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Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 26, 2018
Carp, Hawks set for Japan Series showdown
Hiroshima Carp manager Koichi Ogata and Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks skipper Kimiyasu Kudo each said they hoped to put on an amazing show during the final Japan Series of the Heisei Era.
Japan Times
WORLD
Oct 25, 2018
SoftBank's Masayoshi Son met Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in Riyadh: sources
SoftBank Group Corp. CEO Masayoshi Son met with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in Riyadh on Monday, according to two people familiar with the matter, even as the kingdom faces heightened scrutiny following the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 23, 2018
SoftBank CEO Masayoshi Son won't speak at Saudi investment conference: source
SoftBank Group Corp Chief Executive Masayoshi Son, whose $93 billion Vision Fund drew nearly half its money from Saudi Arabia, canceled a speaking engagement at the kingdom's investment conference this week, a person close to the matter told Reuters.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / Sac Bunts
Oct 22, 2018
Hawks' excellence in execution results in trip to Japan Series
The Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks scripted a masterpiece in the final stage of the Pacific League Climax Series.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 21, 2018
Hawks repeat PL dominance, defeat Lions to reach Japan Series
The 2018 NPB season didn't quite go the way the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks had planned. Even so, they're going to end it right where they expected to be all along.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 19, 2018
Hawks hammer Lions, even series at 2-2
Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks catcher Hiroaki Takaya gathered his teammates in a huddle around him near the visitors' dugout and delivered a message intended to pump them up before facing the Seibu Lions.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 18, 2018
Rick van den Hurk continues winning ways for Hawks
Rick van den Hurk just knows how to win under the bright lights.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 16, 2018
Amid Japan's changing work-style landscape, office space provider WeWork grows at a dizzying pace
The seven-story tower with a glass exterior near Tokyo's trendy Omotesando district serves not just as a co-working space with computers and free Wi-Fi. There is also a pantry, a bar counter and a spacious lounge where you can drink freshly roasted coffee and beer on tap free of charge. There is even...
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 10, 2018
SoftBank considering purchase of majority stake in WeWork: source
The co-working startup is raising additional capital to accelerate its expansion, according to a source, in a deal that could total $15 billion to $20 billion.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 8, 2018
Higashihama helps Hawks finish season on a winning note
Right-hander Nao Higashihama threw five scoreless innings to lead the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks to a 6-1 victory over the Chiba Lotte Marines in their final regular season game on Monday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 5, 2018
Twenty years in the making: The backstory behind the new Toyota-SoftBank joint venture
Appearing together at news conference on Thursday in Tokyo, Toyota Motor Corp. President Akio Toyoda and SoftBank Group Corp. Chairman Masayoshi Son recounted an episode 20 years prior that put the two at loggerheads over a proposed business venture.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 4, 2018
Toyota and SoftBank to integrate mobility and AI in new venture
The two industry titans said they are setting up a new joint venture to develop autonomous driving technologies and other on-demand services.
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.
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.
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.
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.”
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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