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Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Apr 26, 2017
Mogi, Peguero hit it off for high-flying Eagles
Eigoro Mogi and Carlos Peguero have been one of the most dynamic duos in Japanese baseball so far this season.
Japan Times
SOCCER / J. League
Apr 24, 2017
J. League, Rakuten announce commercial tie-up
The J. League and Rakuten announced on Monday a 2½-year electronic commerce deal that will see the Japanese Internet giant relaunch the league's online store, with the eventual aim of rivaling Nippon Professional Baseball in merchandise sales.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Apr 23, 2017
Tomura steps into the breach to lead Eagles past Hawks
Kenji Tomura made his season debut count for the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles on Sunday in a 2-1 Pacific League win over the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Apr 19, 2017
Asamura's sayonara double sends Lions past Eagles
Hideto Asamura finished a big night in a big way, with a game-winning sayonara double, lifting the Seibu Lions to a 5-4 win over the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles in 12 innings on Wednesday night.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Apr 12, 2017
Lions rough up Norimoto in win over Eagles
The Seibu Lions pounded out 15 hits, putting the brakes on the Pacific League-leading Tohoku Rakuten Eagles in a 10-5 win on Wednesday afternoon.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / HIT AND RUN
Apr 10, 2017
Soaring Eagles are early surprise of 2017 campaign
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Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Apr 9, 2017
Kishi comes out smiling after belated Eagles debut
Takayuki Kishi got the job done in his first game with the Pacific League-leading Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles, who beat the Chiba Lotte Marines 4-1 on Sunday.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / BASEBALL BULLET-IN
Apr 8, 2017
Future high-rise building could provide free views of Jingu Stadium games
It appears some apartment dwellers in Tokyo will soon have a great view of Yakult Swallows games at Meiji Jingu Stadium. A high-rise building is under construction right across the street from the ballpark. It's on the road that runs from the future site of the new National Stadium to the T intersection...
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Apr 5, 2017
Hawks end Eagles' unbeaten run with rout
A day after suffering their first loss of the season, the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks returned the favor, beating the previously unbeaten Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles 15-4 in the Pacific League on Wednesday afternoon.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Apr 4, 2017
Mogi's three-run blast helps propel Eagles past Hawks
Eigoro Mogi's three-run homer off Kodai Senga iced the game for the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles in a 7-1 win over the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / HIT AND RUN
Apr 3, 2017
First NPB weekend provides excitement but few real answers
Nippon Professional Baseball finally made its return over the weekend, as fans streamed into ballparks around Japan to support their favorite teams. The camaraderie forged by the common goal of the World Baseball Classic was replaced by loyalty to different teams and players as the pennant races officially...
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Apr 2, 2017
Eagles beat Buffaloes for third straight win
Carlos Peguero's two-run, ninth-inning homer overturned a one-run deficit and boosted the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles to a 5-4 win over the Orix Buffaloes on Sunday.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / 2017 NPB PREVIEW
Mar 29, 2017
Hawks looking to redress balance of Pacific League power
The following is the first of a two-part NPB preview beginning with the 2016 Pacific League.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Feb 21, 2017
Rakuten worker arrested for allegedly smuggling drugs from Taiwan
A 39-year-old employee of Japanese e-commerce giant Rakuten Inc. has been arrested on charges of attempting to smuggle a stimulant drug from Taiwan into Japan, police said Tuesday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 4, 2017
Rakuten to enable U.S. employees to work outside country if subject to Trump entry ban
Rakuten Inc. says it will enable U.S. employees to work outside the country if they are subject to President Donald Trump's temporary U.S. entry ban.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Nov 22, 2016
Eagles set to sign former Phillies pitcher Hermann
The Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles have reached a basic agreement with Frank Herrmann, who pitched this year with the Philadelphia Phillies, sources said Tuesday.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Nov 18, 2016
Eagles announce signing of hometown hurler Kishi
Free agent right-hander Takayuki Kishi came home on Friday, when he announced his signing with the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 17, 2016
Rakuten to pay €220 million to place its logo on FC Barcelona jerseys
Japanese e-commerce giant Rakuten Inc. is paying €220 million ($235.4 million) to emblazon its logo on the FC Barcelona soccer team's jerseys for four years, in one of the biggest sponsorship deals in the sport.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Nov 17, 2016
Free agent Kishi to leave Lions to join Eagles
Seibu Lions free agent pitcher Takayuki Kishi said Thursday he is going to join the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles, a move that will take him back to his hometown of Sendai.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 4, 2016
Marines top Eagles to lock up winning campaign
Pacific League batting leader Katsuya Kakunaka and 41-year-old veteran Kazuya Fukuura drove in one run each in the first inning as the Chiba Lotte Marines defeated the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles 4-2 on Tuesday to secure a winning record this season.
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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