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YOMIURI GIANTS

BASEBALL / HIT AND RUN
May 21, 2013
Abe continues to be steadying force for Giants
The Yomiuri Giants have won the last 37 times Shinnosuke Abe has homered at Tokyo Dome.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
May 18, 2013
Abe powers Giants past Lions
It takes a lot to stop the Yomiuri Giants once they get on a roll.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
May 6, 2013
Giants treat Matsui, Nagashima to victory on special day
The Yomiuri Giants gave former greats Hideki Matsui and Shigeo Nagashima a hero's welcome before Sunday's game against the Hiroshima Carp.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
May 5, 2013
Giants maintain home dominance against Carp
If you're looking for the key to beating the Yomiuri Giants at home, the Hiroshima Carp are probably not the team to ask.
BASEBALL / BASEBALL BULLET-IN
Apr 28, 2013
First regular-season NPB games in U.S. nearly set
What do you make of the idea to have the Yomiuri Giants and Hanshin Tigers open the 2014 Japanese baseball season in the U.S.?
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Apr 13, 2013
Bowker bashes two home runs as Giants end offensive slump
More than a few fans probably came to Tokyo Dome wondering when the Yomiuri Giants would score again. By the end of night, the Tokyo Yakult Swallows just wanted them to stop.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Apr 4, 2013
Big bats ignite Giants on poor pitching night
The luxury of having a bad night on the mound for the Yomiuri Giants is that no matter how bad things get, there's a powerhouse lineup ready and willing to pick up the pieces.
BASEBALL / HIT AND RUN
Apr 2, 2013
Bar set high for rookie stars Sugano, Otani
The Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters have spent a first-round draft pick on the top pitching prospect in Japan in each of the last two years, and in both instances that player has initially said thanks, but no thanks.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Mar 31, 2013
Sugano makes impressive debut for Giants
Tomoyuki Sugano was as good as advertised in his long-anticipated professional debut for the Yomiuri Giants, but he still went home without a win.

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Professional cleaner Hirofumi Sakurai takes a moment to appreciate some photographs in a Gotanda apartment whose occupant died alone.
The last cleanup: Life and death in a lonely Japan