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BASEBALL / SPORTS SCOPE
Mar 24, 2015
Why did Matsui pick Yankees over Giants?
Former Yomiuri Giants star Hideki Matsui made news earlier this month with his decision to take a job with the New York Yankees. The move was seen as a curious one here for several reasons.
Japan Times
SPORTS / MAN ABOUT SPORTS
Mar 24, 2015
Hall of Famer Molitor facing real challenge with Twins
If you're a Minnesota Twins fan, it's been either feast or famine over the last quarter century.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Nov 19, 2014
Otani impresses visiting MLB stars
Shohei Otani exhibited some of the immaturity of a 20-year-old pitcher but also some of the potential that could eventually see him playing on American soil.
BASEBALL
Nov 18, 2014
Samurai Japan pitching coach Katori embraces serious demeanor in preparation for 2017 WBC
The MLB-Japan All-Star Series is sort of a deceiving event, because it's uncertain what kind of physical condition the players are in and how close they are to their top level.
Japan Times
BASEBALL
Nov 16, 2014
MLB offense rebounds in Game 4, triumphs over Japan
The MLB All-Stars can't win their series against Samurai Japan but that doesn't mean they can't go down swinging.
Japan Times
BASEBALL
Nov 16, 2014
Rays outfielder Zobrist gets crash course in Japanese baseball culture
They play the game with the same rules on the same diamond. But how they develop their game based on practice looks to be a little different between Japan and the United States.
Japan Times
BASEBALL
Nov 16, 2014
Cano sustains fractured toe, done for series
The MLB-Japan All-Star Series show will go on, but it'll be without its leading man.
Japan Times
BASEBALL
Nov 16, 2014
Infielders Kikuchi, Escobar showcase defensive skills in MLB-Japan All-Star Series
One thing an event like the MLB-Japan All-Star Series does is allow fans to ask the question, what if? What if this NPBer or that NPBer was in the major leagues and vice versa.
Japan Times
BASEBALL
Nov 15, 2014
Norimoto, three relievers toss combined no-hitter against MLB All-Stars
Takahiro Norimoto didn't have any problems during his matchup against a lineup of major league hitters. Yuki Nishi didn't have many either, nor did Kazuhisa Makita or even Yuji Nishino.
Japan Times
BASEBALL
Nov 15, 2014
Wada proud to represent MLB
Tsuyoshi Wada entered Game 2 of the MLB-Japan All-Star Series on Friday night at Tokyo Dome to the strains of Tom Petty's 1989 hit "Free Fallin'," which was serving as the de facto soundtrack to Rob Wooten's exit from the game after having given up a run.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB
Nov 15, 2014
Hall of Famer Winfield impressed by Otani's versatility
When Dave Winfield was drafted by the San Diego Padres in 1973, it was as a pitcher. When he entered the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2001, it was because of his career as a batter and outfielder. He briefly played both positions in college, and when he looks at the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters' Shohei Otani...
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB
Nov 15, 2014
MLB, Under Armour announce tie-up
It remains to be seen if MLB leaves Japan with a victory on the field, but the league feels like it's hit a home run on the business side of things.
Japan Times
BASEBALL
Nov 14, 2014
Yanagita carries Samurai Japan to Game 2 win over MLB All-Stars
In a game featuring six-time MLB All-Star Robinson Cano, three-time All-Star Evan Longoria and 2006 AL MVP and four-time All-Star Justin Morneau, the Fukuoka Softbank Hawks' Yuki Yanagita shone brighter than all of them.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB
Nov 14, 2014
Orioles reliever Hunter impressed by Japanese players' skills
Tommy Hunter's favorite thing about his first trip to Japan has been the food, sushi in particular.
Two of America’s biggest debt holders are dumping Treasurys
The U.S. Treasury building in Washington. Investors in Japan and China sold a pile of U.S. debt in the last quarter, just before the U.S. presidential election.
Tokyo Metro’s overseas efforts begin in earnest with London deal
Tokyo Metro will soon have a role in the running of London's Elizabeth Line, a major train route serving the U.K.’s capital city and environs.
Russia fired experimental ballistic missile at Ukraine, Putin says
Ukrainian firefighters work on a spot following an airstrike in Dnipro on Thursday.
Ex-yokozuna Kitanofuji dies at 82
Yokozuna Kitanofuji enters the ring during the May 1970 grand sumo tournament in Tokyo.
Man charged with murder allegedly made victim date other men for money
A car carrying suspect Ryotaro Masuda, who was indicted for allegedly beating his 25-year-old girlfriend to death, leaves the Shibuya Police Station in Tokyo on Thursday.
Shohei Ohtani wins National League MVP award
Shohei Ohtani celebrates after hitting a three-run home run against the Padres during the National League Division Series at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles last month.
The slow-burn success of ‘A Samurai in Time’
A 19th-century warrior gets struck by lightning and wakes to find himself in 21st-century Kyoto in Junichi Yasuda’s surprise hit “A Samurai in Time.”
Around a quarter of Japan married couples in their 20s met through dating apps
A survey released by an organization promoting “Good Couples Day” shows that 24% of couples in their 20s met their marriage partner through a dating app.
'Tokyo Swindlers': Get deep into the minds of real estate con artists
In Ko Shinjo's "Tokyo Swindlers," a group of con artists manipulates real estate giants into falsified deals within the highly competitive, quick market.
Japan, U.K. and Italy discuss inviting more countries to joint fighter project
A new concept model of a next-generation fighter jet to be jointly developed by Japan, Britain and Italy is on display in Farnborough, Hampshire, in July.

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