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GO TANAKA

Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / 20 QUESTIONS
Mar 15, 2014
'Be the best you can, don't waste a minute'
Be committed, be focused and be the best you can. Don't waste a minute.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Stage
Mar 12, 2014
Super Kabuki 'spells fun'
Just like the many native English-speakers who have difficulty understanding the language and classical references in the works of William Shakespeare, so Japanese people generally feel a sense of distance from kabuki, as though it were a foreign language.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB
Mar 7, 2014
Tanaka allows HR to Phillies in 2nd outing
Right-hander Masahiro Tanaka allowed two hits including a solo home run in his first spring start for the New York Yankees on Thursday, but otherwise kept the Philadelphia Phillies quiet in his three innings of a 4-3 win.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB
Mar 2, 2014
Tanaka looks sharp in debut
Masahiro Tanaka made an effective if unremarkable spring debut on Saturday with the New York Yankees, who signed the Pacific League MVP and two-time Sawamura Award winner on a seven-year deal worth $155 million.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Stage
Feb 19, 2014
NNTT debut peers behind the masks of 'Condemned' Sartre family
Until Japan was opened to the West in the mid-19th century, its theater culture mainly comprised traditional forms such as kabuki, comic kyōgen, bunraku (puppet theater) and noh.
BASEBALL / MLB
Feb 9, 2014
Pitcher Tanaka leaves for New York
High-priced right-hander Masahiro Tanaka departed on Sunday for New York to begin his major league career.
BASEBALL / MLB
Feb 7, 2014
Yankees to unveil Tanaka on Tuesday
Right-hander Masahiro Tanaka, who signed a seven-year deal worth $155 million with the New York Yankees last month, will be unveiled at a news conference on Tuesday at Yankee Stadium, it was learned Friday.
BASEBALL / MLB
Feb 1, 2014
Yanks ask for help with Tanaka's visa
The New York Yankees have called on New York Sen. Chuck Schumer to speed up Masahiro Tanaka's visa application, so he will be on time for spring training, the New York Daily News reported in its online edition Friday.
BASEBALL / MLB
Jan 30, 2014
Tanaka says goodbye to former Rakuten teammates
Masahiro Tanaka bid farewell to his former Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles teammates on Thursday ahead of the club's departure for spring training in Okinawa.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / HIT AND RUN
Jan 25, 2014
Tanaka's exit puts focus on Maeda
Outside of New York Yankees fans, the conclusion of Masahiro Tanaka's move to the majors probably had the biggest effect on Kenta Maeda and the Hiroshima Carp.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB
Jan 24, 2014
Splitter expected to be 'money pitch' for Tanaka in the majors
Now that the New York Yankees have agreed to part with a whopping $175 million in order to fit Masahiro Tanaka for pinstripes, baseball fans and observers will spend the next several years trying to figure out if "Ma-kun" was worth the hefty price tag.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jan 23, 2014
Gold bar sales balloon as inflation hedge
Gold sales by Japan's biggest bullion retailer surged 63 percent to a five-year high as prices slumped and investors sought refuge from Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's campaign to stoke inflation and weaken the yen.
BASEBALL / MLB
Jan 21, 2014
Tanaka keeps quiet about contract negotiations
With the deadline for him to sign a deal with a major league club looming, Masahiro Tanaka worked out in the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles' indoor practice facility on Tuesday and said nothing about his potential destination.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 20, 2014
Indonesia not independent yet, anti-Japan activist from '74 says
On Jan. 15, 1974, then-Prime Minister Kakuei Tanaka might have never expected that his four-day visit to Jakarta would incite an anti-Japan riot in the Indonesian capital that left scores of people dead.
BASEBALL / MLB
Jan 18, 2014
Dodgers maintain interest in Tanaka
The Los Angeles Dodgers are still pursuing pitcher Masahiro Tanaka, general manager Ned Colletti said on Friday.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB
Jan 17, 2014
Tanaka ready to narrow down choices
Highly sought-after pitcher Masahiro Tanaka is likely to narrow down his preferences among major league suitors in the coming days, a member of his staff said Friday.
Japan Times
LIFE
Jan 11, 2014
The return of Godzilla, the king of kaiju
'Godzilla' first appeared in cinemas across the country in November 1954 but its story line was heavily influenced by an incident eight months earlier at Bikini Atoll in the Marshall Islands.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB
Jan 11, 2014
Tanaka back in Japan after visit with major league clubs
Ace right-hander Masahiro Tanaka returned to Japan Saturday from a short visit with major league clubs in the Los Angeles area.
BASEBALL / MLB
Jan 9, 2014
Tanaka heads to U.S. to meet with MLB clubs
Japanese ace right-hander Masahiro Tanaka, who will aim to move to the major leagues through the new posting system, has already left for the United States to hold talks with big league clubs, informed sources told Kyodo News on Thursday.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / HIT AND RUN
Dec 30, 2013
Eagles' future largely forgotten amidst race to land Tanaka
Watching the flow of a news cycle can be interesting at times.
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.
Kishida defends planned rule to revoke foreigners' residency
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida speaks during a meeting of the Lower House Judicial Affairs Committee on Wednesday.
Human bone-like objects found at Nippon Steel plant’s molten iron pot, with one worker missing
Police believe it’s highly possible that human bones found in a molten iron pot at Nippon Steel's Oita factory belong to a missing male employee.
Japanese billionaire sues Meta over investment scams using his image
Entrepreneurs Yusaku Maezawa (second from right) and Takafumi Horie (third from right) attend a study session on fake social media ads and investment scams at the Liberal Democratic Party headquarters in Tokyo on April 10.
Was Onosato's defeat of Terunofuji an era-defining bout?
Onosato (right) defeats Terunofuji at the Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo on May 12. While nothing in sumo is guaranteed, it seems almost inevitable that Onosato is destined for the top of the sport's pyramid.
Unraveling the Japanese prose of Yukio Mishima
Author Yukio Mishima accepts the Arts Festival Award in the drama category at the 20th Arts Festival Award Ceremony on Jan. 22, 1966.
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.
Japanese billionaire sues Meta over investment scams using his image
Entrepreneurs Yusaku Maezawa (second from right) and Takafumi Horie (third from right) attend a study session on fake social media ads and investment scams at the Liberal Democratic Party headquarters in Tokyo on April 10.
Japanese rap creates its mecca in Pop Yours
Tokyo-based artist Jumadiba says he forgoes the label of simply “rap” for his music because the Japanese rap scene isn’t confined to a particular sound.
Was Onosato's defeat of Terunofuji an era-defining bout?
Onosato (right) defeats Terunofuji at the Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo on May 12. While nothing in sumo is guaranteed, it seems almost inevitable that Onosato is destined for the top of the sport's pyramid.

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