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IBM BIGBLUE

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Jul 14, 2020
Memory of missed field goal drives Toshiki Sato's NFL ambitions
Making the NFL would not only make the BigBlue kicker's dreams come true but would also have positive impact on both the NFL and Japan.
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Jun 17, 2019
Noriaki Kinoshita's three touchdowns hand Obic third straight Pearl Bowl title
Evergreen wide receiver Noriaki Kinoshita caught three touchdown passes from Skyler Howard and was named the game's MVP as the Obic Seagulls won their third straight Pearl Bowl Final with a 31-15 victory over the IBM BigBlue on Monday at Tokyo Dome.
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Dec 17, 2018
Frontiers ease past IBM for third straight Japan X Bowl title
Trashaun Nixon used to make plays as a linebacker by pressuring quarterbacks and tackling runners. One year later, he became the Japan X Bowl MVP as a running back.
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Aug 11, 2018
Kei Hirata earns second shot with Thunder Girls
Passion is something that younger and older generations can both detect immediately.
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Jun 28, 2018
Obic Seagulls rout IBM Big Blue to defend Pearl Bowl title
Skyler Howard celebrated his Tokyo Dome debut with the MVP-winning performance that guided the Obic Seagulls to back-to-back Pearl Bowl championships.
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Sep 9, 2017
BigBlue continue to progress
IBM BigBlue players and staff were ecstatic after the game and head coach Shinzo Yamada delightfully tapped their shoulders, thanking them for their effort.
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Sep 5, 2017
BigBlue edge Seagulls for first-ever triumph over X League rival
IBM defensive back Tatsuma Kobayashi's 98-yard interception return touchdown turned out to be the momentum-changer as the BigBlue defeated the Obic Seagulls 38-36 on Tuesday at Tokyo Dome.
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Jun 19, 2017
Mizuno leads Seagulls past BigBlue in Pearl Bowl final
Wide receiver Taro Mizuno scored two touchdowns — one on a 98-yard kickoff return and the other on a 31-yard pass from Ikaika Woolsey — to lead the Obic Seagulls to a 29-27 victory over the defending champion IBM BigBlue in the Pearl Bowl final on Monday at Tokyo Dome.
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Jun 14, 2017
BigBlue, Seagulls set to square off in Pearl Bowl
James Brooks wears an affable smile and never loses his polite attitude off the field.
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Jun 4, 2017
BigBlue, Seagulls advance to Pearl Bowl final
IBM quarterback Yuki Masamoto outperformed former Michigan passer Devin Gardner to lead the BigBlue to a 27-19 victory over the Nojima Sagamihara Rise on Sunday at Fujitsu Stadium Kawasaki in the semifinals of the Pearl Bowl Tournament.
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Apr 22, 2017
Masamoto orchestrates rout as BigBlue pound Bulls in Pearl Bowl opener
Yuki Masamoto threw three touchdown passes and rushed for another to lead the defending Pearl Bowl champion IBM BigBlue to a 34-3 rout of the Bulls as the X League spring tournament opened on Saturday at Fujitsu Stadium Kawasaki.
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Sep 25, 2016
BigBlue hold off Silver Star in thriller
Ryo Takagi rushed 37 yards for the decisive score and defensive back Go Sano made a touchdown-saving pass defense on the final play as the IBM BigBlue improved to 2-1 with a 34-27 win over the Asahi Beer Silver Star on Sunday at Fujitsu Stadium Kawasaki.
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Jun 14, 2016
IBM Big Blue edge Lixil Deers for Pearl Bowl title
A controversial call cost the Lixil Deers a Pearl Bowl victory and gave the IBM BigBlue a first X League title.
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Oct 31, 2015
Obic outplays IBM in second-stage opener
Shun Sugawara, making his first start since Sept. 13, completed 19 of 30 passes for 226 yard and a score and Asaki Mochizuki had two rushing touchdowns as the Obic Seagulls beat the IBM BigBlue 34-26 on Saturday at Yokohama Stadium in the second-stage opener of the X League.
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Nov 30, 2014
Four-time defending champion Obic Seagulls eliminated from X League title chase
A new era has come to the X League.
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COMMUNITY / Our Lives / TELLING LIVES
Apr 27, 2014
Hawaiian XLeague player Alo finds much that's familiar in his adopted land
For most people around the world, football means just what the word suggests: a sport played primarily with the feet in which the ball is rarely touched with the hands.
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Oct 8, 2013
Stanton finds niche in Japan as tight end, teacher
Football player John Stanton is one of the IBM BigBlue's most feared offensive weapons.
Bankruptcies and suicides rise as Japanese struggle with mounting debt
Lawyers estimate that personal bankruptcies in Japan are on track to reach the highest since 2012 this year.
Honda-Nissan megamerger in the works
Nissan CEO Makoto Uchida (left), Honda CEO Toshihiro Mibe (second from left) and Takao Kato, CEO of Mitsubishi Motors, hold a news conference on merger talks on Monday in Tokyo.
Is Japan ready for 60 million tourists?
Visitors to Kyoto walk along a street near Kiyomizu Temple in April. A popular tourist spot, Kyoto has seen what locals feel to be an overwhelming amount of tourists in 2024.
Japan accuses Google of violating antimonopoly law
The Japanese antitrust watchdog said that Google forced smartphone makers to preinstall its search app on their devices, sources say.
Okinawa people stage rally against sexual assaults by U.S. servicemen
Sorane Sakihama, a 22-year-old college student, speaks at a rally in the city of Okinawa on Sunday protesting against sexual assaults by U.S. soldiers.
A brief history of ‘osechi ryōri,' Japan's edible tradition for the new year
Japan's traditional New Year cuisine has a long history, though modern developments have led to slight changes in the way things work.
Japan accuses Google of violating antimonopoly law
The Japanese antitrust watchdog said that Google forced smartphone makers to preinstall its search app on their devices, sources say.
Casual workouts, cool living, ‘complete’ food: Japan’s health trends of 2024
In 2024, efficiency trumped effort among Japan's fitness-focused aspirants.
Is Japan finally ready to tap its abundant geothermal energy potential?
Steam rises from a geothermal plan in Yuzawa, Akita Prefecture. Despite its long history and potential, geothermal provided just 0.3% of Japan's overall energy mix in the fiscal year from April 2023
Japanese officials inspect Yokota Air Base over PFAS concerns
The Yokota Air Base in western Tokyo in September 2019. An inspection of the base by Japanese government officials on Friday came amid public pressure to investigate suspected links between the use of PFAS-containing firefighting foam by the U.S. base and contamination of soil and groundwater in western Tokyo.

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