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DRAGONS

Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Apr 25, 2014
Luna powers Dragons past Swallows, helps Asakura end winless drought
Hector Luna heard from the Chunichi Dragons' translator that Friday night's starter, Kenta Asakura, hadn't won a game in nearly four seasons.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Apr 23, 2014
Kawakami avoids pitfalls in win over Tigers
Chunichi's former ace, Kenshin Kawakami, tiptoed successfully through a minefield he laid himself to work six scoreless innings in the Dragons' 4-1 win over the Hanshin Tigers on Wednesday.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Mar 18, 2014
Yamasaki to re-sign with Dragons for retirement ceremony
The Chunichi Dragons announced Tuesday that they will sign retired slugger Takeshi Yamasaki and will use Friday's preseason game against the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles as a farewell game.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / HIT AND RUN
Jan 11, 2014
Dual role won't be easy for Tanishige
Chunichi Dragons catcher/manager Motonobu Tanishige began his workouts this year with a vow not to change anything about the way he prepares for the season.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jan 5, 2014
Evergreen Yamamoto aiming to become oldest winning pitcher
Japan's oldest active player, Chunichi Dragons lefty Masahiro Yamamoto, said Sunday that he expects to improve this year and become the oldest winning pitcher in Nippon Professional Baseball history.
Japan Times
LIFE / Digital / ON: GAMES
Oct 21, 2013
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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
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
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
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
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.
'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.
A peek inside the brains of ‘super-agers’
For a little more than a decade, scientists have been studying a subset of people they call "super-agers.” These individuals are age 80 and older, but they have the memory ability of a person 20 to 30 years younger.
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.
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.
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.

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