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BASEBALL / MLB

Apr 3, 2004

Tigers hand Giants a mauling

The next time the Yomiuri Giants go shopping, they might want to consider a few good relief pitchers.

BASEBALL / MLB

Apr 1, 2004

Matsui rips homer as Yanks win

Now that's more like it. A day after dropping the season opener to A.L. East doormat Tampa Bay, Hideki Matsui and the Bronx Bombers came out with all guns blazing, bashing out 11 hits and four homers as the New York Yankees demolished the Devil Rays 12-1 Wednesday night at Tokyo Dome.

BASEBALL / MLB

Mar 31, 2004

Devil Rays sting Yankees

This wasn't in the script.

BASEBALL / MLB

Mar 28, 2004

Marines rock Matsuzaka on Opening Day

TOKOROZAWA, Saitama Pref. -- Bobby Valentine has said over and over that he wants to have fun this season. Well, the fun has started.

BASEBALL / MLB

Oct 17, 2003

Tigers poised to pounce

The last time the Hanshin Tigers went to the Japan Series, they had to scratch and claw their way through seven games to win their first championship.

BASEBALL / MLB

Jul 17, 2003

Tigers dominate as CL tops PL

CHIBA -- With a little help from his new Hanshin Tigers teammates, Hideki Irabu made a triumphant return to his old stomping grounds.

BASEBALL / MLB

Apr 16, 2003

Arakaki sinks Marines for first professional win

CHIBA -- Nagisa Arakaki finally showed the form that made him the most coveted player in last November's amateur draft.

BASEBALL / MLB

Apr 5, 2003

Daiei spoils Hillman's home debut as Hawks beat up Fighters

Kazumi Saito went the distance, scattering six hits and notching eight strikeouts, as the Fukuoka Daiei Hawks spoiled Nippon Ham manager Trey Hillman's home debut with a 5-1 win Friday night before a crowd of 24,000 at Tokyo Dome.

BASEBALL / MLB

Mar 29, 2003

Giants fall in opener

Back to the old drawing board.

BASEBALL / MLB

Nov 16, 2002

Big, bad Wolf devours Japanese All-Star team

After giving up 29 runs in the last four games, the major league pitchers finally put on an All-Star display.

BASEBALL / MLB

Nov 10, 2002

'Godzilla' is just getting warmed up

Hideki Matsui may not have cleared the fences, but that doesn't mean he failed to impress.

BASEBALL / MLB

Nov 9, 2002

Gagne admires teammates Ishii, Nomo

There's one good thing about Kazuhisa Ishii not playing in the Japan-MLB All-Star Tour.

BASEBALL / MLB

Nov 6, 2002

Hillman takes Fighters' helm

Anyone hoping the Nippon Ham Fighters' new American manager will shake things up may be in for a disappointment.

BASEBALL / MLB

Oct 30, 2002

Giants move a step closer

TOKOROZAWA, Saitama Pref. -- The Yomiuri Giants put a third nail in the Seibu Lions' coffin Tuesday night with a 10-2 win in Game 3 of the Japan Series before a crowd of 30,933 at the Seibu Dome.

BASEBALL / MLB

Oct 29, 2002

Lions find that 'Ihara magic' is all smoke and mirrors

If the Seibu Lions lose the Japan Series, don't be surprised if the team hauls Haruki Ihara to court.

BASEBALL / MLB

Oct 28, 2002

Giants take 2-0 series lead

It took just two games for the Seibu Lions to evolve into another species: underdogs.

BASEBALL / MLB

Oct 16, 2002

Lions' Cabrera finishes on 55

CHIBA -- Alex Cabrera will have to wait another year for a chance to erase Sadaharu Oh and Tuffy Rhodes from the record books.

BASEBALL / MLB

Oct 14, 2002

Cabrera gets one last shot at home run record

Tuffy Rhodes has been there, done that. Well, almost.

BASEBALL / MLB

Oct 11, 2002

Fighters like American manager, but will he really be given chance?

It finally looks as if Japanese baseball is ready for a change.

BASEBALL / MLB

Oct 7, 2002

Time running short for Cabrera

Seibu Lions slugger Alex Cabrera got a hit in Sunday's game against the Nippon Ham Fighters, but not the one he wanted.

From easily navigable train stations to the helpfulness of its municipal staff, Tokyo has earned high praise for its commitment to accessibility for disabled travelers.

[Rebroadcast] Japan is doing better on accessibility than you may think

Historically, kabuki was considered the entertainment of the merchant and peasant classes, a far cry from how it is regarded today.

For Japan's oldest kabuki theater, the show must go on

By Lance Henderstein

SUSTAINABLE JAPAN

Leading Japan’s sustainability from Tokyo

Leading Japan’s sustainability from Tokyo

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