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SOCCER
Jul 13, 2017
Messi expresses optimism for upcoming season under new manager
Barcelona superstar Lionel Messi said Thursday he is pinning his hopes on a good start to the season under new manager Ernesto Valverde.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 7, 2017
Rakuten bans ivory sales via online mall as activist outcry grows
Online retailer Rakuten bans ivory products from its shopping site in response to international criticism that it is abetting illegal trade in ivory.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jul 2, 2017
Hawks rally to sink Eagles
The Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks rallied against Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles star starter Takayuki Kishi and closer Yuki Matsui in the eighth inning to earn a 5-4 win on Sunday.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jul 1, 2017
Hawks overcome Eagles in clash of PL titants
The battle for first place got messy in the Pacific League on Saturday, when Kenta Imamiya drove in three runs to push the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks to a 10-9 win over the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jun 30, 2017
Anraku picks up first victory of season as Eagles edge Hawks
Tomohiro Anraku earned his first win of the year as the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles moved 1½ games ahead of the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks at the top of the Pacific League standings on Friday, winning 4-3.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jun 29, 2017
Eagles' Norimoto, seven other players selected by peers as All-Stars
Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles hurler Takahiro Norimoto was among eight players added Thursday to the Central and Pacific League All-Star teams following votes from NPB players.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jun 26, 2017
Eagles salvage tie on Orix miscues
Kazuo Matsui delivered off the bench for the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles, singling in the tying run in the ninth inning, and finishing the game at shortstop in a 4-4, 12-inning tie on Monday night.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jun 15, 2017
Hara tosses first career complete game to outduel Norimoto
Second-year right-hander Juri Hara outpitched Takahiro Norimoto to lead the Tokyo Yakult Swallows to a 6-2 interleague win over the Pacific League-leading Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles on Thursday.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / HIT AND RUN
Jun 12, 2017
Eagles show mettle during series with Carp
While you never want to get too caught up in a series in early June, the results from Sendai over the weekend are well worth remembering as the season stretches onward.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jun 12, 2017
Eagles pick up Corrales from BC League Toyama
The Pacific League-leading Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles said Monday they have acquired right-hander Joshua Corrales from the Toyama GRN Thunderbirds of the independent BC League.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jun 11, 2017
Fujita tips balance as Eagles edge Carp
Kazuya Fujita went 3-for-4 and his RBI single broke an eighth-inning tie as the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles beat the Hiroshima Carp 4-3 on Sunday.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jun 8, 2017
Eagles star Norimoto extends double-digit strikeout record to eight games
Tohoku Rakuten's Takahiro Norimoto renewed his own record by striking out 10 or more batters in eight straight games in the Eagles' 8-2 victory over the Yokohama BayStars in interleague play on Thursday.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jun 2, 2017
Dragons youngster Ogasawara handcuffs Eagles for five innings
Shinnosuke Ogasawara threw five shutout innings to earn his first win of the year as the Chunichi Dragons beat the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles 6-3 on Friday, with Alex Guerrero hitting his sixth home run in four interleague games.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jun 1, 2017
Norimoto surpasses Nomo with most consecutive double-digit strikeout games in NPB history
Takahiro Norimoto moved past Hall of Famer Hideo Nomo in the NPB record books on Thursday by striking out 10-plus batters in seven consecutive games.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
May 31, 2017
Wheeler leads charge as Eagles crush Giants again
Zelous Wheeler hit his third homer in two games and drove in three runs to lead the Tohoku Rakuten Eagles in a 6-0 beating of the Yomiuri Giants on Wednesday in interleague play.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
May 27, 2017
Peguero's grand slam helps Eagles soar above Lions
Carlos Peguero hit a grand slam and Manabu Mima worked six innings as the Pacific League-leading Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles came from behind to beat the Seibu Lions 6-1 on Saturday afternoon.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
May 25, 2017
Eagles hurler Norimoto matches Nomo strikeout record set in 1991
Takahiro Norimoto tied the NPB record for striking out 10 or more batters in six successive games Thursday as he steered the Pacific-League leading Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles to a 4-1 win over the Orix Buffaloes.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
May 10, 2017
Norimoto, Amador lift Eagles to win over Marines
Takahiro Norimoto threw a five-hit shutout and Japhet Amador hit a first-inning grand slam as the Pacific League-leading Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles defeated the Chiba Lotte Marines 5-0 on Wednesday.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
May 7, 2017
Kishi tames former team to help Eagles edge Lions
Takayuki Kishi left the Seibu Lions as a free agent over the winter, but went seven innings in his old home park on Sunday in the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles' 3-2 win.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
May 6, 2017
Eagles' Mima delivers eight solid innings in rout of Lions
Manabu Mima allowed two runs in eight innings as the Pacific League-leading Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles buried the Seibu Lions 10-2 on Saturday afternoon.
Japan's population continues to fall even as foreign resident count rises
The number of residents in Tokyo as of Jan. 1 rose by 0.03% from a year before, data shows, marking a year-on-year increase for the first time in three years, while the country's other 46 prefectures saw their populations continue to decline.
Ahead of the Olympics, Japan is still talking about the gymnast who won't be there
Japan's Shoko Miyata withdrew from the gymnastics team herself over her drinking and smoking, although it had already appeared as though the association was prepared to send her home from the team’s training camp in Monaco.
Yen melt-up nudges Japanese stocks into correction territory
Japanese stocks are down 10% from their July peak as the yen strengthens.
‘Crazy’ yen rally is at risk of shattering as soon as Wednesday
Some investors are warning that a yen rally is fragile, as was on show this week when the yen rapidly retraced an advance after Thursday’s stronger-than-expected U.S. economic growth figures.
Japan's average life expectancy rises for first time in three years
A decline in COVID-19-caused deaths likely helped boost the average life expectancy for Japanese men and women to rise for the first time in three years in 2023.
The Japanese Olympians looking to shine in Paris
Rim Nakamura, who is attempting to win Japan's first Olympic gold medal in cycling, will be one of the top Japanese athletes to watch at the Paris Games.
Japan’s minimum wage set for record ¥50 hike in major boost
Demonstrators rally to demand a big hike in minimum wages in Tokyo last week.
Japan loses top spot on strongest passport list to Singapore
Japan had the strongest passport for six years running from 2018, before being dethroned by Singapore on the 2024 list.
Why Japan's mysterious stash of classified funds escapes scrutiny
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi (right) during a meeting in Tokyo on Tuesday.
Japan eyes gold — and the future — as Olympic men's soccer campaign begins
Japan midfielder Yu Hirakawa controls the ball during a match against the United States in Kansas City, Kansas, on June 11.

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