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EAGLES

Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Aug 9, 2018
Eagles' Japhet Amador banned six months for doping
Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles infielder Japhet Amador has been suspended for six months after testing positive for banned substances, Nippon Professional Baseball announced Thursday afternoon.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jul 29, 2018
Misfiring Shota Takeda and Seiichi Uchikawa find form as Hawks sink Eagles
A day after the Pacific League powerhouse Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks sank below .500, two of this year's underachievers stepped up, as Shota Takeda and Seiichi Uchikawa led the way to a 4-0 win over the last-place Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles on Sunday.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jul 28, 2018
Eagles' Takayuki Kishi goes the distance, scatters five hits in triumph over Hawks
Takayuki Kishi snapped a personal losing streak to the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks on Saturday, going the distance in the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles' 7-1 victory.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jul 20, 2018
Eagles' Takahiro Shiomi tosses first complete-game victory in six years
Takahiro Shiomi and the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles continued their strong runs on Friday in a 7-2 Pacific League win over the Seibu Lions.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jul 13, 2018
Regular routine keeps Carp reliever Jay Jackson in groove
Jay Jackson likes being a relief pitcher. He also likes being a relief pitcher in Japan, which is convenient, since the 30-year-old is in the middle of his third season with the Hiroshima Carp.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jul 8, 2018
Shogo Akiyama leads Lions to extra-innings victory over Eagles
Shogo Akiyama hit an 11th-inning, tie-breaking home run Sunday, lifting the Seibu Lions to a 4-3 extra-inning victory over the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jul 6, 2018
Eagles offer GM position to former pitcher Kazuhisa Ishii
The Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles have offered to make former big league pitcher Kazuhisa Ishii the team's general manager, the club president Yozo Tachibana revealed Friday.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jun 30, 2018
Eagles' Takayuki Kishi silences Lions
Takayuki Kishi mastered his former club over seven scoreless innings as the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles battered the Seibu Lions for the second straight day, beating the Pacific League leaders 9-1 on Saturday afternoon.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jun 16, 2018
Eagles manager Masataka Nashida steps down
Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles manager Masataka Nashida has resigned to take responsibility for the team's poor performance, the Pacific League ballclub announced Saturday.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / Sac Bunts
Jun 11, 2018
Rakuten reliever Frank Herrmann follows path from Harvard to Sendai
Frank Herrmann is still putting his Harvard University education to good use. Just not in the way, and certainly not in the place, he expected.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jun 6, 2018
Spat over White House's 'disinvite' of Philadelphia Eagles rages into second day
A second statement released by the White House and media coverage of the war of words with the Super Bowl champion Philadelphia Eagles propelled the feud into another round through the news cycle Tuesday.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Jun 5, 2018
Trump pulls White House invite to Superbowl-winning Philadelphia Eagles after players rule out visit
The Philadelphia Eagles will not visit the White House on Tuesday after President Donald Trump rescinded the team's invitation, citing several players on the team who planned not to attend.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
May 31, 2018
BayStars backup Koki Yamashita provides 10th-inning heroics with walk-off single against Eagles
Seldom-used utility infielder Koki Yamashita lifted the Yokohama BayStars to a 4-3, 10th-inning, walk-off win against the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles on Thursday, singling in the winning run in his first at-bat of the season.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
May 27, 2018
Last-place Eagles grind out win over Hawks
Right-hander Shota Takeda fanned seven but yielded five runs to Tohoku Rakuten on Sunday as the Eagles toughed out an 8-4 series-winning victory over the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
May 23, 2018
Buffaloes ace Chihiro Kaneko picks up first victory of season
Orix ace Chihiro Kaneko allowed a run over six innings Wednesday, winning his first game of the season in a 5-2 victory over the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
May 17, 2018
Eagles' Takero Okajima comes through with game-winning double in ninth against Hawks
Motohiro Shima delivered a game-tying, eighth-inning RBI double and Takero Okajima doubled in the winning run in the ninth as the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles rallied to beat the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks 4-3 on Thursday.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
May 12, 2018
Eagles ace Takahiro Norimoto hurls one-hit shutout
Takahiro Norimoto pitched a one-hitter in his first shutout of the season in the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles' 2-0 win over the Orix Buffaloes on Saturday.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
May 2, 2018
Eagles' Takayuki Kishi shuts out Fighters in Kotaro Kiyomiya's debut
Takayuki Kishi surrendered marquee rookie Kotaro Kiyomiya's first hit but finished with a three-hitter, leading the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles to a 1-0 win over the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters on Wednesday.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Apr 29, 2018
Big-hitting Lions steamroll Eagles
Shinsaburo Tawata allowed two runs over seven innings as the Seibu Lions batters produced an offensive master class in a 16-4 Pacific League win over the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles on Sunday.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Apr 27, 2018
Hoop-playing Monica Okoye aims to one-up brother
Monica Okoye is fine about being labeled as the sister of professional baseball player Rui Okoye — for now.
Japanese stripper bids to have her porn movies taken off internet
Plaintiff Miyuki Ariga (left) speaks at a news conference along with her lawyer, Yoshitomo Morohashi, after filing a lawsuit at the Tokyo District Court on Monday.
In Japan, 68,000 people over 65 projected to die alone at home this year
As Japan grapples with its population's rapid aging, supporting people who live and age alone is looming larger on the policy agenda.
Japan’s carmakers look to China tech to claw back market share
Toyota CEO Koji Sato says the company plans to expand AI-related investments, and this year will focus on building a strong foundation for software-defined vehicles.
Ishin struggles to set itself apart from other parties
Nippon Ishin no Kai Secretary-General Fumitake Fujita (right) speaks beside Yui Kanazawa, the party's candidate in the Tokyo 15th district by-election on April 28. Nippon Ishin lost in this by-election as well as another in Nagasaki held on the same day.
Is Modi’s party heading for a stunning election loss?
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's campaign tactics have escalated, including anti-Muslim rhetoric and fearmongering, reflecting his ruling party's desperation.
New Taiwan president to set tone for ties with China at inauguration
Taiwan President-elect Lai Ching-te arrives at the CyberSec 2024 Exhibition in Taipei on Wednesday.
Ishin struggles to set itself apart from other parties
Nippon Ishin no Kai Secretary-General Fumitake Fujita (right) speaks beside Yui Kanazawa, the party's candidate in the Tokyo 15th district by-election on April 28. Nippon Ishin lost in this by-election as well as another in Nagasaki held on the same day.
In Japan, 68,000 people over 65 projected to die alone at home this year
As Japan grapples with its population's rapid aging, supporting people who live and age alone is looming larger on the policy agenda.
In a rare event, the Northern Lights show up in Hokkaido
The Northern Lights in Nayoro, Hokkaido, on Saturday
Is black the new green for Japan’s flagging tea farmers?
George Guttridge-Smith brews tea at Kyoto Obubu Tea Farm in Wazuka, Kyoto Prefecture, where he serves as head of international development.

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