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Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / HIT AND RUN
Sep 28, 2015
Swallows can see finish line as race for pennant nears end
Before the 2015 NPB season, Nippon Television commentator Suguru Egawa, a former Yomiuri Giants pitcher, named the Tokyo Yakult Swallows as his pick to win the Central League pennant.
Japan Times
SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
Sep 18, 2015
Wenger pays heavy price for fielding weakened team
Barcelona fielded its strongest side away to Roma, as did Real Madrid at home to Shakhtar Donetsk, Paris Saint-Germain hosting Malmo, Atletico Madrid away to Galatasaray, Bayern Munich away to Olympiakos and Juventus at Manchester City. None of them lost; in fact, all the European powerhouses won except...
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Sep 16, 2015
Hawks edge Buffaloes to cut magic number to one
The Fukuoka Softbank Hawks zeroed in their second consecutive Pacific League pennant after a 2-0 win over the Orix Buffaloes Wednesday night.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Sep 16, 2015
Gamba advances to Asian Champions League semifinals
Gamba Osaka beat Jeonbuk Motors in a 3-2 thriller at Osaka's Expo Stadium on Wednesday night to set up an Asian Champions League semifinal against Chinese heavyweights Guangzhou Evergrande, ensuring Japan will have a representative in Asia's premier club competition's final four.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Sep 16, 2015
Guangzhou eliminates Kashiwa
China's Guangzhou Evergrande did enough to move on to the Asian Champions League semifinal stage on Tuesday, securing a 1-1 draw with Kashiwa Reysol at Tianhe Sport Center Stadium to advance 4-2 on aggregate, keeping their hopes for a second ACL title in three years alive.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Sep 15, 2015
New pro basketball league unveils name, logo
A brand-new name for the brand-new professional league.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Sep 15, 2015
Dream Games provide taste of sport's future in Japan
It's been obvious for many years that Japan's basketball leaders needed to take bigger, bolder steps to promote the game across the archipelago.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Sep 13, 2015
NBL squads sweep Dream Games
Sunday's Dream Games presented a glimpse of the entertainment and talent that will be in the spotlight in the fall of 2016, when the Japan Professional Basketball League makes its debut.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / HOOP SCOOP
Sep 12, 2015
Broncos, family pay tribute to Uhle
Since the bj-league's inception in 2005, the Saitama Broncos have never been a model franchise.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Sep 9, 2015
Furutani runs to milestone
As a 39-year-old veteran, Takuya Furutani is a concrete example that any football player can put up stellar career numbers without possessing monstrous physical attributes.
TENNIS
Sep 9, 2015
Nishikori to compete in upstart IPTL
World No. 4 Kei Nishikori will play for the Japan Warriors in the International Premier Tennis League in December, organizers said Tuesday.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Sep 2, 2015
Berahino angry, Stones, De Gea stuck after transfer deadline
West Bromwich Albion's Saido Berahino has suggested he will never play for the club again after failing to secure a last-minute transfer to Tottenham Hotspur as several players did not get the moves they wanted on a frenetic deadline day.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Aug 29, 2015
JPBL finalizes division placements for 2016-17
The Japan Professional Basketball League revealed which divisions the remaining 25 clubs have been allocated to for the new men's professional circuit, which tips off in 2016, at a Tokyo news conference on Saturday.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Aug 28, 2015
Kagawa strikes twice as Dortmund cruises
Japan midfielder Shinji Kagawa scored twice and Marco Reus hit a hat trick as Borussia Dortmund hammered Norway's Odd Grenland 7-2 to qualify for the Europa League with an 11-5 aggregate win on Thursday night.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Aug 26, 2015
Gamba, Jeonbuk draw in first leg of ACL quarters
Japanese treble winners Gamba Osaka stayed in the hunt for a second Asian Champions League crown after grinding out a 0-0 draw away to South Korea's Jeonbuk Motors in the first leg of the their quarterfinal on Wednesday night.
Japan Times
SOCCER / J. League
Aug 25, 2015
Guangzhou Evergrande clobber Kashiwa Reysol
China's Guangzhou Evergrande inflicted more Asian Champions League misery on Kashiwa Reysol with a resounding 3-1 win in the first leg of their quarterfinal on Tuesday night.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / HIT AND RUN
Aug 17, 2015
Marines have more to prove in battle for final spot in PL
The Chiba Lotte Marines might be about to learn a lot about themselves. Namely, the Pacific League club is about to find out just how prepared they are for the battles ahead in the race for the final spot in the Pacific League Climax Series.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Aug 13, 2015
Togashi to play in Italy
Guard Yuki Togashi has signed a contract with the Dinamo Sassari of the Italian Serie A, the club announced Wednesday.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Jul 31, 2015
First wave of teams allocated for new hoop league
The Japan Professional Basketball League announced which divisions 20 of the teams that will make up the new men's top circuit will play in on Thursday, following a meeting of the FIBA-led Japan 2024 Task Force.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Jul 27, 2015
JBA announces preseason exhibition showcase between top NBL, bj-league teams
Last season's four championship finalists from the NBL and bj-league will compete on Sept. 13 in Tokyo, the Japan Basketball Association announced on Monday.
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.
Yen’s woes seem too big for even a BOJ hike this month to solve
The Bank of Japan headquarters in Tokyo
China’s economic growth comes in worse than expected
Pedestrians in the Wangfujing shopping area in Beijing on July 11, 2024. China's economic growth in the second quarter was lower than forecast, adding pressure on Chinese leaders to lift confidence at the Chinese Communist Party's third plenum this week.
Kansai airports to increase takeoff and landing slots ahead of Osaka Expo
Kansai International Airport in Izumisano, Osaka Prefecture. The upper limit on the number of takeoff and landing slots at the airport as well as Kobe Airport in Hyogo Prefecture will be raised in spring next year ahead of the 2025 World Exposition in Osaka.
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.
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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Akiko Trush says her experience with the neurological disorder dystonia left her feeling like she wanted to chop her own hand off.
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