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HIROKAZU IBATA

Japan's Misho Nishikawa hits an RBI double against Team Europe in the sixth inning of his team's 5-0 win at Kyocera Dome Osaka on Wednesday.
BASEBALL
Mar 7, 2024
Collegian Misho Nishikawa helps Samurai Japan top Team Europe
Japan's national team beat Team Europe, a selection of European stars, 5-0 on Wednesday.
Japan manager Hirokazu Ibata lifts the trophy after the Asia Professional Baseball Championship at Tokyo Dome on Sunday.
BASEBALL
Nov 20, 2023
Hirokazu Ibata passes first test with Samurai Japan
Japan went through the Asia Professional Baseball Championship with a 4-0 record.
Japan manager Hirokazu Ibata will lead the national team against a European select team in two practice games at Kyocera Dome Osaka in March.
BASEBALL
Nov 20, 2023
Samurai Japan to play two games against European select team
The Japan national baseball team will play a European select team in two practice matches on March 6 and 7 at Kyocera Dome Osaka.
Makoto Kadowaki lifted Japan over South Korea with a walk-off single in the 10th inning at Tokyo Dome on Sunday.
BASEBALL
Nov 19, 2023
Japan tops South Korea on sayonara single in 10th to win APBC title
Japan edged South Korea on a walk-off hit by Makoto Kadowaki.
Japan's Takahisa Hayakawa (left) and Kyota Fujiwara pose for photos after their win over Australia at Tokyo Dome on Saturday.
BASEBALL
Nov 18, 2023
Japan routs Australia in Asia Professional Baseball Championship
Japan routed Australia to improve to 3-0.
Shota Morishita (second from right) is congratulated by teammates after his home run in the seventh inning against Taiwan during the Asia Professional Baseball Championship at Tokyo Dome on Thursday.
BASEBALL
Nov 16, 2023
Samurai Japan overcomes slow start to beat Taiwan in APBC opener
Shota Morishita got Japan going with a home run in the seventh inning.
Hirokazu Ibata discusses his appointment as manager of Samurai Japan at a news conference on Wednesday.
BASEBALL
Oct 4, 2023
Former star shortstop Hirokazu Ibata named to manage Samurai Japan
He replaces Hideki Kuriyama, who stepped down in May at the conclusion of his contract after winning the World Baseball Classic championship in March.
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
May 12, 2015
Triumphant Giants stage seventh-inning comeback against Carp
The Yomiuri Giants beat Kenta Maeda in a close game again, and this time he helped them do it.
BASEBALL
Nov 26, 2013
Veteran infielder Ibata joins Giants
Former Chunichi Dragons infielder Hirokazu Ibata has agreed to play for the Yomiuri Giants next season, the team said Tuesday.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / HIT AND RUN
Mar 20, 2013
Offensive woes too much for Samurai Japan to overcome
Atsushi Nomi walked through Union Square alongside teammate Takashi Toritani, heading south on San Francisco's Powell Street in the direction of Samurai Japan's hotel, a little after midnight Monday morning, just hours after Japan was eliminated from the World Baseball Classic.

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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