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BASEBALL / MLB
Sep 18, 2003

Cabrera closing in on Oh's HR record

Alex Cabrera connected for a pair of homers to lead the second-place Seibu Lions to a 13-9 win over the Orix BlueWave at Yahoo BB Stadium on Wednesday.
BASEBALL / MLB
Sep 15, 2003

Rhodes takes over as foreign HR king

Kintetsu slugger Tuffy Rhodes smashed a three-run drive for his 47th homer of the season and set a record for the most home runs by a foreign player in Japan with 284 as the Buffaloes beat the Lotte Marines 5-1 at Osaka Dome on Sunday.
COMMUNITY / How-tos / LIFELINES
Sep 9, 2003

Scootering, start-ups and an update

Scooter licenses Maynard never learned to drive in Canada before moving here in 1972 ("yes, 31 years ago, sigh"). Living and working in Tokyo's Yoga district, he has had no need to drive a car, and is put off by the 250,000 yen starting price for local driving schools.
BASEBALL / MLB
Sep 8, 2003

Matsuzaka fans 14 as Lions pop Hawks

Daisuke Matsuzaka tossed a two-hitter and struck out 14 batters over the distance Sunday as the Seibu Lions downed the Pacific League-leading Daiei Hawks 9-0.
BASEBALL / MLB
Sep 7, 2003

Short uses long ball, bases-clearing double to power Marines over Fighters

Lotte left fielder Rick Short went 3-for-3 and drove home four runs to help the Marines down the Nippon Ham Fighters 7-3 at Chiba Marine Stadium on Saturday.
BASEBALL / MLB
Sep 6, 2003

Yano plays hero

Hanshin catcher Akihiro Yano slammed a go-ahead two-run homer off BayStars closer Eddie Gaillard in the bottom of the ninth inning to lift the Central League-leading Tigers to a 4-3 "sayonara" victory over Yokohama at Koshien Stadium on Friday.
BASEBALL / MLB
Sep 4, 2003

Arias' hot bat puts Tigers seven games away from pennant

The Hanshin Tigers overcame a 2-1 deficit and an injury to starter Kei Igawa to win their seventh game in a row by defeating the Hiroshima Carp 5-4 on Wednesday at Hiroshima Stadium.
BASEBALL / MLB
Sep 3, 2003

Hanshin looking fine as magic number hits nine

Hanshin slugger George Arias went 4-for-5 with four RBIs and Akihiro Yano also rapped out four hits as the Tigers defeated the Hiroshima Carp 7-4 at Hiroshima Stadium on Tuesday to slash their magic number to nine.
BASEBALL / MLB
Sep 2, 2003

Lions gain ground on PL leaders

Kazuhiro Wada tripled in the winning run in the top of the 10th inning Monday to lift the Seibu Lions to a 6-5 victory over the Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes.
BASEBALL / MLB
Aug 28, 2003

Tigers feel right at home

Tomoaki Kanemoto went 3-for-4 and drove home four RBIs while starter Hideki Irabu pitched 6 2/3 innings to notch his 12th win as the Central League-leading Hanshin Tigers downed the Yomiuri Giants 6-4 at Koshien Stadium on Wednesday.
BASEBALL / BASEBALL BULLET-IN
Aug 20, 2003

Hawks looking good for one last pennant under Daiei banner

Hanshin. Hanshin. Hanshin. That's all we've been hearing during most of the 2003 Japan pro baseball season.
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE ZEIT GIST
Aug 19, 2003

Cometh the man, cometh the charisma

Adashing & suave lady-killer and a misfit loser?
BASEBALL / MLB
Aug 17, 2003

Igawa is the inspiration as Tigers rip into Giants

Hanshin lefty Kei Igawa pitched the distance to notch his 15th win of the year as the Tigers defeated the Giants 5-1 at Tokyo Dome on Saturday.
BASEBALL / MLB
Aug 16, 2003

Uehara is rock solid as Giants blank Tigers

Yomiuri ace Koji Uehara scattered six hits over the distance for his first shutout win of the year as the Giants defeated the Hanshin Tigers 3-0 at Tokyo Dome on Friday, snapping their losing streak against the Central League frontrunners at five.
BASEBALL / MLB
Aug 4, 2003

Beirne tosses two-hitter in Kintetsu's 4-1 victory over Lotte

Kintetsu hurler Kevin Beirne pitched a two-hitter over the distance for his fifth win as the Kintetsu Buffaloes beat the Chiba Lotte Marines 4-1 at Osaka Dome on Sunday.
BASEBALL / MLB
Aug 3, 2003

Igawa tosses two-hitter, smacks RBI double as Tigers shut out Dragons

Hanshin southpaw Kei Igawa pitched a two-hitter to pick up his second shutout win of the season as the Tigers blanked the Chunichi Dragons 5-0 at Koshien Stadium on Saturday.
BASEBALL / MLB
Aug 2, 2003

Hawks hit BlueWave for 29, set PL record for runs scored

Julio Zuleta smashed three home runs and Tadahito Iguchi also hit a pair of homers as the Pacific League-leading Daiei Hawks racked up 31 hits to trounce the Orix BlueWave 29-1 at Yahoo BB Stadium on Friday.
BASEBALL / MLB
Jul 31, 2003

Wada way to go as Lions pick up fourth straight victory

Kazuhiro Wada went 4-for-4, homering in consecutive at-bats, while driving home six runs for the Lions as Seibu downed the Chiba Lotte Marines 8-3 at Seibu Dome on Wednesday for their fourth straight win.
BASEBALL / MLB
Jul 29, 2003

Cabrera's blast powers Lions past Marines

Lions slugger Alex Cabrera belted his 33rd homer of the year for the go-ahead run in the eighth inning as Seibu downed the Chiba Lotte Marines 3-2 at Seibu Dome on Monday.
BUSINESS
Jul 17, 2003

Ministry to order NTT West back to table

The telecommunications ministry will order NTT West Corp. to resume talks with the Softbank Corp. group over a Softbank demand to allow its engineers to do wiring work at NTT West's phone stations to improve its high-speed Internet access service, ministry officials said Wednesday.
BUSINESS
Jul 9, 2003

Surging Nikkei touches 10,000

Tokyo stocks closed higher Tuesday, and the Nikkei passed the 10,000 threshold for the first time since last August, but profit-taking erased much of the gains and it ended below 9,900.
COMMUNITY / How-tos / LIFELINES
Jul 1, 2003

Auto English, penguin suits and frugality

Driving in English Dear Lifelines: I would like information on driving schools in Tokyo that give instructions in English. -- Lalila
BASEBALL / MLB
Jun 26, 2003

Igawa goes the distance as Tigers extend streak

Hanshin lefty Kei Igawa won his sixth straight decision, tossing a six-hitter for his first shutout of the year as the Central League-leading Tigers downed the Hiroshima Carp 7-0 at Osaka Dome on Wednesday.
Bangladesh is a South Asian time bomb
Many Bangladeshis hoped that the overthrow of long-time leader Sheikh Hasina last year would revitalize the country’s democracy after an authoritarian lurch under the “iron lady.” Instead it has led to proliferating human-rights abuses, intensifying repression and widespread Islamist violence.
Tropical Storm Peipah brings heavy rain to parts of western Japan
Tropical Storm Peipah made landfall in western Japan on Friday, prompting the Japan Meteorological Agency to issue warnings of landslides and other disasters due to heavy rainfall in several areas.
Trump signs order reducing tariffs on Japanese autos
U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick and Ryosei Akazawa, Japan’s chief tariff negotiator, shake hands.
Tamagotchi hatches 100 million shipments worldwide thanks to ’90s nostalgia
The latest version of Tamagotchi, called Tamagotchi Paradise, is awarded the best digital toy at Tokyo Toy Show on Aug. 28.
Japan alerting consumers to cash-on-delivery problems
In fiscal 2024 through March this year, the National Consumers Affairs Center received inquiries and gave advice on problems associated with cash-on-delivery services.
London’s calling and sumo’s top division — along with Hello Kitty — are ready to answer
Yokozuna Hoshoryu and Hello Kitty, an ambassador for sumo's upcoming tour to London, at Tokyo's Kokugikan on Tuesday
Resonac creates 27-member consortium to pursue advanced chip developments
Representatives from member companies of JOINT3, a consortium working together on semiconductor-related developments announced by Resonac, pose for a photo in Tokyo on Wednesday.
Haru Nemuri’s radical new album refuses easy listening
Musician Haruna Kimishima, better known as Haru Nemuri, confronts Japan’s politics, nationalism and censorship on her recent output.
Overseas sluggers step up to bat in small-town Hokkaido
The Betsukai Pilot Spirits welcomed new players (left to right) Yuta Yamanaka, Roman Guthrie, Scott Bellina and Leo Jiminian this year, pictured here with Yassir Lachkar of the Ishikari Red Phoenix.
Xi — joined by Kim and Putin — delivers stark warning at military parade
Chinese leader Xi Jinping walks with Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un before a military parade marking the 80th anniversary of victory over Japan and the end of World War II, in Beijing on Wednesday.

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