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SAMURAI JAPAN

Japan Times
BASEBALL
Mar 6, 2023
Japan players to watch besides Shohei Ohtani during 2023 World Baseball Classic
Looking past some of the obvious names on the roster, these players are key to Samurai Japan's attempt to win the title for the first time since 2009.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / Sac Bunts
Feb 26, 2023
Anticipation building toward Roki Sasaki's WBC debut
The Samurai Japan pitcher is showing off his heat — and learning from his teammates — ahead of the team's pool campaign at Tokyo Dome next month.
Japan Times
BASEBALL
Feb 10, 2023
Teams announce rosters for 2023 World Baseball Classic
The fifth edition of the global showdown is scheduled to run from March 8 to 21 with 20 teams competing in contests in Japan, Taiwan and the United States.
Japan Times
BASEBALL
Jan 6, 2023
Shohei Ohtani among first 12 named to Japan's roster for World Baseball Classic
Ohtani, the 2021 American League MVP and the runner-up in 2022, was one of three MLB players in Japan's initial roster announcement.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB
Nov 17, 2022
Shohei Ohtani announces intention to play for Japan at World Baseball Classic
'I have officially informed Team Japan Manager Mr. Kuriyama that I would like to participate in next year's WBC,' Ohtani said on social media.
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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