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AL GOLDEN

Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Sep 26, 2019
Eagles whip Lions in teams' final regular-season game
Takahiro Norimoto allowed one hit over five innings for the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles in a 7-1 thrashing of the Pacific League champion Seibu Lions on Thursday.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Sep 23, 2019
Ernesto Mejia moves Lions past Eagles again
Ernesto Mejia once more had the last word against the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles on Monday, his three-run double lifting Seibu to a 5-3 win that lowered the Lions' magic number to clinch the Pacific League title to two.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Sep 8, 2019
Hotaka Yamakwa comes through late in Lions' win over Eagles
Hotaka Yamakawa hit a game-winning double and Keisuke Honda had a solid start, as the Seibu Lions beat the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles 3-2 on Sunday to clinch their series.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Sep 4, 2019
Hawks rough up Takahiro Norimoto early in win over Eagles
Akira Nakamura opened the scoring with a two-run home run, and Alfredo Despaigne homered twice as the Pacific League-leading Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks rocked the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles 5-1 on Wednesday night.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / B. League / B. LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Aug 29, 2019
Ryukyu set to defend The Terrific 12 title
Japan's 12-man FIBA World Cup squad, which includes 10 players who are employed by B. League teams, will measure its overall skills during the upcoming global tournament in China.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 21, 2019
Nightlife spots off Japan's beaten tourist track seek to lure in foreign visitors
At around 10 p.m. on a Thursday in early August, foot traffic at a dining and drinking district only one stop from Tokyo's Ikebukuro Station was unexpectedly sparse despite warm summer weather — ideal conditions for a cold beverage, or two.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / B. League / B. LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Aug 8, 2019
Many Japan alumni a part of marquee summer event
The Basketball Tournament has grown in prominence as a new summer tradition during its brief history.
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 7, 2019
China boycotts Taiwan's movie awards
China's film regulator on Wednesday said it was suspending mainland Chinese movies and their personnel from participating in Taiwan's annual Golden Horse Awards this year, without giving a reason.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Aug 6, 2019
Rookie starter Hayato Yuge earns victory as Eagles pound Lions
Rookie Hayato Yuge got his second professional win Tuesday, throwing seven strong innings as the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles thrashed the Seibu Lions 10-0.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Aug 5, 2019
Yuji Nishino makes successful return as starter in Marines' victory over Eagles
Yuji Nishino got the win in his first start in two years, as the Chiba Lotte Marines overpowered the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles 8-1 on Monday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 3, 2019
Rakuten looks to extend jersey deal with NBA's Golden State Warriors as brand awareness jumps
Rakuten Inc., which paid the Golden State Warriors $60 million for a three-year jersey sponsorship in 2017, is looking to extend the partnership as the National Basketball Association finalists head into the final season of their deal.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jul 29, 2019
Former Netherlands, Rakuten pitcher Loek van Mil dies at 34
Former Netherlands international and Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles pitcher Loek van Mil has died, the Royal Dutch Baseball and Softball Federation said Monday. He was 34.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jul 20, 2019
Eagles' Manabu Mima loses perfect game in ninth, hangs on for victory
Manabu Mima carried a perfect game into the ninth inning as the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles beat the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks 5-1 on Friday, handing the Pacific League leaders their fifth consecutive loss.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jul 16, 2019
Buffaloes starter Taisuke Yamaoka fans 10 in eight scoreless innings against Eagles
Taisuke Yamaoka threw eight shutout innings as the Orix Buffaloes outlasted the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles 1-0 in the Pacific League on Tuesday.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jul 9, 2019
Eagles' Takahiro Norimoto triumphs in first start of season
Takahiro Norimoto pitched six scoreless innings to lead the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles to a 6-1 victory over the Orix Buffaloes on Tuesday, winning his first start of the season.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Jul 8, 2019
Sentiment among workers on the front line of Japan's economy hits three-year low
Business sentiment among workers with jobs sensitive to economic trends hit a three-year low in June as consumers kept their purse strings tight following the unusual 10-day holiday the previous month, according to government data.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jun 25, 2019
Hiroshima's Aren Kuri twirls first career shutout in season's final interleague game
Aren Kuri allowed three hits and no walks over the distance to throw his first career shutout as the Hiroshima Carp beat the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles 2-0 on Tuesday in the season's final interleague game.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jun 16, 2019
Kris Johnson outduels Takayuki Kishi as Carp down Eagles
Kris Johnson allowed two runs in six innings to outduel veteran right-hander Takayuki Kishi in the Hiroshima Carp's 4-2 interleague win over the Tohoku Rakuten Eagles on Sunday.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / B. League
Jun 13, 2019
Golden Kings add Hiroki Fujita to coaching staff
The Ryukyu Golden Kings have added the well-traveled Hiroki Fujita to their coaching staff as an assistant.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / NBA
Jun 12, 2019
Tiger Woods expresses sympathy for injured Warriors star Kevin Durant
Knowing all too well what it's like to be struck down by injury, Tiger Woods spared a thought for Kevin Durant on Tuesday, after watching the Golden State Warriors forward crumple to the floor during a game against the Toronto Raptors.

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