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Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jul 27, 2017
Hawks starter Higashihama shines in triumph over Eagles
With all of Nao Higashihama's pitches working, the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles simply didn't have a chance in Thursday afternoon's 5-1 defeat to the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jul 26, 2017
Eagles prevail in duel between Pacific League's top teams
Takahiro Norimoto won a scintillating pitchers' duel with Rick van den Hurk, before the Pacific League-leading Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles added on a few more runs against the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks' bullpen during a 4-1 win on Wednesday.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jul 26, 2017
Hawks to be without Uchikawa for six weeks
Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks first baseman Seiichi Uchikawa will be sidelined for six weeks because of a fractured left thumb, the Pacific League team said Wednesday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Jul 26, 2017
SoftBank takes stake in Roomba-maker iRobot as part of tech grab: sources
SoftBank has taken a stake in Roomba-maker iRobot, people familiar with the matter said, as the Japanese company builds its holdings in robotics firms.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jul 22, 2017
Takeda, three Hawks relievers combine for one-hit shutout of Marines
Shota Takeda allowed a hit over six innings, and three relievers completed the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks' 2-0, one-hit shutout of the Chiba Lotte Marines on Saturday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 12, 2017
Son's SoftBank Vision Fund lures Michael Ronen away From Goldman Sachs
Michael Ronen, Goldman Sachs Group Inc.'s co-chief operating officer of the global technology, media and telecommunications group, is leaving the firm to join Masayoshi Son's planned $100 billion SoftBank Vision Fund.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 11, 2017
WeWork reportedly to debut in Japan with 10 to 20 Tokyo workspaces
WeWork Cos, a co-working space startup backed by SoftBank Group Corp., is making its first foray into Japan with 10 to 20 locations in central Tokyo, a source said.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jul 9, 2017
Fighters hurler Uwasawa tames Hawks
Naoyuki Uwasawa allowed five hits over seven innings as the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters knocked off the Pacific League-leading Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks 2-0 on Sunday.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / NPB NOTEBOOK
Jul 7, 2017
SoftBank's Sarfate joins exclusive club with 200th career save
It's been a week of benchmarks in NPB, with a few players reaching nice, round numbers.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jul 2, 2017
Hawks rally to sink Eagles
The Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks rallied against Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles star starter Takayuki Kishi and closer Yuki Matsui in the eighth inning to earn a 5-4 win on Sunday.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jul 1, 2017
Hawks overcome Eagles in clash of PL titants
The battle for first place got messy in the Pacific League on Saturday, when Kenta Imamiya drove in three runs to push the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks to a 10-9 win over the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jun 30, 2017
Anraku picks up first victory of season as Eagles edge Hawks
Tomohiro Anraku earned his first win of the year as the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles moved 1½ games ahead of the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks at the top of the Pacific League standings on Friday, winning 4-3.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jun 28, 2017
Despaigne homer lifts Hawks past Fighters
Alfredo Despaigne hit a tie-breaking, eighth-inning home run, the fourth of the game for the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks in a 6-5 win over the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters on Wednesday night.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jun 21, 2017
Hawks expect to get pitchers Senga, Takeda back soon
Right-handers Kodai Senga and Shota Takeda are poised to return to the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks' injury-plagued starting rotation, pitching coach Shinji Kurano said Wednesday.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jun 18, 2017
Hawks beat Carp to claim interleague title
The Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks remained the all-time kings of Nippon Professional Baseball's interleague play on Sunday with a 7-4 win over the Central League-leading Hiroshima Carp.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jun 16, 2017
Hawks hold off Carp despite Maru's three-homer game
The Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks took a step toward their seventh interleague title on Friday, overcoming Yoshihiro Maru's three home runs to beat the Hiroshima Carp 5-3.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jun 16, 2017
Hawks activate Cuban pitcher Moinelo
The Fukuoka SoftBank signed and activated Cuban lefty Livan Moinelo on Friday before the team's series opener with the Hiroshima Carp.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jun 14, 2017
Yamaguchi leads combined no-hitter in Giants debut
It took until June, but Shun Yamaguchi's debut as a Yomiuri Giant made the wait seem almost worth it, as the right-hander threw six no-hit innings in Wednesday's 3-0 interleague win over the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jun 13, 2017
Giants ace Sugano fires three-hitter to get back on track
Tomoyuki Sugano hurled a three-hit gem for his first interleague win this season as the Yomiuri Giants defeated the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks 5-1 on Tuesday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Jun 9, 2017
SoftBank gains cutting-edge robotics with Boston Dynamics acquisition
The SoftBank Group invests in a robotic future by purchasing Boston Dynamics from Google parent Alphabet along with Japanese robot maker Schaft.
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.
Paris Olympics kick off with rain-soaked — but grandiose — opening ceremony
Japan's 2024 Olympic team moves down the Seine River in Paris during the opening ceremony of the 2024 Summer Olympics on Friday.
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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