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Fighters outfielder Chusei Mannami drives in the game-tying run during the fifth inning against the Marines in Kitahiroshima, Hokkaido, on Tuesday.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Aug 16, 2023
Chusei Mannami and Daigo Kamikawabata punch Fighters past Marines
Elsewhere, the the league-leading Tigers' 10-game winning streak came to an end in a loss to the Carp.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Feb 10, 2022
‘Just Remembering’: Bittersweet romance rings true
Daigo Matsui's romantic drama seems to draw inspiration from a segment from 'Night on Earth,' the 1991 cult classic by Jim Jarmusch and starring Winona Ryder.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / Japan Pulse
Aug 21, 2021
Could a Japanese influencer's comments about the homeless lead to hate crimes?
Whether it was an attempt to be funny, edgy or 'keep it real,' a YouTuber's remarks that insinuated the lives of homeless people are worthless did not go over well with his audience.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Apr 28, 2021
‘Remain in Twilight’: The boys that just can't escape adolescence
Daigo Matsui gets nostalgic over the goofs in the back of math class but ultimately gets stuck in the potty humor of the past.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Dec 8, 2020
Andres Iniesta drives Kobe into ACL quarterfinals; Marinos eliminated
Tournament debutant Vissel Kobe reached the last eight of the Asian Champions League on Monday, dispatching Shanghai SIPG of China 2-0 in the round of 16 thanks to goals from Andres Iniesta and Daigo Nishi.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Jul 22, 2020
‘#Handball Strive’: The team may be fake, but the film is a winner
Daigo Matsui's comedy about a sham high school handball team feels more like the real deal thanks to a younger cast.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Jul 17, 2020
'#Handball Strive' digs into the pitfalls of performing for the 'likes'
Daigo Matsui's comedy is about a fake handball team that chases Instagram fame and falls victim to online perils.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Jun 6, 2020
Understanding the reach of a Japanese political dynasty
Could Daigo's uncharacteristically serious tone in recent times indicate that he is finally thinking of a career in politics?
Japan Times
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May 30, 2020
Former flyweight world champ Daigo Higa on new quest for title after regaining license
Daigo Higa returned to the ring for the first time in nearly two years in February.
Japan Times
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Sep 28, 2019
Daigo Higa to have license reinstated after weigh-in blunder: sources
Daigo Higa will have his suspension lifted by the Japan Boxing Commission after he had to forfeit his WBC flyweight belt for failing a weigh-in for his title defense last spring, sources said Saturday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / History / THE LIVING PAST
May 18, 2019
Go-Daigo's mysterious and most loyal warrior
'No famous character in all Japanese history is quite as obscure as Kusunoki Masashige,' writes historian Ivan Morris on 14th-century Emperor Go-Daigo's most loyal samurai.
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SOCCER / J. League
Sep 5, 2018
Antlers held by Frontale as Levain Cup quarterfinals kick off
Kashima Antlers were held to a 1-1 draw in the first leg of their Levain Cup quarterfinal against Kawasaki Frontale on Wednesday.
Japan Times
SOCCER / J. League
Aug 24, 2018
Jubilo Iwata earn draw with Kashima Antlers on late Yoshito Okubo goal
An injury-time Yoshito Okubo penalty allowed Jubilo Iwata to salvage a late 1-1 draw away to Kashima Antlers in the J. League on Friday.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Jul 4, 2018
'You, Your, Yours': Goofball gags that'll go over well with goofball guys
Love can drive you nuts. One recent illustration of how can be seen in the American TV show "Crazy Ex-Girlfriend," about a successful New York lawyer who runs into her teen crush one day, and soon after quits her job and moves to California to be near him. That is, she becomes his stalker, but would rather die than admit it.
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Apr 25, 2018
Boxer Daigo Higa suspended indefinitely for failing to make weight
The Japan Boxing Commission announced Wednesday that Daigo Higa's license has been suspended indefinitely following his failure to make weight for a world title bout earlier this month.
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Apr 14, 2018
Daigo Higa stripped of WBC flyweight title after weigh-in
Daigo Higa was stripped of his WBC flyweight belt Saturday after failing to make weight on the eve of his title defense against Nicaragua's Cristofer Rosales.
Japan Times
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Apr 13, 2018
Murata, Blandamura set for WBA title rumble
Ryota Murata is not a bluffer, so he does not lie about how he feels.
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Feb 4, 2018
Flyweight champ Daigo Higa ties national record for consecutive knockouts
Daigo Higa scored a first-round knockout of Mexico's Moises Fuentes to win the second defense of his WBC flyweight title on Sunday.
Japan Times
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Dec 26, 2017
WBC flyweight champion Daigo Higa to defend title in Naha
WBC flyweight champion Daigo Higa will face Mexican challenger Moises Fuentes in his hometown of Naha, Okinawa, in February, officials of his Shirai Gushiken Sports gym said Tuesday.
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Oct 19, 2017
Daigo Higa, Kenshiro Terachi seek to impress in first title defenses
World champions Daigo Higa and Kenshiro Terachi said that they would not enter the ring to fight for knockouts.

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