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JUNJI OGAWA

Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 1, 2019
Swallows hire Shingo Takatsu as new manager
The Tokyo Yakult Swallows promoted Shingo Takatsu from farm manager to replace Junji Ogawa as the top team manager on Tuesday.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Sep 8, 2019
Swallows manager Junji Ogawa to step down after season
Tokyo Yakult Swallows manager Junji Ogawa said Sunday he intends to take responsibility for the Central League club's poor performance this year and retire when his two-year contract expires at the end of the season.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Apr 14, 2019
Swallows beat Giants in slugfest
The Yomiuri Giants provided the fireworks in the opener and the Tokyo Yakult Swallows lit up the scoreboard in second game.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Sep 4, 2018
Swallows manager Junji Ogawa to remain at the helm next season
Junji Ogawa confirmed Tuesday he will continue as manager of the Tokyo Yakult Swallows next year, after helping turn the Central League club around from a franchise-worst 96-loss season in 2017.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Mar 27, 2018
Slugger Wladimir Balentien alters focus going into new season
Wladimir Balentien switched things up a little this spring.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 6, 2017
Swallows appoint Shinya Miyamoto as bench coach
Three-time Japan Series champion Shinya Miyamoto was named the Tokyo Yakult Swallows' new bench coach Friday.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 4, 2017
Swallows announce Ogawa's return as manager
Coming off their franchise's first 96-loss season, the Tokyo Yakult Swallows announced Wednesday that the team's senior director, 60-year-old Junji Ogawa, will manage the Central League club in 2018.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Sep 26, 2017
Swallows to bring back Ogawa as manager next season
The Tokyo Yakult Swallows are looking to bring back former manager Junji Ogawa at the helm for the 2018 season, according to a source close to the matter.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Sep 22, 2014
Swallows skipper Ogawa to step down
The Central League's Tokyo Yakult Swallows on Monday accepted manager Junji Ogawa's decision to resign at the end of the season due to the cellar-dwelling club's poor results.
No link to Nankai Trough quake seen after temblor in Shikoku
Satoshi Harada from the Meteorological Agency explains about the magnitude 6.6 earthquake during a news conference early Thursday.
Thousands evacuated as Indonesia volcano erupts
Indonesia's Mount Ruang spews hot lava and smoke as seen from Sitaro, North Sulawesi, on Wednesday.
Why hasn't Japan moved to prop up the weak yen?
Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki speaks to reporters in Tokyo on Tuesday.
Snake on a train: Discovery of serpent delays Tokyo-Nagoya shinkansen
A Tokaido shinkansen. It is unclear whether the snake was venomous or how it ended up on the train, and there was no injury or panic among passengers.
Sex differences could be key to the successful treatment of long COVID
A new study has found that women with long COVID had significantly lower levels of testosterone compared to those who had recovered from their infection.
'House of the Owl' brings Hollywood values to Japanese TV
In the new Disney+ series “House of the Owl,” Min Tanaka (left) plays a powerful political fixer, or “kuromaku,” who has a troubled relationship with his adult children, particularly his idealistic son, played by Mackenyu.
Benefits and risks: AUKUS looks to take gamble on Japan
U.S. President Joe Biden, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and British leader Rishi Sunak deliver remarks on the AUKUS partnership, after a trilateral meeting, at Naval Base Point Loma in San Diego in March last year.
Kyoto’s demon night parade lives to haunt another day
In a Kyoto long past, the "hyakki yagyō" (100 demon night parade) haunted a sleepy corner of Kyoto. Now, one enterprising monster enthusiast has won a small batttle to keep the march alive.
U.S. deploys midrange missile system in Indo-Pacific for first time
A U.S. Army Mid-Range Capability (MRC) Launcher arrives as part of the capability’s first deployment into theater on Northern Luzon, Philippines, April 8.
Unpacking the chaotic by-election in a scandal-hit Tokyo district
People listen to a campaign speech in Tokyo's Koto Ward on Tuesday.

Podcast

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Longform

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