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Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 16, 2014
Nakata ignites Fighters during game-changing rally
Sho Nakata hit a two-run homer to key a four-run sixth inning, Hokkaido Nippon Ham's defense got the team back in the ballgame, and the Fighters rallied to beat the Fukuoka Softbank Hawks 5-1 in Game 2 of the final stage of the Pacific League Climax Series on Thursday night.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 16, 2014
Yoshimura heroics carry Hawks to Game 1 triumph
Yuki Yoshimura saved the day with a dramatic two-run game-winning double in the bottom of the ninth inning to lift the Fukuoka Softbank Hawks to a 3-2 win over the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters in Game 1 of the Pacific League Climax Series Final Stage on Wednesday night.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 14, 2014
Nakata homers in 10th inning to send Fighters into final stage of PL Climax Series
Sho Nakata landed a punch to the gut, blasting a tiebreaking leadoff homer in the 10th inning to lift the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters past the Orix Buffaloes in Osaka on Tuesday night.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 14, 2014
Hokkaido Electric wins government OK to raise rates
The government on Tuesday approved Hokkaido Electric Power Co.'s plan to raise household electricity bills by 15.3 percent on average, with the surge in fossil fuel costs weighing on the utility's business in the absence of nuclear power generation following the 2011 Fukushima crisis.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 13, 2014
Climax Series postponed with typhoon approaching
Game 3 of the first stage of the Climax Series scheduled between the Orix Buffaloes and the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters was postponed on Monday due the approach of Typhoon Vongfong, which made landfall on Kyushu the same day.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Oct 10, 2014
Hokkaido Electric to execute second price hike in November
Hokkaido Electric Power Co. will raise electricity prices for households on Nov. 1, the industry ministry said Friday, as rising fossil fuel costs weigh on the utility's earnings following the loss of nuclear power.
JAPAN
Oct 6, 2014
Hokkaido nuclear plant has small fire; utility says no radiation leaked
A small fire occurred Sunday at the Tomari nuclear power plant in western Hokkaido, operator Hokkaido Electric Power Co. said, adding that there was no radiation leak.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 5, 2014
Fighters send Inaba out with win
The Nippon Ham Fighters feted retiring star Atsunori Inaba on Sunday and capped it off with a 1-0 win over the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Oct 2, 2014
Teen admits killing mother, grandmother in response to 'harsh discipline': police
A Hokkaido teenager confesses to killing her mother and grandmother in a bid to escape after they 'harshly disciplined' her, investigators say.
BUSINESS
Oct 1, 2014
Four more utilities stop signing contracts for purchasing renewable energy
Four more regional utilities said Tuesday they will stop signing contracts to buy renewable energy from mega solar power plants and other suppliers, citing transmission network capacity limitations.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Sep 29, 2014
Saito pitches Fighters into playoffs
Yuki Saito allowed a run in five impressive innings on Monday and earned the win as the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters wrapped up the Pacific League's final playoff spot by beating the Seibu Lions 4-1.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Sep 27, 2014
Nakata bashes winning homer in 10th
Sho Nakata belted a sayonara solo home run in the 10th inning to lift the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters to a 3-2 come-from-behind victory over the Orix Buffaloes on Saturday night and give themselves some breathing room in their push for the postseason.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Sep 27, 2014
Fighters' Kaneko to retire at end of season
Shortstop Makoto Kaneko, who captained the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters to back-to-back Pacific League pennants in 2006 and 2007, announced Saturday that this season will be his last.
JAPAN
Sep 26, 2014
Hokkaido train driver used smartphone while operating limited express in violation of rules
A 23-year-old JR Hokkaido worker was caught using his smartphone while driving a limited express train, the railway company says.
JAPAN / History / THE LIVING PAST
Sep 20, 2014
Can simplicity survive contact with complexity?
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Sep 19, 2014
Eagles' Norimoto throws three-hit shutout
Right-hander Takahiro Norimoto kept the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles' slim Pacific League playoff hopes going on Friday with a 1-0 shutout victory over the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Sep 13, 2014
Otani fans nine, fires five-hit shutout
Double-duty right-hander Shohei Otani struck out nine in a five-hit shutout as the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters defeated the pennant-contending Orix Buffaloes 1-0 on Saturday.
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JAPAN
Sep 11, 2014
Meteorological Agency cancels last alerts in rain-swept Hokkaido
The Meteorological Agency lifted the last emergency alerts for heavy rain in the Hokkaido cities of Sapporo, Chitose and Tomakomai on Thursday afternoon following earlier rainfall in excess of 80 mm per hour across much of the north.
JAPAN
Sep 11, 2014
Rain lashes northern areas as low rolls through
Heavy rain fell in many regions Thursday as a low pressure system made the atmosphere extremely unstable in northern and eastern parts of the country.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Sep 9, 2014
Fighters pound Hawks in eighth inning as game turns into rout
When Daikan Yoh got his bat around the slider Jason Standridge threw him, the only question was how far was it going to go.

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