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CHUNICHI

Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Sep 17, 2015
Chunichi's Ogasawara announces retirement
Chunichi Dragons infielder Michihiro Ogasawara announced Thursday he will retire as an active player at the end of this season.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Sep 12, 2015
Wada to hang up cleats at end of season
Chunichi Dragons veteran outfielder Kazuhiro Wada will retire at the end of the season, he told reporters before a game against the Tokyo Yakult Swallows on Saturday afternoon at Nagoya Dome.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Sep 7, 2015
Dragons' Wakamatsu keeps Tigers at bay
Rookie Shunta Wakamatsu threw seven shutout innings on four hits and halted the Central League-leading Hanshin Tigers in the Chunichi Dragons' 5-0 win on Sunday.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Sep 4, 2015
Messenger stifles Dragons; Toritani, Fukudome deliver clutch hits to lift Tigers
Randy Messenger threw eight shutout innings and the Hanshin Tigers scored three late runs to hold off the Chunichi Dragons 3-0 on Friday, retaining to the Central League's top spot.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Aug 30, 2015
Giants down nemesis Wakamatsu to sweep Dragons
The Yomiuri Giants overturned a five-run deficit against a nemesis to beat the Chunichi Dragons 9-5, complete a three-game sweep Sunday.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Aug 2, 2015
Wakamatsu shuts out Giants, halts Dragons' slide
Rookie Shunta Wakamatsu snapped the Chunichi Dragons' eight-game losing skid with an impressive first career shutout on Sunday as they beat the Central League-leading Yomiuri Giants 5-0.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jul 30, 2015
Golden oldie Yamamoto knocking at first-team door
The oldest winning pitcher in Nippon Professional Baseball history, Masahiro Yamamoto, continued to impress in the minors on Thursday as he builds a case for a chance to pitch on the first team.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jul 29, 2015
Egoshi ignites Tigers in pulsating triumph over Dragons
Taiga Egoshi played a starring role as the Hanshin Tigers came from behind to remain tied with the Tokyo Yakult Swallows for first place in the Central League with a 3-2 victory over the Chunichi Dragons on Wednesday.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jul 28, 2015
Dragons' Tanishige plays in NPB record 3,018th game
Chunichi Dragons player-manager Motonobu Tanishige appeared in his 3,018th career game on Tuesday, setting a Nippon Professional Baseball record.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jul 25, 2015
Swallows' Tateyama collects victory against Dragons
TokyoYakult Swallows starter Shohei Tateyama claimed his second win of the season after holding the Chunichi Dragons to three runs in a 7-5 win on Friday.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jul 22, 2015
Ageless wonder Yamamoto solid in outing on farm
The oldest winning pitcher in Nippon Professional Baseball history, Masahiro Yamamoto worked a season-high 5⅔ innings in the minors on Wednesday as he builds toward making his first-team season debut.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jul 21, 2015
Aizawa delivers decisive hit for Carp
Tsubasa Aizawa broke a 5-5 tie in the eighth with a two-run triple to help the Hiroshima Carp rally past the Chunichi Dragons 8-5 on Tuesday.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jul 13, 2015
Dragons acquire veteran pitchers Naylor, Perez
The Chunichi Dragons on Monday announced the signings of pitchers Drew Naylor and Rafael Perez for the remainder of the season.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / HIT AND RUN
Jun 22, 2015
Central League clubs currently wallowing in mediocrity
There's a decent chance that at some time this week no Central League team will have a winning record.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jun 20, 2015
Giants hurler Mikolas baffles Dragons for seven innings
Miles Mikolas talked about his new haircut, getting into a footrace against Takahiro Suzuki and got a kiss from his wife, Lauren, on the field with more than 40,000 people screaming in the stands.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jun 19, 2015
Dragons' Hirata slugs three-run shot in 10th to sink Giants
The Chunichi Dragons rallied in the top of the eighth and ninth innings. The Yomiuri Giants pushed back in the bottom half of the ninth.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jun 3, 2015
Mori lowers boom as Lions slay Dragons
Teenage slugger Tomoya Mori, who has proven to be the most popular player in this summer's all-star voting, blasted two homers and a double on Wednesday as the Pacific League's Seibu Lions beat the Central League's Chunichi Dragons 4-1 in interleague action.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / NPB NOTEBOOK
May 5, 2015
Hawks closer Sarfate savors 100th save in Japan
Fukuoka Softbank Hawks closer Dennis Sarfate joined an impressive club with a strikeout of Ikuhiro Kiyota on Monday night.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Apr 30, 2015
Murata stays hot at plate as Giants defeat Dragons
The Yomiuri Giants may have a new power-hitting third baseman on the way, but Shuichi Murata wants to show everyone the old model is still working just fine.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Apr 25, 2015
BayStars hurler Yamaguchi fans 11 in complete-game victory over Dragons
Hyuma Matsui had a tiebreaking RBI single and drove in two runs, Shun Yamaguchi stifled his opponents over the distance, and the Yokohama BayStars beat the Chunichi Dragons 5-2 on Saturday afternoon.
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.
Kishida defends planned rule to revoke foreigners' residency
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida speaks during a meeting of the Lower House Judicial Affairs Committee on Wednesday.
Human bone-like objects found at Nippon Steel plant’s molten iron pot, with one worker missing
Police believe it’s highly possible that human bones found in a molten iron pot at Nippon Steel's Oita factory belong to a missing male employee.
Japanese billionaire sues Meta over investment scams using his image
Entrepreneurs Yusaku Maezawa (second from right) and Takafumi Horie (third from right) attend a study session on fake social media ads and investment scams at the Liberal Democratic Party headquarters in Tokyo on April 10.
Was Onosato's defeat of Terunofuji an era-defining bout?
Onosato (right) defeats Terunofuji at the Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo on May 12. While nothing in sumo is guaranteed, it seems almost inevitable that Onosato is destined for the top of the sport's pyramid.
Unraveling the Japanese prose of Yukio Mishima
Author Yukio Mishima accepts the Arts Festival Award in the drama category at the 20th Arts Festival Award Ceremony on Jan. 22, 1966.
New Taiwan president to set tone for ties with China at inauguration
Taiwan President-elect Lai Ching-te arrives at the CyberSec 2024 Exhibition in Taipei on Wednesday.
Japanese billionaire sues Meta over investment scams using his image
Entrepreneurs Yusaku Maezawa (second from right) and Takafumi Horie (third from right) attend a study session on fake social media ads and investment scams at the Liberal Democratic Party headquarters in Tokyo on April 10.
Japanese rap creates its mecca in Pop Yours
Tokyo-based artist Jumadiba says he forgoes the label of simply “rap” for his music because the Japanese rap scene isn’t confined to a particular sound.
Was Onosato's defeat of Terunofuji an era-defining bout?
Onosato (right) defeats Terunofuji at the Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo on May 12. While nothing in sumo is guaranteed, it seems almost inevitable that Onosato is destined for the top of the sport's pyramid.

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