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SOCCER / J. League
Apr 4, 2021
Bellmare denies Marinos fourth straight win with late equalizer
Shonan Bellmare snatched a 1-1 draw with Yokohama F. Marinos in the J. League first division on Saturday thanks to a late Naoki Yamada equalizer.
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BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Apr 1, 2021
Swallows overcome coronavirus hit to beat BayStars
Yasutaka Shiomi and Munetaka Murakami combined to drive in five runs as the Tokyo Yakult Swallows beat the DeNA BayStars 5-3 on Wednesday after the Central League club deactivated six players due to coronavirus issues.
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BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Mar 31, 2021
Yasuaki Yamasaki's struggles in focus again for winless BayStars
The fan-favorite reliever, who gave up a two-run lead in Tuesday's loss to the Swallows, is aiming for a comeback season after a dismal 2020 campaign.
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BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Mar 30, 2021
Swallows rally past BayStars for first victory of season
The Swallows picked up their first win of the year after being swept at home by the Hanshin Tigers to start the season.
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BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Mar 26, 2021
Yoshiyuki Kamei powers Giants to win with sayonara home run on opening day
Kamei made his only at-bat of the night count, connecting on a sayonara home run to send the Yomiuri Giants to an 8-7 win over the Yokohama BayStars on opening day at Tokyo Dome.
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BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / NPB Preview
Mar 24, 2021
Central League teams out to end Giants’ reign at top
The first of a two-part NPB preview beginning with the 2021 Central League.
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SOCCER / J. League
Mar 14, 2021
Daizen Maeda brace propels Marinos to win over Urawa
Daizen Maeda struck a first-half brace and Ryuta Koike added a third after the break as Yokohama F. Marinos outclassed Urawa Reds 3-0 in the J. League first division on Sunday.
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SOCCER / J. League
Mar 7, 2021
Olympic hopeful Daizen Maeda scores twice to secure draw for Marinos
Tokyo Olympic hopeful Daizen Maeda netted twice as Yokohama F. Marinos salvaged a 3-3 draw against Sanfrecce Hiroshima in the J. League first-division on Sunday, leaving both teams winless after two games.
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BASKETBALL / B. League
Mar 1, 2021
Yuki Kawamura vows to use disappointing season as fuel for future success
The 19-year-old phenomenon remains determined to learn from players he felt bested him this year and achieve his long-standing goal of playing on the national team.
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SOCCER / J. League
Feb 26, 2021
Frontale opens title defense with win as Akihiro Ienaga scores twice
Marinos manager Ange Postecoglou bemoaned his team's poor performance as the Kanagawa Derby kicked off the J. League first-division season on Friday night.
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JAPAN
Feb 11, 2021
Osaka drops plan to open casino resort by March 2027 due to pandemic
The target for the plan, set in 2019, will not be mentioned in a soon-to-be adopted policy as a number of companies have fallen behind in their preparations.
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JAPAN
Feb 5, 2021
One year after the Diamond Princess outbreak, COVID-19 lessons still to be learned
The outbreak of COVID-19 on a cruise ship anchored off Yokohama last February provided an early test of Japan's defenses against a deadly virus that would later go on to upend our lives.
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JAPAN / Explainer
Jan 25, 2021
With bid policy set, localities in Japan roll dice on casinos
Areas interested in submitting proposals now have a clear schedule of when they can do so, and a better understanding of what they can and can't do during the selection process.
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BASKETBALL / B. League
Jan 20, 2021
Point guard Yuki Kawamura growing into role at B-Corsairs
The 19-year-old Tokai University freshman is turning heads with his ability to direct the game on the court.
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BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jan 13, 2021
BayStars swing for global reputation in 10th year under DeNA
After doubling annual attendance between 2011 and 2019, Yokohama wants to become NPB's strongest club both on and off the diamond.
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JAPAN
Jan 11, 2021
Virus casts shadow over once-in-a-lifetime coming-of-age ceremonies
Annual rite of passage for Japan's 20-year-olds would have been celebrated in style, with decadent kimonos, childhood reunions and all-night after-parties, were it not for COVID-19.
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SOCCER / J. League
Jan 11, 2021
'King Kazu' Miura plans to continue playing in J. League at age 54
Miura played in four J1 games for Yokohama FC last season as the club returned to the top flight for the first time since 2007.
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JAPAN
Jan 7, 2021
Anxiety mounts over second state of emergency in Tokyo area
The emergency declaration was set to come a day after the number of new infections in a day in Japan exceeded 6,000 for the first time.
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BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jan 4, 2021
Reformers look to fix Japan's damaging youth baseball culture
Some youth clubs, sports academics and even professional players have raised their voices to push for reform of the nation's notorious youth baseball culture.
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BASKETBALL / B. League
Dec 23, 2020
B-Corsairs sign 19-year-old phenom Yuki Kawamura on short-term deal
The Tokai University student made waves last season as the B. League's youngest-ever player during a stint with the NeoPhoenix.

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