Economy | ANALYSIS
Households to take hit from tax hike
by Tomoko Otake
The consumption tax increase will hit every household in Japan hard, with many people’s financial future hanging on whether their wages rise enough to offset the hike's impact.
Japanese Baseball Sep 30, 2013
Blanco homers twice as BayStars down Swallows
Tony Blanco homered twice to drive in five runs, powering the Yokohama BayStars to a 6-3 win over the last-place Tokyo Yakult Swallows on Monday night. Yakult’s Wladimir Balentien extended his Japanese single-season record to 59 homers with a two-out solo blast that gave ...
Japanese Baseball Jul 1, 2013
Blanco, Balentien putting up impressive homer totals
by Jason Coskrey
If there’s a home run derby during this year’s All-Star Series, odds are it won’t be half as exciting as the one Wladimir Balentien and Tony Blanco are currently staging on a near-nightly basis during the regular season. The Tokyo Yakult Swallows’ Balentien, and ...
Baseball | SPORTS SCOPE May 14, 2013
Interleague schedule will pit PL hurlers against Blanco
by Jason Coskrey
On a bright day earlier this season, Tony Blanco wrapped up batting practice and headed back to the Yokohama BayStars clubhouse after sending a litany of balls all over — and a few out of — Yokohama Stadium. On the way he was greeted ...
Japanese Baseball May 9, 2013
Sugiuchi, Blanco win monthly MVP honors
Yomiuri Giants lefty Toshiya Sugiuchi and Yokohama BayStars first baseman Tony Blanco were named the monthly MVPs in the Central League for their outstanding performances in March and April on Wednesday. Seibu Lions right-hander Kazuhisa Makita and Lions left-fielder Takumi Kuriyama won the accolades ...
Japanese Baseball May 2, 2013
Kinjo hits sayonara home run in win over Swallows
Tatsuhiko Kinjo belted a sayonara home run with one out in the bottom of the 10th inning to lift the Yokohama BayStars to a 5-4 win over the Tokyo Yakult Swallows at Yokohama Stadium on Wednesday. It was Kinjo’s first homer of the year. ...