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KENTA MAEDA

Japan Times
BASEBALL / BASEBALL BULLET-IN
Apr 19, 2014
Carp roster built to contend for title in 2014
There is excitement in Hiroshima where the Carp are off to a nice start in the Central League pennant race.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Apr 17, 2014
Carp hurler Maeda ready for return after coping with elbow pain
Hiroshima Carp right-hander Kenta Maeda, who has had a bout with elbow stiffness, is slated to start a game on Sunday, manager Kenjiro Nomura revealed on Thursday.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Apr 7, 2014
NPB season too young to accurately identify trends
The NPB season is less than two weeks old, so it's too early to know if anything we've seen so far really has staying power.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Mar 17, 2014
Carp ace Maeda puts focus on raising level
Hiroshima Carp ace Kenta Maeda has made no secret of his desire to pitch in the big leagues, but said that will depend on how much he can raise his game.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / HIT AND RUN
Jan 25, 2014
Tanaka's exit puts focus on Maeda
Outside of New York Yankees fans, the conclusion of Masahiro Tanaka's move to the majors probably had the biggest effect on Kenta Maeda and the Hiroshima Carp.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / BASEBALL BULLET-IN
Jan 4, 2014
Looking ahead at what 2014 may hold
Happy New Year, and a reminder as we are in 2014, it was 10 years ago when Japanese baseball went into a crisis. There was a threat of contraction to 10 or even eight teams and a long hot summer of uncertainty as team owners and players negotiated and finally agreed to maintain the two-league, 12-team system.
BASEBALL
Dec 10, 2013
Outfielder Tani to play for Buffaloes
Veteran outfielder Yoshitomo Tani, who has been released by the Yomiuri Giants, will join the Orix Buffaloes in 2014, the Pacific League club said Tuesday.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 16, 2013
Maeda says 'fearless' Carp have momentum against Giants
Knowing how big an achievement it is for the club to still be playing this time of year, ace hurler Kenta Maeda had a proverbial huge monkey on his back while on the mound at Koshien Stadium last Saturday, when the Hiroshima Carp faced the Hanshin Tigers.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / NPB NOTEBOOK
Sep 22, 2013
Home run king Balentien nearing another conquest
Wladimir Balentien has hit more home runs than any NPB player has ever hit in a single season and through Sunday had 13 games left to add to his record total which stood at 58.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Sep 21, 2013
Carp make Giants put celebration on hold
Hiroshima Carp ace Kenta Maeda allowed a hit in six scoreless innings in a 7-4 win over the Yomiuri Giants on Saturday, denying the defending Japan Series champs a chance to clinch the Central League pennant for at least another day.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Sep 4, 2013
Maeda dominant in win over Dragons
Hiroshima ace Kenta Maeda continued to have the Chunichi Dragons' number on Wednesday, going eight innings in the Carp's 2-0 victory over their closest Central League rivals.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jul 31, 2013
Carp ace Maeda shines in victory over surging BayStars
Kenta Maeda (9-5) allowed two runs in eight innings on Wednesday to win his third straight start as the Hiroshima Carp humbled the Yokohama BayStars 11-3.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jun 12, 2013
Maeda set to face Fighters in Sapporo
Hiroshima Carp ace Kenta Maeda, who has been deactivated with an injured right side, has been cleared to return for a game against the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters on Saturday at Sapporo Dome, Carp manager Kenjiro Nomura confirmed Tuesday.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Apr 1, 2013
Wakiya, Abe rescue Giants against Carp
The Yomiuri Giants claim a season-opening series win over the Hiroshima Carp.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / WORLD BASEBALL CLASSIC
Mar 18, 2013
Puerto Rico ends Japan's run
The World Baseball Classic will crown a champion in two days, and for the first time, a team other than Japan will be hoisting the trophy.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / WORLD BASEBALL CLASSIC
Mar 18, 2013
Maeda relaxed as Japan prepares to face Puerto Rico
If Kenta Maeda gets the start for Japan against Puerto Rico on Sunday, he'll be pitching in the biggest game of his life.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / WORLD BASEBALL CLASSIC
Mar 18, 2013
Scouts gather for precious look at global talent at WBC
With the World Baseball Classic acting as a showcase in front of major league scouts, Team Japan has obviously been one of the countries attracting attention from the men with stop watches and speed guns in the stands.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / WORLD BASEBALL CLASSIC
Mar 11, 2013
Japan pounds Netherlands to reach WBC final round
Japan punches its ticket to the final round of the World Baseball Classic with a 16-4 rout of the Netherlands.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / WORLD BASEBALL CLASSIC
Mar 10, 2013
Hurler Maeda gets call to start against Netherlands
It will take one more win to punch a ticket to San Francisco. But of course nothing's secured yet for Team Japan.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / WORLD BASEBALL CLASSIC
Mar 4, 2013
Maeda regains pitching form, holds China scoreless for five innings
Kenta Maeda shook off worries about his form with five shutout innings as Japan beat China 5-2 in first-round Pool A of the World Baseball Classic on Sunday at Fukuoka Dome.
Japan says Biden's description of nation as xenophobic is 'unfortunate'
The National Diet building in Tokyo
G7 eyes plan on U.S.-led $50 billion aid package for Ukraine
A local resident visits the Lychakiv cemetery in Lviv, Ukraine, on Thursday. The U.S. is in talks with close partners to lead a group of allies that would give as much as $50 billion in aid to Ukraine.
With eye on China, defense chiefs agree to bolster interoperability
From left: U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, Australian defense chief Richard Marles, Japanese Defense Minister Minoru Kihara and Philippine Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro hold a joint news conference in Honolulu on Thursday.
The 'outsiders' creating some of Japan's greenest spaces
Rows of irises resemble a rice field at the Peter Walker-designed Toyota Municipal Museum of Art.
Japan drops to 70th in press freedom rankings
A businessman reads a newspaper outside a train station in Tokyo.
'Monster' Inoue ready to tear down Luis Nery in title defense at Tokyo Dome
Naoya Inoue (left) and Luis Nery following a pre-fight news conference in Yokohama on Saturday, two days ahead of their super bantamweight title fight.
Debate on constitutional revision at a standstill despite Kishida's pledges
With less than two months left before the conclusion of the current session of parliament, any possibility that Prime Minister Fumio Kishida can deliver constitutional reform before the end of his term as Liberal Democratic Party president in late September, as he has promised, appears remote.
Sapporo court ruling on Ainu fishing rights presents tough questions
A traditional Ainu preserved food called <i>satchep</i> (dried fish) being made at the government-run National Ainu Museum and Park, nicknamed Upopoy, in the town of Shiraoi, Hokkaido, on Dec. 25. The Sapporo District Court ruled last month that the Raporo Ainu Nation's rights as an Indigenous people did not extend to having an inherent right to fish for commercial reasons.
With eye on China, defense chiefs agree to bolster interoperability
From left: U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, Australian defense chief Richard Marles, Japanese Defense Minister Minoru Kihara and Philippine Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro hold a joint news conference in Honolulu on Thursday.
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A screenshot of the Meteorological Agency's satellite image of clouds and yellow sand (in pink) on Sunday.

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