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HIROSHIMA CARP

BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / HIT AND RUN
Jan 28, 2016
Johnson, Mikolas looking for more success in second seasons in Japan
Kris Johnson and Miles Mikolas passed their first tests in Japan with flying colors. The two pitchers, Johnson, a southpaw who deals for the Hiroshima Carp, and Mikolas, a Yomiuri Giants right-hander, couldn't have made better first impressions during their first seasons in NPB.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jan 23, 2016
Giants hurler Sugano aims for winning season
Tomoyuki Sugano returned to Japan recently after spending several days training in Hawaii. He told reporters at Narita Airport that his workouts yielded great results and allowed that "my condition is the best it's been in three years."
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 26, 2015
Carp hurler Maeda wins Sawamura Award for second time
Four famed former pitchers went to a Tokyo hotel for the purpose of sitting down together and identifying the best pitcher in Japan in 2015.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Sep 29, 2015
Opportunistic Carp spoil Swallows' celebration plans
The Hiroshima Carp have more work to do during the regular season in order to get where they want to be. Now the Tokyo Yakult Swallows still do as well.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Aug 7, 2015
Carp's Kikuchi delivers winning hit in 12th against Giants
The Hiroshima Carp and Yomiuri Giants had combined for a host of missed opportunities and enough strikeouts to last a month, but no runs over the first 3 hours and 55 minutes on Friday night.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / BASEBALL BULLET-IN
Jul 18, 2015
Former Carp, Eagles manager Brown gets best of both worlds through scouting for Nationals
Washington Nationals director of Pacific Rim scouting Marty Brown just completed a second trip to Japan this season.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jun 30, 2015
Giants stage dramatic rally against Kuroda in ninth inning
It took nearly the entire game, but the Yomiuri Giants finally found the solution to their Hiroki Kuroda problem.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / HIT AND RUN
Jun 22, 2015
Central League clubs currently wallowing in mediocrity
There's a decent chance that at some time this week no Central League team will have a winning record.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / HIT AND RUN
Jun 15, 2015
Carp outfielder Schierholtz adjusting to life in Japan
There wasn't much time for Nate Schierholtz to really prepare himself for Japanese baseball. He'd opted out of his deal with the Texas Rangers on March 28. By April 19, he was already on the other side of the world in a red No. 57 jersey and hitting third for the Hiroshima Carp.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jun 11, 2015
Lions' Mejia delivers walk-off single in ninth against Carp
Ernesto Mejia slammed a bat into the side of a batting cage before the Seibu Lions' game on Thursday. After the game, any frustration he might've been feeling melted away into elation, and a wet jersey.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jun 9, 2015
Lions' Akiyama delivers game-winning double against Carp
Shogo Akiyama got the best of one of the best pitchers in Japan.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
May 14, 2015
Carp pitcher Johnson putting it all together in Japan
Good luck trying to describe Hiroshima Carp pitcher Kris Johnson's first few weeks in Japanese baseball.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
May 12, 2015
Triumphant Giants stage seventh-inning comeback against Carp
The Yomiuri Giants beat Kenta Maeda in a close game again, and this time he helped them do it.
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 / BASEBALL BULLET-IN
Feb 14, 2015
Carp catcher Aizawa expected to have bigger role this season
Keep your eye this coming season in Japanese baseball on catcher Tsubasa Aizawa of the Hiroshima Carp. The 27-year-old, eight-year veteran appears ready to take over as the first-string catcher on a team poised to challenge for the Central League pennant under new manager Koichi Ogata.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / HIT AND RUN
Nov 8, 2014
Fateful decision in Japan put Soriano on path to MLB
Alfonso Soriano said on Tuesday that he was hanging up his cleats for good after 16 seasons in the major leagues. Soriano, who really exploded on the scene in 2001, his third with the New York Yankees, walks away with a career .270 average, 412 home runs and 1,159 RBIs.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / HIT AND RUN
Oct 12, 2014
Playoff system selling Japanese baseball short
The Hanshin Tigers and Hiroshima Carp on Sunday played a hotly contested, tense, and entertaining game full of momentum shifts and almost everything anyone — anyone who likes pitching and defense at least — would want out of a playoff game in which one team's season was on the line.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Sep 23, 2014
Carp guaranteed first non-losing season since 2001
Deunte Heath says the Hiroshima Carp have the best fans in Japan. On Tuesday, he took a big step toward giving them a chance to watch their team play postseason baseball at home for a change.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Aug 3, 2014
Sixth-inning offensive outburst carries Carp past Giants
The Hiroshima Carp may still have fond feelings for Kan Otake, but in the middle of a pennant race it's every man for himself.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / HIT AND RUN
Jul 21, 2014
Contenders begin second half with eyes on prize
While the NPB All-Star Series doesn't land exactly at the midpoint of the season it splits the year in two very well symbolically if not mathematically. No matter how you slice it, the regular season resumed on Monday, signaling the start of a two month race to the finish line.
A prophesied disaster (likely) won’t strike Japan this weekend
A viral manga prediction of a July 5 disaster has gripped Japan with anxiety and triggered an economic impact, but experts warn that while such dates are unreliable, the threat of a massive earthquake remains real. 
Magnitude 5.5 earthquake jars Tokara Islands amid flurry of seismic activity
A strong quake struck off the Tokara Islands on Thursday afternoon, with the island chain having recorded around 1,000 earthquakes since a burst of seismic activity first began on June 21.
Japan to require flight passengers to keep power banks within sight
The transport ministry has announced new regulations requiring flight passengers to keep power banks within sight to mitigate fire risks while on board planes.
Ghibli’s Isao Takahata exhibit shows how beloved anime is made
“The man who planted Japanese animation” exhibition includes a variety of sketches, drawings and animation cels from Isao Takahata films such as color design for characters by Michiyo Yasuda from "Grave of the Fireflies."
Residents of Tokara Islands begin evacuation as seismic swarm continues
Details about evacuations from Akuseki Island, located in the Tokara island chain in Kagoshima Prefecture, is seen written on a whiteboard in the city of Kagoshima on Thursday.
Ghibli’s Isao Takahata exhibit shows how beloved anime is made
“The man who planted Japanese animation” exhibition includes a variety of sketches, drawings and animation cels from Isao Takahata films such as color design for characters by Michiyo Yasuda from "Grave of the Fireflies."
Flag football facing challenges and opportunities ahead
Japan’s women’s flag football team at the 2025 International Bowl in Los Angeles in June. The sport is enjoying continued growth in the country.
From Hokusai’s Great Wave, shinkansen to One Piece: a cultural treasure box for Lego Japan
Michael Ebbesen, general manager of Lego Japan, says Lego bricks based on Japanese culture have a rich global appeal and are sellable around the world.
With farmed fish, RelationFish swims against the tide in fine dining
Chef Hideaki Matsuo (middle) and the staff of Oseto Suisan Fisheries prepare to check on their sustainably farmed fish.
As Southeast Asia heats up, a Japanese cooling giant sees a major opportunity
An employee of Daikin Cambodia explains the use of different tools during an air conditioner installation training session in Phnom Penh. Daikin is one of Japan’s oldest air conditioning companies, but as Japan’s population falls, the firm is keying in on overseas growth.

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