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Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / NPB NOTEBOOK
Jan 12, 2019
Eagles announce plans to make Rakuten Seimei Park Miyagi world's first cashless stadium
The Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles want you to leave your cash at home.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Dec 7, 2018
Taiwanese slugger Wang Po-jung accepts three-year deal from Fighters
The Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters said Friday they have reached a deal to acquire hard-hitting outfielder Wang Po-jung from the Lamigo Monkeys of the Taiwanese professional league.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Nov 21, 2018
Free agent Hideto Asamura joins Rakuten
The Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles announced Wednesday they have acquired infielder Hideto Asamura, who earlier this month declared domestic free agency after playing on the Seibu Lions' top team for the past nine seasons.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Deep Dive
Nov 18, 2018
Japan's IT firms enthusiastically open doors to overseas tech workers
The dozens of young Chinese engineers looked nervous, but eager, as they presented their work in English during a hack-athon in September at the high-rise Roppongi Hills complex in Tokyo.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 8, 2018
Japan's pro sports clubs see investment boost ahead of 2020 Games
Japan's professional sports clubs are attracting a wave of investment, as a fitness club, clothing chain operators and entrepreneurs look to cash in on the sports world's potential ahead of the 2020 Games.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 7, 2018
Rakuten's English drive a case study of success, but wider adoption by Japan Inc. much slower going
Rakuten Inc. CEO Hiroshi Mikitani's 2010 announcement of English becoming the official internal language of the online retailing giant shocked many of the firm's employees, including Fumie Suzuki.
Japan Times
TENNIS
Oct 7, 2018
Kei Nishikori outclassed by Daniil Medvedev in Rakuten Japan Open final
Kei Nishikori’s title drought continues.
Japan Times
TENNIS
Oct 7, 2018
LIVEBLOG: Kei Nishikori vs Daniil Medvedev at Rakuten Japan Open
Live commentary on the Rakuten Japan Open final, in which Kei Nishikori is playing Daniil Medvedev for the trophy.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 5, 2018
Eagles promote interim manager Yosuke Hiraishi to manager
Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles head coach and interim manager Yosuke Hiraishi was named the club's skipper for next season, it was announced on Friday.
Japan Times
TENNIS
Oct 3, 2018
Kei Nishikori prevails in second round against Benoit Paire at Rakuten Japan Open
Kei Nishikori was everywhere. Whether it was the left side of the court, the right side of the court or near the net, for large stretches it seemed like wherever Benoit Paire hit the ball, Nishikori was there to meet it.
Japan Times
TENNIS
Oct 2, 2018
Stefanos Tsitsipas ousts Taro Daniel in fist round at Rakuten Japan Open
Taro Daniel bowed out in the opening round of the Rakuten Japan Open on Tuesday, losing 6-1, 6-3 to No. 5 seed Stefanos Tsitsipas of Greece.
Japan Times
TENNIS
Oct 1, 2018
Kei Nishikori outclasses Yuichi Sugita in Rakuten Open first round
Kei Nishikori cruised into the second round of the Rakuten Japan Open with a straight-sets win over Yuichi Sugita on Monday.
Japan Times
TENNIS
Oct 1, 2018
Nishioka savors first career ATP title
At 40-30, Yoshihito Nishioka fired a second serve up the middle and watched as his opponent dumped a return into the net.
TENNIS
Sep 30, 2018
Marin Cilic, Kei Nishikori amongst favorites as unpredictable Japan Rakuten Open begins
With Ariake Coliseum undergoing renovations ahead of the 2020 Summer Games, eight of the world's top 25 players will descend upon Musashino Forest Sports Plaza in Chofu, western Tokyo, this week for the 2018 Rakuten Japan Open. The facility's court speed and playing conditions are unknowns, making this...
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Sep 28, 2018
Kazuo Matsui says career with Lions led by destiny
Former major leaguer Kazuo Matsui said Thursday he feels "destined" to end his storied career with the Seibu Lions, where he started his professional baseball journey 25 years ago.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Sep 21, 2018
NPB hands Eagles' Japhet Amador a six-month doping ban after investigation
NPB announced Friday it has finalized Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles infielder Japhet Amador's six month doping suspension after investigating the issue following his appeal.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / NBA
Sep 10, 2018
Golden State Warriors star Draymond Green draws crowds in first Japan visit
Golden State Warriors star Draymond Green revealed that he was persuaded by Rakuten chairman Hiroshi Mikitani to come to Japan.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 29, 2018
Bad news for students: Completed homework assignments are no longer for sale
It's the last week of August, when children who have spent their entire summer vacation slacking off suddenly realize with daunting dismay that they have piles of book reports and diaries left untouched, not to mention an art project they were supposed to start weeks ago.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 27, 2018
Rakuten details carrier plan to reposition against Amazon and SoftBank
E-commerce giant Rakuten Inc. is offering a glimpse into its ambitious plan to build a cutting-edge wireless network to take on Masayoshi Son's SoftBank Group Corp., stay in the lead in mobile payments and win back market share from Amazon.com Inc.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Aug 22, 2018
Rakuten slugger Japhet Amador files appeal over doping suspension
Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles' first baseman Japhet Amador has filed an appeal with Nippon Professional Baseball over his six-month doping suspension, a team executive said Wednesday.
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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