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DRAGONS

Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Sep 5, 2019
Dragons complete three-city series sweep of Giants
The Chunichi Dragons beat the Yomiuri Giants here, they beat them there and, for this series at least, they beat them everywhere.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Sep 1, 2019
Swallows bullpen holds off Dragons
Wladimir Balentien singled in two first-inning runs and six pitchers made that lead stand up in the Tokyo Yakult Swallows' 3-1 win over the Chunichi Dragons on Sunday afternoon.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Aug 31, 2019
Swallows star Tetsuto Yamada downs Dragons with three-run blast in 10th
Tetsuto Yamada broke a 10th-inning tie with a three-run home run, lifting the Tokyo Yakult Swallows to a 5-2 victory over the Chunichi Dragons on Saturday afternoon.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Aug 24, 2019
Carp capitalize on scoring opportunity in 10th to beat Dragons
Tsubasa Aizawa delivered the game-winning hit in the 10th inning on Saturday as the Hiroshima Carp weathered a late rally from the Chunichi Dragons before claiming a 5-4 win.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Aug 7, 2019
First-place Giants snap six-game losing streak
Cristopher Mercedes held the Chunichi Dragons hitless through five innings as the Yomiuri Giants won 9-3 and hung on to their slim lead in the Central League on Wednesday.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Jul 30, 2019
Genome study finds roots of Komodo dragon's speed and endurance
Scientists have mapped the genome of the Komodo dragon, the world's largest lizard, discovering intriguing secrets behind the impressive speed and endurance these cold-blooded predators muster by ratcheting up their metabolism to mammal-like levels.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jul 27, 2019
Chunichi's Daisuke Matsuzaka hammered by Yokohama BayStars
Daisuke Matsuzaka was yanked after throwing just 32 pitches, during which the former major leaguer allowed eight runs on eight hits and a hit batsman in the Chunichi Dragons' 12-3 Central League loss to the DeNA BayStars on Saturday.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jul 24, 2019
Carp's Kris Johnson throws one-hit shutout against Dragons
Kris Johnson allowed only one hit in a complete game shutout Wednesday as he led the Hiroshima Carp to a 2-0 win over the Chunichi Dragons in the Central League.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jul 20, 2019
BayStars starter Kentaro Taira stifles red-hot Dragons
Yokohama BayStars manager Alex Ramirez knew his team was going to need a big performance in order to slow down the streaking Chunichi Dragons and their star pitcher Yuya Yanagi.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jul 18, 2019
Zoilo Almonte ignites red-hot Dragons in triumph over BayStars
Zoilo Almonte went 4-for-4 and doubled in the go-ahead run as the Chunichi Dragons beat the Yokohama BayStars 7-3 on Thursday.
Japan Times
BASEBALL
Jul 14, 2019
Former MLB, NPB star Munenori Kawasaki charms fans in Taiwan
Popular former major leaguer Munenori Kawasaki charmed Taiwanese fans Saturday with his mix of humor and mischief before beginning his coaching stint next month with Taiwan's Wei Chuan Dragons.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jul 10, 2019
Carp's losing streak hits 11 with latest loss against Dragons
Two-straight bases-loaded walks extended the Hiroshima Carp's losing streak to 11 games in a 2-1 loss to the Chunichi Dragons on Wednesday.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jul 8, 2019
Daisuke Yamai pitches Dragons over struggling Carp
Daisuke Yamai allowed a run over 6⅔ innings Monday in the Chunichi Dragons' 3-2 Central League victory over the struggling Hiroshima Carp.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jul 4, 2019
Giants grab early lead against Dragons, extend winning streak to five
All it took was one ball, right were Hayato Sakamoto likes it, for the suddenly surging Yomiuri Giants to get off and running toward another victory.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jul 2, 2019
Giants ace Tomoyuki Sugano tosses six-hit shutout against Dragons
Tomoyuki Sugano threw a complete game shutout Tuesday as he steered the Central League-leading Yomiuri Giants to a 6-0 win over the Chunichi Dragons.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jun 17, 2019
Dragons hold on for close win over Marines
Chunichi Dragons starter Enny Romero struck out 11 in his seven-inning start to get a 5-4 win against the Chiba Lotte Marines in interleague play on Monday.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jun 14, 2019
Dragons starter Yuya Yanagi fans 13 in electrifying complete-game effort
The Chiba Lotte Marines invited the band from nearby Narashino High School to sit in left field and power their cheering section on Friday night.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jun 5, 2019
Alfredo Despaigne homer helps Hawks put away Dragons
The Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks made the most of having former ace Tsuyoshi Wada on the mound for the first time since 2017 in a 5-2 interleague win over the Chunichi Dragons on Wednesday.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
May 22, 2019
Daichi Osera, Tsubasa Aizawa carry red-hot Carp to ninth straight win
Daichi Osera threw a complete game and contributed with his bat as he pitched the Hiroshima Carp to their ninth straight win, a 3-1 victory over the Chunichi Dragons on Wednesday.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
May 21, 2019
Carp's Yusuke Nomura tosses seven scoreless innings in series-opening triumph over Dragons
Yusuke Nomura had just one strikeout but got the win after throwing seven scoreless innings as the Hiroshima Carp beat the Chunichi Dragons 3-2 on Tuesday.
'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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