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JAPAN SERIES

BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Nov 1, 2018
Hawks slugger Seiji Uebayashi draws inspiration from Carp star Seiya Suzuki
Winning is all that matters in postseason baseball for players, and it's no different for Hawks outfielder Seiji Uebayashi.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 31, 2018
Hawks triumph over Carp in Game 3 slugfest
The Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks put their fans through a myriad of emotions in Game 3 of the Japan Series.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 28, 2018
Japan Series opener ends in 12-inning tie
The winner of Game 1 of the 2018 Japan Series was, well, nobody.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 27, 2018
Carp fans arrive hours early for opener, express never-ending support for team
Partly because it was Saturday, so many fans arrived at Mazda Stadium wearing red replica jerseys and T-shirts hours before Game 1 of the Japan Series between the Hiroshima Carp and Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 26, 2018
Hawks icon Seiichi Uchikawa praises teammates, dispenses wisdom on eve of Japan Series
For a long time, Seiichi Uchikawa had helped the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks be championship contenders and win championships with his phenomenal hitting skills and leadership.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 26, 2018
Hawks' Kodai Senga awaits chance to battle Carp, but fearful of rare hitting assignment
Kodai Senga was very matter-of-fact when asked about stepping into the batter's box during Game 1 of the Japan Series.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 26, 2018
Carp, Hawks set for Japan Series showdown
Hiroshima Carp manager Koichi Ogata and Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks skipper Kimiyasu Kudo each said they hoped to put on an amazing show during the final Japan Series of the Heisei Era.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 21, 2018
Hawks repeat PL dominance, defeat Lions to reach Japan Series
The 2018 NPB season didn't quite go the way the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks had planned. Even so, they're going to end it right where they expected to be all along.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Nov 9, 2017
Hawks infielders Nobuhiro Matsuda and Kenta Imamiya headline Golden Glove Awards
The Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks had the golden touch during the regular season, postseason and Japan Series.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / HIT AND RUN
Nov 6, 2017
BayStars beaten but unbowed after Japan Series experience
After the final out of the Japan Series, as the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks celebrated while glittering, golden confetti rained down from the Yafuoku Dome ceiling and jet balloons were set loose from the stands, Yokohama BayStars pitcher Shota Imanaga soaked it all in from the losing dugout.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / HIT AND RUN
Nov 5, 2017
Masterful Hawks again soar over baseball rivals
At the end of another NPB season, the Japanese baseball world is again wondering how to beat these Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Nov 5, 2017
Hawks capture Japan Series crown on Keizo Kawashima's sayonara single in 11th
There will be no Game 7.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / NPB NOTEBOOK
Nov 3, 2017
BayStars closer Yasuaki Yamasaki embraces pressure of must-win games
The BayStars fans at Yokohama Stadium know what to expect when the team enters the bottom of the ninth inning with a small lead.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Nov 3, 2017
Hawks, BayStars get ready for pivotal Game 6
One day after a win that made the Japan Series an actual, well, series, the Yokohama BayStars were back on the field in Fukuoka on Friday night.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Nov 3, 2017
BayStars skipper Alex Ramirez motivated players by keeping quiet
With the clock threatening to strike midnight on the Yokohama BayStars' inspired run to the Japan Series, Alex Ramirez backed off.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Nov 2, 2017
BayStars rally in sixth, stave off elimination with Game 5 victory over Hawks
Anyone who thought the Yokohama BayStars were just going to roll over after going down 3-0 in the Japan Series can think again.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Nov 1, 2017
Rookie pitcher Haruhiro Hamaguchi comes up big to keep BayStars alive in Japan Series
Rookie pitcher Haruhiro Hamaguchi took the ball in what might have been the biggest game of his life and delivered the performance of his life.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 31, 2017
Early scoring, lockdown bullpen carry Hawks to Game 3 triumph over BayStars
The Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks won the first two games of the Japan Series with a blowout and a dramatic late-inning comeback.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / NPB NOTEBOOK
Oct 31, 2017
Kajitani, BayStars remain positive as series resumes in Yokohama
Despite his team getting off to an 0-2 start in the ongoing Japan Series, Yokohama BayStars outfielder Takayuki Kajitani held his head up high as the series resumed at Yokohama Stadium for Tuesday's Game 3.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 31, 2017
Dennis Sarfate feels collapse in 2016 motivated Hawks this season
Dennis Sarfate showed up early to practice on his day off.
Japan tariff negotiator rules out quick U.S. deal despite push by Trump
Ryosei Akazawa, Japan's top tariff negotiator with the U.S., speaks to reporters upon his arrival at Tokyo's Haneda Airport on Friday, a day after talks in Washington.
Magnitude 5.0 earthquake jolts Nagano
A map showing the location of an earthquake that hit Nagano Prefecture on Friday evening, with the numbers indicating the seismic intensity on the shindo scale to 7.
Japan mulls reviewing car safety rules to strike deal with Trump
Ryosei Akazawa, Japan's Economic Revitalization Minister and top tariff negotiator with the U.S., speaks to the press upon his arrival at Haneda Airport in Tokyo on Friday.
Shohei Ohtani announces birth of daughter
Shohei Ohtani and his wife Mamiko Tanaka attend a Lakers game in Los Angeles on Dec. 8, 2024.
Social media helps fuel growing 'sex tourism' in Japan
People walk down a street in the red-light entertainment area of Kabukicho in the Shinjuku district of Tokyo on March 31.
Nothing sells like Shohei Ohtani, MLB’s marketing megastar
People walk past an advertisement featuring Los Angeles Dodgers two-way star Shohei Ohtani outside Tokyo Dome on March 18.
Tokyo stock picker advises Trump-proofing portfolios with Godzilla creator Toho
The head of Godzilla, a Japanese monster movie character, is seen on a building of Toho Cinema in Tokyo. Toho is one tariff-defensive stock being recommended by brokers.
LDP and CDP lawmaker groups propose 0% consumption tax on food
A vegetable stand displays prices at a supermarket in Tokyo in 2023. Some lawmakers are proposing lowering the consumption tax on food to 0%, which is expected to result in a loss of up to ¥5 trillion in tax revenue annually.
Tokyo hotel operators face possible warnings over suspected price cartel
Foreign tourists gather on a platform at Kyoto Station on Wednesday.

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