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BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Aug 3, 2006

Oh leaves hospital, hopes to return soon

Japanese home-run king Sadaharu Oh left the hospital Wednesday after successful stomach cancer surgery last month, saying that he felt reborn and hoped to return to baseball as soon as possible.
Japan Times
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Aug 2, 2006

Festival raises interest in American football ahead of 2007 World Cup

Baseball, soccer, basketball . . . and next up, football.
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Jun 18, 2006

NHK's public service is to take your money and run . . . bad TV

Fans of baseball star Ichiro Suzuki had reason to be mad at NHK two weeks ago. The Seattle Mariners outfielder was on the verge of his 2,500th career hit, one of the game's rare milestones, which was predicted to happen some time between June 6 and 9. However, the public broadcaster, whose BS-1 satellite...
SPORTS / E-LIST
May 31, 2006

Giants need to change their World Cup

With a case of jet lag to boot, the E-List spent last week in the Japanese baseball infirmary, where the List shared a room with Koji Uehara, who is desperately needed as the Yomiuri Giants have officially squandered their massive early season lead.
BASEBALL / BASEBALL BULLET-IN
May 21, 2006

Zuleta defends his actions after being plunked by Kanemura

It was Sunday, April 16. The Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks and Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters were playing in Kyushu. Hawks slugger Julio Zuleta was at the plate when Fighters right-hander Satoru Kanemura delivered a pitch that sailed inside and nailed Zuleta in the middle of his 197-cm frame.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Mar 22, 2006

Ichiro calls victory 'greatest moment'

SAN DIEGO -- For Team Japan to be No. 1, Ichiro Suzuki had to bat No. 3.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Mar 20, 2006

Cubans down Dominicans

SAN DIEGO -- Team Cuba didn't come all the way to Petco Park to get smoked.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Mar 18, 2006

Clemens issues cryptic statement

ANAHEIM, Calif. -- Roger Clemens' muddy future may have cleared up a little bit after Thursday's 2-1 World Baseball Classic loss to Mexico.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Mar 18, 2006

Japan on way to semis after Mexico tops U.S.

ANAHEIM, Calif. -- What a wonderfully lazy Thursday afternoon for Team Japan.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Mar 16, 2006

Japan downs Mexico

Team Mexico may actually be glad to see Roger Clemens after facing Team Japan.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Mar 15, 2006

Japan set to protest 'loss' to Team USA

FULLERTON, Calif. -- Team Japan still can't outrun Sunday night.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Mar 15, 2006

S. Korea downs U.S.

ANAHEIM, Calif. -- By now, Lee Seung Yeop is pretty much unstoppable.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Mar 13, 2006

Japan pitchers must step up

It was such a humiliation for the Japanese pitchers.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Mar 6, 2006

Lee's homer lifts South Korea over Japan

Team Japan finally had to work a little bit, but it was up for the challenge. Until Lee Seung Yeop broke out of his slump against Japanese pitching, that is.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Mar 5, 2006

Japan books WBC Round 2 berth

Hitoshi Tamura knew where the ball was going right after he swung.
CULTURE / TV & Streaming / CHANNEL SURF
Mar 5, 2006

TBS's 'Kodai Hakka-tsu Mystery' reveals secrets to an ancient civilization and more

On Monday, March 6 at 9 p.m., TBS will present a two-hour documentary program on the recent discovery of an ancient civilization. "Kodai Hakka-tsu Mystery (Prehistoric Excavation Mystery)" follows an international team of archaeologists, including artist and Rikkyo University professor Katsuhiko Hibino,...
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Mar 4, 2006

Japan pounds China

So much for shocking the world.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Mar 1, 2006

Giants thrash China in WBC exhibition

Tatsunori Hara and the Yomiuri Giants came home, but they still were visitors.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Feb 27, 2006

Team Japan starts firing

FUKUOKA -- Team Japan finally got its offense going, sort of.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Feb 25, 2006

Uehara tosses gem

FUKUOKA -- Koji Uehara stands alone, so he must stand tall.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jan 13, 2006

Miyamoto joins squad

Yakult Swallows infielder Shinya Miyamoto has joined the Japanese squad for the World Baseball Classic to fill the void left by Chicago White Sox infielder Tadahito Iguchi, the baseball commissioner's office said Thursday.

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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