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BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
May 12, 2013
Settsu sets tone for Hawks in win
Tadashi Settsu pitched two-run ball over seven innings, Yuya Hasegawa hit a two-run homer to key a six-run sixth, and the Fukuoka Softbank Hawks snapped a five-game losing skid with a 10-3 come-from-behind rout of the Seibu Lions on Saturday.
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BUSINESS / Companies
May 8, 2013
Softbank to offer health service via smartphone
Softbank Corp. said it will launch this summer a health care service package for its smartphones that includes monitoring daily health conditions and fitness information as well as 24-hour telephone counseling.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
May 3, 2013
Hawks relievers shine against Lions
Former National League All-Star Bryan LaHair drove in three runs, including two on a tie-breaking, sixth-inning single as the Fukuoka Softbank Hawks beat the Pacific League-leading Seibu Lions 7-5 on Thursday at Yafuoku Dome.
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BUSINESS / Companies
May 2, 2013
Softbank chief says Dish wrong fit for Sprint
Softbank Corp. President Masayoshi Son lashed out at fellow billionaire Charlie Ergen, saying he doesn't have the expertise to run Sprint Nextel Corp., the U.S. mobile phone company both men are trying to take over.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Apr 28, 2013
Imae delivers game-changing double for Marines
Toshiaki Imae threw one fist in the air as his face lit up with the smile Chiba Lotte Marines fans have come to love over the years, and everyone else at QVC Marine Field, with the exception of the Fukuoka Softbank Hawks, was probably smiling right along with him.
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BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 28, 2013
DoCoMo to resume phone M&A after Softbank move, CEO says
NTT DoCoMo Inc. is ready to return to investing in phone companies outside Asia after rival Softbank Corp.'s deal to acquire a majority stake in Sprint Nextel Corp. in the U.S., its chief executive officer said.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jan 31, 2013
Hawks' LaHair sets high bar at introductory news conference
Bryan LaHair says he has set his sights on hitting 30 home runs this season for the Fukuoka Softbank Hawks as he was unveiled by the Pacific League club on Wednesday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / YEN FOR LIVING
May 14, 2011
Only chumps recharge their cell phones at home
All mobile phone service providers offer free recharging services at sales outlets, though some offer more than others.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Japan Pulse
Aug 4, 2010
Taking social games to the next level
Social gaming, supplemented by augmented reality, has reached its tipping point in Japan.
CULTURE / Japan Pulse
Jul 5, 2010
Japan by the numbers (07.05.10)
Surveys say ... mabo-dofu and Softbank are in; unshaven legs are out.
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JAPAN / Media / Japan Pulse
Jun 1, 2010
Japanese Twitter marketing campaigns make some noise
New followers line up for the next creative Twitter campaign. Where will the tweeting flocks fly next?
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JAPAN / Media / Japan Pulse
May 25, 2010
Summer cell phones: which will make the biggest splash?
Among the new cell phones of summer, which will make the biggest splash?
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JAPAN / Media / Japan Pulse
Mar 8, 2010
Japan Inc. testing the Twitter waters
As Twitter booms in Japan, big and small businesses are exploring the potential for PR, fostering customer loyalty and targeting new demographics.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / YEN FOR LIVING
Feb 3, 2010
Kids are all right at Softbank
If Japan wants to reverse the declining birthrate then maybe more companies should start following the Softbank model of family benefits.
JAPAN / Media / Japan Pulse
Dec 17, 2009
Turning the Japanese household on its head
Aya Ueto is cute, but we think Softbank's Shirato commercials are brilliant because they subvert both the notion of family and being Japanese.

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