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CLIMAX SERIES

The Tigers' Seiya Kinami reacts after hitting a sayonara single against the Carp in Game 2 of the Central League Climax Series at Koshien Stadium in Nishinomiya, Hyogo Prefecture on Thursday.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 20, 2023
Tigers close in on Japan Series berth after walk-off victory
The Hanshin Tigers moved to within one win or one tie of their first Japan Series berth in nine years
The Buffaloes' Kotaro Kurebayashi (left), Yuma Mune (second from left), Yutaro Sugimoto and Kenya Wakatsuki pose after their win over the Marines at Kyocera Dome Osaka on Wednesday.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 19, 2023
Buffaloes rally past Marines in PLCS final stage opener
The Buffaloes took a 2-0 lead in the best-of-seven series as they entered it with a one-win advantage as the league champions.
Lotte's Hiromi Oka slides home to score the winning run against SoftBank in Game 3 of the PL Climax Series first stage in Chiba on Monday.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 17, 2023
Marines and Carp hope to maintain Climax Series momentum
The CL and PL league champions, the Hanshin Tigers and Orix Buffaloes, will enter the fray with places in the Japan Series on the line.
Hawks reliever Ryosuke Otsu (left) is comforted on the mount by pitching coach Kazumi Saito after surrendering the game-winning run against the Marines in Game 3 of the first stage of the PL Climax Series in Chiba on Monday.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / NPB NOTEBOOK
Oct 17, 2023
Hawks relievers and coaches endure agony of 10th-inning collapse
That bell tolled for Yuki Tsumori and Ryosuke Otsu on Monday night at Zozo Marine Stadium as they allowed four pitches in the bottom of the 10th inning.
Lotte celebrates after its come-from-behind win over the Hawks to win the first stage of the Climax Series in Chiba on Monday.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 17, 2023
Marines advance to PLCS final stage with walk-off win
The Marines will face the first-place Orix Buffaloes in the best-of-seven final stage beginning Wednesday at Kyocera Dome Osaka.
Carp batter Kosuke Tanaka hits to right field in the 8th inning of the team's second Central League Climax Series' first stage game against the BayStars at Mazda Stadium in Hiroshima on Sunday.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 16, 2023
Carp finish off BayStars to set up clash with Tigers
The Hiroshima Carp will face the Hanshin Tigers in the CLCS final stage at Koshien Stadium starting Wednesday.
Hawks starter Kohei Arihara pitches against the Marines in Game 2 during the first stage of the Pacific League Climax Series at Zozo Marine Stadium in Chiba on Sunday.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 15, 2023
Hawks bounce back to even series against Marines
Kohei Arihara threw six innings of one-run ball and the Hawks backed him up with a few timely hits to extend their season.
The BayStars' Shugo Maki addresses the crowd after the team's final home game of the regular season.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / Sac Bunts
Oct 13, 2023
Third-place squads face long road to Japan Series
Only two teams have reached the Japan Series after finishing the regular season in third place.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 16, 2022
Keita Nakagawa's game-winner sends Buffaloes into Japan Series
The win sets up a Japan Series rematch with the Central League champion Yakult Swallows, who won last year's championship in seven games.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 14, 2022
Swallows sweep Tigers to reach second straight Japan Series
The Swallows won the final stage 4-0 at Jingu Stadium after entering the series with a one-win advantage as the pennant winner.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 14, 2022
Munetaka Murakami and Jose Osuna homer as Swallows close in on Japan Series
Both the Swallows and the Buffaloes have taken a 3-0 lead in their respective Climax Series final stage matchups.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 13, 2022
Buffaloes ace Yoshinobu Yamamoto stops Hawks' postseason winning streak
The victory at Kyocera Dome Osaka, combined with the Buffaloes' one-win advantage as league champions, gives them a 2-0 lead in the six-game series.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 11, 2022
Hanshin edges DeNA to reach CL playoff finals
The Tigers, who finished the regular season in third place, will face Triple Crown winner Munetaka Murakami's Yakult Swallows in the best-of-seven final stage beginning Wednesday.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / Sac Bunts
Oct 10, 2022
Hawks' Yuki Yanagita continues to thrive under bright lights
Yanagita homered for the Hawks in both games of the first stage in the climax series.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / PL Climax Series
Oct 9, 2022
Yuki Yanagita slam leads Hawks into final stage
SoftBank will now travel to Osaka to take on the two-time defending PL champion Orix Buffaloes in the best-of-seven final stage, starting Wednesday.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 9, 2022
Koyo Aoyagi and Atsuki Yuasa pitch Tigers to victory as postseason opens
The win at Yokohama Stadium moved the Tigers to within one win of a final-stage rendezvous with the defending league champion Tokyo Yakult Swallows in the CL's final stage.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Nov 12, 2021
Buffaloes and Swallows roll toward Japan Series clash
Both league champs moved to within a win or a tie of securing Japan Series berths.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Nov 11, 2021
Buffaloes ace Yoshinobu Yamamoto shines again on big stage in playoff debut
Yamamoto struck out 10 in a shutout of the Marines in Game 1.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Nov 7, 2021
Marines advance to Climax Series final with draw against Eagles
A seventh-inning blast by Leonys Martin gave Chiba the result it needed to move on to a showdown with the PL champion Buffaloes for the chance to play in the Japan Series.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Nov 7, 2021
'Reiwa Monster' Roki Sasaki lives up to hype in Climax Series debut
The 20-year-old Marines pitcher impressed in his first postseason appearance, giving fans a taste of what they can expect in seasons to come.

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A statue of "Dragon Ball" character Goku stands outside the offices of Bandai Namco in Tokyo. The figure is now as recognizable as such characters as Mickey Mouse and Spider-Man.
Akira Toriyama's gift to the world