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Apr 16, 2006

Return of Hara, revamped roster have Giants off to fast start

The Yomiuri Giants are off to a great start in the 2006 Central League pennant race, winning 11 of their first 13 games (with one tie) and taking the early lead in the CL standings.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Apr 14, 2006

Ozeki to tryout with Giants

Former Seibu Lions Tatsuya Ozeki will have a tryout with the Yomiuri Giants in Kawasaki on Friday and Saturday this week, baseball sources said Thursday.
BASEBALL / MLB
Apr 13, 2006

Ozeki sets aside minor league challenge, no vacancies open

Former Seibu Lions outfielder Tatsuya Ozeki has decided to abandon his wish to play in minor leagues this season, baseball sources said Wednesday.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Apr 12, 2006

J.P. keys Giants on rainy baseball night

Jeremy Powell pitched a three-hit shutout and Yoshinobu Takahashi hit an RBI single to break a scoreless tie in a five-run seventh inning Tuesday as the Yomiuri Giants beat the Hiroshima Carp 5-0 for their third straight win in the Central League.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Apr 7, 2006

Darvish slams door on Hawks

Will the real Yu Darvish please step forward?
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Apr 1, 2006

Giants rout BayStars on Opening Day

Opening Day must be Koji Uehara's least favorite day of the year, but things change.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Mar 30, 2006

Hawks hoping to get over playoff hump

CHIBA LOTTE MARINES -- Manager Bobby Valentine's club won it all last season and will no doubt be a contender for the Pacific League again. The lineup is solid with veterans Kazuya Fukuura (6 home runs, 72 RBIs, .300 average in 2005) at first base and Koichi Hori (7, 46, .305) at second, National Team...
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Mar 30, 2006

Yakult looking to get back on top of CL

HANSHIN TIGERS -- The Tigers seem to be taking turns finishing in fourth and first place every other year. Fourth in 2002 and 2004, first in 2003 and 2005, and if not careful, they could drop to the second division in 2006.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Mar 24, 2006

WBC members Aoki, Miyamoto lead Yakult to exhibition win

World Baseball Classic Team Japan members Norichika Aoki and Shinya Miyamoto helped the Yakult Swallows beat the Hanshin Tigers 7-5 in a preseason game Thursday.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Mar 23, 2006

Lee goes 2-for-3 for Yomiuri in return from WBC

Lee Seung Yeop went 2-for-3 and drove in two runs Wednesday in his first exhibition appearance for the Yomiuri Giants since his heroic hitting efforts for South Korea at the World Baseball Classic.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Mar 16, 2006

Ump Davidson works game; fans still unhappy over decision

ANAHEIM, Calif. -- The biggest contributor to the United States' win over Japan on Sunday was there again for Japan's 6-1 win over Mexico.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Mar 14, 2006

WBC Notebook

ANAHEIM, Calif. -- Ichiro Suzuki saw daylight for one at-bat, but now he's back in the dark.

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A small shrine perched atop rocks braves the waves hitting the shoreline during a storm in Shimoda, Shizuoka Prefecture. The area is under threat of a possible 31-meter-high tsunami if an earthquake strikes the nearby Nankai Trough.
If the 'Big One' hits, this city could face a 31-meter-high tsunami