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BLUE 2

Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB
Jun 26, 2023
Blue Jays pitcher Yusei Kikuchi matches MLB career high with seventh win
The 32-year-old left-hander used his curveball effectively en route to equaling his major league career high in wins, set in 2021 with the Seattle Mariners.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 24, 2023
Titanic sub disaster puts spotlight on another extreme venture: Space tourism
As the world dissects what went wrong with the doomed OceanGate submersible vessel, the craft’s lack of safeguards is raising questions about space tourism.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Jun 21, 2023
Lively Japan thumps Peru to end June friendlies on high
The Samurai Blue followed up their 6-0 win over El Salvador with a 4-1 finish in front of an appreciative crowd at Panasonic Stadium Suita.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Jun 16, 2023
Japan cruises past 10-man El Salvador in friendly
The lopsided result at Toyota Stadium marked the first win for Hajime Moriyasu's men since last year's Qatar World Cup.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Jun 14, 2023
Kaoru Mitoma drawing Japan and World Cup inspiration from FA Cup run
Brighton's sixth-place finish in the English Premier League means the Japan winger is set for his first taste of European continental club competition next season in the Europa League.
Japan Times
SOCCER
May 31, 2023
Samurai Blue to play Germany in September friendly
Japan, ranked 20th in the world, and Germany, currently 14th, have played each other three times, resulting in one win apiece and a draw.
Japan Times
SOCCER
May 26, 2023
Japan manager Hajime Moriyasu calls up Celtic's Kyogo Furuhashi and Reo Hatate for friendlies
Japan will take on El Salvador on June 15 at Toyota Stadium in Aichi Prefecture and Peru five days later at Panasonic Stadium Suita in Osaka Prefecture.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB
May 15, 2023
Blue Jays rally for victory after Braves rough up Yusei Kikuchi
'I felt in pretty good shape, but their batters were just a bit better,' Kikuchi said. 'They were a great lineup and I learned a lesson.'
Japan Times
SOCCER
May 12, 2023
Japan drawn into same pool as former champion Iraq for Asian Cup
'We've been put in an extremely difficult group,' Samurai Blue manager Hajime Moriyasu said. 'Our objective is winning the championship. '
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB
May 5, 2023
Masataka Yoshida takes hitting streak to 14 with home run in Red Sox win
'The Blue Jays are in our division, so this four-game sweep was huge. I want to help continue the win streak.'
Japan Times
SOCCER
May 2, 2023
Shuichi Gonda determined to reach next World Cup despite obstacles
The 34-year-old faces a lack of national team call-ups following his club's relegation to the second division of the J. League.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB
Apr 27, 2023
Revitalized Yusei Kikuchi earns fourth straight win to continue hot start for Blue Jays
Kikuchi has allowed more than one earned run just once in five starts.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB
Apr 16, 2023
Reinvigorated Yusei Kikuchi fans nine in Blue Jays' win over Rays
Making his first home start of 2023 at a sold-out Rogers Centre, the resurgent left-hander stayed on the attack against a formidable Tampa Bay lineup.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB
Apr 10, 2023
Blue Jays edge Angels despite Shohei Ohtani's home run against Yusei Kikuchi
In a matchup between graduates of Iwate Prefecture's Hanamaki Higashi High School, Ohtani hit his third home run of the season.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Mar 30, 2023
Manager Moriyasu says Japan soccer taking first steps in creating new team
After steering the Samurai Blue to the round of 16 last year in Qatar, Moriyasu became the first Japan manager to be reappointed for another World Cup cycle.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Mar 26, 2023
Hajime Moriyasu begins ringing in changes as Japan seeks new heights
Friday's draw against Uruguay offered positive signs heading toward the start of qualification for the 2026 FIFA World Cup in the United States, Mexico and Canada.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Mar 25, 2023
Takuma Nishimura goal gives Japan friendly draw with Uruguay
Uruguay captain Federico Valverde headed in the 38th-minute opener in front of 61,855 on a rainy night in the Japanese capital before the F. Marinos forward answered in the 75th minute.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Mar 19, 2023
Injured Takehiro Tomiyasu withdraws from Japan friendlies
Royale Union's Koki Machida has been called up to replace the Arsenal defender in Hajime Moriyasu's squad for the upcoming games against Uruguay and Colombia.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Mar 15, 2023
Kaoru Mitoma, Ritsu Doan named in Japan squad for March friendlies
There were 10 changes from Japan's squad from Qatar, with veteran defenders Maya Yoshida, Yuto Nagatomo and Hiroki Sakai as well as attacker Takumi Minamino being the notable absentees.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Feb 17, 2023
Hajime Moriyasu approached about throwing out first pitch at WBC opener
Japan national soccer team manager Hajime Moriyasu said Friday he has been approached about throwing out the ceremonial first pitch at Japan's first game of the upcoming World Baseball Classic.
'Sugar Baby Riri' gets nine-year prison term over romance scam
Mai Watanabe, who went by the moniker “Sugar Baby Riri,” dated older men and swindled them out of money by telling them fictitious heartbreaking stories about herself to gain their sympathy.
Over 40% of Japan's municipalities at risk of vanishing, study finds
Of 1,729 local municipalities nationwide, 744 have been identified as being at risk of disappearing.
'So hot you can't breathe': Extreme heat hits the Philippines
A pedestrian cools himself with a folding hand fan as he waits for a ride along a road in Manila on Wednesday, as extreme heat hit the Philippines.
Tokyo issues strong warning on yen intervention as currency dips further
Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki speaks during a meeting with U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and South Korean Finance Minister Choi Sang-mok on the sidelines of IMF and G20 meetings in Washington last week.
Princess Aiko makes debut at imperial garden party
Princess Aiko attends an imperial garden party in Tokyo on Tuesday.
For amateur sumo, a fresh start offers hope against time-wasting and gamesmanship
Wrestlers prepare for the start of a bout at the 2023 Sumo World Championships in Tokyo. Starting this month, placing one hand on the clay first is no longer allowed.
LDP veteran Nikai's youngest son expected to succeed him in Wakayama
Toshihiro Nikai, former secretary-general of the Liberal Democratic Party, announced in March that he would not run in the next Lower House election to take responsibility for the political funds scandal that rocked his party and his own faction.
New workers name Shohei Ohtani as 'dream boss' for two years running
Shohei Ohtani has been overwhelmingly voted as the “dream boss” for people who started working in April, according to a survey.
A craft beer crawl through Tokyo’s top bars, brewpubs and dives
If all you drink is Asahi, Sapporo and Kirin, you're depriving yourself of some of the best craft beer Tokyo has to offer — and there sure is a lot of it out there.
'Sugar Baby Riri' gets nine-year prison term over romance scam
Mai Watanabe, who went by the moniker “Sugar Baby Riri,” dated older men and swindled them out of money by telling them fictitious heartbreaking stories about herself to gain their sympathy.

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