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GOLDEN EAGLES

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.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Feb 1, 2014
NPB squads start spring training
The Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles, who last season won their first Japan Series in the franchise's ninth year of existence, started spring training Saturday in Kumejima, Okinawa Prefecture, in preparation for the start of the regular season on March 28.
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.
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
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.
Japan Times
BASEBALL
Dec 28, 2013
The Batting Stance Guy waxes poetic on Youkilis, NPB
Kevin Youkilis' batting stance is, shall we say, a little different than most.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Dec 26, 2013
Tanaka says he must 'make an impact' in the major leagues
Right-hander Masahiro Tanaka said Thursday he intends to make an impact in the big leagues
Japan Times
BASEBALL
Dec 25, 2013
Tanaka given chance to pursue dream in majors
Major League Baseball fans and executives finally found what they were looking for under the Christmas tree.
Japan Times
SPORTS / YEAR IN REVIEW 2013
Dec 25, 2013
A look back at the year's top 10 Japan sports stories
Japan Times editors selected these domestic sports stories as the most important of 2013.
Japan Times
BASEBALL
Dec 17, 2013
Tanaka informs Eagles he wants to pitch in majors in 2014
The man at the center of the posting system drama finally broke his silence, and it was music to the ears of MLB fans and executives.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / HIT AND RUN
Dec 14, 2013
New posting system puts Rakuten in unfavorable position
While the relevant parties have given their blessings to a new posting agreement between Nippon Professional Baseball and Major League Baseball, there is still no resolution to Masahiro Tanaka's situation.
BASEBALL
Dec 11, 2013
Tanaka, Eagles president Tachibana plan meeting to discuss future
The fate of sought-after right-hander Masahiro Tanaka could be clarified as early as next week, the president of the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles said Wednesday.
BASEBALL
Dec 3, 2013
Eagles' McGehee granted release
Infielder Casey McGehee, who contributed in leading the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles to their first Japan Series championship this season, has been granted a release, the commissioner's office said Tuesday.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Nov 23, 2013
Eagles ace Tanaka recognized by Guinness World Records
Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles right-hander Masahiro Tanaka received a certificate of recognition Saturday by Guinness World Records for his record-breaking season.
BASEBALL
Nov 19, 2013
Eagles eliminated in Asia Series semifinals
The Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles became the first Japanese team to fail to reach the Asia Series final after losing to the Uni-President 7-Eleven Lions 4-1 on Tuesday.
BASEBALL
Nov 17, 2013
Eagles win Pool B in Asia Series
The Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles topped Group B of the Asia Series with a 6-3 win against the Canberra Cavalry on Sunday.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Nov 11, 2013
Eagles skipper Hoshino wins Shoriki Award
Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles manager Senichi Hoshino was voted unanimously Monday the winner of the Matsutaro Shoriki Award after guiding the Pacific League club to its first Japan Series title in its ninth year as a franchise.
BASEBALL
Nov 6, 2013
Eagles to face Lions in 2014 opener
The Japan Series champion Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles will open next season on the road against the Seibu Lions on March 28, the Pacific League announced Wednesday.
Japan Times
BASEBALL
Nov 5, 2013
In good or bad times, title-winning Eagles, fans share special bond throughout Tohoku
The Japan Series-winning run by the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles was one of the best feel-good stories in Japanese pro baseball in 2013.
BASEBALL
Nov 5, 2013
Baseball: Tanaka, Eagles waiting for new posting system agreement
Rakuten Eagles ace Masahiro Tanaka offered no relief on Tuesday to major league teams waiting for word that the right-hander will become available through the posting system.
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.
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.
Man suspected of using smart glasses to cheat on Waseda University exams
The Waseda University campus in Tokyo. An 18-year-old male test-taker is suspected of using smart glasses to cheat during the university's entrance exam.
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.
Who’s toughest on China? Biden’s tariff tactic ups ante as election looms.
U.S. President Joe Biden speaks about new actions to protect American workers and businesses from China's "unfair" trade practices, in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington on Tuesday.
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.
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.

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