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AKIHIRO YANO

Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / Sac Bunts
Mar 12, 2020
Tigers hurler Yuki Nishi, pitching counterparts practice patience for start of season
Handing the ball to Yuki Nishi to start the season was probably a no-brainer for the Hanshin Tigers.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Mar 10, 2020
BayStars, Tigers managers react to NPB's decision to push back start of season
The fog of uncertainty surrounding the NPB season hung just as think in the air at Yokohama Stadium as the gray clouds that hovered above the ballpark on Tuesday morning.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / Sac Bunts
Oct 8, 2019
Bench players come through in clutch for Tigers
Kai Ueda didn't have much time to get ready for what might've been the biggest moment of his career. Edwin Escobar had just located a 153-kph fastball into Shun Takayama's hip and someone needed to run the bases during the top of the eighth inning in Game 3 of the Central League Climax Series First Stage on Monday.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 5, 2019
Fumiya Hojo-led Tigers stage spirited rally against BayStars in CL Climax Series opener
Big, improbable comebacks are becoming the Hanshin Tigers' speciality.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 18, 2018
New Tigers skipper Akihiro Yano vows to build fan-pleasing ballclub
Akihiro Yano, the Hanshin Tigers' new manager, said Thursday at his inaugural press conference that he will give his all to make the fans happy.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 15, 2018
Ex-star catcher Akihiro Yano to take helm of Hanshin top team
Hanshin Tigers minor league manager Akihiro Yano accepted a promotion that will make him the top team manager, the seven-time All-Star catcher revealed Monday.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Apr 5, 2017
Swallows' Balentien, Tigers coach Yano fined following brawl
Tokyo Yakult Swallows slugger Wladimir Balentien has been fined ¥200,000 and Hanshin Tigers coach Akihiro Yano ¥150,000 for their part in a melee on Tuesday.
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.
Sex differences could be key to the successful treatment of long COVID
A new study has found that women with long COVID had significantly lower levels of testosterone compared to those who had recovered from their infection.
'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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