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BASEBALL / MLB
Oct 21, 2005

Eagles hire Nomura

Katsuya Nomura has accepted a request to take over as new manager of the Tohoku Rakuten Eagles next season, team president Toru Shimada said Thursday.
BASEBALL / BASEBALL BULLET-IN
Oct 16, 2005

Revitalized Chiba Lotte franchise alive and well in Makuhari

Most Japanese fans of Major League Baseball are pulling for a Chicago-St. Louis World Series, hoping to see a match-up of the "Guchi Brothers," former Japan Pacific League rivals Tadahito Iguchi of the White Sox and So Taguchi of the Cardinals.
BASEBALL / BASEBALL BULLET-IN
Oct 9, 2005

Dark season for Giants comes to quiet end at Tokyo Dome

The atmosphere was very strange at Tokyo Dome last Wednesday, Oct. 5, as the Yomiuri Giants closed out a dismal 2005 season and two years of something between mediocrity and futility under the leadership of manager Tsuneo Horiuchi.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 1, 2005

Riggs launches two homers as Swallows take advantage of hung over Tigers

Adam Riggs homered twice to drive in four runs as the Yakult Swallows beat the Central League-winning Hanshin Tigers 8-4 Friday night at Jingu Stadium.
BASEBALL / MLB
Sep 28, 2005

Nomura wants to manage Eagles

Katsuya Nomura, who steered the Yakult Swallows to four Central League titles in the 1990s, responded positively Tuesday to an offer to take over as manager of the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles.
Japan Times
Features / WEEK 3
Sep 18, 2005

Block-rockin' beats hit town

Few things were as emblematic of 1980s America as "breaking," the inner-city dance style whose head-spinning and somersaulting acrobatics became a world sensation.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Sep 12, 2005

Tigers show no mercy on Carp with another lopsided victory

At Koshien Stadium on Sunday, Makoto Imaoka went 4-for-4 and drove in five runs as the Central League-leading Hanshin Tigers trounced the Hiroshima Carp 10-0.
BASEBALL / BASEBALL BULLET-IN
Aug 28, 2005

Summer scorecard: road trips, managers, scraped bathtubs

Road Trip of Survival: The Hanshin Tigers came through their "Road Trip of Death" in pretty good shape. The team went 10-9 while away from their home Koshien Stadium (being used for the national high school Tournament) for 25 days from Aug. 1 and was still in first place in the Central League, leading...
BASEBALL / BASEBALL BULLET-IN
Jul 17, 2005

Did Kapler fall victim to old trick?

Now-former Yomiuri Giants outfielder Gabe Kapler has cleared waivers after being released by the Tokyo team, and he appears headed back from where he came -- Boston -- and a shot at a second consecutive World Series championship ring.
SPORTS / SPORTS SCOPE
May 13, 2005

Tsutsumi used culture to amass, retain iron grip on power

"If you want Sundays off, don't be a manager in my company."
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
May 11, 2005

Sasaki goes under knife for knee

Yokohama BayStars closer Kazuhiro Sasaki underwent endoscopic surgery to clean joints in his right knee on Tuesday and will be hospitalized for four to five days, baseball sources said.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Apr 29, 2005

Giants to fine Rhodes 2 million yen for criticizing team in outburst

The Yomiuri Giants will fine outfielder Tuffy Rhodes 2 million yen for criticizing the team after a 7-5 loss to the Yakult Swallows the previous day, the Central League club said Wednesday.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Apr 28, 2005

Angry Tuffy lashes out at 'lousy' Giants teammates

Yomiuri Giants outfielder Tuffy Rhodes is tired of losing, and has some harsh words for his teammates.
SPORTS / SPORTS SCOPE
Apr 15, 2005

Labor icon Miller: NHL players didn't get message out

Well, I never thought it would come to this.
BASEBALL / BASEBALL BULLET-IN
Apr 10, 2005

Early showing by Carp raises hope for repeat of 1975 glory

This year marks the 30th anniversary of the first Central League championship won by the Hiroshima Toyo Carp. It was in 1975 when the "Aka-Heru" (Red Helmets) played in their first Japan Series.
MORE SPORTS
Apr 8, 2005

Whiting honored by FSAJ

Best-selling writer Robert Whiting, author of such sporting classics as "You Gotta Have Wa," "The Chrysanthemum and the Bat" and "The Meaning of Ichiro," was presented with a Lifetime Achievement Award at the inaugural Foreign Sportswriters Association of Japan Media Awards dinner on Tuesday night in...
Man held after two injured in Tokyo Metro knife attack
Police outside Todaimae Station on the Namboku Line on Wednesday evening after a knife attack at the station 　
U.S. and Japan remain far apart on tariffs
Japan's Economic Revitalization Minister Ryosei Akazawa speaks to the press upon his arrival at Haneda Airport on April 18. He has said that all tariffs need to be reconsidered by the United States.
Japan's 'ice age' employment generation is at risk of poverty during retirement
Those who entered the job market from around 1993 to 2004, when long-term stagnation started, are likely to struggle even more to make ends meet after retirement.
India strikes Pakistan over Kashmir tourist killings
Indian paramilitary personnel stand guard along a road in Srinagar on Wednesday after New Delhi launched missile strikes on archrival Pakistan in a major escalation between the nuclear-armed neighbors.
Japan’s tycoon families seek buyouts to evade investor pressure
Akio Toyoda’s $42 billion plan to buy Toyota Industries is one of the examples in a recent wave of management buyout ambitions in Japan.
SusHi Tech Tokyo 2025 expands to become one of Asia's largest startup events
SusHi Tech Tokyo 2025 was bustling with participants of various nationalities Thursday, and multiple languages could be heard around the room as many engaged in conversations throughout the day.
Celebrating Japan’s defeat at Shimoda’s Black Ships Festival
Tatsumi Onose (right), who plays the part of Commodore Matthew Perry in Shimoda's Black Ship Festival, says the historical episode the event is based on should be remembered for its positives more than its negatives.
'Big picture thinker': Ispace CEO Hakamada on reaching the moon and dreaming of starships
Takeshi Hakamada, founder and CEO of Ispace, says his primary interest in space development is not to abandon Earth, but to protect it.
The drive for luxury: Aston Martin Asia's president explains the desire for more
While for Aston Martin, it’s all about delivering luxury, their regional president for Asia Gregory Adams' start in the auto industry in Japan was far more humble.
Why are rice prices still high in Japan?
Amid shortages, the price of a 5-kilogram bag of rice during the week of April 14 was ¥4,220.

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