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Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / Sac Bunts
Nov 19, 2019
Will Yamaguchi's departure from Yomiuri Giants to MLB clear a path for Sugano?
The biggest question stemming from the Yomiuri Giants' decision to post pitcher Shun Yamaguchi to MLB is not how Yamaguchi might fare in the majors.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Nov 18, 2019
Giants pitcher Shun Yamaguchi to pursue MLB dream through posting system
Shun Yamaguchi, who led the Central League in wins, strikeouts and winning percentage this season, intends to move to the major leagues through the posting system, the Yomiuri Giants right-hander said Monday.
Japan Times
Figure Skating
Nov 17, 2019
Yuma Kagiyama, Mana Kawabe leave rivals in dust to win at Japan Junior Championships
Yuma Kagiyama continued his surge toward the elite of the skating world with a dominating victory at the Japan Junior Championships on Sunday night.
Japan Times
Figure Skating
Nov 16, 2019
Yuma Kagiyama, Mana Kawabe win short programs at Japan Junior Championships
Heavy favorite Yuma Kagiyama took the lead after the short program at the Japan Junior Championships at Shin-Yokohama Skate Center on Saturday night.
Japan Times
Figure Skating
Nov 15, 2019
Top young skaters back in the spotlight at Japan Junior Championships
Yuma Kagiyama and Shun Sato will be in the spotlight this weekend at the Japan Junior Championships at Shin-Yokohama Skate Center. Both skaters have qualified for next month's prestigious Junior Grand Prix Final in Italy.
Japan Times
BASEBALL
Nov 1, 2019
Canada edges Japan in exhibition series opener
Canada drew first blood in a two-game exhibition series against Japan on Thursday, jumping on starter Shun Yamaguchi for an early lead before holding on for a 6-5 victory.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 21, 2019
No Sawamura winner named for 2019 season
The Sawamura Award is an honor given to the top pitcher in Japanese baseball each season.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 19, 2019
Kodai Senga, Yurisbel Gracial lead Hawks past Giants in Japan Series opener
Kodai Senga gave the Yomiuri Giants chances early on as he worked his way into Game 1 of this year's Japan Series.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 18, 2019
Blockbuster matchup: Hawks' Kodai Senga vs. Giants' Shun Yamaguchi in Japan Series opener
Shortly before the end of the Japan Series managers' meeting the skippers of the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks and Yomiuri Giants were asked to name their starters for Game 1.
Japan Times
Figure Skating / ICE TIME
Oct 1, 2019
Daisuke Takahashi a good fit for ice dance
Just 15 months after shocking the skating world with his return after a four-year retirement, Daisuke Takahashi has done it again.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Sep 21, 2019
Yamaguchi pitches Giants past BayStars
Shun Yamaguchi pitched into the seventh inning at his old stomping grounds as the Yomiuri Giants beat the Yokohama BayStars 9-4 to lower their magic number to clinch the Central League pennant to two on Friday.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Sep 18, 2019
'No Longer Human': A biopic with no decent biography
Mika Ninagawa's 'No Longer Human' tells the story of celebrated Japanese author Osamu Dazai, with a particular focus on his turbulent love life
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / Sac Bunts
Sep 9, 2019
Race for Sawamura Award going down to wire
With the NPB season nearly over — no team has more than 16 games left — it's almost time for the group of retired pitchers who vote on the Sawamura Award to sit down and have a chat.
Japan Times
Figure Skating / ICE TIME
Sep 3, 2019
Shun Sato stellar in Lake Placid JGP victory
Shun Sato's debut on the Junior Grand Prix circuit was a smashing success.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Sep 2, 2019
Kagoshima authorities failed to act on police warnings of abuse of 4-year-old girl before her death
The case follows a series of fatal child abuse cases over the last two years in which authorities were found to have failed to act.
Japan Times
Figure Skating / ICE TIME
Aug 27, 2019
Yuma Kagiyama dazzles in France JGP win
Yuma Kagiyama opened the Junior Grand Prix season with a bang.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Aug 18, 2019
Shun Yamaguchi fans 10 to lead Giants past Tigers
Shun Yamaguchi struck out 10 and drove in a run in the Central League on Sunday to help lead the Yomiuri Giants to a 6-3 win over the Hanshin Tigers.
Japan Times
Figure Skating / ICE TIME
Aug 15, 2019
Yuma Kagiyama looks to continue father's legacy
The sports landscape is filled with sons of famous fathers who could not live up to the family name. Many have tried to emulate success in the same sport, but were unable to approach their dad's greatness.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / Sac Bunts
Jul 8, 2019
Giants beginning to hit stride ahead of All-Star break
Following a spring training game against the Seattle Mariners in March, Yomiuri Giants manager Tastunori Hara mused that the MLB club's lineup looked similar to his own.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jul 5, 2019
Shun Yamaguchi guides Giants past BayStars
Shun Yamaguchi struck out 12 batters over eight innings, doubled and scored the winning run for the Yomiuri Giants in their 8-4 victory over the Yokohama BayStars on Friday.
When will Japan intervene to support the yen?
Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki has reiterated the government's readiness to take an appropriate action as the yen continues to slide against the U.S. dollar.
'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.
Raising kids in Japan as a single parent? It takes a village.
Making things work as a foreign, single mother in Japan isn't easy, but these tips and tricks can help you through the hardest parts.
Yen rebounds strongly after first slide past ¥160 since 1990
The yen dropped to ¥160.245 per dollar on Monday before heading into the other direction to ¥155.01 amid speculation of an intervention by Japanese currency authorities.
JAL cancels international flight after captain gets drunk at Dallas hotel
A Japan Airlines' flight from Dallas to Tokyo was canceled last week after its captain got drunk at a local hotel.
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.
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.

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