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HIT AND RUN

Japan Times
BASEBALL / HIT AND RUN
Nov 6, 2012
Newly crowned Japan Series champs just getting started
Good luck beating these Giants next year.
BASEBALL / HIT AND RUN
Oct 24, 2012
Giants rose to the occasion
For three consecutive nights, the Yomiuri Giants lived life on the edge.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / HIT AND RUN
Oct 9, 2012
Marines' cowardice left Fujioka to face fans' ire
Seibu Lions fans weren't happy Saturday afternoon and they were letting Chiba Lotte Marines rookie pitcher Takahiro Fujioka feel the brunt of their vitriol.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / HIT AND RUN
Sep 25, 2012
Balentien at ease as race for CL home run crown heats up
As Tokyo Yakult Swallows slugger Wladimir Balentien went through his pregame stretching, he surveyed the field where the newly minted Central League champion Yomiuri Giants were wrapping up batting practice and barely suppressed a laugh while noting, "everything has gone right for them this year."
Japan Times
BASEBALL / HIT AND RUN
Sep 18, 2012
Celebration of Kanemoto's career offers Tigers brief respite
For the next couple of weeks, the prevailing narrative of most Hanshin Tigers games will be the impending retirement of star outfielder Tomoaki Kanemoto.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / HIT AND RUN
Sep 11, 2012
Darvish, others have decisions to make ahead of next WBC
The big news last week was that the Japanese Professional Baseball Players Association decided to compete in next year's World Baseball Classic.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / HIT AND RUN
Sep 4, 2012
Lions pounce at right time to take control of Pacific League
All season the Seibu Lions have put the 'cats have nine lives' theory to the test, and so far the Pacific League's resident felines are still kicking.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / HIT AND RUN
Aug 28, 2012
Houlton feels good about '12 Giants
D.J. Houlton is dealing with a case of deja vu.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / HIT AND RUN
Aug 21, 2012
Takahashi's 300th homer bittersweet
Yoshinobu Takahashi looked more relieved than happy after his 300th home run. Many fans and observers had expected it to come earlier in his career, before later wondering if it would come at all. That helped give the moment feelings of both admiration and incompletion.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / HIT AND RUN
Jul 24, 2012
Abe, Matsuda stand out among NPB players
With another NPB All-Star Series in the books, Japanese baseball shifts its attention back to the pennant races in the Central and Pacific Leagues.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / HIT AND RUN
Jul 17, 2012
Nakahata's BayStars need results to go with new attitude
After batting practice prior to a game against the Hiroshima Carp, Yokohama BayStars manager Kiyoshi Nakahata walked past a throng of fan club members on his way to the clubhouse.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / HIT AND RUN
Jul 10, 2012
Milledge coming through for Swallows after being moved to leadoff spot
Lastings Milledge nearly put a ball into orbit against the Chunichi Dragons on a cool night at half-full (at best) Jingu Stadium last Thursday.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / HIT AND RUN
Jun 26, 2012
Swallows not dwelling on disastrous interleague campaign
The Tokyo Yakult Swallows survived the interleague season.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / HIT AND RUN
Jun 19, 2012
Yoshikawa, Otonari off to strong starts this year
So at what point does the other shoe drop for Mitsuo Yoshikawa and Kenji Otonari?
Japan Times
BASEBALL / HIT AND RUN
Jun 5, 2012
NPB may not have seen last no-no
Japanese baseball went five full seasons without a no-hitter until the Hiroshima Carp's Kenta Maeda threw one against the Yokohama BayStars April 6.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / HIT AND RUN
May 22, 2012
Sakaguchi injury latest blow for underperforming Buffaloes
Tomotaka Sakaguchi separated his shoulder making a catch, and the run still scored.
BASEBALL / HIT AND RUN
Mar 27, 2012
Miyaguni makes most of his chance to face A's
The nerves began to kick in shortly after Ryosuke Miyaguni's first pitch to Jemile Weeks.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / HIT AND RUN
Feb 7, 2012
Giants may live to regret letting prolific slugger Ramirez leave
The Yomiuri Giants hit fewer singles, doubles, triples and home runs in 2011 than they did in 2010. The Kyojin also drove in fewer runs and struck out more.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / HIT AND RUN
Jan 31, 2012
Iwakuma may thrive in shadows with spotlight on Darvish
It's doubtful Hisashi Iwakuma's debut in the major leagues with the Seattle Mariners will make a big splash in many locales outside Seattle, unless of course it comes against the Oakland A's at Tokyo Dome in March. Though in that case, outfielder Ichiro Suzuki will be the player in the spotlight.
BASEBALL / HIT AND RUN
Jan 21, 2012
Darvish deal yet another wakeup call for the NPB
Yu Darvish got his wish, the Texas Rangers got their man and the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters got their money.
Rare sequel to 'My Neighbor Totoro' to play at Cannes
A screening of "Mei and the Baby Cat Bus," which is being billed as a "mini-sequel" to the Studio Ghibli classic "My Neighbor Totoro," is set to take place at the Cannes Film Festival on Monday.
America wasn’t made for walking, and it’s killing them
A 2010 study found that U.S. adults averaged 5,117 steps daily and that this was lower than the averages found in similar studies in Switzerland, western Australia and Japan.
Fuchu Prison adapting to foreign prisoners
From the outside, the light-brown complex that is Fuchu Prison in western Tokyo could easily be mistaken for a city hall.
Why half of Japan's cities are at risk of disappearing in 100 years
A couple looks out onto the Fukuoka nightscape. Due to its distance from Tokyo and its close proximity to South Korea and China, professor Tomoya Mori believes that Fukuoka is one of the few metropolitan regions of Japan that will see some form of growth in the decades to come.
Japan concerned over U.S. officials' remarks on atomic bombings
U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham speaks to reporters during a news conference in Washington on Thursday.
Fuchu Prison adapting to foreign prisoners
From the outside, the light-brown complex that is Fuchu Prison in western Tokyo could easily be mistaken for a city hall.
The politicians moving Japan forward on climate
While not the most outspoken politician on the issue, digital minister Taro Kono has a track record of being serious in his commitment to addressing the climate crisis.
Seoul's eclectic Art OnO shines light on Japan's artists and galleries
Art OnO, which took place from April 19 to 21 in Seoul, featured a modest number of 36 participating galleries from 15 countries.
Want to be a voice actor? Stay 'true to the character'
SungWon Cho is a veteran with more than 10 years of experience portraying characters in anime, cartoons and video games.
Local theater in Japan is more than a hobby — it’s a community
Japan Times contributor Laura Pollacco (front right) was offered the role of one of her all-time favorite heroines, Elizabeth “Lizzie” Bennet, in the Tokyo International Players’ production of “Pride and Prejudice.”

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