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HANSHIN TIGERS

BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
May 14, 2015
Messenger, agent disappointed with how Hanshin handled demotion
Matt Sosnick, the agent for Hanshin Tigers ace Randy Messenger, says both he and his client are very disappointed in the way the Tigers handled the right-hander's demotion to ni-gun earlier this week.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Apr 5, 2015
Tigers' Gomez out for encore after good opening act
When Mauro Gomez was done hitting in the cage during batting practice on both Friday and Saturday at Tokyo Dome, where the Hanshin Tigers were taking on the rival Yomiuri Giants in a weekend series, instead of heading back to the clubhouse, he went behind the cage for a little more soft toss.
BASEBALL / BASEBALL BULLET-IN
Apr 4, 2015
Trio of homers lauched Hanshin to title
As part of the celebration commemorating the 80 years of the Hanshin Tigers franchise, the ballclub will later this month remember the 30th anniversary of one of the most exciting moments in Japanese baseball home run history.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Apr 3, 2015
Tigers battery provides spark against struggling Giants
Ryutaro Umeno did most of the damage early, Randy Messenger did the heavy lifting late, and the Hanshin Tigers batterymates helped make sure their team's fans were the ones still cheering after the final out.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / 2015 JAPANESE BASEBALL PREVIEW
Mar 25, 2015
Carp hoping Kuroda can be final piece in title puzzle
Part of the Carp's slogan for 2015 is 'Red Rising,' and that's exactly what the club has been doing the past few years. Hiroshima has increased its win total in each of the past four seasons.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / HIT AND RUN
Mar 7, 2015
Tigers' Fujinami may be ready to roar
Shintaro Fujinami was included on Samurai Japan's roster for next week's games against Europe probably because the Hanshin Tigers can give the ball to Randy Messenger, coming off an excellent 2014, or stalwart Atsushi Nomi on opening day. Fujinami is probably the biggest name on the Japan pitching staff,...
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / HIT AND RUN
Jan 10, 2015
Toritani may have thrived in majors
Two seasons ago, when it was thought Takashi Toritani was considering a move to MLB, many of the Pacific Rim scouts coming in and out of Japan were mostly lukewarm about his MLB prospects. They may had been fooled into thinking he was on a sharp decline by a decent, but un-Toritani-like year in 2011...
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / HIT AND RUN
Nov 3, 2014
Tigers can only lick wounds after falling short of goal in Japan Series
For 29 years, diehard Hanshin Tigers fans have waited for the club add to its lone Japan Series title, won in 1985, and for a while it looked like 2014 might mark the end of the drought.
BASEBALL / BASEBALL BULLET-IN
Nov 1, 2014
NPB's quirky playoff rules recipe for confusion
Did the Hanshin Tigers deserve to play in this year's Japan Series? The team finished second in the Central League pennant race, seven games behind the league champion Yomiuri Giants, but the Tigers advanced to the CL Climax Series Final Stage with a controversial victory over the Hiroshima Carp in the...
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / HIT AND RUN
Oct 31, 2014
Singular focus propels Hawks to Japan Series crown
On the podium after winning the Japan Series, standing before over 35,000 screaming Fukuoka Softbank Hawks fans, Seiichi Uchikawa dispelled one of the popular narratives of the Hawks' push for the title.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 31, 2014
Hawks eliminate Tigers on bizarre game-ending double play, capture Japan Series title
It wasn't the ending anyone envisioned, but the Fukuoka Softbank Hawks aren't complaining.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 29, 2014
Nakamura's HR puts Hawks on brink of Japan Series title
The Fukuoka Softbank Hawks celebrated like they had won a championship after Akira Nakamura's home run cleared the fence and ended Game 4 of the Japan Series.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 28, 2014
Otonari leads Hawks to Game 3 win
If it wasn't already evident, the point was driven home Tuesday night.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 27, 2014
Hawks southpaw Otonari gains confidence thanks to postseason success
Kenji Otonari was the hero for the Fukuoka Softbank Hawks during the Climax Series and the Pacific League champions are turning to the left-hander again as the Japan Series moves inside Yafuoku Dome for the next three nights.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 26, 2014
Takeda delivers stellar outing in Game 2 for victorious Hawks
Shota Takeda left Fukuoka Softbank Hawks fans singing in the rain in his Japan Series debut.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 25, 2014
Fifth-inning outburst carries Tigers to Game 1 triumph over Hawks
The Hanshin Tigers put runners on every base with two outs in the fifth inning in the opening game of the Japan Series as the zeal and frenzy of their fans in the stands shot to new levels
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 25, 2014
Hawks hurler Standridge 'excited' to face ex-teammates in Japan Series
Jason Standridge draped a towel around his neck, gathered his cleats under his left arm, and descended down the stairs in the dugout on the third base side on his way toward the visitor's locker room on Friday night at Koshien Stadium, the day before the Japan Series.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 25, 2014
Tigers energized by enthusiastic fan support on eve of Japan Series showdown with Hawks
The path leading out of the west exit of Koshien Station is adorned on both sides with yellow and white posters urging the Hanshin Tigers to finish as the No. 1 team in Japan. Fans in Osaka and the surrounding areas are cheering on Tigers players whenever they see them, and if you shop at the right grocery...
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / HIT AND RUN
Oct 20, 2014
Tigers had right touch during final stage of CL Climax Series
The final stage of the Central League Climax Series was all about clutch plays. More so, the ones the Hanshin Tigers made at the plate and all over the field, and the stench of missed opportunity that lingered after most of the Yomiuri Giants' half-innings.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 18, 2014
Tigers advance to Japan Series for first time since 2005
Check the locks on all the Colonel Sanders statues in Osaka, because the Hanshin Tigers are headed back to the Japan Series and it was a big home run from a bearded foreign star that helped get them there.
Japan and U.S. reach tariff deal with ‘reciprocal’ rate at 15%
U.S. President Donald Trump announced a trade deal with Japan on Tuesday, saying the agreement would create "hundreds of thousands of jobs."
Foreign residents closely follow Japan's election and party pledges
A police officer walks past posters of Liberal Democratic Party candidates, as well as one showing Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, outside the party's headquarters in Tokyo on Sunday. As Japan’s foreign population continues to rise, one of the talking points during Sunday’s election was how the country should deal with the increase of international residents.
‘Japanese First’ Sanseito emerges as powerful force after Upper House poll
Sanseito leader Sohei Kamiya in Tokyo on Sunday night
Ishiba denies reports he will resign next month, leaving his fate unclear
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba looks on after meeting with the Liberal Democratic Party executives at the party's headquarters in Tokyo on Wednesday.
The rise of AI companionship in a lonely Japan
In 2020, 38% of all households were single-person. That figure is projected to rise to 44.3% by 2050.
Japan leans into homegrown AI amid rising competition
McKinsey’s 2025 Technology Trends Outlook, published Wednesday, says that the use of “sovereign AI” is a trend gaining significant global traction, including in Japan.
Induction of Ichiro has Cooperstown fretfully preparing
Ichiro Suzuki will soon become the first Japanese player to be enshrined in the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum.
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Japan’s top brands get tied up in the great sunscreen debate
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