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DRAGONS

Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
May 17, 2019
Akiyoshi Katsuno loses shutout in sixth inning as Dragons fall to Giants
Akiyoshi Katsuno took a one-hitter into the sixth inning of his first professional start on Friday but gave up three runs and took the loss as the Yomiuri Giants beat the Chunichi Dragons 4-1.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
May 11, 2019
Yuya Yanagi tosses gem as Dragons cage Tigers
Yuya Yanagi went eight innings without allowing a run to help lead the Chunichi Dragons to a 5-1 win over the Hanshin Tigers on Saturday.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
May 7, 2019
Dragons' Yudai Ono tosses three-hit shutout, fans 13 batters in rout of Carp
Yudai Ono pitched a complete-game shutout Tuesday to lead the Chunichi Dragons to a 6-0 win over the Hiroshima Carp.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
May 1, 2019
Giants ace Tomoyuki Sugano opens Reiwa Era in NPB with complete-game victory over Dragons
Tomoyuki Sugano lost his bid for the first shutout of Japan's new imperial era but still managed to go the distance as the Yomiuri Giants beat the Chunichi Dragons 5-1 in the Central League on Wednesday afternoon.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Apr 30, 2019
Dragons close out Heisei Era with victory over Giants
The Heisei Era is over for the Chunichi Dragons and the club finished it off in style.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Apr 9, 2019
Giants newcomer Christian Villanueva slugs two homers to propel club past Dragons
Christian Villanueva hit his first two home runs in Japan, and Shun Yamaguchi worked seven innings to lead the Yomiuri Giants to a 3-1 victory over the Chunichi Dragons on Tuesday.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / NPB Preview
Mar 28, 2019
Central League clubs enter 2019 hoping to dethrone Carp
The following is the last of a two-part NPB preview ending with the 2019 Central League.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Feb 17, 2019
Daisuke Matsuzaka takes leave from Dragons to treat shoulder injury
Chunichi Dragons pitcher Daisuke Matsuzaka took leave from his Central League club on Sunday in order to treat a right shoulder injury sustained when an overzealous fan pulled his arm last week.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Feb 14, 2019
Daisuke Matsuzaka to have examination after freak shoulder injury
Chunichi Dragons pitcher Daisuke Matsuzaka skipped practice Thursday to seek a second medical opinion about a freak right shoulder injury sustained when an overzealous fan yanked his arm, the Central League club said.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Feb 12, 2019
Matsuzaka hurts shoulder after fan pulls arm
Former big leaguer Daisuke Matsuzaka has another hurdle to clear with inflammation in his right shoulder after a fan pulled his arm during an event at spring training.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Dec 17, 2018
Tigers scoop up former Dragon lefty Onelki Garcia
The Hanshin Tigers have signed Cuban lefty Onelki Garcia, the Central League club announced Monday.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Dec 3, 2018
Dragons acquire former major league lefty Enny Romero
The Chunichi Dragons announced Monday the acquisition of Dominican pitcher Enny Romero, who participated in last year's World Baseball Classic.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 25, 2018
Dragons secure negotiating rights with Osaka Toin's Akira Neo
The Chunichi Dragons on Thursday secured negotiating rights with Osaka Toin High School's Akira Neo, one of the top prospects in the NPB amateur draft.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 13, 2018
Tigers defeat Dragons in 11th in manager Tomoaki Kanemoto's final game in charge to close out season
Masahiro Nakatani's 11th-inning RBI single lifted the Hanshin Tigers to a 3-2, come-from-behind win over the Chunichi Dragons on Saturday as NPB completed its regular season.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 2, 2018
Dragons closer Hitoki Iwase formally announces plan to retire after season
NPB career saves leader Hitoki Iwase, who also holds the all-time record for games pitched, announced his retirement at the end of theseason at Nagoya Dome on Tuesday.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Sep 27, 2018
NPB career saves leader Hitoki Iwase set to retire
Chunichi Dragons left-hander Hitoki Iwase, will retire at the end of the season along with veteran second baseman Masahiro Araki, an informed source said Wednesday.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Sep 23, 2018
Juri Hara dodges bullets as Swallows keep Central League pennant race alive
Juri Hara repeatedly pitched out of trouble to work five innings as the Tokyo Yakult Swallows beat the Chunichi Dragons 2-0 on Sunday to guarantee the Central League pennant race would go on at least another day.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Sep 21, 2018
BayStars rookie Masaya Kyoyama delivers dynamic outing on mound against Dragons
Rookie right-hander Masaya Kyoyama pitched 8-2/3 strong innings and Masayuki Kuwahara scored the go-ahead run on a second-inning home run in the Yokohama BayStars' 9-1 triumph over the Chunichi Dragons on Friday.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Sep 15, 2018
Ryosuke Hirata smacks go-ahead homer in seventh to lift Dragons past Carp
A seventh-inning solo homer by Ryosuke Hirata proved decisive as the Chunichi Dragons beat the Central League-leading Hiroshima Carp 7-5 on Saturday.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Sep 8, 2018
Ryosuke Hirata gives Dragons big spark in triumph over Carp
Leadoff man Ryosuke Hirata drove in three runs on a pair of hits as the Chunichi Dragons beat the Hiroshima Carp 6-5 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.
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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