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Japan Times
BASEBALL / WORLD BASEBALL CLASSIC
Mar 18, 2013
Scouts gather for precious look at global talent at WBC
With the World Baseball Classic acting as a showcase in front of major league scouts, Team Japan has obviously been one of the countries attracting attention from the men with stop watches and speed guns in the stands.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / HIT AND RUN
Mar 15, 2013
Second-round resurgence makes Samurai Japan a legitimate title contender
Two-time defending champion Japan has shown signs of improvement after a shaky start in the World Baseball Classic. Or as infielder Atsunori Inaba put it: 'We've become a better team as the tournament has progressed.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / WORLD BASEBALL CLASSIC
Mar 13, 2013
Japan ends second round with win over the Netherlands
Two-time defending WBC champion Japan beats the Netherlands 10-6 in the final second-round, Pool 1 game, scoring eight times in the second inning.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / WORLD BASEBALL CLASSIC
Mar 12, 2013
Japan's assault on Netherlands surprises manager Yamamoto
Team Japan sure put it all together Sunday night. But who would have thought it would earn the victory with a slugfest?
Japan Times
BASEBALL / WORLD BASEBALL CLASSIC
Mar 11, 2013
Japan pounds Netherlands to reach WBC final round
Japan punches its ticket to the final round of the World Baseball Classic with a 16-4 rout of the Netherlands.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / WORLD BASEBALL CLASSIC
Mar 10, 2013
Hurler Maeda gets call to start against Netherlands
It will take one more win to punch a ticket to San Francisco. But of course nothing's secured yet for Team Japan.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / WORLD BASEBALL CLASSIC
Mar 10, 2013
Cuba belts four homers, crushes Taiwan in mercy rule-shortened game
Facing elimination, mighty Cuba knocked balls out of the park almost as fast at it knocked Taiwan out of the World Baseball Classic.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / WORLD BASEBALL CLASSIC
Mar 9, 2013
Japan beats Taiwan 4-3 at World Baseball Classic
Thanks to Sho Nakata's tie-breaking run with a sacrifice fly in the 10th inning, Japan inches its way toward the WBC semifinals.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / WORLD BASEBALL CLASSIC
Mar 9, 2013
Netherlands' success no overnight phenomenon
The calls began coming in August, and they didn't stop. Netherlands manager Hensley Meulens had a player who was excited about the upcoming World Baseball Classic, and he wanted the manager to hear all about it.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / WORLD BASEBALL CLASSIC
Mar 8, 2013
Fighters' Yoh enjoying spotlight with Taiwan at WBC
Daikan Yoh was surrounded by a mob befitting a rock star. Most eyes had been trained on the Taiwanese outfielder during his team's practice session at Tokyo Dome on Friday, and finally they'd caught up to him.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / WORLD BASEBALL CLASSIC
Mar 8, 2013
Tanaka searching for consistency on mound
So, which side of Masahiro Tanaka did we see on Wednesday night?
Japan Times
BASEBALL / WORLD BASEBALL CLASSIC
Mar 7, 2013
Japanese roots spread wide at World Baseball Classic
One of the beautiful things about sports is that there are always stories about the losers, not just the winners.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / WORLD BASEBALL CLASSIC
Mar 4, 2013
Japan struggling to deliver on mound
On the eve of Japan's World Baseball Classic opener against Brazil, Masahiro Tanaka said that one stellar outing would change people's perception.
BASEBALL / WORLD BASEBALL CLASSIC
Mar 3, 2013
Uchikawa exhibits calm before WBC opener
After a four-year wait, the third edition of the World Baseball Classic has officially begun. Yet Seiichi Uchikawa kept his low-key manner one day before the two-time defending champions were set to face Brazil in Japan's tournament opener.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / WORLD BASEBALL CLASSIC
Feb 28, 2013
Utsumi raring to go as World Baseball Classic approaches
Tetsuya Utsumi is making an appearance at his second World Baseball Classic, but his role will be a lot more important this time.
Two of America’s biggest debt holders are dumping Treasurys
The U.S. Treasury building in Washington. Investors in Japan and China sold a pile of U.S. debt in the last quarter, just before the U.S. presidential election.
Tokyo Metro’s overseas efforts begin in earnest with London deal
Tokyo Metro will soon have a role in the running of London's Elizabeth Line, a major train route serving the U.K.’s capital city and environs.
Russia fired experimental ballistic missile at Ukraine, Putin says
Ukrainian firefighters work on a spot following an airstrike in Dnipro on Thursday.
Ex-yokozuna Kitanofuji dies at 82
Yokozuna Kitanofuji enters the ring during the May 1970 grand sumo tournament in Tokyo.
Man charged with murder allegedly made victim date other men for money
A car carrying suspect Ryotaro Masuda, who was indicted for allegedly beating his 25-year-old girlfriend to death, leaves the Shibuya Police Station in Tokyo on Thursday.
Shohei Ohtani wins National League MVP award
Shohei Ohtani celebrates after hitting a three-run home run against the Padres during the National League Division Series at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles last month.
The slow-burn success of ‘A Samurai in Time’
A 19th-century warrior gets struck by lightning and wakes to find himself in 21st-century Kyoto in Junichi Yasuda’s surprise hit “A Samurai in Time.”
Around a quarter of Japan married couples in their 20s met through dating apps
A survey released by an organization promoting “Good Couples Day” shows that 24% of couples in their 20s met their marriage partner through a dating app.
'Tokyo Swindlers': Get deep into the minds of real estate con artists
In Ko Shinjo's "Tokyo Swindlers," a group of con artists manipulates real estate giants into falsified deals within the highly competitive, quick market.
Japan, U.K. and Italy discuss inviting more countries to joint fighter project
A new concept model of a next-generation fighter jet to be jointly developed by Japan, Britain and Italy is on display in Farnborough, Hampshire, in July.

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