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SEIBU

Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Sep 6, 2016
Mejia, Lions hammer out agreement on three-year extension
First baseman Ernesto Mejia appears to have found a long-term home in Japan following Tuesday's announcement that he has agreed to a three-year contract extension with the Seibu Lions.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Sep 1, 2016
Lions skipper Tanabe plans to resign at end of season: source
Seibu Lions manager Norio Tanabe is intent on stepping down after the current season due to poor results, a team source revealed Thursday.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Aug 18, 2016
First-place Hawks left with only slim lead after loss against Lions
Ernesto Mejia and Hideto Asamura both went deep as the Seibu Lions defeated the stuttering Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks 6-3 on Thursday, trimming the Pacific League leaders' advantage to nearly nothing.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Aug 15, 2016
Japanese baseball Hall of Famer Toyoda dies
Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame inductee and former Nishitetsu Lions infielder Yasumitsu Toyoda died of pneumonia Sunday evening at the age of 81.
Japan Times
JAPAN / NATIONAL SPOTLIGHT
Aug 14, 2016
Rural Japan rail tours push scenic, luxurious journeys into the unknown
When planning a trip to Japan, tourists are most likely to pack destinations like Mount Fuji, Kyoto and Akihabara all into the space of a few days.
Japan Times
LIFE / Style & Design / ON: FASHION
Aug 13, 2016
New looks for fall and winter
Mintdesigns finds a new, bigger home
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Aug 2, 2016
Hawks' Takeda collects 11th victory of season
Shota Takeda allowed two runs in eight innings as the Pacific League-leading Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks beat the Seibu Lions 6-2 on Tuesday.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jul 26, 2016
Lions southpaw Takahashi has Tommy John surgery
Seibu Lions lefty Tomomi Takahashi, who saved 51 games over the previous two seasons, has had Tommy John surgery, the Pacific League club announced Tuesday.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jul 20, 2016
Lions acquire former Fighters, Hawks pitcher Wolfe
The Seibu Lions have signed right-hander Brian Wolfe, the Pacific League club announced Wednesday.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jul 15, 2016
Lions cut pitcher Van Hekken
The Seibu Lions terminated left-hander Andy Van Hekken's contract and placed him on waivers, the Pacific League club announced Friday.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jun 26, 2016
Tamura helps Marines thump Lions
Catcher Tatsuhiro Tamura had four hits and three RBIs to help power the Chiba Lotte Marines to a 10-4 thumping of the Seibu Lions in the Pacific League on Sunday afternoon.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jun 14, 2016
Wild finish: Collision rule review in ninth inning carries Carp past Lions
The Hiroshima Carp were forced to wait out a lengthy video decision, but were declared 3-2 winners over the Seibu Lions on Tuesday, after catcher Tatsuyuki Uemoto left his leg in the base line before a play at the plate in which the runner was called out to apparently end the ninth inning.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jun 11, 2016
Dragons' Ono earns complete-game victory against Lions
Yudai Ono went the distance and Ryosuke Hirata hit a two-run home run in the eighth to lift the Chunichi Dragons past the Seibu Lions 4-2 on Saturday in the interleague action.
Japan Times
LIFE / Style & Design / ON: DESIGN
Jun 4, 2016
Japanese design reveals all
Japan is clearly having some fun with transparent product design.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jun 4, 2016
Tigers' Messenger tames Lions, earns first victory since May 5
Randy Messenger held the Seibu Lions to a run over seven innings for his first win in a month as the Hanshin Tigers claimed a 5-1 triumph on Saturday in interleague action.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jun 2, 2016
Lions' Takahashi fans 11 in complete-game win over BayStars
Right-hander Kona Takahashi came within two outs of throwing his second straight shutout, but had to settle for winning his third straight start as the Seibu Lions topped the Yokohama BayStars 4-1 in interleague play on Thursday.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
May 29, 2016
Lions sign veteran hurler Paulino
The Seibu Lions have acquired 32-year-old right-hander Felipe Paulino, the Pacific League club announced Sunday.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / HIT AND RUN
May 23, 2016
Preseason effort bearing fruit for Lions slugger Mejia
The road Ernesto Mejia took to his brilliant start to the season didn't begin on opening day, or even on the first day of spring camp. It started during a few restless days he spent in Japan while waiting to fly home after the 2015 season. He was upset with the way his year had gone, that he hadn't been...
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
May 21, 2016
Lions' Onizaki delivers sayonara double to down Hawks
Takumi Kuriyama tied the game in the bottom of the eighth inning and Yuji Onizaki hit a walk-off RBI double as the Seibu Lions won a seesaw affair against the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks 4-3 in the Pacific League on Saturday.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
May 19, 2016
Lions grab win against Marines ace Wakui
Kona Takahashi worked six innings to earn his first win of the season as the Seibu Lions beat the Chiba Lotte Marines 2-1 in the Pacific League on Thursday and dealt former Lion Hideaki Wakui his first defeat of the season.
As climate extremes intensify, Japan embraces ancient weather rituals
Traditional folk rituals like Mizudome-no-mai (dance to stop the rain) provide a sense of agency to a population that feels largely powerless in the face of the climate crisis.
Accident halts Tokaido Shinkansen services between Hamamatsu and Nagoya
Workers engage in restoration work on the Tokaido Shinkansen Line in Gamagori, Aichi Prefecture, where two maintenance trains had derailed on Monday.
Japan bakes as temperatures across the country rise above 35 C
A pedestrian walks past air conditioning units in Tokyo on Saturday.
Biden drops out of presidential race, endorsing Kamala Harris
U.S. President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris at the White House in Washington on July 4.
Tiny Japanese startup is bringing AI dating to the masses
Goki Kusunoki, CEO and co-founder of Samansa, with the company's Loverse app in Tokyo on May 10. The app allows interaction only with generative artificial intelligence.
Biden drops out of presidential race, endorsing Kamala Harris
U.S. President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris at the White House in Washington on July 4.
Why Japanese researchers are looking to submarine cables for faster tsunami warnings
Lamposts and other signs throughout Hirogawa, Wakayama Prefecture, display warnings, evacuation routes and measurements of height above sea level. The town has been hit by eight tsunami in its recorded history.
Akatsuki Japan believes it can 'surprise the world' in Paris
Mai Yamamoto drives to the basket during an Olympic tune-up game against New Zealand in Tokyo on July 4.
How to prevent and respond to heatstroke in Japan this summer
A passerby holding a parasol wipes her face as she walks on the street amid a heatstroke alert in Tokyo and other prefectures, in Tokyo on July 9.
‘Sniper from Oita’ sets her sights on Paris Olympics target
Misaki Nobata competes at the World University Games in 2023. A hero in her hometown of Oita, Nobata is one of three Japanese shooters who will compete at the upcoming Paris Olympics.

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