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Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jul 3, 2014
Iwasaki dominates as Hawks shred Marines
Sho Iwasaki combined on a seven-hit shutout with three relievers, Yuki Yanagita homered and drove in a pair of runs, and the Fukuoka Softbank Hawks routed the Chiba Lotte Marines 7-0 on Thursday night in Fukuoka.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jul 1, 2014
Brazell delivers winning blast in ninth against pal Standridge, Hawks
Craig Brazell and Jason Standridge know each other very well. They're good friends, former teammates and their children even get along well.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 1, 2014
SoftBank unit, partner to build 100-MW wind-power station off Ibaraki
SoftBank Corp.'s clean-energy unit and a partner will build a 100-megawatt wind-power station off the coast of Ibaraki Prefecture.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jun 28, 2014
Mejia leads charge as Lions rally past Hawks
Ernesto Mejia belted a pair of home runs and drove in three runs as the Seibu Lions beat the Fukuoka Softbank Hawks 8-6 on Saturday afternoon for their second straight win since the restart of league play.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jun 22, 2014
Giants pound Hawks, snatch interleague title
The Yomiuri Giants and Fukuoka Softbank Hawks met in a winner-take-all matchup with a title hanging in the balance on Sunday afternoon. It wasn't the prize the two teams are hoping to play for in the fall, but for the Giants at least, it was a good start.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jun 21, 2014
Hawks bring down Giants to take interleague lead
Fukuoka Softbank left-hander Kazuyuki Hoashi held the damage to one run over seven sharp innings in a pitching duel against Yomiuri right-hander Tomoyuki Sugano in the Hawks' 3-1 victory over the Giants on Saturday afternoon.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jun 20, 2014
Hawks pound out 18 hits en route to victory over Swallows
The Fukuoka Softbank Hawks broke out the bats in a seven-run third inning on the way to defeating the Tokyo Yakult Swallows 9-6 in an interleague game on Friday night in Tokyo.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 20, 2014
Son commits to Wi-Fi spots for foreign visitors
SoftBank Corp. CEO Masayoshi Son said Friday the company will offer free Wi-Fi to foreign tourists in Japan.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jun 19, 2014
Hawks stay in hunt for fifth interleague title
Tadashi Settsu pitched out of early trouble to go seven innings on Thursday as the Fukuoka Softbank Hawks defeated the Tokyo Yakult Swallows 7-2 to remain alive in their bid for their fifth interleague title.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 18, 2014
SoftBank unveils Android-like OS for robots
Billionaire Masayoshi Son wants to create Android for robots.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 11, 2014
SoftBank subsidiary aims to become player in robotics operating systems
Asratec Corp. said Wednesday it has started offering an operating system for use in the manufacture of robots, and plans to sell a microcomputer board to help amateur enthusiasts build robots on their own.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jun 9, 2014
Softbank's Standridge has happy homecoming in win over Tigers
Former Hanshin pitcher Jason Standridge returned to Koshien Stadium and threw a three-hitter as the Fukuoka Softbank Hawks beat the Tigers 6-0 in interleague play.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 8, 2014
SoftBank to follow NTT Docomo in offering flat-rate call service
SoftBank is launching a flat-rate domestic call service similar to archrival NTT Docomo's amid competition from inexpensive smartphone services.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jun 7, 2014
Matsuda, Hawks clobber Carp
Nobuhiro Matsuda came a homer shy of the cycle and drove in four runs, Kenichi Nakata allowed just two runs over 7-1/3 quality innings and the Fukuoka Softbank Hawks walloped the Hiroshima Carp 16-5 on Saturday afternoon.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jun 7, 2014
Hawks pitcher Wolfe scheduled to have elbow surgery
Fukuoka Softbank Hawks right-hander Brian Wolfe will undergo elbow surgery and will miss the rest of the season, the Pacific League announced Saturday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 6, 2014
Son's bid for T-Mobile faces huge antitrust hurdle
Masayoshi Son, head of SoftBank Corp. and Sprint Corp., won't be able to ride the regulatory coattails of pending U.S. telecommunications deals if he decides to buy T-Mobile US Inc.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 5, 2014
SoftBank unveils 'historic' robot
SoftBank Corp. unveiled on Thursday what it says is the world's first humanoid robot that can communicate and read people's emotions, and said it will go on sale to the general public next year.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 5, 2014
Sprint and T-Mobile zero in on $31 billion buyout deal
Sprint Corp. is nearing an agreement on the price, capital structure and termination fee for an acquisition for T-Mobile US Inc. that could value the wireless carrier at almost $40 a share, sources said.
BUSINESS
May 28, 2014
Docomo set to begin selling iPad next month
NTT Docomo Inc. said Wednesday it will start selling Apple's popular iPad starting in June.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / HIT AND RUN
May 26, 2014
Hawks spent wisely during winter
The Fukuoka Softbank Hawks were scheduled to play their 48th game of the season on Monday night at Nagoya Dome, placing the Kyushu club beyond the quarter-pole of the season but with a lot of games still between them and the halfway 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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