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Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Mar 3, 2016
Matsuzaka tosses two perfect innings in first appearance since last May
Daisuke Matsuzaka pitched in a game for the first time in 288 days and had two perfect innings for the Fukuoka Softbank Hawks on Thursday in their preseason games against the Doosan Bears of South Korea.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Mar 1, 2016
Two-time MVP Matsunaka announces retirement
Triple Crown winner and two-time Pacific League MVP Nobuhiko Matsunaka announced his retirement on Tuesday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 28, 2016
Cutesy mascots lead charge to woo customers away from electricity giants
In the battle for a slice of the ¥8.1 trillion ($72 billion) retail electricity market, Japan's biggest power companies are lining up against a cuddly bear, a fluffy white dog and a gorilla in business attire.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Feb 26, 2016
Hawks remove hurler Matsuzaka from projected season-opening rotation
Daisuke Matsuzaka has been dropped from the Fukuoka Softbank Hawks projected season-opening pitching rotation, manager Kimiyasu Kudo revealed Friday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / EXPLAINER
Feb 22, 2016
Cellphone cease-fire signals change
The Japanese mobile phone industry recently came under fire from the government for using ambiguous price-setting schemes and excessive handset discounts that stole customers from rivals but penalized loyalty.
Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle
Feb 20, 2016
Growing chorus of experts is raising ethical questions about the future of robotics
Crowds filter through a darkened corner of Tokyo's National Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation on a recent Saturday, seeking to catch a glimpse of what the future may be like.
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 16, 2016
SoftBank plans record $4.4 billion buyback after share slide
SoftBank Group Corp. is prepared to spend a record ¥500 billion buying back stock after the carrier saw its shares drop to their lowest since buying Sprint Corp. in 2013.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Feb 13, 2016
Pain-free Matsuzaka tosses 100-pitch session at camp
A year after his Nippon Professional Baseball comeback season consisted of two minor league innings, Daisuke Matsuzaka picked up the pace in camp on Saturday.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Feb 12, 2016
Kudo doesn't want on-the-mend Yanagita to play in Japan-Taiwan series
Yuki Yanagita of the Fukuoka Softbank Hawks shouldn't play in next month's two-game international series against Taiwan, Hawks skipper Kimiyasu Kudo said Friday.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Feb 12, 2016
Hawks to give fans replica championship rings
The Fukuoka Softbank Hawks will hand out championship rings not only to their team at their home opener, but to their fans as well.
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 10, 2016
SoftBank profit down 88% amid Sprint struggle
SoftBank Group Corp., which is struggling to turn around its U.S. wireless carrier Sprint Corp., posted an 88 percent drop in third quarter profit.
BASEBALL / MLB
Feb 4, 2016
Mariners acquire ex-Hawks star Lee
The Seattle Mariners signed former Fukuoka Softbank Hawks first baseman Lee Dae-ho to a one-year minor league deal on Wednesday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Jan 27, 2016
SoftBank says Pepper on a roll, will staff cellphone store in Tokyo
SoftBank Corp. said Wednesday its Pepper humanoid robots will staff a cellphone store in Tokyo for a week this spring.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jan 19, 2016
Son's SoftBank vision at risk as Sprint goes from bad to worse
The acquisition of Sprint Corp. was supposed to help Masayoshi Son realize his vision of transforming SoftBank Group Corp. into the world's most valuable company. Instead, the 2013 deal has become his biggest setback so far, dragging down SoftBank shares and cutting into the billionaire's wealth.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jan 16, 2016
NTT Docomo planning to increase handset prices
Mobile carrier NTT Docomo Inc. plans to raise handset prices by around u00a510,000 to u00a520,000 so it can provide discounts to customers who use less data.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / 20 QUESTIONS
Jan 2, 2016
20 Questions: the best answers of 2015
Japan Times On Sunday contributors select the responses that made them laugh loudest this year
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Dec 24, 2015
Matsuda returning to Hawks
Fukuoka Softbank Hawks third baseman Nobuhiro Matsuda will return to the Pacific League powerhouse instead of moving to the major leagues as a free agent, he said Thursday.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Dec 17, 2015
Why SoftBank matters a great deal to Japan Inc.
SoftBank maverick CEO Masayoshi Son stands out in a country where corporate conservatism reigns.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Dec 16, 2015
Government panel urges carriers to cut mobile phone fees
A government advisory panel on Wednesday urged mobile phone carriers to offer cheaper price plans for users who do not surf the Web much, and to bring monthly fees to less than ¥5,000.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB
Dec 10, 2015
Defense seen as Matsuda's strong suit in MLB circles
Nobuhiro Matsuda's pursuit of a big league career could hinge on whether his fielding prowess outweighs his offensive question mark.
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.
Japan's average life expectancy rises for first time in three years
A decline in COVID-19-caused deaths likely helped boost the average life expectancy for Japanese men and women to rise for the first time in three years in 2023.
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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