace Roki Sasaki set to start Friday after rest
The 20-year-old, who is 3-0 in five starts including his famous perfect game, was dropped from the active roster on April 25 to allow him to rest.
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BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Apr 25, 2022
Imperfect Roki Sasaki gets win as Marines battle past Buffaloes
Roki Sasaki allowed his first base runner and runs in three weeks, and worked just five innings, but the Chiba Lotte Marines held on to get him the win in Sunday's 6-3 Pacific League victory over the Orix Buffaloes.
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MORE SPORTS
Apr 24, 2022
X Games soar in Japan debut as action sports fans flock to Chiba
Tens of thousands of fans turned up as the X Games, known for igniting the mainstream popularity of action sports, took place in Japan for the first time over the weekend.
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BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Apr 23, 2022
Are there limits to pitching perfection? Roki Sasaki will find out.
After 17 perfect innings, the baseball world is eagerly anticipating the next start by the Marines' phenom.
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JAPAN
Apr 20, 2022
Russian-run restaurant in Japan looking to hire Ukrainian evacuees
'Although (the evacuees) may be still feeling anxious after coming to Japan, we'd like to do whatever we can to help,' says the operator of the restaurant in Chiba.
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COMMENTARY / World
Apr 19, 2022
In praise of sporting perfection in baseball — and then some
Roki Sasaki's April 10 showing earned him a place in the history books. But even more astounding is this: In his very next start, he threw another eight perfect innings
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BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Apr 17, 2022
Roki Sasaki's second straight gem can't prevent Marines' defeat
After 102 pitches at Chiba's Zozo Marine Stadium outside Tokyo, and striking out 14 of the 24 batters he faced and retired, Sasaki did not go out to the mound for another shot at history.
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BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Apr 17, 2022
Marines fire-baller Roki Sasaki quickly fulfilling promise
Efforts to build up the 20-year-old's physical strength over the last two seasons have already produced results this year in the form of a historic perfect game.
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COMMENTARY / World
Apr 14, 2022
Japan must find better ways to nurture its future superstars
Japanese baseball star Roki Sasaki threw a perfect game, but the old ways of doing things could have ruined him before he started.
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BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Apr 10, 2022
Lotte pitcher Roki Sasaki throws Japan's 16th perfect game
The 20-year-old's no-hitter was the 94th in Japanese pro baseball and the first since Aug. 15, 2020, as well as Japan's first perfect game since May 18, 1994.
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JAPAN
Mar 31, 2022
Magnitude 4.7 earthquake jolts northwestern Chiba Prefecture
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BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Mar 31, 2022
Hawks beat Marines to extend season-opening win streak to five
Akira Nakamura went 3-for-4 with an RBI on Wednesday as the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks came back to beat the Chiba Lotte Marines 4-3 and register their fifth straight win to open the season.
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BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Mar 27, 2022
Eagles use reinstated extra innings to beat Marines
The Eagles overcame 10 strikeouts from fire-balling Lotte right-hander Roki Sasaki, who threw the fastest pitch of his pro career but also allowed three runs over six innings.
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JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Mar 25, 2022
Drunken driver sentenced to 14 years in prison over deaths of two children
The Chiba District Court found Hiroshi Umezawa guilty of driving under the influence of alcohol when he crashed into a group of children heading home from school.
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BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / 2022 NPB Preview
Mar 24, 2022
Pacific League set for wide-open pennant race in 2022
The Buffaloes enter the year as the reigning champions, but there are no guarantees in the PL this season.
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JAPAN
Mar 4, 2022
Chiba hunters and local businesses repurpose culled miniature deer for leather products
With the prefecture's population of miniature deer rapidly rising — and damaging local crops — local hunters and businesses seek to use their hides for leather.
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Figure Skating
Dec 22, 2021
Linked by hometowns, Yuzuru Hanyu inspires next-generation talent Mone Chiba
The Tohoku High School student grew up idolizing Hanyu and has had several opportunities to interact with her childhood hero at their home rink in Sendai.
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BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Nov 12, 2021
Buffaloes and Swallows roll toward Japan Series clash
Both league champs moved to within a win or a tie of securing Japan Series berths.
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BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Nov 11, 2021
Buffaloes ace Yoshinobu Yamamoto shines again on big stage in playoff debut
Yamamoto struck out 10 in a shutout of the Marines in Game 1.

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