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Jim Allen
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Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Aug 9, 2022
Japanese baseball: A 150-year journey of transformation
Over the years, Japan's changing political goals, and economic and social circumstances, have all left their imprint on the game that became known as yakyu016b, or 'field ball.'
Japan Times
BASEBALL
Jun 4, 2022
Samurai Japan manager Hideki Kuriyama brings own unique style to dugout
Kuriyama established a track record as someone who is unbound by convention during his time as manager of the Fighters.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Apr 17, 2022
Marines fire-baller Roki Sasaki quickly fulfilling promise
Efforts to build up the 20-year-old's physical strength over the last two seasons have already produced results this year in the form of a historic perfect game.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Nov 23, 2021
Tyler Higgins credits skipper Satoshi Nakajima with Orix's transformation
In a remarkable transformation that began with his August 2020 appointment, the 53-year-old manager has taken the Buffaloes from last place in the Pacific League to this year's Japan Series.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB
Nov 20, 2021
Shohei Ohtani's MVP award another product of bucking Japan's baseball system
Though Japan now celebrates Ohtani and Ichiro as national heroes, both only achieved that status after once being looked down on for the different way they wanted to play pro baseball.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Nov 18, 2021
Softball star Miu Goto motivated by experience at Tokyo Olympics
Goto went from having no expectations of personal success for Japan to earning the win in three of Japan's five victories during the Tokyo Games.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB
Oct 13, 2021
Shohei Ohtani given free rein to prove himself against naysayers
For the first time in his pro career, the brakes came off a fit Shohei Ohtani in 2021, and the Los Angeles Angels' star showed the world his prowess as a two-way player.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Jun 28, 2021
Israel baseball's path to Olympics has makings of Hollywood movie
In a story that parallels Jamaica's 1988 Olympic bobsled team, Israel will compete in an Olympic team sport this summer for the first time since 1976.
Japan Times
BASEBALL
Apr 25, 2021
Olympics a chance for Mexico international Matt Clark to repay Japan
The former Dragons and Buffaloes player has become a fixture in Mexican baseball, helping the country qualify for the Tokyo Games by winning bronze at the 2019 Premier12 tournament.
Japan Times
JAPAN / FOCUS
Apr 14, 2021
New Olympic event organizers work to safely open doors
Holding events such as skateboarding and karate has meant recruiting new people capable of bridging the gaps between organizing committee bureaucrats and inspiring athletes.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Feb 27, 2021
Slugging great Boomer Wells went from exile to NPB icon in Japan
Over 10 seasons, Wells hit 277 home runs and drove in 901 runs in Nippon Professional Baseball.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Dec 19, 2020
Oscar Colas ready to apply lessons learned in Japan on road to MLB
After a tumultuous year away from baseball, powerful outfielder Oscar Colas said he is now ready to sign with a big league club.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB
Oct 4, 2020
Yu Darvish's season finale best outing of year, says Trey Hillman
A day after Yu Darvish pitched his final game of the year for the Chicago Cubs, his first pro manager on Saturday called it the right-hander's best performance in the majors.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jun 13, 2020
Oscar Colas case highlights Latin players' troubles with Japanese baseball
Many Latin players have been locked into team-friendly NPB contracts that weren't fully explained to them.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jun 10, 2020
'Cuban Ohtani' Oscar Colas wants out of deal with SoftBank, calls current contract invalid
SoftBank's Oscar Colas wants to change the terms of his deal in order to pursue a career in MLB.
Japan Times
BASEBALL
May 7, 2020
Former Whales slugger Carlos Ponce hits jackpot coaching in Taiwan
The 61-year-old, who led NPB in home runs in 1988, is enjoying his new role in charge of the Wei Chuan Dragons, who will join Taiwan's pro circuit next year.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Mar 14, 2020
Hanshin's Jerry Sands hoping to beat odds in NPB
Jerry Sands may be a longshot bet to have success with the Hanshin Tigers this season, but Korean pro baseball's 2019 RBI leader has a history of bucking long odds.
Japan Times
BASEBALL
Mar 11, 2020
Waseda manager Satoru Komiyama brings modern outlook to old-fashioned game
For years, former major league pitcher Satoru Komiyama's measure of success was wins on the ballfield, now as manager of Waseda University's baseball team, he wants his yardstick to be the quality of character his players achieve.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Mar 1, 2020
Swallows' Alcides Escobar gets unexpected silent treatment in return to Japan
The lively atmosphere Alcides Escobar expected for his Tokyo Dome return was silenced by Japan's efforts to counter the spread of the new coronavirus known as COVID-19.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Feb 21, 2020
Former Hawks pitcher Matt Skrmetta influenced Carter Stewart's journey
When records are set in baseball, they so often occur at the confluence of favorable circumstances, the right player in the right place at the right time.
Biden calls ally Japan ‘xenophobic’ along with rivals China and Russia
U.S. President Joe Biden speaks in Syracuse, New York, on April 25.
Yen swings stir talk that Japan is in the FX market once again
An electronic screen in Tokyo displays the yen exchange rate against the U.S. dollar and the graph showing its recent swings, on Thursday.
Harajuku strives to reclaim its former glory — and surpass it
Laforet Harajuku, which celebrated its 45th anniversary last year, has been a witness to the district's evolution over the years.
Weak yen fattens tourist wallets in Japan
People visit the Ameya Yokocho market in Tokyo's Ueno district during the Golden Week holiday on Tuesday.
Japan's May 1 intervention may have cost ¥3.66 trillion, BOJ data suggests
An electronic screen displays a graph showing Japanese yen exchange rates surging against the dollar amid signs of intervention by authorities, in Tokyo on Thursday.
Kishida sets sights on energy and climate in South America trip
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will use a policy speech in Sao Paulo to set out his vision for ties between Japan and South America, almost 10 years after former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe advocated for stronger ties between the two in the same city.
Yellow sand allergy: A health issue made worse by climate change
A screenshot of the Meteorological Agency's satellite image of clouds and yellow sand (in pink) on Sunday.
Climate change, chalky grains and the risks for Japan’s rice farmers
A farmer plants seedlings in Satsumasendai, Kagoshima Prefecture. Japan’s self sufficiency rate for rice is nearly 100%, compared with 38% for food overall, on a calorie basis.
Japan wants you to spend more with ‘luxury tourism’
Performers play a traditional drum unique to Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture, in the prefectural capital of Kanazawa on March 16 to mark the extension of the Hokuriku Shinkansen line to Tsuruga Station in Fukui Prefecture.
Theaster Gates’ ambitious ‘Afro-Mingei’ brings Black Chicago to Tokyo
Theaster Gates' “A Heavenly Chord” lines up church pews before seven speakers and a Hammond B3 organ, a type of electric organ prevalent in Black American churches.

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