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CHUNICHI

BASEBALL / BASEBALL BULLET-IN
Oct 19, 2013
Tanishige to become rare player-manager for Dragons
Kind of a surprise was the announcement last week that Motonobu Tanishige was named the new manager of the Chunichi Dragons.
Japan Times
JAPAN / CHUBU CONNECTION
Oct 4, 2013
Rural exchange program for city kids draws down
Amid a rapidly aging and declining population in rural areas of Aichi Prefecture, an exchange program to send young students from cities to the Tomiyama district in the village of Toyone will be terminated in March 2015, along with the closure of the district's only elementary and junior high school.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 3, 2013
Carp lock up third-place spot for playoffs
The Hiroshima Carp will have the Central League's toughest road to the Japan Series after Thursday's 5-3 defeat at the hands of the Chunichi Dragons ensured the Carp will play all of their Climax Series games on the road.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Sep 19, 2013
Giants edge closer to pennant
D.J. Houlton held the Chunichi Dragons to two earned runs over six-plus innings as the Yomiuri Giants won 3-2 Thursday, meaning they could potentially capture their second straight Central League pennant this weekend.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Sep 4, 2013
Maeda dominant in win over Dragons
Hiroshima ace Kenta Maeda continued to have the Chunichi Dragons' number on Wednesday, going eight innings in the Carp's 2-0 victory over their closest Central League rivals.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Aug 27, 2013
Balentien blasts 49th, 50th homers of season
Wladimir Balentien of the Tokyo Yakult Swallows hit his 49th and 50th home runs Tuesday to move within five of tying Japanese baseball's single-season record.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Aug 24, 2013
Tigers storm past Dragons in ninth inning
The second-place Hanshin Tigers rallied for four unanswered runs in the top of the ninth inning to beat the Chunichi Dragons 4-1 on Saturday afternoon.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Aug 17, 2013
Giants' Chono slugs clutch home run in victory over Dragons
The third time was the charm for Hisayoshi Chono on Saturday afternoon.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Aug 15, 2013
Wada, Tanishige provide offensive spark for Dragons
Kazuhiro Wada hit a tying home run leading off the sixth inning and pinch hitter Motonobu Tanishige had a go-ahead RBI single as the Chunichi Dragons edged the Tokyo Yakult Swallows 6-5 on Thursday night.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Aug 8, 2013
Kawabata delivers game-winning hit for Swallows
A night after sealing a victory with his glove, Shingo Kawabata broke a 2-2, ninth-inning tie with a two-run single on Thursday as the Tokyo Yakult Swallows beat the Chunichi Dragons 5-2 to complete a three-game sweep at Nagoya Dome.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 19, 2013
Summer becomes mother of cool invention
Many people are desperately seeking ways to escape the summer heat, and businesses are cashing in with new services to help them cool down.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jul 14, 2013
Luna hit sees off Giants as Dragons complete sweep
Hector Luna's pinch-hit single broke a 1-1 tie in the bottom of the eighth inning as the Chunichi Dragons completed a three-game sweep of the Central League-leading Yomiuri Giants with a 2-1 victory on Sunday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / CHUBU CONNECTION
Jul 12, 2013
Students dealt real-life problems to broaden outlook
The School of Foreign Studies at Aichi Prefectural University in the city of Nagakute invited Tatsuo Hirase, the head of the business promotion office at the Chubu branch of Mitsui & Co., to hold a special two-day marketing session in June.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jul 6, 2013
Ogawa tosses eight-hit shutout with parents in attendance
Rookie right-hander Yasuhiro Ogawa threw his second shutout of the season and won his Central League-leading ninth decision in the Tokyo Yakult Swallows' 4-0 whitewash of the Chunichi Dragons on Saturday afternoon.
Japan Times
JAPAN / CHUBU CONNECTION
Jul 5, 2013
Hard-charging foreigners inspire Nagoya University sumo team
With the 2013 July Grand Sumo Tournament in Nagoya set to kick off Sunday, Osunaarashi of Egypt is grabbing the media spotlight as the first pro sumo wrestler from Africa.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jun 29, 2013
Dragons' Yamai tosses no-hitter against BayStars
Daisuke Yamai, who was famously denied an opportunity to complete a perfect game in the 2007 Japan Series, threw the 88th no-hitter in the history of Nippon Professional Baseball on Friday as the Chunichi Dragons defeated the Yokohama BayStars 9-0 in Central League action.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jun 5, 2013
Dragons' Yoshimi undergoes elbow surgery
Chunichi Dragons right-hander Kazuki Yoshimi successfully underwent season-ending surgery on his right elbow on Tuesday, the club said.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jun 2, 2013
Nippon Ham's Otani earns first NPB victory
A three-home run salvo helped lift Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters rookie Shohei Otani (1-0) to his first career victory, a 7-3 win over the Chunichi Dragons on Saturday afternoon.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Apr 27, 2013
Hiroshima's Hirose reaches bases 15th consecutive time, an NPB record, in win over Dragons
Jun Hirose went 4-for-4 to set a Nippon Professional Baseball record by reaching base for the 15th consecutive time in the Hiroshima Carp's 3-2 win over the Chunichi Dragons on Friday.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Feb 23, 2013
Dragons' Clark accused of drug law violations
Police sent papers to prosecutors on Friday, charging new Chunichi Dragons infielder Matt Clark of possibly violating stimulant control laws after an illegal stimulant was detected in medication he had been using to treat a chronic illness.
Weak yen fattens tourist wallets in Japan
People visit the Ameya Yokocho market in Tokyo's Ueno district during the Golden Week holiday on Tuesday.
Number of vacant homes in Japan hits record high of 9 million
A vacant house in Tokyo is seen demolished in January 2020.
'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.
Kishida sets sights on energy and climate in South America trip
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will use a policy speech in Sao Paulo to set out his vision for ties between Japan and South America, almost 10 years after former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe advocated for stronger ties between the two in the same 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.
Kishida sets sights on energy and climate in South America trip
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will use a policy speech in Sao Paulo to set out his vision for ties between Japan and South America, almost 10 years after former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe advocated for stronger ties between the two in the same city.
Yellow sand allergy: A health issue made worse by climate change
A screenshot of the Meteorological Agency's satellite image of clouds and yellow sand (in pink) on Sunday.
Climate change, chalky grains and the risks for Japan’s rice farmers
A farmer plants seedlings in Satsumasendai, Kagoshima Prefecture. Japan’s self sufficiency rate for rice is nearly 100%, compared with 38% for food overall, on a calorie basis.
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.

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