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TOHOKU

BASEBALL / BASEBALL BULLET-IN
May 7, 2016
Gomes left Eagles before opportunity to turn season around
"Johnny, We Hardly Knew Ye." The title of a 19th century anti-war song.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Apr 26, 2016
Eagles' Gomes returns to U.S. for family issues
First-year import Jonny Gomes has returned to the United States to attend to his family's needs, the Pacific League's Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles announced Tuesday.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Apr 24, 2016
Mejia hits three homers to carry Lions past Eagles
Ernesto Mejia homered three times and drove in seven runs to push the Seibu Lions past the plucky Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles 7-6 in the Pacific League on Sunday afternoon.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Apr 19, 2016
Buffaloes' Koyano bashes game-winning homer in 11th against Eagles
Eiichi Koyano broke an 11th-inning tie with his second home run of the game as the Orix Buffaloes overcame a two-run deficit to beat the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles 3-2 in the Pacific League on Tuesday evening.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / HIT AND RUN
Apr 18, 2016
Baseball pauses to reflect on Kyushu earthquakes
Seiichi Uchikawa had to pause during his hero interview Friday night following the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks' victory over the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles. A rush of emotions had left the Hawks captain searching for words, as tears welled up in his eyes while he answered a question about the situation...
JAPAN / FUKUSHIMA FILE
Apr 17, 2016
Tohoku prefectures huddle to find ways to woo, cater to foreign tourists
To attract more foreign visitors to Tohoku, governors from the six prefectures in the region have agreed to establish a comprehensive sightseeing route and develop other promotional measures.
Japan Times
SPORTS
Apr 16, 2016
Events canceled after earthquakes
Sporting events scheduled for Saturday in southwestern Japan and elsewhere were called off due to a series of massive earthquakes that first shook the island of Kyushu Thursday evening.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Apr 14, 2016
Marines ace Wakui improves to 4-0
Hideaki Wakui won his fourth straight start as the Chiba Lotte Marines prevailed 9-2 on Thursday to complete a three-game sweep of the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 13, 2016
Tohoku tourism venture offering ¥1 million travel prize to promote the disaster-hit region
While Natt Navachai, a Thai restaurant owner in the United States, has visited many regions in Japan, he is hoping to become one of a select few to win a one-month tourism experience in the disaster-hit Tohoku region.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Apr 12, 2016
Marines' Futaki records first pro victory in rout of Eagles
Rookie right-hander Kota Futaki came within two outs of a shutout as he pitched the Chiba Lotte Marines to a 7-1 win over the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles in the Pacific League on Tuesday afternoon.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Apr 10, 2016
Kamata outduels Otani to help Eagles edge Fighters
Yoshinao Kamata located his pitches precisely over seven innings to win a pitcher's duel with Shohei Otani as the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles beat the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters 1-0 in the Pacific League on Sunday.
JAPAN
Apr 8, 2016
JNTO to add seven more overseas offices to bolster tourism boom
Japan will set up tourism promotion offices in seven cities abroad including Manila, Kuala Lumpur and New Delhi this fiscal year to reel in more foreign visitors, tourism chief Ryoichi Matsuyama said Thursday.
BUSINESS / Economy
Apr 7, 2016
BOJ retains view on regional recoveries, but says Tohoku struggling
The Bank of Japan maintained its assessment Thursday on eight of nine regional economies from January, but cut its view on the Tohoku region, where production was dampened by a slowdown in emerging economies.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Apr 5, 2016
Preserving Okawa Elementary School is the right thing to do
All things considered, it makes sense to preserve Okawa Elementary School as a memorial, as a warning and as a site for disaster education.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Apr 1, 2016
Norimoto strikes out 12 as Eagles slay Lions
Two-time Pacific League strikeout leader Takahiro Norimoto continued amassing whiffs on Friday, when he struck out 12 over eight innings in the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles' 4-2 win over the Seibu Lions.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Mar 29, 2016
Suzuki slugs two homers as Marines hammer Eagles
Daichi Suzuki hit the first two homers of the Pacific League season, driving in four runs in the Chiba Lotte Marines' 12-2 whipping of the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles on Tuesday afternoon.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
Mar 27, 2016
Ishinomaki to turn Okawa Elementary ruins into 3/11 monument
An elementary school where more than 80 pupils and teachers lost their lives as the 2011 tsunami washed out Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture, will be preserved to remember what happened and improve the city's disaster preparedness, the mayor said.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Mar 24, 2016
Miyagi city ordered to pay ¥26.5 million over 9-year-old girl's 3/11 death
The Sendai District Court on Thursday ordered a city in Miyagi Prefecture to pay about ¥26.5 million ($235,000) in damages to the family of a 9-year-old girl who died in the 2011 tsunami disaster, citing improper guidance by her school.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / 2016 JAPANESE BASEBALL PREVIEW
Mar 24, 2016
Hawks eyeing PL three-peat
The following is the second of a two-part NPB preview (here is the first part) concluding with the 2016 Pacific League:
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Mar 23, 2016
Veteran skipper Nashida looks for young spark with Rakuten in Sendai
Veteran skipper Masataka Nashida has no illusions about the challenges facing the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles in his first year in charge, but he is a man with a plan and a positive attitude.
Who needs AI when you have Hatsune Miku?
Over the first six months of 2024, a handful of songs using Vocaloid singer Hatsune Miku’s voice have enjoyed widespread attention, underlining a global interest in the character and the technology she represents.
Bloodied Trump survives assassination attempt at political rally
Former U.S. President Donald Trump is surrounded and evacuated by Secret Service agents at a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, on Saturday. Trump was rushed off stage at the rally after shots rang out.
Shooter came within inches of killing Trump, but left few clues as to why
An aerial view shows the stage where Republican presidential candidate and former U.S. President Donald Trump had been standing during an assassination attempt the day before, and the roof of a nearby building where a gunman was shot dead by law enforcement, in Butler, Pennsylvania, on Sunday.
Yen’s woes seem too big for even a BOJ hike this month to solve
The Bank of Japan headquarters in Tokyo
How to beat Japan’s summer heat in ways better for the planet
Tenugui towels hang up to dry at a dyeing company in Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, on May 8. The durable and versatile tenugui, which many people have in their homes, can be used in many ways to cool one’s body.
The neurological disorder that 'kills culture'
Akiko Trush says her experience with the neurological disorder dystonia left her feeling like she wanted to chop her own hand off.
How to beat Japan’s summer heat in ways better for the planet
Tenugui towels hang up to dry at a dyeing company in Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, on May 8. The durable and versatile tenugui, which many people have in their homes, can be used in many ways to cool one’s body.
After Trump shooting, U.S. presidential race might take a violent turn
United States Secret Service Counter Snipers stand guard on a rooftop during a campaign rally for U.S. President Donald Trump in Avoca, Pennsylvania, in 2020.
No AC this summer? No problem (for me).
Think air conditioning is a requirement for a Tokyo summer? Think again.
She’s paying ¥1 million to help behind the scenes at the Paris Olympics
Mai Tarumi, who previously volunteered at the postponed Tokyo Olympics in 2021, has a travel budget of ¥1 million for her trip to volunteer at the Paris Games.

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