Tag - aoki

 
Menu
Search
 
April 29, 2024
 

Today's print edition

Home Delivery
Subscribe for more access

AOKI

Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB
Aug 30, 2017
Aoki released by Blue Jays, becomes free agent
Japanese outfielder Norichika Aoki was granted his unconditional release by the Toronto Blue Jays, the American League club said Tuesday.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Aug 29, 2017
Blue Jays designate Aoki for assignment
Outfielder Norichika Aoki was designated for assignment to make room on the roster for a pitcher, the Toronto Blue Jays said Monday.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / B. League / B. LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Aug 24, 2017
Teams continue outreach to fans in summer
This is an exciting, challenging era for Japan pro basketball.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB
Aug 7, 2017
Aoki homers, but former team has last laugh
Norichika Aoki hit a two-run homer against his former team Sunday for his first hit since being traded to the Toronto Blue Jays six days previously, but the visitors suffered a 7-6 walkoff defeat to the Houston Astros.
MORE SPORTS
Jul 26, 2017
Japan comes up short in quest for first-ever sabre medal at worlds
The Japanese women finished fourth Tuesday in the team sabre competition at the World Fencing Championships, missing the chance to capture the country's first-ever medal in the discipline.
Japan Times
SPORTS / MAN ABOUT SPORTS
May 30, 2017
Hot start for Astros raises expectations for postseason run
Move over Boston Red Sox and New York Yankees; step aside LA Dodgers-San Francisco Giants; slide down Chicago Cubs and St. Louis Cardinals.
Japan Times
LIFE / Style & Design
May 21, 2017
Blasting the past with a new vision of future fashion
Much has been made of the recent closure of the monthly print edition of Shoichi Aoki's seminal Fruits street-style magazine, with many ready to cry that it sounds the death knell for Harajuku fashion, rather than seeing it as a simple casualty of the rise of new media.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB
May 15, 2017
Tanaka has worst outing of MLB career in Yankees' lost against Astros
Masahiro Tanaka had the worst outing of his major league career Sunday, allowing eight earned runs and being pulled from the game after only five outs in the New York Yankees' 10-7 defeat to the Houston Astros.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Apr 27, 2017
Aoki rewrites record as oldest participant in JGTO
Isao Aoki rewrote his own record as the oldest golfer to play in the Japan Golf Tour Organization on Thursday after appearing in the first round of The Crowns at the age of 74 years, 7 months and 27 days.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / B. League
Apr 7, 2017
Brave Thunders make NeoPhoenix pay for plethora of turnovers
If teams can dominate in the takeaway department, they often produce successful results.
Japan Times
BASEBALL
Mar 8, 2017
Leader Aoki proves worth in Samurai Japan's opening win
Norichika Aoki definitely made a big contribution to Japan's 11-6 win over Cuba in their World Baseball Classic Pool B opener at Tokyo Dome on Tuesday night.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Mar 1, 2017
'Snow Woman': chillingly modern
The Japanese folklore story of the "Snow Woman" has been told in many places, in many ways, and in many versions, but best-known is that of Lafcadio Hearn, the Greek-Irish writer who published it in his 1904 collection, "Kwaidan: Stories and Studies of Strange Things."
Japan Times
BASEBALL
Feb 28, 2017
Aoki excited to join teammates ahead of WBC
Norichika Aoki, the sole major leaguer on the Japan national team roster for the upcoming World Baseball Classic, said Monday he is mentally ready for action but may need time to reset his sleep cycle.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / NPB NOTEBOOK
Feb 9, 2017
Rosters finalized for upcoming World Baseball Classic
The Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks are set to be the most well-represented NPB team at the 2017 World Baseball Classic after the final rosters for the tournament were revealed Wednesday in the United States.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jan 30, 2017
Pair with same name win assembly seats in Kyushu city
Two men with the exact same name were elected Sunday to the municipal assembly in Karatsu, Saga Prefecture.
Japan Times
BASEBALL
Jan 24, 2017
Japan fills out team for World Baseball Classic
Samurai Japan mostly filled out its roster for the 2017 World Baseball Classic on Tuesday, adding eight players, but no major leaguers, to the 19 names released in December.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Dec 28, 2016
'14 That Night': Not quite abreast of teenage angst
Japanese films about high schoolers are many; junior high schoolers, few. One reason is that producers can cast a film about 17 year olds with 27-year-old actors who have massive fan followings. The result: bigger box office than if they had used newcomers barely into adolescence.
Japan Times
BASEBALL
Dec 21, 2016
Samurai Japan adds Astros' Aoki to WBC roster
Houston Astros outfielder Norichika Aoki has been added to the Samurai Japan roster for next spring's World Baseball Classic, the team announced on Wednesday.
BASEBALL / MLB
Dec 7, 2016
Astros skipper looks to Aoki for balance
Houston Astros manager A.J. Hinch expressed hope Tuesday that Norichika Aoki's contact hitting will be a plus to his boom-or-bust offense.
BASEBALL / MLB
Nov 4, 2016
Astros claim Aoki off waiver wire
The Houston Astros have acquired outfielder Norichika Aoki, the American League club said Thursday.
Number of homeless in Japan hits record low
Homeless people sleep on the street in Tokyo's Shinjuku Ward in August 2021.
Raising kids in Japan as a single parent? It takes a village.
Making things work as a foreign, single mother in Japan isn't easy, but these tips and tricks can help you through the hardest parts.
JAL cancels international flight after captain gets drunk at Dallas hotel
A Japan Airlines' flight from Dallas to Tokyo was canceled last week after its captain got drunk at a local hotel.
In Japan, regional revitalization fails to halt population decline
Sakiyama elementary school in Tamba, Hyogo Prefecture, in March .Over the past decade, the government has directed efforts toward policies designed to give young people incentives to base themselves in rural areas.
Putin’s war will soon reach Russians’ tax bills
Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks during a meeting in St. Petersburg on Friday.
Climate change, chalky grains and the risks for Japan’s rice farmers
A farmer plants seedlings in Satsumasendai, Kagoshima Prefecture. Japan’s self sufficiency rate for rice is nearly 100%, compared with 38% for food overall, on a calorie basis.
Japan wants you to spend more with ‘luxury tourism’
Performers play a traditional drum unique to Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture, in the prefectural capital of Kanazawa on March 16 to mark the extension of the Hokuriku Shinkansen line to Tsuruga Station in Fukui Prefecture.
Theaster Gates’ ambitious ‘Afro-Mingei’ brings Black Chicago to Tokyo
Theaster Gates' “A Heavenly Chord” lines up church pews before seven speakers and a Hammond B3 organ, a type of electric organ prevalent in Black American churches.
Casa del Cibo: A thriving jewel born from Tohoku’s harsh past
When chef Ryohei Ikemi moved to Hachinohe, Aomori Prefecture, and opened Casa del Cibo in 2011, it was the first proper Italian restaurant in the city.
Town to block view of Mount Fuji in response to overtourism
The town government of Fujikawaguchiko, Yamanashi Prefecture, decided to set up a 2.5-meter-high screen to prevent tourists from taking pictures of Mount Fuji looming behind a convenience store.

Podcast

From easily navigable train stations to the helpfulness of its municipal staff, Tokyo has earned high praise for its commitment to accessibility for disabled travelers.
[Rebroadcast] Japan is doing better on accessibility than you may think

Longform

When trying to trace your lineage in Japan, the "koseki" is the most important form of document you'll encounter.
Climbing the branches of a Japanese family tree
By Alex K.T. Martin

SUSTAINABLE JAPAN

Prize winner Maki Imoto catches light with glass
Prize winner Maki Imoto catches light with glass

SPECIAL SUPPLEMENTS note

Read more

SUPPLEMENTS BINDER