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HIROSHIMA

BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jul 3, 2014
Carp set to make splash in All-Star Series
Get ready to see red during the 2014 NPB All-Star Series later this month, because the Hiroshima Carp's fans might be out in full force.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / NPB NOTEBOOK
Jun 14, 2014
Carp like fish out of water during interleague
On the eve of the interleague portion of the schedule, nearly one month ago, the Hiroshima Carp were leading the Central League with a 27-15 record and tied with the Pacific League-leading Orix Buffaloes for the best record in NPB. After ending a postseason drought that had stretched over two decades...
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jun 12, 2014
Kaneko capitalizes in clutch as Lions edge Carp
The Seibu Lions were late to the party, but they finally did what the other five Pacific League clubs had already accomplished.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
May 18, 2014
Carp crush Giants to send interleague warning
If Brad Eldred and the Hiroshima Carp keep playing like this, the six Pacific League clubs aren't going to enjoy facing them any more than their Central League counterparts have so far this season.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
May 17, 2014
Cepeda crushes first home run in NPB; Giants snap five-game slide
Frederich Cepeda, while playing for the Cuban national team, got a chance to watch Kenta Maeda pitch for Samurai Japan during the 2013 World Baseball Classic.

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Professional cleaner Hirofumi Sakurai takes a moment to appreciate some photographs in a Gotanda apartment whose occupant died alone.
The last cleanup: Life and death in a lonely Japan