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HIROKI KURODA

Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Mar 22, 2015
Kuroda tosses seven scoreless innings in final spring appearance
Returning Hiroshima Carp veteran Hiroki Kuroda was far from his best in his final preseason tune-up but still managed seven scoreless innings against the Fukuoka Softbank Hawks on Sunday.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Mar 15, 2015
Carp's Kuroda touched for two runs in second spring start
Hiroki Kuroda made his second preseason start of the spring on Sunday, when he allowed two runs over six innings in an exhibition against the Orix Buffaloes.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Mar 8, 2015
Kuroda makes dominating spring debut
Hiroki Kuroda was back on the mound in Hiroshima for the first time in eight years on Sunday, when he retired all 13 batters he faced in a 1-0 exhibition win over the Tokyo Yakult Swallows.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Feb 16, 2015
Kuroda happy to be back with Carp after stint in majors
Hiroki Kuroda said Monday the reaction of Hiroshima Carp fans told him that his decision to give up an impressive major league career for a return to the Central League club was the right one.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jan 16, 2015
Kuroda speaks out on decision to pitch in NPB this season
Workhorse big league right-hander Hiroki Kuroda said Thursday that he could not have just retired without pitching again in Japan.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Dec 27, 2014
Kuroda returning to Carp
Free agent pitcher Hiroki Kuroda will rejoin the Central League's Hiroshima Carp in 2015 after seven seasons in the majors, the club announced on Saturday.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB
Sep 17, 2014
Kuroda still grinding on pitcher's mound
Pitcher Hiroki Kuroda, who is now completing his sixth big league season following 11 years in Japan, told Kyodo News recently that his future after this season is up in the air — just as it has been since 2012.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB
Apr 13, 2014
Despite shaky outing, Kuroda improves to 2-1
Right-hander Hiroki Kuroda labored through six-plus innings but still picked up his second win of the season in the New York Yankees' 7-4 victory over the Boston Red Sox on Saturday.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB
Mar 13, 2013
Kuroda throws four scoreless innings against Cardinals
Starting pitcher Hiroki Kuroda blanked the St. Louis Cardinals through four innings in a 4-0 spring training win for the New York Yankees on Monday.
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Yen swings stir talk that Japan is in the FX market once again
An electronic screen in Tokyo displays the yen exchange rate against the U.S. dollar and the graph showing its recent swings, on Thursday.
Harajuku strives to reclaim its former glory — and surpass it
Laforet Harajuku, which celebrated its 45th anniversary last year, has been a witness to the district's evolution over the years.
Weak yen fattens tourist wallets in Japan
People visit the Ameya Yokocho market in Tokyo's Ueno district during the Golden Week holiday on Tuesday.
Japan's May 1 intervention may have cost ¥3.66 trillion, BOJ data suggests
An electronic screen displays a graph showing Japanese yen exchange rates surging against the dollar amid signs of intervention by authorities, in Tokyo on Thursday.
Kishida sets sights on energy and climate in South America trip
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will use a policy speech in Sao Paulo to set out his vision for ties between Japan and South America, almost 10 years after former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe advocated for stronger ties between the two in the same city.
Yellow sand allergy: A health issue made worse by climate change
A screenshot of the Meteorological Agency's satellite image of clouds and yellow sand (in pink) on Sunday.
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.
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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.

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