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HOKKAIDO

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BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 25, 2016
For Fighters slugger Laird, sushi became good-luck charm and sparked fan craze
It all began with a dinner.
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BUSINESS
Oct 24, 2016
Uber embarks on unconventional strategy in Japanese countryside
In a small coastal town on the Sea of Japan, Uber Technologies Inc. is deploying an unusual strategy.
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BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 23, 2016
Carp sink Fighters to take 2-0 Japan Series lead
Hiroshima Carp fans might have gone home feeling that a little can sometimes go a long way after Game 2 of the Japan Series. Their Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters counterparts, however, head back to Sapporo thinking that snowballs have a nasty tendency to start avalanches.
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BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 23, 2016
Carp capitalize on big plays, stellar pitching to beat Fighters in Game 1
The 2016 Japan Series got off to a wet start, but the Hiroshima Carp and their fans weren't about to let a little rain, or Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters ace Shohei Otani, ruin their fun.
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BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 20, 2016
Carp, Fighters to vie for NPB supremacy
This one should be good.
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BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 20, 2016
Otani set to be center of attention in Japan Series, beyond
The Hiroshima Carp and Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters begin their battle for the Japan Series crown on Saturday. But the attention on that matchup might pale in comparison to the focus that will be on Fighters star Shohei Otani not only in this series, but as he prepares to step onto the international...
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BASKETBALL / B. League
Oct 14, 2016
Brex pound Levanga for seventh straight victory
The Tochigi Brex took an eight-point cushion into halftime on Friday night.
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BASKETBALL / B. League
Oct 13, 2016
Tochigi dominates action in triumph over Hokkaido
Simple mathematics paid off for the visiting Tochigi Brex on Thursday night.
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BASKETBALL / B. League / B. LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Oct 13, 2016
Geary has Nagoya thriving with defense
The Nagoya Diamond Dolphins have opened the new season with a strong overall showing over the first three weeks.
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BASKETBALL / B. League
Oct 9, 2016
Hokkaido offense clicks in triumph over Akita
Balanced scoring guided the Levanga Hokkaido past the Akita Northern Happinets in their series opener on Sunday in Sapporo.

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