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BASEBALL / MLB
Dec 7, 2022
Giants go big with $360 million offer for Aaron Judge
Judge turned down a seven-year, $213.5 million extension offer from the Yankees in March and went on to hit an American League-record 62 home runs.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink
Nov 13, 2022
The Americans going where no miso has gone before
Eleana Hsu and Kevin Gondo don't just break the rules with their homemade miso and shoyu — they create their own.
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Oct 21, 2022
49ers land Christian McCaffrey in trade with Panthers
McCaffrey has established himself as one of the top offensive weapons in the NFL upon entering the league as the eighth overall pick in 2017.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink
Oct 16, 2022
New on the menu: Gourmet meals for your four-legged friends
Have a pet that's a picky eater? Perhaps this San Francisco chef has the answer.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB
Jul 10, 2022
Yu Darvish's strong outing not enough as Padres lose to Giants
The Japanese right-hander, who has not won a game since June 20, made a quality start but was outdueled by Carlos Rodon in the clash between Californian clubs at Petco Park.
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Apr 4, 2022
Frank Gore set to retire as a 49er after signing one-day contract
The 38-year-old Gore, who did not play in the NFL last season, ranks third all-time with 16,000 rushing yards.
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Jan 29, 2022
49ers' Jimmy Garoppolo buoyed by support of teammates as NFC title game approaches
49ers quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo has faced no shortage of doubters this season, but has the team one win away from the Super Bowl.
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Jan 5, 2022
Final three NFL playoff spots still up for grabs in Week 18
Only one spot is open in the NFC with the Green Bay Packers locked into the No. 1 seed and lone first-round bye with a dominant victory over the Minnesota Vikings on Sunday night.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB
Nov 5, 2021
Giants great Buster Posey retires
Posey made his MLB debut in late in the 2009 season and batted .302 with 158 homers and 729 RBIs in 1,371 games with the Giants.
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BASEBALL / MLB
Sep 24, 2021
Yu Darvish gets no-decision as Padres end losing streak
Victor Caratini's infield single in the 10th inning off Dominic Leone (3-5) allowed San Diego to avoid being swept by the Giants.
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Sep 2, 2021
Kazuto Ioka wins tough battle for third WBO super fly title defense
Ioka successfully defended his WBO super flyweight championship, winning a unanimous decision that went the full 12 rounds.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB
Jun 24, 2021
Shohei Ohtani gets no decision as Angels fall to Giants in 13 innings
The game at Angel Stadium featured 14 pitchers and had a wild finish, with the eventual game-winning run scoring on a bases-loaded walk in the 13th inning.
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WORLD
Jun 23, 2021
An earthquake in Kobe speaks to a sea wall in San Francisco
Researchers worldwide view Kobe as an example of a modern city where, in 1995, structures failed to perform the way engineers thought they would.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jun 10, 2021
Shun Yamaguchi set to restart career with Giants in Japan
Yamaguchi posted a 15-4 record and led the CL in strikeouts, wins and winning percentage with the Giants in 2019, his previous season in Japan.
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BASEBALL / MLB
Jun 3, 2021
Shun Yamaguchi leaving Giants' organization to return to Japan
Right-hander Shun Yamaguchi, who plays for the Triple A affiliate of the San Francisco Giants, revealed that he will return to Japan in an Instagram post on Wednesday.
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BASEBALL / MLB
Mar 6, 2021
California's MLB teams get go-ahead to open season with limited number of fans
The California Department of Public Health gave baseball teams and fans cause for spring fever Friday when it announced that spectators can return to the state's baseball stadiums in gradually increasing numbers starting on opening day as the coronavirus pandemic subsides.
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BASEBALL / MLB
Feb 23, 2021
Shun Yamaguchi determined to earn major league spot with Giants
Shun Yamaguchi said Monday he is determined to make his mark in the majors after inking a minor league contract with the San Francisco Giants.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB
Feb 21, 2021
Giants sign Shun Yamaguchi to minor league deal
The San Francisco Giants have signed right-handed pitcher Shun Yamaguchi to a minor league contract with an invitation to major league spring training, the club announced Saturday.
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Jul 23, 2020
Chinese researcher wanted for visa fraud holes up at consulate in San Francisco
A Chinese researcher at the University of California at Davis who was charged with lying about her military service has taken shelter at the Chinese consulate in San Francisco, according to court filings.
BASEBALL / MLB
Jan 17, 2020
Giants make Alyssa Nakken first female major league coach
APAlyssa Nakken became the first female coach on a major league staff in baseball history Thursday when she was named an assistant under new Giants manager Gabe Kapler.
Japan's population continues to fall even as foreign resident count rises
The number of residents in Tokyo as of Jan. 1 rose by 0.03% from a year before, data shows, marking a year-on-year increase for the first time in three years, while the country's other 46 prefectures saw their populations continue to decline.
Ahead of the Olympics, Japan is still talking about the gymnast who won't be there
Japan's Shoko Miyata withdrew from the gymnastics team herself over her drinking and smoking, although it had already appeared as though the association was prepared to send her home from the team’s training camp in Monaco.
Japan’s minimum wage set for record ¥50 hike in major boost
Demonstrators rally to demand a big hike in minimum wages in Tokyo last week.
One dead, three missing as heavy rain batters Tohoku
Camera footage shows the Mogami River bursting its banks in Tozawa, Yamagata Prefecture, on Friday morning.
Brazil issues apology for persecuting Japan immigrants during WWII
Enea Almeida (right), chair of the Brazilian amnesty commission, shakes hands with the representative for Japanese immigrants on Thursday in Brasilia.
When did summer in Japan stop being fun?
Summer in Japan is now consistently brutal enough to drive you indoors and keep you there until autumn.
Japan’s minimum wage set for record ¥50 hike in major boost
Demonstrators rally to demand a big hike in minimum wages in Tokyo last week.
Japan loses top spot on strongest passport list to Singapore
Japan had the strongest passport for six years running from 2018, before being dethroned by Singapore on the 2024 list.
Why Japan's mysterious stash of classified funds escapes scrutiny
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi (right) during a meeting in Tokyo on Tuesday.
Japan eyes gold — and the future — as Olympic men's soccer campaign begins
Japan midfielder Yu Hirakawa controls the ball during a match against the United States in Kansas City, Kansas, on June 11.

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
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Traditional folk rituals like Mizudome-no-mai (dance to stop the rain) provide a sense of agency to a population that feels largely powerless in the face of the climate crisis.
As climate extremes intensify, Japan embraces ancient weather rituals
By Alex K.T. Martin

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