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BASEBALL / BASEBALL BULLET-IN
May 28, 2003

Giants' Latham finds it rough adjusting to Japanese baseball

Chris Latham's entrance to Japan and the world of Japanese pro baseball was supposed to go smoothly.
BUSINESS
Jan 12, 2002

Ailing Daiei looks to unload baseball team, dome

Troubled Daiei Inc. is planning to sell a majority of its shares in the Fukuoka Daiei Hawks baseball team and its ballpark, the Fukuoka Dome, as part of efforts to reduce its massive interest-bearing debts, according to company sources.
LIFE / Digital / SURFERSPUD
May 31, 2001

Baseball and junk food

www.exploratorium.edu/baseball/index.html "Professional baseball is played at the edge of biological time," the Exploratorium says, "just within a human's ability to react." The pages then go on to demonstrate, not explain, how the pros cope with earning a living on the edge. Games allow you to learn...
JAPAN
Feb 22, 2001

Beer cans to feature rival baseball teams

OSAKA -- Asahi Breweries Ltd. is set to launch a beer this spring featuring the Hanshin Tigers, while Suntory Ltd. will offer a brew dedicated to the baseball team's archrival, the Yomiuri Giants.
JAPAN
Feb 22, 2001

Beer cans to feature rival baseball teams

OSAKA -- Asahi Breweries Ltd. is set to launch a beer this spring featuring the Hanshin Tigers, while Suntory Ltd. will offer a brew dedicated to the baseball team's archrival, the Yomiuri Giants.
BASEBALL / MLB
Dec 30, 2000

Korean owners cancel 2001 baseball season

The 2001 baseball season in South Korea has been canceled by the owners of the eight Korean Baseball Organization teams in retaliation for a surge in players' union membership.
BASEBALL / BASEBALL BULLET-IN
Oct 7, 2000

Catching up on Japanese baseball

With the Sydney Olympics now history, let's take a look at what happened in Japanese pro baseball while most of the sports world focused its attention on Australia and the Summer Games.
BASEBALL / MLB
Jul 25, 2000

Japan unveils Olympic baseball squad

Eight professionals, including Seibu Lions star Daisuke Matsuzaka and Kintetsu Buffaloes slugger Norihiro Nakamura, have joined 16 top amateur players in Japan's baseball squad for the Sydney Olympics in September.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / Sac Bunts
Mar 19, 2023

True test arrives for Samurai Japan in the form of resilient Mexico

Samurai Japan and its collection of MLB and NPB stars will be favored against Mexico in their WBC semifinal, but the team will have to rise to meet its toughest challenge yet.
Japan Times
BASEBALL
Mar 16, 2023

Captain America Mike Trout powers U.S. into WBC quarterfinals

The Americans, who have recovered after being upset by Mexico in their second game, will now face Venezuela with a semifinal showdown with Cuba awaiting the winner.
Japan Times
BASEBALL
Mar 16, 2023

Puerto Rico and Mets closer Edwin Diaz injured in WBC win

As Diaz neared the dugout, he was placed in a wheelchair and wheeled down the tunnel.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB
Mar 2, 2023

The Marlins go all-in on baseball’s new rules

Pitch clocks, bigger bases, restrictions on pickoff throws, elimination of the infield shift? Finally, a victory for the little guys.
BASEBALL / Sac Bunts
Feb 20, 2023

Yu Darvish returns with opportunity to inspire Japan to WBC glory

Yu Darvish is back with the national team for the first time since helping Japan win the 2009 World Baseball Classic
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jan 13, 2023

Alex Ramirez and Randy Bass voted into Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame

Two of the most celebrated foreign-born players in NPB history took their place among the greats on Friday afternoon as Alex Ramirez and Randy Bass were voted into the Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame.

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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