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BASEBALL / MLB
Mar 23, 2023
Masataka Yoshida shows off his bat at WBC before season with Red Sox
Yoshida, who signed a reported five-year, $90 million deal with the Red Sox, batted cleanup in Japan's final three games of the tournament.
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Mar 7, 2023
Red Bull plays down talk of sweeping Formula One season
Such a sweep would be unprecedented in a championship that started in 1950 with far fewer rounds than the current record 23.
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Mar 6, 2023
Verstappen wins season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix as Alonso shines
Formula One world champion Max Verstappen made a dream start to the season by leading Red Bull teammate Sergio Perez to a dominant 1-2 finish in Sunday’s Bahrain Grand Prix as Fernando Alonso joined the podium party in his debut with Aston Martin.
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Mar 4, 2023
Red Bull's Max Verstappen heads into opening race as man to beat
Two-time reigning world champion Max Verstappen and his Red Bull team will be tough to beat at this weekend's season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix, his rivals said Thursday.
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Feb 26, 2023
Sergio Perez puts Red Bull on top as F1 wraps up preseason testing
Perez's time of one minute and 30.305 seconds was 0.359 quicker than Mercedes' seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton.
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Feb 24, 2023
World champion Max Verstappen sets tone on first day of testing
'We had a good day today, we completed a lot of laps which is what we wanted — almost three Grand Prix's worth,' Verstappen said.
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CULTURE / Film
Feb 23, 2023
‘Red Shoes’: Boxing tearjerker makes for a lightweight entry
Toshiro Saiga’s drama geared toward a mainstream audience tugs at the heartstrings but doesn’t deliver an emotional punch in the way of Sho Miyake’s “Small, Slow but Steady.”
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BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jan 29, 2023
Former Red Sox pitcher Hirokazu Sawamura rejoins Marines
Sawamura spent the bulk of his nine Nippon Professional Baseball seasons with the Yomiuri Giants, which he joined in 2011 as the club's top draft pick out of Chuo University.
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SOCCER
Jan 10, 2023
NWSL bans four coaches and fines teams after misconduct inquiry
An independent investigator brought in by U.S. Soccer found last year that abuse and misconduct 'had become systemic' in the NWSL.
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JAPAN / History / JAPAN TIMES GONE BY
Jan 1, 2023
Japan Times 1948: Tojo's stock rises but he is not likely to become a martyr
News at the start of the new year often focuses on holiday celebrations and feel-good stories as the front pages of 1923 and 1948 show.
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BASEBALL / MLB
Dec 23, 2022
Masataka Yoshida hopes to repay Buffaloes' faith by succeeding with Red Sox
New Boston Red Sox outfielder Masataka Yoshida said Thursday he intends to further make good on the Orix Buffaloes' faith in him after he moves to MLB.
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CULTURE / Music / 2022 in Review
Dec 23, 2022
The big J-pop hits of 2022? They came from TikTok and anime.
Acts such as Kaze Fujii and Sekai No Owari found success via viral trends, while artists like Ado and Aimer topped the charts thanks to anime collaborations.
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CULTURE / Film / 2022 in Review
Dec 16, 2022
Marginalized voices in film spoke louder in 2022
While Ryusuke Hamaguchi's 'Drive My Car' and Chie Hayakawa's 'Plan 75' received wide acclaim at home and abroad, the Japanese film industry took stock of a sobering reality.
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BASEBALL / MLB
Dec 16, 2022
Red Sox introduce Masataka Yoshida
Masataka Yoshida helped lead the Orix Buffaloes to the franchise's first Japan Series title since 1996 this season. The Boston Red Sox haven't waited nearly as long for an MLB crown, but Yoshida wants to help add another to the trophy case at Fenway Park all the same.
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BASEBALL / MLB
Dec 8, 2022
Buffaloes outfielder Masataka Yoshida reaches deal with Red Sox
Yoshida was quickly picked up by Boston after the 45-day negotiation window opened the same day for the 29-year-old, who was posted by the Japan Series champion Buffaloes.
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Nov 19, 2022
Lewis Hamilton focused on future in return to Abu Dhabi
Lewis Hamilton returns to the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix this weekend 11 months after one of the most rancorous days in Formula One history and insists he has put the past behind him.
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Nov 18, 2022
Max Verstappen hits back over unflattering portrayal in media
'All the things I have read are pretty disgusting,' Verstappen said during a news conference.
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Oct 31, 2022
Verstappen sets F1 record for most wins in a season
Verstappen's win was the 25-year-old's fourth in Mexico, and the podium was the same as last year.
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Oct 24, 2022
Max Verstappen wins U.S. GP as Red Bull takes constructors' crown
The title was Red Bull's first since 2013, when it completed a fourth successive title double with Germany's Sebastian Vettel at the end of the sport's V8 era.
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BUSINESS
Oct 23, 2022
Dietrich Mateschitz, marketing pioneer of Red Bull, dies at 78
A pilot and skiing enthusiast, he built a sports and marketing empire, along with a multi-billion-dollar personal fortune.

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