Tag - climax-series

 
Menu
Search
 
May 02, 2024
 

Today's print edition

Home Delivery
Subscribe for more access

CLIMAX SERIES

Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Nov 6, 2021
Marines earn dramatic win over Eagles in Climax Series opener
A pair of big hits helped the Marines rally past the Eagles on the first day of the postseason in NPB.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Nov 15, 2020
Hawks rally past Marines, advance to Japan Series
SoftBank will aim to win its fourth straight national championship when they face the Central League champion Giants.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Nov 14, 2020
Hawks pounce on Marines' mistakes to move to brink of Japan Series
A win or a tie in Sunday's Game 2 will send SoftBank to its fourth straight Japan Series.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 13, 2019
Kenta Imamiya powers Hawks past Lions and into Japan Series
Kenta Imamiya's three home runs propelled the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks to a 9-3 win over the Seibu Lions in Game 4 of the Pacific League Climax Series Final Stage on Sunday.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 13, 2019
Giants eliminate Tigers to reach Japan Series for first time since 2013
Yoshihiro Maru stood at the plate with two outs, a runner on third and Yuki Nishi staring in from the mound. The game was tied in the sixth inning and the Yomiuri Giants and their fans were hoping for a hit. Some, perhaps, may even have dared to dream of a home run.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 10, 2019
Mercedes drives Giants past Tigers, to 3-0 lead
C.C. Mercedes, on more than one occasion, skipped off the mound at the end of a scoreless inning and pointed upward with his index finger.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 9, 2019
Giants get off to quick start, downing Tigers in Climax Series Final Stage opener
The Yomiuri Giants hadn't played a game that really counted for anything since clinching the Central League pennant on Sept. 21. They hadn't played any official games at all since Sept. 28.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 9, 2019
Hawks victorious in see-saw opening clash with Lions
Five relievers combined to allow a run over five innings and Nobuhiro Matsuda drove in four runs as the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks won Game 1 of the Pacific League Climax Series' final stage 8-4 over the Saitama Seibu Lions on Wednesday.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 7, 2019
Hawks fly past Eagles into Climax Series' final stage
Seiichi Uchikawa drove in the tying and winning runs on Monday to lift the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks to a 2-1 win over the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles in Game 3 of the first stage of the Pacific League Climax Series.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 7, 2019
Tigers slip past BayStars into final stage of Climax Series
Anyone who thought the Hanshin Tigers used all nine lives just to make it into the Central League Climax Series was mistaken.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 5, 2019
Fumiya Hojo-led Tigers stage spirited rally against BayStars in CL Climax Series opener
Big, improbable comebacks are becoming the Hanshin Tigers' speciality.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 5, 2019
Hideto Asamura powers Eagles past Hawks in opening game of Pacific League Climax Series
Hideto Asamura homered twice and had an RBI single for the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles, who maintained their Game 1 mastery of the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks with a 5-3 win to open the Pacific League Climax Series' first stage on Saturday.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 4, 2019
BayStars manager Alex Ramirez makes safe choices for Central League Climax Series opener
Alex Ramirez is going to play this one by the numbers. That goes for the lineup he'll field against the Hanshin Tigers in the first stage of the Central League Climax Series and also his starting pitcher.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Sep 30, 2019
Tigers win sixth straight to leapfrog Carp for Climax Series spot
The Hanshin Tigers beat the Chunichi Dragons 3-0 on Monday in their final regular-season game to edge the Hiroshima Carp out of third place in the Central League and clinch a spot in the Climax Series.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 21, 2018
Hawks repeat PL dominance, defeat Lions to reach Japan Series
The 2018 NPB season didn't quite go the way the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks had planned. Even so, they're going to end it right where they expected to be all along.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 20, 2018
Hawks pound Lions in Game 4
The Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks moved to within one win of the Japan Series on Saturday when they whipped the Seibu Lions 8-2 in Game 4 of the Pacific League Climax Series Final Stage.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 19, 2018
Hawks hammer Lions, even series at 2-2
Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks catcher Hiroaki Takaya gathered his teammates in a huddle around him near the visitors' dugout and delivered a message intended to pump them up before facing the Seibu Lions.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 19, 2018
Carp complete sweep of Giants to reach Japan Series
The Hiroshima Carp clinched their second Japan Series berth in three years on Friday with a 5-1 victory over the Yomiuri Giants in Game 3 of the Central League Climax Series Final Stage.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 18, 2018
Carp rally past Giants in eighth, move win away from trip to Japan Series
Pinch hitter Takahiro Arai tied the game in the bottom of the eighth before Ryosuke Kikuchi blasted a three-run homer as the Hiroshima Carp came back to beat the Yomiuri Giants 4-1 in Game 2 of the Central League Climax Series Final Stage on Thursday.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 16, 2018
Hawks, Lions gear up for Climax Series showdown
Although the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks failed to repeat as Pacific League champions, they have what it takes to beat the new champs, the Seibu Lions, and reach the Japan Series for the fourth time in five years.
'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.
Did Japan intervene to prop up the yen? Analysts think it did.
A man walks past an electronic board displaying the exchange rate for the yen against the U.S. dollar (right) in Tokyo on Tuesday.
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.
Number of vacant homes in Japan hits record high of 9 million
A vacant house in Tokyo is seen demolished in January 2020.
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.
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.

Podcast

From easily navigable train stations to the helpfulness of its municipal staff, Tokyo has earned high praise for its commitment to accessibility for disabled travelers.
[Rebroadcast] Japan is doing better on accessibility than you may think

Longform

When trying to trace your lineage in Japan, the "koseki" is the most important form of document you'll encounter.
Climbing the branches of a Japanese family tree
By Alex K.T. Martin

SUSTAINABLE JAPAN

Vol. 35: Travel in time — and stay there
Vol. 35: Travel in time — and stay there

SPECIAL SUPPLEMENTS note

Read more

SUPPLEMENTS BINDER