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CHIBA

Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
May 23, 2015
Kiyota, Marines spoil Kaneko's long-awaited return to mound
It may be back to the drawing board for Orix Buffaloes ace Chihiro Kaneko after the right-hander allowed six runs in three innings on Saturday in a 6-5 loss to the Chiba Lotte Marines.
JAPAN
May 15, 2015
Chiba food distributor halted after cigarette butt, filter turn up in school lunch
The Chiba Municipal Board of Education said a cigarette butt turned up in rice served for lunch Monday at a public elementary school in Inage Ward.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
May 14, 2015
Four people served fresh warrants for allegedly burying teen alive
Police served a fresh arrest warrant Wednesday on four people over the alleged murder and robbery of an 18-year-old girl who was found buried alive in Chiba last month.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
May 12, 2015
Chiba Lotte's Cruz finding NPB easier to adjust to second time around
Luis Alfonso Cruz Sr. has been around the block. He was a heck of a ballplayer in his day, putting together a solid 16-year career in the Mexican League — and there were chances to play in the U.S., but he stayed close to home for his family. These days, he's a hitting coach for Tomateros de Culiacan...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
May 12, 2015
'Masterpieces from the Sanso Collection'
May 19-June 28
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
May 10, 2015
Five-run first sparks Marines in rout of Lions
Yuta Omine escaped a first-inning jam to go eight innings and earn the win as the Chiba Lotte Marines routed the Seibu Lions 11-1 on Sunday afternoon.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
May 9, 2015
Furuya, Tamura help Marines cage Lions
Takuya Furuya just got the job done with five innings of two-run ball and catcher Tatsuhiro Tamura hit a tiebreaking sacrifice fly before providing an encore with a two-run single as the Chiba Lotte Marines defeated the Seibu Lions 10-2 on Saturday afternoon.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
May 9, 2015
Sunrockers complete sweep of Jets
The Hitachi Sunrockers completed a 2-0 sweep of the Chiba Jets with an 86-60 win in their best-of-three first-round series at Ota Citu General Gymnasium on Saturday.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
May 8, 2015
Hitachi edges Chiba in NBL playoff opener
The Hitachi Sunrockers had to take a ferocious challenge from the Chiba Jets in their playoff opener. But they managed to survive it, coming through in the end.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
May 8, 2015
Lions rout Marines, stretch winning streak to seven games
The Seibu Lions and Chiba Lotte Marines traded errors and three-run half innings in the opening frame of their matchup on Friday night.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Apr 29, 2015
Lions' Togame shuts down Marines, spoils Tanaka's debut
Seibu Lions right-hander Ken Togame overcame an awkward start to throw seven innings in his team's 7-0 win over the Chiba Lotte Marines on Wednesday afternoon.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Apr 27, 2015
Suspect in Chiba teen's death admits digging hole where her body was found
One of four suspects held in the abduction and confinement of a teenager from Funabashi, Chiba Prefecture, has admitted digging a hole on a farm near Narita airport to bury her body, investigators said Monday.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Apr 24, 2015
Four held in Chiba after teen's body found near Narita airport
Two men and two minors are held on suspicion of abducting a female teenager listed as missing in Funabashi, Chiba Prefecture.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Apr 19, 2015
Hawks' Lee strokes go-ahead double in victory over Marines
Lee Dae-ho delivered a tiebreaking two-run double in the third inning, and the Fukuoka Softbank Hawks hung on to beat the Chiba Lotte Marines 5-4 on Sunday.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Apr 18, 2015
Marines' Rhee keeps Hawks in check
Rhee Dae-eun scattered eight hits over seven scoreless innings, Takashi Ogino and Luis Cruz drove in five runs between them, and the Chiba Lotte Marines beat the Fukuoka Softbank Hawks in a 9-0 whitewash on Saturday afternoon.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Apr 16, 2015
Kyoto University grad Tanaka set to make Marines debut later this month
Eisuke Tanaka, the first pro ballplayer from the elite academic world of Kyoto University is expected to make his top flight debut on April 29, a baseball source said Thursday.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Apr 11, 2015
Lion king Nakamura blasts Marines
Takeya Nakamura brought the Seibu Lions from behind on Saturday with a two-run home run in a 2-1 win over the Chiba Lotte Marines.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Apr 8, 2015
Ex-mayor's election application rejected due to bribery sentence time restriction
The election administration commission of Chiba Prefecture Tuesday declined an application by former Yachiyo Mayor and prefectural assembly member Kazuharu Osawa, 67, to run for Chiba Prefectural Assembly election to be held Sunday, as it became clear that the necessary 10 years have not passed since...
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Apr 1, 2015
Fighters' Otani, Oka go deep in win over Marines
Shohei Otani and Hiromi Oka each homered in a four-run second inning as the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters held on to beat the Chiba Lotte Marines 4-3 on Wednesday.
JAPAN
Apr 1, 2015
Narita airport to open more passport control counters at busy times
Narita International Airport plans to double the number of passport control counters handling arriving passengers at Terminal 2 in busy hours starting Wednesday, an airport source said.
America wasn’t made for walking, and it’s killing them
A 2010 study found that U.S. adults averaged 5,117 steps daily and that this was lower than the averages found in similar studies in Switzerland, western Australia and Japan.
Rare sequel to 'My Neighbor Totoro' to play at Cannes
A screening of "Mei and the Baby Cat Bus," which is being billed as a "mini-sequel" to the Studio Ghibli classic "My Neighbor Totoro," is set to take place at the Cannes Film Festival on Monday.
Japanese stripper bids to have her porn movies taken off internet
Plaintiff Miyuki Ariga (left) speaks at a news conference along with her lawyer, Yoshitomo Morohashi, after filing a lawsuit at the Tokyo District Court on Monday.
Saudi crown prince seeks soft power in game hub Japan
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman welcomes Prime Minister Fumio Kishida in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, last July.
Japan survey finds 30% of student interns experience sexual harassment
The proportion of recent graduates in Japan who have worked as interns have experienced sexual harassment during their internship was 30.1%, according to a labor ministry survey, up 4.6 percentage points from the previous survey in fiscal 2020.
Fuchu Prison adapting to foreign prisoners
From the outside, the light-brown complex that is Fuchu Prison in western Tokyo could easily be mistaken for a city hall.
The politicians moving Japan forward on climate
While not the most outspoken politician on the issue, digital minister Taro Kono has a track record of being serious in his commitment to addressing the climate crisis.
Seoul's eclectic Art OnO shines light on Japan's artists and galleries
Art OnO, which took place from April 19 to 21 in Seoul, featured a modest number of 36 participating galleries from 15 countries.
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