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YOMIURI GIANTS

Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / NPB NOTEBOOK
Jan 31, 2016
Fighters head west for spring camp
While most Japanese teams headed south to begin "spring" camp and ride out the final few weeks of winter, the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters took a distinctly different track and flew west instead.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / HIT AND RUN
Jan 28, 2016
Johnson, Mikolas looking for more success in second seasons in Japan
Kris Johnson and Miles Mikolas passed their first tests in Japan with flying colors. The two pitchers, Johnson, a southpaw who deals for the Hiroshima Carp, and Mikolas, a Yomiuri Giants right-hander, couldn't have made better first impressions during their first seasons in NPB.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jan 23, 2016
Giants hurler Sugano aims for winning season
Tomoyuki Sugano returned to Japan recently after spending several days training in Hawaii. He told reporters at Narita Airport that his workouts yielded great results and allowed that "my condition is the best it's been in three years."
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / NPB NOTEBOOK
Jan 17, 2016
Time for fun and games about to end for new Giants skipper Takahashi
New Yomiuri Giants manager Yoshinobu Takahashi was all smiles at the Dome Kickoff party last week. He was introduced to a loud ovation, took part in a light-hearted talk show and got a kick out of seeing his batting form imitated by a couple of former NPB players. Current Giants star Shinnosuke Abe,...
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Dec 11, 2015
Giants sign infielder Cruz
The Yomiuri Giants signed free agent second baseman Luis Cruz, the Central League club announced Friday.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Dec 10, 2015
Giants' Sugiuchi takes record pay cut
Yomiuri Giants starter Toshiya Sugiuchi re-signed for ¥50 million plus incentives on Thursday after he offered to take a ¥450 million pay cut, the biggest ever in Japanese baseball history.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Nov 25, 2015
Giants star Abe takes hefty pay cut
Shinnosuke Abe, who until this year was the highest-paid player in Nippon Professional Baseball, agreed to a 36 percent pay cut on Wednesday with the Yomiuri Giants.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Nov 18, 2015
Giants retain reliever Mathieson for 2016 season
The Yomiuri Giants said Wednesday that they have re-signed Scott Mathieson for 2016, which will be the right-handed reliever's fifth season with the Central League team.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal / FOCUS
Nov 11, 2015
Yomiuri Giants gambling scandal is a strike for baseball's governing body
A scandal involving Yomiuri Giants pitchers who bet on matches is heaping criticism, too, on Nippon Professional Baseball for its handling of the affair.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 10, 2015
Giants pitchers to be banned from baseball for betting on games
Nippon Professional Baseball will ban three Yomiuri Giants pitchers indefinitely for their involvement in a gambling scandal and fine the team ¥10 million.
BASEBALL / BASEBALL BULLET-IN
Nov 7, 2015
New Giants skipper Takahashi faces major challenge replacing Hara
Not sure what to think about the Yomiuri Giants choosing Yoshinobu Takahashi as the team's new manager. He is just 40 and did not even get a chance to retire as an active player before being selected to lead the club as its field boss in 2016.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 27, 2015
Giants give Mikolas two-year deal
Yomiuri Giants right-hander Miles Mikolas, who set a Central League-high .813 winning percentage this season, re-signed with the club for two years on Tuesday on an annual salary of ¥240 million ($1.98 million).
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 26, 2015
New Giants skipper Takahashi aiming to make mark
New Yomiuri Giants manager Yoshinobu Takahashi appreciated the responsibility and the tasks that lie ahead as he was unveiled by the Central League club on Monday.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 24, 2015
Longtime Dragons star Ibata retires at age 40
Hirokazu Ibata, the iconic former shortstop for Chunichi Dragons and a seven-time Golden Glove winner, announced his retirement on Saturday.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 23, 2015
Takahashi named Giants manager
The Yomiuri Giants on Friday appointed Yoshinobu Takahashi as the Central League club's new manager.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Oct 21, 2015
Two more Giants pitchers involved in baseball gambling, panel finds
The Yomiuri Giants are dealt another blow when an investigative panel set up by Nippon Professional Baseball says two more of its pitchers had bet on games.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 20, 2015
Takahashi confirms receiving offer to manage Giants
Yomiuri Giants player-coach Yoshinobu Takahashi said Monday he has been asked to manage the storied Central League club.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / HIT AND RUN
Oct 19, 2015
Hara leaves big shoes for next Giants manager to fill
Other than the timing, the news of Tatsunori Hara's decision to step down as manager of the Yomiuri Giants didn't exactly come out of left field.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 18, 2015
Giants won't rush to name manager Hara's successor
The Yomiuri Giants appear to be in no hurry to name their next manager following Tatsunori Hara's sudden announcement on Saturday night that he would resign, a team source said.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 18, 2015
Giants manager Hara to quit after playoff exit
Yomiuri Giants skipper Tatsunori Hara says he will step down following his team's exit from the Central League playoffs.
South Korea couple beat same-sex barriers to parenthood
South Korean lesbian couple Kim Kyu-jin (left) and her wife, Kim Sae-yeon, pose with a "pregnant woman" badge during an interview in Seoul last month.
Japan unveils new overtourism countermeasures
The majority of tourists in Japan tend to stay in Tokyo, Osaka or Kyoto, resulting in overcrowding in popular tourist spots and a strain on transportation systems.
Opportunities await the bold in the Year of the Wood Dragon
2024 marks the Year of the Dragon in the Chinese zodiac, with the year predicted to be a good time for fresh starts.
Japan pharma startup developing world-first drug to grow new teeth
A new tooth is seen in a ferret's mouth after it was administered a drug to stimulate the growth of tooth buds.
Don’t worry about global population collapse
Most projections show the world will hit peak humanity in the 21st century as people choose to have smaller families and women gain power over their own reproduction.
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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