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Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 22, 2019
Hawks hammer Giants in Game 3, move within win of third consecutive Japan Series crown
The Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks should be able to taste it now. They've dominated this Japan Series through three games and now the big payoff is just around the corner.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 22, 2019
SoftBank seen seeking to take control of WeWork in bailout deal including $5 billion in debt financing
SoftBank Group Corp. is looking to take a controlling stake in WeWork, according to a person familiar with the matter. The deal is said to value the company at about $8 billion or less, said the person, who asked not to be identified discussing private deliberations.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / Sac Bunts
Oct 21, 2019
'Mood-maker' Matsuda lifting Hawks' spirits
Nobuhiro Matsuda, the lively and exuberant soul who plays third base for the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks, is often referred to as the team's "mood-maker."
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 21, 2019
Rei Takahashi, HRs give Hawks 2-0 lead on Giants in Japan Series
Nobuhiro Matsuda raised his fist in triumph in front of the dugout as he and over 30,000 fans shook Yafuoku Dome with a spirited yell of "atsuo," the custom in Fukuoka whenever Matsuda goes deep.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 20, 2019
Ace Kodai Senga stellar again for Hawks in Japan Series opener
Every team had a shot at Kodai Senga.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 19, 2019
Kodai Senga, Yurisbel Gracial lead Hawks past Giants in Japan Series opener
Kodai Senga gave the Yomiuri Giants chances early on as he worked his way into Game 1 of this year's Japan Series.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 19, 2019
SoftBank eyes WeWork rescue valuation below $8 billion
SoftBank Group Corp. is assembling a rescue financing plan for WeWork that may value the office-sharing company below $8 billion, according to people familiar with the discussions.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 18, 2019
Blockbuster matchup: Hawks' Kodai Senga vs. Giants' Shun Yamaguchi in Japan Series opener
Shortly before the end of the Japan Series managers' meeting the skippers of the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks and Yomiuri Giants were asked to name their starters for Game 1.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 18, 2019
2019 Japan Series managers take trip down memory lane on eve of Game 1
Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks manager Kimiyasu Kudo admitted to feeling a little bit nostalgic on the eve of this year's Japan Series matchup against the Yomiuri Giants.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Oct 18, 2019
Google snubs WeWork and signs Toronto lease with co-working rival IWG
Google has walked away from a potential Toronto lease with WeWork after months of negotiations, agreeing to take space from rival co-working firm IWG PLC instead, according to people familiar with the matter.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 17, 2019
SoftBank plans $5 billion in rescue financing for WeWork
SoftBank Group Corp. is in discussions to provide WeWork with roughly $5 billion of rescue financing in an effort to salvage one of the conglomerate's biggest investments.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Oct 15, 2019
CEATEC 2019 features driverless shuttle bus and avatar tech among exhibits
Organizers said this year's four-day event has brought together 787 exhibitors from a broad spectrum of sectors.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 15, 2019
WeWork prefers JPMorgan financing lifeline to rescue by SoftBank
WeWork's bankers are pitching investors on what would be one of the riskiest junk-debt offerings in recent years, and potentially giving the venture's top private shareholders a final chance to avoid having their stakes severely diluted.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 14, 2019
WeWork said to be eyeing bailout that will hand control to SoftBank
In one of two main options to rescue the once high-flying startup, WeWork is considering a bailout that will hand control of the co-working giant to SoftBank Group Corp.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 8, 2019
SoftBank's damage from Uber and WeWork could exceed $5 billion
Masayoshi Son's startups have had a rough few months, from a botched initial public offering by WeWork to a sharp decline in shares of Uber Technologies Inc.
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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