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ERNESTO

Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / The week in NPB
Aug 31, 2020
Giants and Hawks in driver's seat at halfway mark in NPB
Despite the shortened schedule, there's still plenty to look forward to in the 2020 campaign.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Feb 5, 2020
Brazil gets OK to send planes to evacuate citizens from virus-hit Wuhan
Brazil on Tuesday obtained authorization from China to fly two planes to the city of Wuhan at the center of the new coronavirus outbreak to evacuate Brazilian citizens who asked to be repatriated.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Sep 23, 2019
Ernesto Mejia moves Lions past Eagles again
Ernesto Mejia once more had the last word against the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles on Monday, his three-run double lifting Seibu to a 5-3 win that lowered the Lions' magic number to clinch the Pacific League title to two.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Apr 6, 2019
Tomoya Mori leads Lions' hit parade with 4-for-5 performance against Fighters
Opener, closer, middleman, it's all the same to the Seibu Lions' lineup.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
May 19, 2018
Lions' Shinsaburo Tawata rebounds from loss with six-hit shutout against Buffaloes
Shinsaburo Tawata bounced back from his worst start of the season with a six-hit shutout as the Pacific League-leading Seibu Lions beat the Orix Buffaloes 7-0 on Saturday.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Mar 1, 2018
Disgraced Luis Nery records second-round TKO against Shinsuke Yamanaka
The ex-world champ faced a harsh reality.
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MORE SPORTS
Jan 5, 2018
Determined Shinsuke Yamanaka to meet WBC bantamweight champ Luis Nery in title rematch
Shinsuke Yamanaka will fight in another world title bout. But for the first time in more than six years, he will walk into the ring without a championship belt.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Oct 4, 2017
Junji Sakamoto's 'Ernesto' tells the story of a Japanese man's role in Che's revolution
The Latin American revolutionary Ernesto "Che" Guevara remains an enduring leftist icon throughout the world, including in Japan. Here, however, his visage pops up in somewhat apolitical moments — like at soccer games in support of the Urawa Reds.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Oct 4, 2017
'Ernesto': Dealing with the politics of making a political movie
In the late 1960s, posters of Ernesto "Che" Guevara were in every North American college dorm, mine included. Alberto Korda's famed 1960 photo of the Cuban revolutionary leader as rock star had a lot to do with it, as did his execution by Bolivian troops in October 1967, making him an instant martyr and legend.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Aug 5, 2017
50 years after Guevara's death, rare Tokyo photo show to shine light on Marxist revolutionary
Every photo has a story to tell, and the eldest son of Argentine-born Marxist revolutionary Ernesto "Che" Guevara is hoping that the photographs taken by his father will give people a fuller view of his life.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Jul 13, 2017
Messi expresses optimism for upcoming season under new manager
Barcelona superstar Lionel Messi said Thursday he is pinning his hopes on a good start to the season under new manager Ernesto Valverde.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Sep 20, 2016
Mejia, Asamura spark Lions in runaway victory over Buffaloes
Ernesto Mejia and Hideto Asamura both hit three-run home runs to power the Seibu Lions 11-1 over the Orix Buffaloes on Tuesday.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Sep 6, 2016
Mejia, Lions hammer out agreement on three-year extension
First baseman Ernesto Mejia appears to have found a long-term home in Japan following Tuesday's announcement that he has agreed to a three-year contract extension with the Seibu Lions.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / NPB NOTEBOOK
Sep 4, 2016
Laird closing in on 40-homer year
Brandon Laird has become a favorite among Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters fans for his home run celebration, not to mention the homers themselves, which sees him mimic a chef making sushi.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Aug 18, 2016
First-place Hawks left with only slim lead after loss against Lions
Ernesto Mejia and Hideto Asamura both went deep as the Seibu Lions defeated the stuttering Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks 6-3 on Thursday, trimming the Pacific League leaders' advantage to nearly nothing.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jul 16, 2016
Fellow All-Stars rave about Otani's special talents
A blister kept Shohei Otani from pitching in the NPB All-Star Series. So the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters' two-way star took part in the festivities as a hitter instead.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jun 30, 2016
Mejia, Balentien, Eldred receive players' vote to appear in All-Star Series
Nippon Professional Baseball's players have spoken, and they want to see power at this year's All-Star Series.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / HIT AND RUN
May 23, 2016
Preseason effort bearing fruit for Lions slugger Mejia
The road Ernesto Mejia took to his brilliant start to the season didn't begin on opening day, or even on the first day of spring camp. It started during a few restless days he spent in Japan while waiting to fly home after the 2015 season. He was upset with the way his year had gone, that he hadn't been able to do more to help the Seibu Lions climb higher than fourth place in the Pacific League.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / NPB NOTEBOOK
May 17, 2016
Too early to worry about Otani's season, says Darvish
Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters ace Shohei Otani has just one win and a 3.34 ERA after eight starts, but former Fighters ace Yu Darvish says it's too early to worry about the 21-year-old right-hander.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
May 10, 2016
Mejia, Viciedo named NPB's top hitters for April
A pair of first basemen, the Seibu Lions' Ernesto Mejia and the Chunichi Dragons' Dayan Viciedo, grabbed the first monthly honors of the Nippon Professional Baseball season on Tuesday.
No link to Nankai Trough quake seen after temblor in Shikoku
Satoshi Harada from the Meteorological Agency explains about the magnitude 6.6 earthquake during a news conference early Thursday.
Thousands evacuated as Indonesia volcano erupts
Indonesia's Mount Ruang spews hot lava and smoke as seen from Sitaro, North Sulawesi, on Wednesday.
Why hasn't Japan moved to prop up the weak yen?
Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki speaks to reporters in Tokyo on Tuesday.
Snake on a train: Discovery of serpent delays Tokyo-Nagoya shinkansen
A Tokaido shinkansen. It is unclear whether the snake was venomous or how it ended up on the train, and there was no injury or panic among passengers.
Sex differences could be key to the successful treatment of long COVID
A new study has found that women with long COVID had significantly lower levels of testosterone compared to those who had recovered from their infection.
'House of the Owl' brings Hollywood values to Japanese TV
In the new Disney+ series “House of the Owl,” Min Tanaka (left) plays a powerful political fixer, or “kuromaku,” who has a troubled relationship with his adult children, particularly his idealistic son, played by Mackenyu.
Benefits and risks: AUKUS looks to take gamble on Japan
U.S. President Joe Biden, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and British leader Rishi Sunak deliver remarks on the AUKUS partnership, after a trilateral meeting, at Naval Base Point Loma in San Diego in March last year.
Kyoto’s demon night parade lives to haunt another day
In a Kyoto long past, the "hyakki yagyō" (100 demon night parade) haunted a sleepy corner of Kyoto. Now, one enterprising monster enthusiast has won a small batttle to keep the march alive.
U.S. deploys midrange missile system in Indo-Pacific for first time
A U.S. Army Mid-Range Capability (MRC) Launcher arrives as part of the capability’s first deployment into theater on Northern Luzon, Philippines, April 8.
Unpacking the chaotic by-election in a scandal-hit Tokyo district
People listen to a campaign speech in Tokyo's Koto Ward on Tuesday.

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