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BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / Sac Bunts
Apr 2, 2018
Yomiuri reliever Takagi gets rude welcome in NPB return
Yomiuri Giants reliever Kyosuke Takagi made his return to baseball essentially under cover of darkness Friday. But even with the Tokyo Dome lights off for the opening-day ceremony, Takagi's presence was illuminated by the chorus of boos emanating from the Hanshin Tigers fans in left field.
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BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Mar 31, 2018
Koji Uehara delights Giants fans in season debut after nine years in MLB
Koji Uehara returned to Japan in a flurry of energy, splitters and high-fives.
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BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Mar 30, 2018
Tigers hurler Randy Messenger silences Giants in season-opening triumph
Whoever wins the Sawamura Award this year might want to do whatever it takes to avoid Randy Messenger and the Hanshin Tigers on Opening Day next season.
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BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / NPB Preview
Mar 29, 2018
Carp look to remain on throne as Central League rivals prepare to mount challenge
The following is the second of a two-part NPB preview concluding with the 2018 Central League.
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JAPAN / Politics
Mar 19, 2018
Anonymous LDP lawmaker pressured Nagoya school board for details on lecture by Kake Gakuen whistle-blower
In an unusual move, a lawmaker from the ruling Liberal Democratic Party has made inquiries into a lecture at a junior high school given by the former vice education minister who accused Prime Minister Shinzo Abe of favoritism in connection with the state's approval of a rare veterinary project run by...
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BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / NPB NOTEBOOK
Mar 18, 2018
NPB stars look to build momentum in spring
While most baseball fans know spring numbers should be taken with a grain of salt, some players make it hard to remember at times. Because however meaningless the actual numbers are during this time of year, the process is still fun to watch.
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JAPAN / History / JAPAN TIMES GONE BY
Feb 3, 2018
Japan Times 1993: Female workers don't like to drink with boss
Japanese women love to drink with friends — provided they are not office colleagues — and hate to drink with their bosses, according to a survey released Sunday.
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BASEBALL / MLB
Jan 20, 2018
Koji Uehara intends to retire after 2018 season
World Series-winning reliever Koji Uehara said Saturday he expects to hang up his cleats after one more season in the majors.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jan 16, 2018
Giants sign ex-Brewers pitcher Taylor Jungmann
Former MLB pitcher Taylor Jungmann has signed with the Yomiuri Giants, the Central League club announced Tuesday.
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BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jan 15, 2018
Hideki Matsui elected to Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame
Hideki Matsui already has three Central League MVPs, a World Series MVP and a People's Honor Award, and he has played for the most storied teams in both Japan and the United States.
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JAPAN
Jan 5, 2018
Mayor in Hyogo ready to apologize for telling reporter 'I'll kill you' — if the reporter says sorry first
A mayor in Hyogo Prefecture who told a reporter "I'll kill you" when he was approached after a new year ceremony said Friday he is prepared to apologize — if he gets an apology from the reporter first.
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BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / HIT AND RUN
Dec 31, 2017
Infielder Murata still searching for new home
One of the curious things about the current Hot Stove season in Japan has been Shuichi Murata's inability to find a job for 2018.
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BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / HIT AND RUN
Dec 18, 2017
Giants, Tigers reel in sluggers in hopes of boosting offense
The Central League's two most historic clubs had a mini arms race last week, with each hoping to have added a little more power to their attacks.
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BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Dec 15, 2017
Giants sign CL home-run champ Alex Guerrero
The Yomiuri Giants have acquired infielder Alex Guerrero, who led the Central League in home runs this past season, the club announced Friday.
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BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Dec 6, 2017
Former Yomiuri pitcher Miles Mikolas signs with MLB's Cardinals
Free-agent starter Miles Mikolas has signed a two-year contract with the St. Louis Cardinals, the club announced Tuesday, setting up the 29-year-old righty's return to the majors after three standout seasons with the Yomiuri Giants.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Nov 28, 2017
Free agent pitcher Ryoma Nogami to join Giants: source
Ryoma Nogami, who exercised his domestic free agency option after nine seasons with the Seibu Lions, has decided to sign with the Yomiuri Giants, a source familiar with the matter said Tuesday.
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JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Nov 18, 2017
Ad money makes the news world go round
In a Nov. 8 press release, the Los Angeles-based Simon Wiesenthal Center announced that Katsuya Takasu, the most famous plastic surgeon in Japan, was no longer a member of the American Academy of Cosmetic Surgery (AACS). Previously, the center had been urging the AACS to expel Takasu because of his public...
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BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 30, 2017
Giants ace Tomoyuki Sugano named Sawamura Award winner
Tomoyuki Sugano was the No. 1 pitcher in Japan in 2017.
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JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Oct 28, 2017
Organ donations and transplants still face obstacles in Japan
It has been 20 years since the government legalized organ transplants from brain-dead donors, and seven years since the law was revised to allow children to donate organs and families to approve organ donations of loved ones unilaterally.
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BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 17, 2017
Giants' Tomoyuki Sugano receives third CL monthly pitching award of season
Yomiuri Giants right-hander Tomoyuki Sugano was named Central League pitcher of the month for the third time this season on Wednesday, when NPB announced its final monthly honors for 2017.

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