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DAISUKE MATSUZAKA

Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / Sac Bunts
Oct 24, 2021
Retiring greats get deserved curtain calls as NPB season wraps up
The tradition of giving Japanese veterans hanging up their gloves one last chance to stand in front of a cheering crowd is one that should be cherished.
Japan Times
BASEBALL
Jul 7, 2021
Lions veteran Daisuke Matsuzaka to retire following injury struggles
The 40-year-old right-hander, whose name is synonymous with an entire generation of Japanese players, has 114 career wins in NPB and another 56 in the major leagues.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / NPB NOTEBOOK
Dec 8, 2019
Handful of players from 'Matsuzaka Generation' still holding on
Daisuke Matsuzaka returned home on Wednesday, solidifying a deal to spend his 20th season in pro baseball with the Saitama Seibu Lions, the club he spent Year 1 with back in 1999.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 4, 2019
Dragons part ways with veteran pitcher Daisuke Matsuzaka
The Chunichi Dragons are parting ways with former major leaguer Daisuke Matsuzaka, who has been given an opportunity to sign with another team for next season as he works his way back from a right shoulder injury.
Japan Times
BASEBALL
Aug 3, 2018
Koshien: Annual event has provided a century of thrills
Ah, Koshien.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / Sac Bunts
Jul 16, 2018
Bringing back Daisuke Matsuzaka could make sense for Dragons
If there's anything to be learned from the first half of the 2018 baseball season it's that a lot of people still can't get enough of Daisuke Matsuzaka.
Two of America’s biggest debt holders are dumping Treasurys
The U.S. Treasury building in Washington. Investors in Japan and China sold a pile of U.S. debt in the last quarter, just before the U.S. presidential election.
Russia launched intercontinental ballistic missile during attack on Ukraine, Kyiv says
A Yars intercontinental ballistic missile is launched during a test from the Plesetsk cosmodrome in Northern Arkhangelsk region of Russia, in this still image captured from video released on Oct. 29.
Ishiba aggravates his own political failures with diplomatic faux pas
Prime Minster Shigeru Ishiba is greeted at the APEC summit in Lima by Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Friday. The Japanese leader was criticized for remaining seated while meeting several world leaders at the event.
Japan's 3.31 million visitors in October set monthly record
Kiyomizu Temple in Kyoto in December 2023. Famous autumn leaf colors contributed to increased tourism demand last month from many markets across Asia, Europe and North America, the Japan National Tourism Organization has said.
Japan ranks last in romance satisfaction for second straight year
In a survey of 31 countries, Japan ranked last in terms of those who felt loved, with just 51% of respondents saying so.
Japan, U.K. and Italy discuss inviting more countries to joint fighter project
A new concept model of a next-generation fighter jet to be jointly developed by Japan, Britain and Italy is on display in Farnborough, Hampshire, in July.
Haruki Murakami's 'The City and Its Uncertain Walls' gives deep deja vu
For “The City and Its Uncertain Walls,” translated into English by Philip Gabriel, Haruki Murakami confronts the ghosts who won't leave him alone.
Japanese expats in Asia find community through rugby
The Taiwan Fivewoods celebrate their victory at the 2023 Asian Japanese Rugby Cup in December of last year.
In Fukushima, a weekend of prose, poetry and translation
Aomori-based writer JJ Carter presented on tabletop gaming as creative inspiration for building characters and narratives.
For Dr. Nakamats, aging is just experience in action
Though he didn't win the recent gubernatorial election in Tokyo, the 96-year-old Dr. Nakamats' run was seen as inspirational in Japan's aging society.

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