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TAKEDA

Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Dec 1, 2016
Takeda drug could be part of functional cure for HIV: study
Dr. Anthony Fauci doesn't get too excited about the results of animal studies, and he doesn't make house calls.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel
Nov 5, 2016
Kofu: the mountain fortress of warlord Takeda Shingen
In Akira Kurosawa's classic 1980 film "Kagemusha" ("Shadow Warrior"), the 16th-century daimyo Takeda Shingen is mortally wounded by a sniper after being lured by the sound of a flute during a castle siege. Takeda's clan know that rival warlords Oda Nobunaga and Tokugawa Ieyasu will pounce on their domain...
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Nov 1, 2016
Ex-Fighters skipper Hillman ready for Korea challenge
It has been a hectic two weeks, to say the least, for Trey Hillman.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 20, 2016
Hawks win draft lottery rights for Soka University pitching phenom Tanaka
The talent pool for pitchers in this year's draft class was deep. What's more, he hurt his right shoulder during this year's spring season. So there were good reasons for NPB clubs to pass on Soka University right-hander Seigi Tanaka in Thursday's NPB draft.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 21, 2016
Koike, Tokyo 2020 chiefs promise not to leave 'white elephants'
New Tokyo governor, 2020 Olympic organizers vow not to saddle taxpayers with venues that cannot be reused following games.
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 3, 2016
Takeda to evaluate Zika vaccine possibilities
Takeda Pharmaceutical Co., Asia's largest drugmaker, has assembled an internal team to look into how it might contribute to vaccine efforts to combat the Zika virus, the mosquito-borne pathogen that is currently spreading through the Americas.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 25, 2015
Matsuda, Takeda spark Hawks to victory in Game 1
Nobuhiro Matsuda bounced on one leg across the batter's box after missing a pitch, something he's become known for doing, during the fourth inning. He made a name for himself as a home run hitter this season, and unfortunately for the Tokyo Yakult Swallows, that's something else he did in the fourth...

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