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GOLDEN EAGLES

Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 20, 2013
Rain washes out fourth game of Climax Series
Sendai will have to wait at least another day to celebrate its first Japan Series berth after Game 4 of the Pacific League Climax Series final stage was rained out on Sunday afternoon at Kleenex Stadium.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 19, 2013
Mima tosses four-hit shutout against Marines
Manabu Mima pitched his first career shutout and the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles moved to within one win of bringing Sendai its first Japan Series after a 2-0 win over the Chiba Lotte Marines in Saturday's Game 3 of the Pacific League Climax Series final stage.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 18, 2013
Brazell delivers game-winning HR in 10th against Eagles
Craig Brazell came off the bench to lift the Chiba Lotte Marines to their first win of the Pacific League Climax Series Final Stage in Friday's Game 2, a 4-2 victory over the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles in 10 innings.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 17, 2013
Unbeaten Tanaka leads Eagles past Marines
Masahiro Tanaka's unbeaten year continued on Thursday, when the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles ace defeated the Chiba Lotte Marines 2-0 to win Game 1 of the Pacific League Climax Series Final Stage.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 16, 2013
Ace Tanaka leads Eagles quest to reach Japan Series for first time
Masahiro Tanaka's record-setting regular season is over and starting Thursday, he and his Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles teammates will set their sights on making more history in the final stage of the Pacific League Climax Series against the Chiba Lotte Marines.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 8, 2013
Eagles' Tanaka runs record to 24-0 in storybook season
Masahiro Tanaka (24-0) allowed two runs in seven innings on Tuesday to win his 28th consecutive decision as the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles came from behind to beat the Orix Buffaloes 7-3.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 5, 2013
Nakamura carries Lions to sixth straight triumph, into PL Climax Series
Takeya Nakamura hit a tiebreaking homer leading off the ninth inning Saturday, lifting the Seibu Lions to a 2-1 win over the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles to send his team into the Pacific League Climax Series for the fourth year in a row.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / NPB NOTEBOOK
Oct 5, 2013
Kaneko's fine season lost in 'Ma-kun' mania
When the "Year of Ma-kun" comes to an end and Masahiro Tanaka collects the hardware likely headed his way as NPB's best pitcher, there should be at least a little praise left over for Orix Buffaloes pitcher Chihiro Kaneko.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 4, 2013
Eagles skipper Hoshino accepts new multiyear deal
Senichi Hoshino, who last week clinched his fourth league pennant as a manager and the first for the nine-year-old Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles, has accepted a new multiyear contract, the Pacific League champs revealed Friday.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 4, 2013
Eagles' Tanaka receives PL pitching honor for fifth consecutive month
Masahiro Tanaka continued to rule Nippon Professional Baseball's monthly awards for the fifth straight month, when the winners of the Central and Pacific leagues' pitchers and players of the month were announced on Friday.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 1, 2013
Eagles' Tanaka improves to 23-0 in magical season
As if on cue, the Pacific League pennant winner Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles came through for right-hander Masahiro Tanaka — and big.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / HIT AND RUN
Sep 30, 2013
Another challenge awaits Rakuten
Clinching the Pacific League pennant a little early gave the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles a chance to really enjoy the moment.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Sep 27, 2013
Marines rout new PL champion Eagles
A night after breaking out the bubbly to celebrate their first ever Pacific League title, the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles were understandably in need of a collective pick-me-up during a sluggish performance against the second-place Chiba Lotte Marines.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Sep 26, 2013
Eagles clinch first Pacific League title
In a game of high drama, the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles clinched their first Pacific League pennant on Thursday night in a come-from-behind 4-3 victory over the Seibu Lions.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Sep 23, 2013
Eagles move closer to Pacific League pennant
Rookie Sho Miyagawa allowed just one hit in seven innings Monday as the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles beat the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters 5-0 and Japan's newest franchise moved closer to its first Pacific League pennant.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Sep 18, 2013
Egawa helps power Hawks comeback
Tomoaki Egawa hit a two-run homer in the eighth and drew a bases-loaded walk in the ninth as the Fukuoka Softbank Hawks overcame a six-run deficit on Wednesday to defeat the Pacific League-leading Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles 11-10.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Sep 6, 2013
Tanaka tosses complete-game victory, raises record to 20-0
Masahiro Tanaka equaled the mark for Japan's longest winning streak within a single season as he improved to 20-0 on Friday in the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles' 3-2 win over the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Sep 3, 2013
First-place Eagles rally past Lions
A trio of former big leaguers led the Pacific League-leading Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles to a come-from-behind, 4-3 victory over the Seibu Lions on Tuesday.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Sep 1, 2013
Hawks' Oseguera downs Eagles in Japan debut
Paul Oseguera went five-plus innings to win his Japan debut and Fukuoka Softbank's bullpen pitched out of a series of jams as the Hawks defeated the Pacific League-leading Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles 4-0 on Sunday.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Aug 31, 2013
After early blunder, Settsu settles down, stifles Eagles
Tadashi Settsu overcame a dicey first inning to last seven frames and pick up the victory as the Fukuoka Softbank Hawks defeated the Pacific League-leading Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles 9-2 on Saturday afternoon.
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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 rap creates its mecca in Pop Yours
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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
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