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Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / NPB NOTEBOOK
Sep 3, 2014
Fan-favorite Inaba jumping into sunset
Atsunori Inaba may have been Japan's most popular player among foreign fans during the 2013 World Baseball Classic. The quadrennial competition doesn't just bring 16 nations together, it allows the baseball cultures of various nations to come together. Prominent among these is Japan's ouendan.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Sep 2, 2014
Fighters veteran Inaba announces plan to retire
Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters infielder Atsunori Inaba said Tuesday he will retire at the end of the 2014 season, bringing an end to an illustrious 20-year career.
WORLD
Sep 1, 2014
Britain may temporarily bar U.K. Islamist fighters from returning: BBC
Britain could temporarily ban British Islamists who go to fight for militants in Iraq and Syria from returning home, the BBC reported, citing a government source.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Aug 21, 2014
Fighters cut infielder Abreu
The Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters announced on Thursday that they have terminated the contract of Michel Abreu, who led the Pacific League in home runs last season.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Aug 10, 2014
Matsunaka gives Hawks a spark in team's eighth straight triumph
Former Triple Crown winner Nobuhiko Matsunaka delivered a tie-breaking, pinch-hit double on Sunday as the Pacific League-leading Fukuoka Softbank Hawks reeled off their eighth straight win by beating the Nippon Ham Fighters 6-4.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jul 23, 2014
Rookie Yoshida leads Buffs past Fighters
On a day when the Pacific League-leading Buffaloes needed a boost, rookie right-hander Kazumasa Yoshida provided it as Orix completed a three-game sweep of the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters with a 1-0 victory on Wednesday.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jul 21, 2014
Buffaloes resume season with win over Fighters
Tomotaka Sakaguchi had a game-tying RBI single in the fifth inning and Wily Mo Pena delivered a two-run single with two outs the same frame as the Orix Buffaloes came from behind to beat the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters 5-3 to resume the regular season on Monday.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / HIT AND RUN
Jul 14, 2014
NPB, MLB keeping track as Otani continues to blossom
Shohei Otani struck out 12 batters over seven innings on July 2 and fanned 16 in a complete-game effort in his next start July 9. He was in the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters' starting lineup twice in the days between those outings on the mound and hit two home runs during a July 5 contest against the...
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jun 26, 2014
BayStars finish with winning record in interleague play
Yokohama's Yasutomo Kubo limited the damage to one run in seven innings and the bullpen held their opponent hitless the rest of the way as the BayStars defeated the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters 2-1 to wrap up interleague play on Thursday.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jun 19, 2014
Otani downplays leg cramps, says he's ready to swing bat again
A day after leg cramps prevented Shohei Otani from throwing a complete game, the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters youngster said Thursday he was eager to swing the bat despite his skipper's reservations.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jun 18, 2014
Fighters star Otani cages Tigers at Koshien
Double-duty right-hander Shohei Otani lit up Koshien Stadium on Tuesday night, striking out 11 in eight innings as the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters blanked the Hanshin Tigers 4-0 in interleague action.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jun 12, 2014
Japan, China trade claims over latest aerial provocation
Tokyo and Beijing traded blame Thursday over the second close and potentially dangerous encounter in just over two weeks between Chinese SU-27 fighter jets and Japanese reconnaissance planes over the East China Sea.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jun 11, 2014
Giants overcome strong effort by Fighters star Otani
Yasuyuki Kataoka singled in the winning run in the top of the 10th inning as the Yomiuri Giants beat the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters 2-1 in interleague action on Wednesday.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jun 4, 2014
Otani hits 160 kph with fastball as Fighters beat Carp
Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters right-hander Shohei Otani registered a 160 kph fastball for his fastest ever as a pro during the Fighters' 6-2 win over the Hiroshima Carp on Wednesday.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
May 13, 2014
Fighters' Otani pitches first career shutout
Second-year right-hander Shohei Otani threw the first shutout of his professional career on Tuesday as the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters beat the Seibu Lions 3-0.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Apr 27, 2014
Otani suffers first pro defeat as Marines beat Fighters
Tadahito Iguchi and Katsuya Kakunaka each homered in the first inning off second-year right-hander Shohei Otani, who suffered his first career defeat on Sunday as the Chiba Lotte Marines beat the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters 5-1 to complete a three-game sweep at Sapporo Dome.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Apr 22, 2014
Yanagita leads Hawks to comeback victory over Fighters
Yuki Yanagita started a triple play and plated the tying run as the Pacific League-leading Fukuoka Softbank Hawks came from behind to beat the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters 2-1 on Tuesday.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Apr 21, 2014
Fighters acquire left-hander Carter
The Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters signed left-hander Anthony Carter from the San Diego Padres' Triple-A affiliate, the Pacific League club announced Monday.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Apr 20, 2014
Otani survives scrapes as Fighters beat Eagles
Shohei Otani (2-0) pitched out of a series of scrapes on Sunday to work into the seventh inning and earn the victory in the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters' 4-2 win over the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Apr 16, 2014
Fighters rookie Uwasawa holds off Buffaloes
Rookie right-hander Naoyuki Uwasawa allowed three runs in seven innings to improve to 3-0 in three starts as the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters beat the Orix Buffaloes 8-3 on Wednesday.
Why half of Japan's cities are at risk of disappearing in 100 years
A couple looks out onto the Fukuoka nightscape. Due to its distance from Tokyo and its close proximity to South Korea and China, professor Tomoya Mori believes that Fukuoka is one of the few metropolitan regions of Japan that will see some form of growth in the decades to come.
Fuchu Prison adapting to foreign prisoners
From the outside, the light-brown complex that is Fuchu Prison in western Tokyo could easily be mistaken for a city hall.
America wasn’t made for walking, and it’s killing them
A 2010 study found that U.S. adults averaged 5,117 steps daily and that this was lower than the averages found in similar studies in Switzerland, western Australia and Japan.
Japan concerned over U.S. officials' remarks on atomic bombings
U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham speaks to reporters during a news conference in Washington on Thursday.
Japan's revised immigration bill clears Lower House
Justice Minister Ryuji Koizumi speaks to reporters in Tokyo on Tuesday.
Fuchu Prison adapting to foreign prisoners
From the outside, the light-brown complex that is Fuchu Prison in western Tokyo could easily be mistaken for a city hall.
The politicians moving Japan forward on climate
While not the most outspoken politician on the issue, digital minister Taro Kono has a track record of being serious in his commitment to addressing the climate crisis.
Morning-after pill buyers back prescription-free sales following trial
Some 2,181 morning-after pills were sold at 145 pharmacies across the nation, with Tokyo and Kanagawa Prefecture recording over 200 sales each.
Want to be a voice actor? Stay 'true to the character'
SungWon Cho is a veteran with more than 10 years of experience portraying characters in anime, cartoons and video games.
Local theater in Japan is more than a hobby — it’s a community
Japan Times contributor Laura Pollacco (front right) was offered the role of one of her all-time favorite heroines, Elizabeth “Lizzie” Bennet, in the Tokyo International Players’ production of “Pride and Prejudice.”

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