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BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jul 17, 2010

Lions' injury crisis allows cubs to bare teeth

TOKOROZAWA, Saitama Pref. — Injuries are an inevitable factor in baseball. It's no different for the Saitama Seibu Lions, who lost some key players last month.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jul 16, 2010

Slugger Ortiz finding his stride with Hawks

The 2010 season hasn't dampened Jose Ortiz's recollection of the way 2009 ended.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY
Jul 10, 2010

Architect wants to end nail-hammer cycle

Miwa Mori, president of Key Architects, thinks a lot about nails, both as part of her profession and as her philosophy about life.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jul 9, 2010

Takeda looks sharp as Fighters pound Hawks

A little over a month ago, the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters were an afterthought in the Pacific League.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jul 7, 2010

Sugiuchi fans nine as Hawks demolish Fighters 12-0

Fans swooned, and a mob of supporters quickly formed as baseball legend Sadaharu Oh and the Fukuoka Softbank Hawks' owner made an impromptu trip through the stands.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jul 4, 2010

Timely hits carry Tigers

When you're hot, you're hot. Pretty much sums up Craig Brazell's week.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jul 3, 2010

Brazell's long homer propels pesky Tigers

Craig Brazell hit a home run so deep, it flew beyond the playing field, beyond the flight of steps behind the center-field fence and ricocheted off a wall underneath the Tokyo Dome scoreboard.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / BJ-LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Jul 2, 2010

Blackwell to become new coach of Evessa

While attending Syracuse University, Ryan Blackwell played for one of NCAA basketball's most successful coaches, Jim Boeheim.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jun 23, 2010

Consistent Ramirez reaches a milestone

To reach his latest milestone, Alex Ramirez went back to where it all began.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jun 20, 2010

Blanco delivers bold reminder that dedication is key to success

Tony Blanco's game-tying home run to right field was the result of hard work during batting practice.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / NPB NOTEBOOK
Jun 15, 2010

Intrepid Ruiz enjoying start to Eagles career

Randy Ruiz's career had already taken him to a myriad of places by the time he signed with the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles earlier this month.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jun 13, 2010

Higashide, Otake ignite Carp to win over Lions

TOKOROZAWA, Saitama Pref. — Kan Otake might've been on the road, but it probably felt like a home game at times.

Longform

A sinkhole in Yashio, which emerged in January, was triggered by a ruptured, aging sewer pipe. Authorities worry that similar sections of infrastructure across the country are also at risk of corrosion.
That sinking feeling: Japan’s aging sewers are an infrastructure time bomb