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DODGERS

Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB
Feb 27, 2016
Maeda, rehabbing Ryu toss bullpen sessions
Kenta Maeda limited his third bullpen of the spring on Friday to 34 pitches as he threw alongside rehabbing lefty Ryu Hyu-jin at the Los Angeles Dodgers' training camp.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB
Feb 21, 2016
Maeda likes moderate pace of MLB practices
Right-hander Kenta Maeda enjoyed the more moderate pace of his first American spring training on Saturday.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB
Feb 16, 2016
New Dodger Maeda has first workout
Kenta Maeda reported early to spring training, going through his first workout as a Los Angeles Dodger on Monday.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB
Feb 12, 2016
Padres hire former MLB star Nomo
The San Diego Padres on Thursday announced the hire of former major league pitcher Hideo Nomo as an adviser for baseball operations.
BASEBALL / MLB
Feb 11, 2016
Dodgers' Maeda heads to Arizona for training camp
Kenta Maeda departed for the United States on Thursday to join spring camp with his new team, the Los Angeles Dodgers, and the right-hander was in a buoyant mood ahead of the new challenge.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jan 23, 2016
Giants hurler Sugano aims for winning season
Tomoyuki Sugano returned to Japan recently after spending several days training in Hawaii. He told reporters at Narita Airport that his workouts yielded great results and allowed that "my condition is the best it's been in three years."
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / NPB NOTEBOOK
Jan 10, 2016
New Hall of Famers Griffey Jr., Piazza familiar to Japanese fans
Ken Griffey Jr. and Mike Piazza were elected to the United States' National Baseball Hall of Fame last week to much fanfare. While both players spent the entirety of their Hall of Fame careers in North America, neither star is a stranger to Japanese baseball fans.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB
Jan 6, 2016
Maeda to face multitude of adjustments in majors
Although the contract Kenta Maeda is expected to complete in the coming days with the Los Angeles Dodgers is for eight years, it will likely be a bargain for a pitcher with such a solid track record in Nippon Professional Baseball.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB
Jan 1, 2016
Dodgers reportedly to sign Maeda
The Los Angeles Dodgers have agreed to sign Japanese right-hander Kenta Maeda, CBS Sports said on its website on Thursday.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB
Dec 30, 2015
Former MLB pitcher Saito sees game through different lens as Padres intern
For many players, leaving the game begs the huge question of what to do next, but for former big league reliever Takashi Saito, that period was remarkably brief.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB
Dec 23, 2015
Dodgers reportedly leading chase for Maeda
The Los Angeles Dodgers are the leading candidate to acquire Japanese right-hander Kenta Maeda this offseason, according to an MLB.com report Tuesday.
BASEBALL / MLB
Dec 15, 2015
Maeda lands in Los Angeles
Hiroshima Carp ace Kenta Maeda arrived in Los Angeles on Monday as he attempts to move to the major leagues through the posting system.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB
Dec 7, 2015
Iwakuma poised to join Dodgers
The Los Angeles Dodgers have agreed to a three-year contract with free agent right-hander Hisashi Iwakuma, U.S. media reported on Sunday.
BASEBALL / MLB
Dec 5, 2015
Dodgers targeting Iwakuma: reports
The Los Angeles Dodgers are looking to acquire free agent right-hander Hisashi Iwakuma, U.S. media reported Friday.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB / MAN ABOUT SPORTS
Oct 20, 2015
MLB creates cosmetic rules after high-profile incidents
The rule makers at MLB headquarters in New York City should moonlight at Bloomingdale's Department Store in the Big Apple.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / MAN ABOUT SPORTS
Jul 14, 2015
Hillman won't rule out managing in Japan again
These days, you'll find Trey Hillman, the former Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters skipper, serving as bench coach for the Houston Astros.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB
Mar 23, 2014
Tanaka struggles in victory
New York Yankees right-hander Masahiro Tanaka allowed three runs over 5⅔ innings on Saturday and earned the win in a 5-4 victory over the Minnesota Twins.
BASEBALL / MLB
Jan 18, 2014
Dodgers maintain interest in Tanaka
The Los Angeles Dodgers are still pursuing pitcher Masahiro Tanaka, general manager Ned Colletti said on Friday.
BASEBALL / MLB / MAN ABOUT SPORTS
Oct 23, 2013
No secret to consistency of Cardinals
Time was when nearly every baseball team, from Little League to the majors, endeavored to play the game "The Dodger Way" or "Cardinal Style."
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB
Aug 11, 2013
Pioneering pitcher Nomo honored by Dodgers
Trailblazing pitcher Hideo Nomo is honored by the Los Angeles Dodgers.
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.
'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.
Raising kids in Japan as a single parent? It takes a village.
Making things work as a foreign, single mother in Japan isn't easy, but these tips and tricks can help you through the hardest parts.
Yen rebounds strongly after first slide past ¥160 since 1990
The yen dropped to ¥160.245 per dollar on Monday before heading into the other direction to ¥155.01 amid speculation of an intervention by Japanese currency authorities.
Man, 28, arrested in Okinawa over burned bodies found in Tochigi
Hikaru Sasaki enters the Metropolitan Police Department's Osaki police station in Tokyo's Shinagawa Ward on Monday after being arrested on suspicion of disposing of two bodies found in Nasu, Tochigi Prefecture, earlier this month.
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.
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.

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