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JAPAN NATIONAL BASEBALL TEAM

BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / JAPAN NATIONAL BASEBALL TEAM
Mar 20, 2011
Asia Series slated for November
The once-scrapped Asia Series will be held in Taiwan in mid-November, the region's professional baseball governing body said Friday.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / JAPAN NATIONAL BASEBALL TEAM
Jul 17, 2009
Top-of-the-class Kato powers Japan to title
Down to the their final out and trailing by three runs, Japan was looking for a miracle in the finale of the USA vs. Japan Collegiate Championships.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / JAPAN NATIONAL BASEBALL TEAM
Aug 24, 2008
Japan fails to win medal
Taylor Teagarden hit a tiebreaking two-run double and Jason Donald followed with a two-run homer in the fifth inning Saturday as the United States defeated Japan 8-4 to capture the bronze medal in the Beijing Olympic baseball tournament.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / JAPAN NATIONAL BASEBALL TEAM
Aug 20, 2008
Japan wins in rout to advance to semifinals
Tsuyoshi Nishioka drove in three runs and Hideaki Wakui made his second consecutive strong start Tuesday to lift Japan to a 10-0 rout of China and clinch a spot in the semifinals of the Beijing Olympic baseball tournament.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / JAPAN NATIONAL BASEBALL TEAM
Aug 17, 2008
Sugiuchi helps 'Hoshino Japan' shut out weak-hitting Netherlands
"Hoshino Japan" cleanup hitter Takahiro Arai tripled in two runs and starter Toshiya Sugiuchi pitched seven solid innings as Japan routed the Netherlands 6-0 Friday night in the Beijing Olympic baseball preliminaries. Japan started off with four runs in the first inning featuring Hanshin Tigers slugger Arai's first hit in Beijing, while Takahiko G.G. Sato of the Seibu Lions added a solo homer in a two-run eighth at Wukesong Baseball Field.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / JAPAN NATIONAL BASEBALL TEAM
Aug 15, 2008
Japan loses to Cuba
BEIJING — Veteran poise carried Cuba to a 4-2 triumph over Japan in their 2008 Olympic opener on Wednesday night.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / JAPAN NATIONAL BASEBALL TEAM
Aug 10, 2008
Japan routed by CL squad in final tuneup
Japan's final Olympic tuneup featured a team that put on a gold medal-worthy performance both at the plate and on the mound on Saturday.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / JAPAN NATIONAL BASEBALL TEAM
Aug 9, 2008
Japan barely wins in Olympic tuneup
The Japan national team did just enough to get a win on Friday night. It'll probably take a lot more to bring home the gold in Beijing.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / JAPAN NATIONAL BASEBALL TEAM
Aug 5, 2008
'Hoshino Japan' shakes off injury concerns as preparations heat up
The Olympics haven't started yet, but "Hoshino Japan" has already dodged a bullet.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / JAPAN NATIONAL BASEBALL TEAM
Aug 4, 2008
Hoshino vows to strike gold
No matter how they fare in league action, Senichi Hoshino has kept his faith in the players he believes can propel Japan to Olympic glory.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / JAPAN NATIONAL BASEBALL TEAM
Jul 27, 2008
Late rule change puzzles Hoshino
National team manager Senichi Hoshino and Japanese baseball officials showed their displeasure Saturday with a decision to introduce a tiebreaker format at the Beijing Olympic baseball tournament.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / JAPAN NATIONAL BASEBALL TEAM
May 22, 2008
Japan to face Cuba in opener
Japan will face three-time gold medal winner Cuba in its opening game of the Beijing Olympic baseball tournament, according to the first-round schedule released Tuesday by the International Baseball Federation.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / JAPAN NATIONAL BASEBALL TEAM
Dec 4, 2007
Japan rallies past Taiwan to earn Olympic Berth
Japan secured a spot in the baseball tournament of next year's Beijing Olympic Games with a 10-2 win over Taiwan in the Asian Championship on Monday. Japan manager Senichi Hoshino (77) is given a doage raise by his players after clinching a spot in the Beijing Olympics with a 10-2 victory over Taiwan in the final round of the Asian qualifying tournament in Taichung, Taiwan, on Monday. KYODO PHOTO
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / JAPAN NATIONAL BASEBALL TEAM
Dec 4, 2007
Hoshino leads Japan to Olympics
Japan secured a spot in the baseball tournament of next year's Beijing Olympic Games with a 10-2 victory over Taiwan at the Asian Championship on Monday.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / JAPAN NATIONAL BASEBALL TEAM
Dec 2, 2007
Japan cruises to easy victory
Takahiro Arai ignited a five-run first inning with an RBI triple and Hideaki Wakui threw a one-hitter over six innings Saturday as Japan opened its Olympic qualifying campaign with a 10-0 shutout of the Philippines. Right-handed pitcher Hideaki Wakui of the Seibu Lions fires a pitch against the Philippines in Japan's first game at the final round of the Beijing Olympic qualifiers in Taichung, Taiwan, on Saturday night. Japan won 10-0 in a called game. KYODO PHOTO
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / JAPAN NATIONAL BASEBALL TEAM
Nov 28, 2007
Japan ready for Olympic qualifiers
Japanese players will face the first test to prove their mettle since winning the World Baseball Classic in March 2006 as Senichi Hoshino's men enter the Asian-zone qualifying tournament that started Tuesday for only one ticket to next year's Beijing Olympic Games.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / JAPAN NATIONAL BASEBALL TEAM
Nov 24, 2007
Japan tops Aussies
FUKUOKA (Kyodo) Yu Darvish struck out eight in four solid innings and Norichika Aoki drove in three runs Friday, leading Japan to a 5-1 win over Australia in its final warm-up game for the upcoming qualifying tournament for next year's Beijing Olympic Games.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / JAPAN NATIONAL BASEBALL TEAM
Nov 22, 2007
Hoshino ready for Australia
Japanese national team manager Senichi Hoshino promised Wednesday that his team's two exhibition games against Australia will be a battle, not a tuneup, before the Dec. 1-3 Asian-zone Beijing Olympic qualifiers. "I don't think we should call this two-game series a tuneup. We are definitely in a battle mode. We'll play our baseball and win," said Hoshino prior to a practice at Yahoo Dome, where Japan plays its final games on Thursday and Friday before leaving for Taiwan the following day.
No link to Nankai Trough quake seen after temblor in Shikoku
Satoshi Harada from the Meteorological Agency explains about the magnitude 6.6 earthquake during a news conference early Thursday.
Thousands evacuated as Indonesia volcano erupts
Indonesia's Mount Ruang spews hot lava and smoke as seen from Sitaro, North Sulawesi, on Wednesday.
Why hasn't Japan moved to prop up the weak yen?
Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki speaks to reporters in Tokyo on Tuesday.
Snake on a train: Discovery of serpent delays Tokyo-Nagoya shinkansen
A Tokaido shinkansen. It is unclear whether the snake was venomous or how it ended up on the train, and there was no injury or panic among passengers.
In a first, Japan doctors sue Google over negative reviews on firm's map app
One of the lawyers representing a group of doctors suing Google told a news conference that the main purpose of the lawsuit is not to seek compensation but instead to raise awareness over various problems with the Google Maps system.
'House of the Owl' brings Hollywood values to Japanese TV
In the new Disney+ series “House of the Owl,” Min Tanaka (left) plays a powerful political fixer, or “kuromaku,” who has a troubled relationship with his adult children, particularly his idealistic son, played by Mackenyu.
Benefits and risks: AUKUS looks to take gamble on Japan
U.S. President Joe Biden, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and British leader Rishi Sunak deliver remarks on the AUKUS partnership, after a trilateral meeting, at Naval Base Point Loma in San Diego in March last year.
Kyoto’s demon night parade lives to haunt another day
In a Kyoto long past, the "hyakki yagyō" (100 demon night parade) haunted a sleepy corner of Kyoto. Now, one enterprising monster enthusiast has won a small batttle to keep the march alive.
U.S. deploys midrange missile system in Indo-Pacific for first time
A U.S. Army Mid-Range Capability (MRC) Launcher arrives as part of the capability’s first deployment into theater on Northern Luzon, Philippines, April 8.
Unpacking the chaotic by-election in a scandal-hit Tokyo district
People listen to a campaign speech in Tokyo's Koto Ward on Tuesday.

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