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CHIBA

Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Aug 23, 2013
Eagles ace Tanaka improves to 18-0
Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles right-hander Masahiro Tanaka won his 22nd consecutive decision Friday, extending his own Japanese pro baseball record dating back to Aug. 26, 2012.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Aug 21, 2013
'Beauties of Nature: Rimpa, Jakuchu and Japanese Painting'
In Japanese, the term "kacho fugetsu" consists of the kanji for "flower," "bird," "wind" and "moon," and it refers to "the beauties of nature" — that ever-popular subject of nihonga (Japanese-style painting).
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Aug 9, 2013
All-around star Parker joins Wakayama Trians
High-scoring forward Michael Parker, a bj-league star for six seasons, has reunited with ex-Shimane Susanoo Magic bench boss Zeljko Pavlicevic, the new Wakayama Trians head coach.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 5, 2013
Rotting whale carcass in Chiba towed to beach
The reeking carcass of a 22-meter whale that got stuck under a pier at a factory in Ichihara, Chiba Prefecture, was towed to a beach in the prefectural capital Monday where officials plan to bury it.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / How-tos / HOME TRUTHS
Aug 5, 2013
The aging issue of Chiba New Town
The Chiba New Town development project was begun in the late 1960s by the Chiba prefectural government, and a decade later, joined by the Land Development Corporation, the government housing organ that would morph into the Urban Renaissance (UR) Agency in 2004. It is located in the northern part of the...
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jul 31, 2013
Fighters end six-game slide with offensive outburst
Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters rookie Shohei Otani wasn't very good on Tuesday night, and the Chiba Lotte Marines' Tomohisa Otani didn't fare much better.Neither of the dueling Otanis went home with a decision, but Shohei Otani's teammates made sure he left QVC Marine Field the happier of the two.Shogo...
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jul 28, 2013
Eagles rally to sweep Marines
Shintaro Masuda singled in the go-ahead run in the bottom of the eighth inning as the Pacific League-leading Tohoku Rakuten Eagles came from behind to beat the Chiba Lotte Marines 5-4 on Sunday.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jul 27, 2013
First-place Eagles clobber Marines
The Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles stretched their Pacific League lead to four games on Saturday as right-hander Kenji Tomura worked eight innings in an 8-1 victory over the second-place Chiba Lotte Marines.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jul 26, 2013
Shima delivers game-winning hit in ninth
Three outs from seeing their ace's winning streak snapped, the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles rallied for two runs in the bottom of the ninth on Friday to beat the Chiba Lotte Marines 3-2.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Jul 20, 2013
Yokohama to name Katsuhisa coach
A familiar face will be on the sideline for the Yokohama B-Corsairs next season. Multiple league insiders have told The Japan Times that Michael Katsuhisa will be named the second coach in team history.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jul 17, 2013
Brazell smacks two HRs as Marines maul Hawks
New acquisition Craig Brazell hit a pair of impressive home runs and journeyman lefty Takuya Furuya had a solid outing as the Chiba Lotte Marines beat the Fukuoka Softbank Hawks 7-3 on a rainy Wednesday night.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jul 10, 2013
Buffaloes rally to beat Marines
The first half of the game belonged to the Chiba Lotte Marines, but that wasn't enough to get them out of the bog they're stuck in right now.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jul 4, 2013
Eagles soar past Marines, grab share of first place
The Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles moved into a tie for the Pacific League lead on Thursday following an 8-4 win over the Chiba Lotte Marines, who started the day with a one-game advantage.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jul 3, 2013
Eagles' Tanaka improves to 11-0
Right-hander Masahiro Tanaka flummoxed another would-be lineup, continuing his stunning run from the start of the season by winning his 11th consecutive decision in the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles' 7-0 triumph over the Chiba Lotte Marines on Tuesday night.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jul 1, 2013
Marines' bats come alive to sink Hawks
Shunichi Nemoto homered and drove in four runs and Daichi Suzuki went 4-for-5 with three RBIs as the Chiba Lotte Marines walloped the Fukuoka Softbank Hawks 11-3 on Sunday afternoon.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jun 27, 2013
Marines Furuya misses no-hitter with two outs in ninth
Chiba Lotte lefty Takuya Furuya fooled Orix Buffaloes batters for 8⅔ innings before losing his no-hitter, but held on to throw a one-hit shutout in his second career start.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / HIT AND RUN
Jun 25, 2013
Marines need power bat to aid chase for Pa League crown
The Chiba Lotte Marines have done just fine without a real power hitter in their lineup for most of the season.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jun 25, 2013
Nakata, Abreu double-punch sinks Marines
Masaru Takeda pitched three-run ball over five innings, and Sho Nakata and Michel Abreu each homered to power the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters in a 5-3 win over the Chiba Lotte Marines on Monday night.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jun 24, 2013
Marines scrap for much-needed win over Fighters
The Marines didn't necessarily play their best game, but it didn't bother them. They were desperate for a "W" as the pennant race resumed.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jun 15, 2013
Marines beat BayStars to halt four-game skid
Right-hander Yuki Karakawa allowed a run in six innings to pitch the Pacific League-leading Chiba Lotte Marines to a 3-1 interleague victory over the Yokohama BayStars on Friday.
Tokuryū, a new crime menace in Japan, emerges from the shadows
The National Police Agency coined the term "tokuryū" to classify individuals involved in dark part time jobs and quasi-gangsters, using the words "tokumei" (anonymous) and "ryūdo" (fluid) to reflect their characteristics.
Thanks, tourists. Views of Mount Fuji are now blocked.
Tourists pose in front of a convenience store with Mount Fuji on Friday in the town of Fujikawaguchiko, Yamanashi Prefecture. Local residents are upset over littering, overcrowding and the inconvenience caused by the visitors.
Is Modi’s party heading for a stunning election loss?
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's campaign tactics have escalated, including anti-Muslim rhetoric and fearmongering, reflecting his ruling party's desperation.
Two more arrested over brutal murder of couple in Tochigi
A vehicle carrying Seiha Sekine, the 32-year-old common-law husband of the deceased Tokyo couple's first daughter, leaves a police station in Tokyo's Shinagawa Ward on Tuesday.
After blockbuster boxing victory, what next for ‘Monster’ Inoue?
Naoya Inoue celebrates his victory over Luis Nery in their IBF-WBA-WBC-WBO super bantamweight title boxing match at Tokyo Dome on Monday.
Stormy seas ahead as Beijing and Manila trade barbs over secret deal
Philippine Marines wave to Philippine Navy personnel and the media during a resupply mission at their military outpost, the BRP Sierra Madre, a warship run aground in the disputed Second Thomas Shoal in 1999, in the South China Sea, in March 2014.
Unlike 10 years ago, Japan's new security bill sparks little debate
The Lower House starts discussing a security clearance bill on April 19 in Tokyo.
After blockbuster boxing victory, what next for ‘Monster’ Inoue?
Naoya Inoue celebrates his victory over Luis Nery in their IBF-WBA-WBC-WBO super bantamweight title boxing match at Tokyo Dome on Monday.
Xi bristles as Macron and von der Leyen urge China to do more on Ukraine
French President Emmanuel Macron, Chinese leader Xi Jinping and European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen walk after their meeting in Paris on Monday.
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A screencap of a performance of Hiroto Nagai's “String Quartet No. 1 ‘Polar Energy Budget’” by the PRT Quartet

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