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KENYA WAKATSUKI

Buffaloes pitcher Sachiya Yamasaki (left), who earned his 10th win of the season, and catcher Kenya Wakatsuki pose after their game against the Hawks in Osaka on Wednesday.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Sep 28, 2023
Sachiya Yamasaki pitches Buffaloes to victory over Hawks
Sachiya Yamasaki struck out five without issuing a walk for the Buffaloes, who recently clinched their third straight PL pennant.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Aug 13, 2019
Tempers flare in Lions' rout of Buffaloes
Shuta Tonosaki hit a three-run, first-inning home run, leading the Seibu Lions to an 11-4 victory over the Orix Buffaloes on Tuesday that saw two ejections.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Aug 5, 2018
Kenya Wakatsuki leads Buffaloes past Hawks
Kenya Wakatsuki unloaded the bases with one swing, powering the Orix Buffaloes to a 6-4 win over the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks on Sunday afternoon.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 6, 2017
Yuki Yoshimura hammers solo blast in 12th to carry Hawks past Buffaloes
Pinch hitter Yuki Yoshimura hit a walk-off solo shot in the bottom of the 12th inning as the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks rallied to beat the Orix Buffaloes 4-3 on Friday.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Aug 11, 2017
Buffaloes' Wakatsuki ignites comeback victory over Eagles
Kenya Wakatsuki's two-run, fourth-inning double sparked a five-run inning as the Orix Buffaloes came from behind to beat the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles 8-4 on Friday night and knock them out of first place.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jul 12, 2016
Nishi displays determination in seven tough innings as Buffaloes halt Fighters' 15-game winning streak
Yuki Nishi gutted it out for seven innings and earned the win as the Orix Buffaloes put the brakes on the streaking Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters with a 4-3 win in the Pacific League on Tuesday.
'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.
Over 40% of Japan's municipalities at risk of vanishing, study finds
Of 1,729 local municipalities nationwide, 744 have been identified as being at risk of disappearing.
Princess Aiko makes debut at imperial garden party
Princess Aiko attends an imperial garden party in Tokyo on Tuesday.
Yen inches closer to intervention point as BOJ meeting starts
The rate of the yen against the U.S. dollar is displayed in the trading room at foreign exchange brokerage Gaitame.com in Tokyo on Thursday.
'Sugar Baby Riri' gets nine-year prison term over romance scam
Mai Watanabe, who went by the moniker “Sugar Baby Riri,” dated older men and swindled them out of money by telling them fictitious heartbreaking stories about herself to gain their sympathy.
Tokyo's Koto Ward by-election a race unlike any other
Natsumi Sakai, the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan’s candidate and one of four female candidates running in the by-election, touts her experience as a cancer survivor and midwife as having prepared her to tackle issues that women currently face.
Kyotographie's strong 12th edition shines light into the margins
Yassine Alaoui Ismaili, who goes by Yoriyas, turned to photography, shooting motion while in motion himself, after an injury forced him to give up his career as a professional breakdancer.
For amateur sumo, a fresh start offers hope against time-wasting and gamesmanship
Wrestlers prepare for the start of a bout at the 2023 Sumo World Championships in Tokyo. Starting this month, placing one hand on the clay first is no longer allowed.
LDP veteran Nikai's youngest son expected to succeed him in Wakayama
Toshihiro Nikai, former secretary-general of the Liberal Democratic Party, announced in March that he would not run in the next Lower House election to take responsibility for the political funds scandal that rocked his party and his own faction.
New workers name Shohei Ohtani as 'dream boss' for two years running
Shohei Ohtani has been overwhelmingly voted as the “dream boss” for people who started working in April, according to a survey.

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