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Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 31, 2022
Panasonic to start building Kansas battery plant in November
The conglomerate's energy unit said it had picked Kansas as the site for a new plant to supply batteries primarily to Tesla.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Oct 30, 2022
Thorns become three-time NWSL champions with win over Current
Portland is the first three-time champion in the NWSL's 10-season history after also winning in 2013 and 2017.
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Oct 14, 2022
Patrick Mahomes and Josh Allen take center stage as Chiefs and Bills clash
Mahomes and Allen delivered a quarterback shootout for the ages in the divisional round last January, with Mahomes guiding the Chiefs to a breathless 42-36 overtime win.
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Oct 3, 2022
Patrick Mahomes leads Chiefs to win over Buccaneers
Patrick Mahomes threw for 249 yards and three touchdowns to spark the Kansas City Chiefs over the Tom Brady-led Tampa Bay Buccaneers 41-31 in an early season showdown of NFL title contenders on Sunday.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB
Jul 26, 2022
Shohei Ohtani goes 1-for-4; next pitching start set for Thursday
Ohtani's double came two pitches after he fouled a pitch from Royals starter Zack Greinke off his own knee.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB
Jul 14, 2022
Royals to play in Toronto without 10 unvaccinated players
The Kansas City Royals will be without 10 unvaccinated players who won't travel to Toronto for a four-game series that begins Thursday, manager Mike Matheny told reporters.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 14, 2022
Panasonic to build EV battery plant for Tesla in Kansas
The plant, to be built in De Soto, Kansas, is central to Panasonic's effort to ramp up production for electric vehicles as it pushes for gains in battery power and performance.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB
Jun 23, 2022
Shohei Ohtani sets career high with 13-strikeout performance in Angels' win over Royals
Ohtani's performance came one night after he homered twice and drove in a career-high eight runs against the Royals.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB
Jun 22, 2022
Shohei Ohtani homers twice, drives in career-high eight runs in loss
Ohtani sent the game to extra innings by tying the game 10-10 with his one-out, three-run blast in the ninth, launching Scott Barlow's curveball high into Angel Stadium's right-field stands.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB
Jun 9, 2022
Yusei Kikuchi has shortest outing of MLB career in Blue Jays' loss against Royals
'I walked the second batter on four straight balls, and the tide turned against us from there. I have no physical issues,' Kikuchi said.
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Mar 24, 2022
Dolphins acquire Tyreek Hill in trade with Chiefs
The Chiefs gave Hill permission to seek a trade amid stalled negotiations on a contract extension.
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Jan 31, 2022
Bengals stun Chiefs in AFC title game to reach Super Bowl
For the first time since 1989, the Cincinnati Bengals are headed to the Super Bowl.
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Jan 20, 2022
Chiefs' Patrick Mahomes and Bills' Josh Allen prepare for another playoff showdown
The debate about who is the better AFC quarterback, Josh Allen or Patrick Mahomes, is set to play out again Sunday, when they meet in another duel in the divisional round of the playoffs.
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Jan 13, 2022
Chiefs ready to make run at third straight Super Bowl appearance
The Chiefs' loss in last season's Super Bowl remains a source of motivation for the defending AFC champions, but it's also a loss the team is content to leave in the past.
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Dec 30, 2021
Star receivers abound as Chiefs and Bengals jockey for playoff positions
After a rash of COVID-19 infections riddled Kansas City's two-deep a week ago, everyone on the 53-man active roster was free of the virus when preparations for the Bengals began Wednesday.
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Dec 15, 2021
Bucs and Chiefs back atop Super Bowl title odds
Tampa Bay has won four consecutive games to reach 10-3 — tied with the Green Bay Packers and Arizona Cardinals for the best mark in the NFC.
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Oct 30, 2021
Patrick Mahomes determined to make improvements in time to face Giants
Kansas City's defensive shortcomings have led to Mahomes pressing sometimes to make plays.
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Oct 11, 2021
Bills shut down Patrick Mahomes in win over Chiefs
Josh Allen passed for 315 yards and added 59 yards rushing as the Buffalo Bills' top-ranked defense stuffed Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs during a 38-20 win in soggy Kansas City, Missouri, on Sunday.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB
Jun 9, 2021
Shohei Ohtani hits longest homer of MLB career in Angels win
The two-run homer at Angel Stadium had the longest projected distance of the 26-year-old's MLB career.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB
Apr 14, 2021
Shohei Ohtani goes deep, gets three hits again in Angels loss
The two-way player continued his fantastic run of form for the Halos with his team-best fourth home run of the season.
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.
Number of vacant homes in Japan hits record high of 9 million
A vacant house in Tokyo is seen demolished in January 2020.
'So hot you can't breathe': Extreme heat hits the Philippines
A pedestrian cools himself with a folding hand fan as he waits for a ride along a road in Manila on Wednesday, as extreme heat hit the Philippines.
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.
Town to block view of Mount Fuji in response to overtourism
The town government of Fujikawaguchiko, Yamanashi Prefecture, decided to set up a 2.5-meter-high screen to prevent tourists from taking pictures of Mount Fuji looming behind a convenience store.
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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