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Japan Times
BASKETBALL / BJ-LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
May 28, 2015
Nakamura set to take over in Niigata; Togashi in plans
After a season away, Kazuo Nakamura, now 74, is launching the next chapter in his long head coaching career. He will become the Niigata Albirex BB's new head coach, multiple sources have told The Japan Times.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / HIT AND RUN
May 25, 2015
Matsui finds comfort zone in ninth
When Yuki Matsui burst on the scene as a second-year player for Toko Gakuen at Summer Koshien in 2012, he was a sight to behold. He looked like one of the smallest players on the field, but the diminutive lefty's stature belied the fact that he was a giant with the ball in his hands.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
May 13, 2015
As Geki×Cine raises its game, Amami goes into battle for her man
Geki×Cine isn't really film and it isn't theater, but rather an intriguing blend of the two. With geki meaning "stage," and "cine" representing film, the finished productions are shown on the big screen. So are they stage-to-screen adaptations? Most certainly not. More accurately, they are stage plays...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
May 13, 2015
'Ao no Ran' is a riproaring rhapsody in blue
"Ao no Ran" is the latest in the popular Geki×Cine series. To cut a long story short, Geki×Cine is a filmed stage production, but one done so meticulously that not a single moment of relevance or emotion is lost in the translating process.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / HIT AND RUN
Apr 20, 2015
Saito stumbles again in quest to find success as pro
Yuki Saito has spent most of the past two seasons off the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters' ichi-gun roster and with the farm team. His poor showing so far this year makes one wonder just how many days he'll spend with the top team going forward.
BASKETBALL
Apr 10, 2015
Shiga trounces Oita for fifth straight win
The Shiga Lakestars took a 25-point lead into the fourth quarter against the host Oita HeatDevils on Friday night.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / HIT AND RUN
Feb 14, 2015
Eagles need young duo to soar in '15
Earlier this year, 24-year-old Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles pitcher Wataru Karashima said he'd retire if he failed to reach 10 wins this season. Karashima has pitched in NPB for five seasons, and was used out of the bullpen over the first two, making 14 appearances as a reliever. Since becoming a starter...
BASKETBALL
Feb 12, 2015
Togashi enters All-Star break after top scoring game of season
The Texas Legends are on a 10-day break, but guard Yuki Togashi may be getting antsy to get back on the court at any moment.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / HIT AND RUN
Jan 12, 2015
Fighters' Saito braces for vital year
Yuki Saito is hard at work in Chiba, at Kamagaya Stadium, the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters' ni-gun base, these days. He's busy preparing for the upcoming season, which might turn out to be a pivotal one for the star pitcher.
BASKETBALL
Dec 6, 2014
Togashi scores season-high five points
Texas Legends guard Yuki Togashi sank a 3-pointer and a pair of free throws to finish with a season-best five points in his fifth NBA Development League game on Friday in a 119-113 loss to the visiting Oklahoma City Blue. The Niigata Prefecture native added one offensive rebound and an assist.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Nov 22, 2014
Togashi makes D-League debut
Texas Legends guard Yuki Togashi made his NBA Development League debut on Friday in a 114-106 home loss to the Santa Cruz Warriors.
Japan Times
BASEBALL
Nov 15, 2014
Norimoto, three relievers toss combined no-hitter against MLB All-Stars
Takahiro Norimoto didn't have any problems during his matchup against a lineup of major league hitters. Yuki Nishi didn't have many either, nor did Kazuhisa Makita or even Yuji Nishino.
Japan Times
BASEBALL
Nov 14, 2014
Yanagita carries Samurai Japan to Game 2 win over MLB All-Stars
In a game featuring six-time MLB All-Star Robinson Cano, three-time All-Star Evan Longoria and 2006 AL MVP and four-time All-Star Justin Morneau, the Fukuoka Softbank Hawks' Yuki Yanagita shone brighter than all of them.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Stage
Nov 12, 2014
Hope 'glitters like a firefly' in sisterly drama
Yu Shibuya, a rising writer/director for both the big screen and theater, believes in the redemptive power of narrative: "We don't really have to be reminded that humans are weak, or that we have the ability to commit violence," he told The Japan Times in a recent interview. "There's a place for that...
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Nov 2, 2014
Santa Cruz takes Togashi in D-League draft, trades him to Texas
Guard Yuki Togashi was selected by the Santa Cruz Warriors in the second round (27th overall pick) of the 2014 NBA Development League Draft on Saturday.

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