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JAPAN
May 28, 2018
Yokohama to get aerial gondolas ahead of 2020 Olympics
Private-sector companies with the backing of the Yokohama Municipal Government plan to build seaside aerial gondolas in the port city, aiming to attract tourists coming from abroad for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
May 22, 2018
Dragons hurler Daisuke Yamai tosses first shutout since 2014
Daisuke Yamai pitched a shutout for the first time in four years as the Chunichi Dragons beat the Yokohama BayStars 8-0 in the Central League on Tuesday.
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SOCCER / J. League
May 19, 2018
F. Marinos battle past V-Varen
Yokohama F. Marinos hit V-Varen Nagasaki with a second-half blitz to head into the J. League's World Cup shutdown on a high with a 5-2 win on Saturday.
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BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
May 18, 2018
Tomoyuki Sugano clubs solo homer to help his cause, lift Giants over BayStars
Tomoyuki Sugano surrendered the lead on a slider. So it was only fitting the Yomiuri Giants ace used one to get it back.
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BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
May 16, 2018
BayStars rookie Katsuki Azuma avenges earlier losses against Tigers by tossing first shutout
The third time proved to be the charm for rookie Katsuki Azuma, who threw his first shutout on Wednesday in the Yokohama BayStars' 5-0 win over the Hanshin Tigers.
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SOCCER / J. League
May 15, 2018
Kazuyoshi 'King Kazu' Miura looks back on J. League opener 25 years later
Kazuyoshi Miura said Tuesday he can still recall playing in the J. League opener, as the professional league marked its 25th anniversary.
SOCCER / J. League
May 10, 2018
Jubilo's Guilherme receives six-game ban for violent conduct
The J. League said Thursday it has handed Jubilo Iwata defender Guilherme a six-match suspension for violent conduct during his team's 3-1 win over Yokohama F. Marinos last week.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
May 7, 2018
Neftali Soto has debut to remember as BayStars sink Giants
Puerto Rico's Neftali Soto hit a home run in his Nippon Professional Baseball debut as the Yokohama BayStars defeated the Yomiuri Giants 12-8 on Sunday.
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BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
May 1, 2018
Tigers starter Takumi Akiyama in control in nine-strikeout performance against BayStars
Takumi Akiyama went the distance and Yoshio Itoi opened the scoring in the Hanshin Tigers' 7-1 victory over the Yokohama BayStars on Tuesday.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Apr 30, 2018
Daisuke Matsuzaka gets first NPB win since 2006 as Dragons beat BayStars
Daisuke Matsuzaka pitched six innings and claimed his first win since returning to Nippon Professional Baseball in the Chunichi Dragons' 3-1 victory over the Yokohama BayStars on Monday.
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LIFE / Food & Drink / TOKYO FOOD FILE
Apr 28, 2018
Ribatei: No pretension here, just satisfying yakitori
Ribatei might be located in a grittier part of Yokohama, but the yakitori third-generation owner-chef Tomotsugu Sakakibara serves is nothing to scoff at.
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LIFE / Food & Drink / TOKYO FOOD FILE
Apr 28, 2018
Sparta: All the Greek classics, with Mediterranean charm
Yokohama's Sparta has been around a while and has the Greek food chops to prove it.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / B. League
Apr 27, 2018
Justin Burrell, Shuto Ando spark Diamond Dolphins in series-opening win over B-Corsairs
Justin Burrell scored a game-high 20 points, including 10 in the pivotal fourth quarter, as the visiting Nagoya Diamond Dolphins topped the Yokohama B-Corsairs 77-71 on Friday night.
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BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Apr 24, 2018
Carp whip BayStars, spoil starter Shota Imanaga's season debut
Right-hander Yuta Nakamura worked into the ninth inning for the Hiroshima Carp in Tuesday's 7-2 victory over the Yokohama BayStars.
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JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Apr 23, 2018
Couple arrested at Tokyo's Haneda airport for attempting to smuggle meth worth ¥1.8 billion
A 43-year-old man and his 34-year-old wife have been arrested at Tokyo's Haneda airport on suspicion of smuggling methamphetamine with an approximate street value of ¥1.8 billion ($16.7 million), police and customs officials said Monday.
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SOCCER / J. League
Apr 15, 2018
Vissel come from behind to beat Marinos
Vissel Kobe scored twice against the run of play Sunday to snatch a 2-1 comeback victory against Yokohama F. Marinos in the J. League.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Apr 13, 2018
BayStars rally past Dragons as southpaw Kenta Ishida records first win of season
Kenta Ishida battled through seven innings as the Yokohama BayStars came from behind to beat the visiting Chunichi Dragons 6-5 on Friday night.
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SOCCER / J. League
Apr 11, 2018
Substitute Patric powers Sanfrecce's win over Marinos
A second-half brace from super sub Patric helped Sanfrecce Hiroshima to beat visiting Yokohama F. Marinos 3-1 Wednesday night and maintain their lead at the top of the J. League table.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Apr 7, 2018
Yokohama's Edison Barrios outduels Hiroshima's Kris Johnson
Right-hander Edison Barrios allowed a run in 6-1/3 innings Saturday to help the Yokohama BayStars snap a three-game losing streak with a 4-2 victory over the Hiroshima Carp.
Japan Times
SOCCER / J. League
Mar 31, 2018
Marinos score early, hold off S-Pulse on road
Yokohama F. Marinos moved into the top half of the J. League table Saturday with a 1-0 win on the road against Shimizu S-Pulse.

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