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Figure Skating
Sep 9, 2016
Sakamoto dazzles during short program at Yokohama Junior Grand Prix
Kaori Sakamoto took the lead with an impressive short program at the Yokohama Junior Grand Prix on Friday.
JAPAN
Sep 6, 2016
Boy, 3, suffers fatal nine-story fall from Yokohama apartment
A 3-year-boy died after falling from the ninth floor of a Yokohama apartment building Monday while his mother was out picking up another child.
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BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Aug 31, 2016
Rookie Yabuta helps Carp move closer to pennant
Rookie Kazuki Yabuta made the most of his emergency start, pitching six scoreless innings for the Hiroshima Carp in a 3-0 win over the Yokohama BayStars on Wednesday.
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BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Aug 30, 2016
Carp clobber BayStars to clinch postseason berth
Kris Johnson took over the Central League lead in wins, allowing two runs in six innings before the Hiroshima Carp battered the Yokohama BayStars bullpen in an 8-2 win on Tuesday night.
JAPAN
Aug 29, 2016
Yokohama hopes to host next TICAD African development gathering in 2019
Yokohama Mayor Fumiko Hayashi announced Sunday that the city would like to host the next round of a Japanese-led African development conference in 2019.
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BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Aug 10, 2016
Giants youngster Taguchi delivers stellar effort on mound, for third consecutive victory
Kazuto Taguchi held the Yokohama BayStars to a run on two hits over 7-2/3 innings and won his third straight start as the Yomiuri Giants secured a 5-2 victory in the Central League on Wednesday.
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BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Aug 9, 2016
Giants' Cruz makes instant impact in return from ankle injury
It didn't take Luis Cruz very long to show Yomiuri Giants fans what they'd been missing for the past two months.
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SOCCER / J. League
Aug 7, 2016
49-year-old 'King Kazu' rewrites scoring record
Kazuyoshi Miura broke his record as the J. League's oldest scorer on Sunday in stunning fashion, belting home an unstoppable effort from inside the box to kick start Yokohama FC's 3-2 comeback win at Cerezo Osaka in their second-division game.
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BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Aug 1, 2016
BayStars' Ikeda ready to turn club into winner on diamond
Second in a two-part series
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BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jul 31, 2016
BayStars president Ikeda building brighter future for team
First in a two-part series
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SOCCER / J. League
Jul 30, 2016
Free-falling Grampus' winless streak reaches 14 games
Nagoya Grampus slipped further into relegation trouble after a 0-0 draw with Yokohama F. Marinos on Saturday that extended the 2010 J. League champions' winless streak to 14 games.
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BASEBALL / BASEBALL BULLET-IN
Jul 30, 2016
Former BayStars infielder Gurriel gets opportunity to pursue dream with Astros
Good luck to the Houston Astros on acquiring Cuban star player Yulieski Gurriel. The American League club signed the 32-year-old infielder earlier this month and, after obtaining a U.S. work visa and playing some tune-up games for a team in the Astros' minor league system, he was expected to suit up...
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BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jul 26, 2016
BayStars' Kubo shows poise, rises to challenge against Dragons
Veteran Yasutomo Kubo allowed two runs in seven innings to pace the Yokohama BayStars to a 7-3 Central League victory over the Chunichi Dragons on Tuesday evening.
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BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / HIT AND RUN
Jul 25, 2016
BayStars' Zagurski relishing each moment of baseball journey
Mike Zagurski was rehabbing an injury several years ago, while with the Philadelphia Phillies' organization, when he decided he wanted a dog. He soon told his girlfriend (now wife) of his intention and also informed housemates Scott Mathieson and Kyle Drabek.
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BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jul 22, 2016
BayStars' Tsutsugo delivers game-ending homer in 12th to conquer Giants
Yoshitomo Tsutsugo might not have gotten a chance to win the game in the 10th, but he wasn't going to be denied in the 12th.
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BASKETBALL / B. League / B. LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Jul 21, 2016
Toyama inks point producer Okada
The Toyama Grouses have boosted their roster with the addition of shooting guard Yu Okada as they prepare for their first season as a B. League first-division squad.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jul 20, 2016
Baby sitter gets 26 years for killing Yokohama toddler in 2014
A 28-year-old man was sentenced to 26 years in prison Wednesday for killing a 2-year-old boy in 2014 while baby-sitting him at his apartment in Saitama Prefecture.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jul 14, 2016
BayStars finalize deal with reliever Broadway
The Yokohama BayStars have signed right-handed reliever Mike Broadway for the remainder of the season, the Central League team announced Thursday.
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BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jul 10, 2016
Giants' Aikawa comes through in clutch against BayStars
Ryoji Aikawa delivered a tiebreaking, three-run double to lift the Yomiuri Giants to a come-from-behind 10-7 Central League win over the Yokohama BayStars on Sunday afternoon.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jul 10, 2016
BayStars sign veteran reliever Broadway
The Yokohama BayStars have acquired San Francisco Giants reliever Mike Broadway, BayStars general manager Shigeru Takada announced Saturday.

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