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DRAGONS

Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / The week in NPB
Oct 5, 2020
Dragons trying to blaze path to A-Class finish in Central League
It's been a long time since there were Chunichi Dragons games worth getting excited about this late in a season.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Aug 9, 2020
Nobumasa Fukuda brings Dragons from behind in win over Giants
In a pitchers' duel with scoring opportunities at a premium, Nobumasa Fukuda's three-run home run made all the difference as the Chunichi Dragons came from behind to beat the Central League-leading Yomiuri Giants 3-1 on Saturday.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jul 24, 2020
Giants slay Dragons after late rally
The Central League-leading Yomiuri Giants overpowered the Chunichi Dragons 6-1 on Thursday, with Kazuma Okamoto driving in the go-ahead run as part of a five-run rally in the eighth.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jun 21, 2020
Tetsuto Yamada's bid for history off to good start in short season
Tetsuto Yamada hit a two-run home run and stole his first base to lead the Yakult Swallows to a 6-2 Central League win over the Chunichi Dragons on Saturday afternoon.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / NPB Preview
Jun 19, 2020
Tigers could be ready to roar in 2020
The Hanshin Tigers are hoping the additions they made can help them capture the CL pennant this season.
Japan Times
BASEBALL
May 7, 2020
Former Whales slugger Carlos Ponce hits jackpot coaching in Taiwan
The 61-year-old, who led NPB in home runs in 1988, is enjoying his new role in charge of the Wei Chuan Dragons, who will join Taiwan's pro circuit next year.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jan 18, 2020
Dragons Hall of Fame infielder, manager Morimichi Takagi dies at 78
Morimichi Takagi, who held down second base for Nippon Professional Baseball's Chunichi Dragons for the better part of 21 years and twice managed the Central League club, died Friday of acute heart failure at the age of 78.
Japan Times
BASEBALL
Nov 12, 2019
Former NPB slugger Matt Clark helps spark Mexico in Premier12 victory over Australia
Matt Clark got the fastball he was looking for and crushed it. The ball landed near the stairs leading to the concourse in the rear portion of the stands in right field at Tokyo Dome and Clark took a slightly familiar trot around the bases.
Japan Times
Rugby
Oct 28, 2019
Triumphant Springboks carrying national pride into Rugby World Cup final
South Africa's Rugby World Cup players are hoping an "inspirational" groundswell of support back home can help them lift the Webb Ellis Cup for a third time this coming Saturday, after booking their place in the final on Sunday with a nerve-shredding win over Wales.
Japan Times
Rugby
Oct 27, 2019
South Africa outlasts Wales in semifinal thriller to reach Rugby World Cup final
Handre Pollard slotted a penalty with four minutes remaining to send South Africa into the Rugby World Cup final after a nail-biting 19-16 win over Wales on Sunday.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Oct 4, 2019
Ecotourism boom seen as threat to Indonesia's Komodo dragons
There is nothing cuddly about the 5,000 or so Komodo dragons that still roam the wild. They are aggressive, venomous predators that can reach 10 feet (3 meters) long and weigh more than 150 pounds (70 kg). They have been known to occasionally attack humans, sometimes fatally.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 4, 2019
Dragons part ways with veteran pitcher Daisuke Matsuzaka
The Chunichi Dragons are parting ways with former major leaguer Daisuke Matsuzaka, who has been given an opportunity to sign with another team for next season as he works his way back from a right shoulder injury.
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
Sep 29, 2019
Tigers keep playoff bid alive with fifth-straight win
The Hanshin Tigers moved within one win of the postseason with a 6-3 Central League win over the Chunichi Dragons on Sunday.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Sep 25, 2019
Dragons crush Swallows
Four pitchers combined on a five-hit shutout on Wednesday for the Chunichi Dragons in a 12-0 Central League win over the Tokyo Yakult Swallows.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Sep 19, 2019
Nobumasa Fukuda's two-RBI outing pushes Dragons past Giants
Nobumasa Fukuda twice drove in Ryosuke Hirata, pacing the Chunichi Dragons to a 2-1 win Thursday over the Central League-leading Yomiuri Giants.
Japan Times
SUMO
Sep 18, 2019
Sumo 101: 'Dragons'
There are many ways of classifying rikishi and discussing those groups' various merits.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Sep 14, 2019
Dragons' Yudai Ono twirls no-hitter against Tigers
Yudai Ono pitched the 92nd no-hitter in NPB history Saturday, striking out nine and walking one in the Chunichi Dragons' 3-0 win over the Hanshin Tigers.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Sep 10, 2019
Carp's Daichi Osera tosses eight scoreless innings in victory over Dragons
Daichi Osera threw eight innings, leading the Hiroshima Carp to a 3-0 victory over the Chunichi Dragons on Tuesday.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Sep 7, 2019
Dragons' Yuya Yanagi recovers from shaky start, pitches seven solid innings to beat BayStars
Yuya Yanagi bounced back from a tough first inning to work seven innings and win for the first time in two months as the Chunichi Dragons defeated the Yokohama BayStars 8-3 on Saturday.
'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.
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.
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.
JAL cancels international flight after captain gets drunk at Dallas hotel
A Japan Airlines' flight from Dallas to Tokyo was canceled last week after its captain got drunk at a local hotel.
Golden Week crowds greeted with high temperatures as holiday period kicks off
The departure lobby for domestic flights is crowded with travelers at Haneda Airport in Tokyo on Saturday, the first day of this year's Golden Week holidays.
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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