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CHICAGO CUBS

Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB
Apr 14, 2022
Cubs' Seiya Suzuki stays red hot with early-season hit streak
Suzuki has three home runs, nine RBIs, and is batting .400 in the first five games of the season.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB
Apr 13, 2022
Cubs' Seiya Suzuki hits two solo homers against Pirates
The former Carp star now has three homers in his last two MLB games after he also went deep in Sunday's game against the Milwaukee Brewers.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB
Apr 11, 2022
Brewers stave off Cubs as Seiya Suzuki hits first big league homer
The Japanese outfielder signed a five-year contract worth $85 million back in March. He went 1-for-3 in his third regular season game.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB
Apr 3, 2022
Seiya Suzuki gets second spring training home run for Cubs
The biggest name coming out of Japan in the offseason, the 27-year-old former Carp slugger went 1-for-2 after striking out swinging with his first at-bat in the second inning at Sloan Park.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB
Mar 31, 2022
Seiya Suzuki homers for first hit with Cubs
'I'm thrilled,' Suzuki said. 'I wasn't sure it was (a home run), so I'm glad it flew that way.'
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB
Mar 20, 2022
Cubs and Seiya Suzuki agree to 5-year, $85 million deal
The slugger's reported contract is the largest ever for a position player moving from Japan to the United States.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB
Mar 17, 2022
Seiya Suzuki set to join Yoshitomo Tsutsugo and Shogo Akiyama in NL Central
If the deal goes through, Suzuki will be in the same division as Japan's other two MLB position players.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB
Mar 17, 2022
Seiya Suzuki agrees to deal with Cubs
Suzuki hit a career-high 38 home runs in 2021 and led the Central League in batting average, on-base percentage, slugging percentage and outfield assists.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB
Dec 2, 2021
Pitcher Marcus Stroman reaches deal with Cubs
The Cubs also reached a one-year deal with outfielder Clint Frazier on Wednesday to go along with their reported deal with catcher Yan Gomes on Tuesday.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB
Jan 2, 2021
Yu Darvish excited to begin new chapter with Padres in San Diego
Darvish went 8-3 and led the NL in wins with a 2.01 ERA and 93 strikeouts in 12 starts for the Cubs last season.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB
Dec 29, 2020
Padres reportedly acquire Cubs' Yu Darvish in seven-player deal
The San Diego Padres' whirlwind offseason continued Monday night as they reportedly acquired right-hander Yu Darvish from the Chicago Cubs as part of a seven-player deal.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Dec 12, 2020
Former major leaguer Kosuke Fukudome returns to Dragons
Former big league outfielder Kosuke Fukudome returned to the Chunichi Dragons, his first pro team, the Central League club announced Saturday.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB
Dec 10, 2020
Cubs' Yu Darvish named to All-MLB first team
Darvish was dominant in the 60-game season, his eight wins tied for first in baseball with the Cleveland Indians' Shane Bieber and his 2.01 ERA ranked fourth.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB
Nov 24, 2020
'Man of mystery': How Yu Darvish evolved into a powerhouse on the mound
The Cubs ace re-established his bona fides as one of MLB's best pitchers in his ninth big-league season.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB
Oct 4, 2020
Yu Darvish's season finale best outing of year, says Trey Hillman
A day after Yu Darvish pitched his final game of the year for the Chicago Cubs, his first pro manager on Saturday called it the right-hander's best performance in the majors.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB
Sep 27, 2020
Yu Darvish becomes first Japanese pitcher to lead NL in wins
The Cubs pitcher was named National League Pitcher of the Month for July and August after a run of seven straight victories.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Sep 1, 2020
Hanshin's Kyuji Fujikawa 'fired up' about quest to reach 250 saves before impending retirement
With five saves to collect before the NPB season ends in November, the 40-year-old right-hander is aiming to join an elite group of pitchers.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Sep 1, 2020
Tigers reliever Kyuji Fujikawa to retire at end of season
Drafted with the top pick by the Tigers out of high school in 1999, Fujikawa became renowned for his explosive 'fireball' four-seam fastball.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB
May 15, 2020
Playing now akin to treating players like dogs: Yu Darvish
Chicago Cubs pitcher Yu Darvish on Friday joined a growing chorus of Major League Baseball stars expressing resentment about possibly being asked to work in unsafe conditions while the new coronavirus pandemic rages.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB
Apr 4, 2020
Cubs' Yu Darvish feels virus rhetoric behind rise in anti-Asian discrimination in U.S.
Chicago Cubs pitcher Yu Darvish expressed concern Friday about the rising incidence of anti-Asian discrimination in the United States amid the coronavirus crisis.
Number of homeless in Japan hits record low
Homeless people sleep on the street in Tokyo's Shinjuku Ward in August 2021.
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.
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.
Ukraine is far from doomed
When comparing Ukraine’s military situation in 2024 to Europe’s in 1941, Russia’s defeat seems entirely possible.
When will Japan intervene to support the yen?
Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki has reiterated the government's readiness to take an appropriate action as the yen continues to slide against the U.S. dollar.
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.
Kyotographie's strong 12th edition shines light into the margins
Yassine Alaoui Ismaili, who goes by Yoriyas, turned to photography, shooting motion while in motion himself, after an injury forced him to give up his career as a professional breakdancer.

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