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LIONS 2

Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Aug 25, 2018
Ariel Miranda loses no-hit bid in ninth, improves to 2-0 with Hawks
Former Seattle Mariners lefty Ariel Miranda did not allow a hit until the ninth inning, and Nobuhiro Matsuda homered twice to lead the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks to a 5-1 victory over the Seibu Lions on Saturday.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Aug 24, 2018
Hawks' Kodai Senga fans 12, outduels Lions' Yusei Kikuchi
Kodai Senga outdueled Yusei Kikuchi, pitching the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks to a 3-2 series-opening win over the Seibu Lions on Friday.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Aug 17, 2018
Fighters' Sho Nakata, Brandon Laird ignite winning rally against Lions
A pair of big at-bats by Sho Nakata and Brandon Laird against tiring lefty Yusei Kikuchi lifted the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters to a 5-3 win against the Pacific League-leading Seibu Lions on Friday.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Aug 16, 2018
Lions GM Haruhiko Suzuki denies pitcher Yusei Kikuchi poised for posting
The Seibu Lions general manager denied Thursday that the club is poised to part with hard-throwing lefty Yusei Kikuchi this autumn.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Aug 15, 2018
Taisuke Yamaoka leads Buffaloes past Lions
Taisuke Yamaoka wasn't able to keep the Seibu Lions in the park, but he did limit them to two runs over six innings as he pitched the Orix Buffaloes to a 4-3 win over the Pacific League leaders on Wednesday.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Aug 14, 2018
Lions display moxie in 10th-inning triumph over Buffaloes
Hotaka Yamakawa and Tomoya Mori each knocked in two runs, with Mori driving home Yamakawa with the game winner as the Seibu Lions rallied from six runs down to beat the Orix Buffaloes 7-6 in 10 innings on Tuesday night.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / Sac Bunts
Aug 13, 2018
Nakamura's vintage run just what Lions need
For Takeya Nakamura and the Seibu Lions, the past week and half was just like old times, with the Lions' lineup doing damage and the burly slugger's bat roaring the loudest.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Aug 8, 2018
Seibu offense backs Kona Takahashi in win over Orix
Kona Takahashi looked rusty in his first start of the season, but the Seibu Lions' hitters kept him in the game in a 7-6 win over the Orix Buffaloes on Wednesday.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Aug 3, 2018
First-place Lions rally past PL rival Fighters to earn series-opening victory
Yusei Kikuchi battled for 6-2/3 innings, and two relievers finished strong as the Seibu Lions rallied for a 4-3, come-from-behind victory over the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters on Friday.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jul 26, 2018
Lions' Tomoya Mori comes through in clutch with game-winning double in 10th against Buffaloes
Yusei Kikuchi went nine innings, setting up an extra-inning win as Tomoya Mori's pinch-hit sayonara double lifted the Seibu Lions to 2-1 triumph over the Orix Buffaloes on Thursday.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jul 26, 2018
Fighters ship outfielder Hiromi Oka to Marines for lefty pitcher Takahiro Fujioka
The Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters have traded outfielder Hiromi Oka to the Chiba Lotte Marines in exchange for left-handed pitcher Takahiro Fujioka, the teams announced Thursday.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jul 20, 2018
Eagles' Takahiro Shiomi tosses first complete-game victory in six years
Takahiro Shiomi and the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles continued their strong runs on Friday in a 7-2 Pacific League win over the Seibu Lions.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jul 11, 2018
Third-inning outburst carries Lions past Marines
The Pacific League-leading Seibu Lions scored six runs in the third inning Wednesday night on the way to an 8-4 victory over the Chiba Lotte Marines, as they forced the visitors to go deep into their bullpen.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jul 8, 2018
Shogo Akiyama leads Lions to extra-innings victory over Eagles
Shogo Akiyama hit an 11th-inning, tie-breaking home run Sunday, lifting the Seibu Lions to a 4-3 extra-inning victory over the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jul 3, 2018
Lions hurler Ken Togame dominates in victory over Fighters
Right-hander Ken Togame pitched 7-2/3 strong innings and Takeya Nakamura went 2-for-4 with two RBIs in the Seibu Lions' 5-2 win over the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters on Tuesday.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jun 30, 2018
Eagles' Takayuki Kishi silences Lions
Takayuki Kishi mastered his former club over seven scoreless innings as the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles battered the Seibu Lions for the second straight day, beating the Pacific League leaders 9-1 on Saturday afternoon.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jun 14, 2018
Swallows rally past Lions in ninth
Yuhei Takai's two-out RBI single off Lions closer Tatsushi Masuda lifted the Tokyo Yakult Swallows to a 6-4 come-from-behind win over Seibu on Thursday.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jun 12, 2018
Swallows' Masanori Ishikawa tames Lions en route to 160th career win
Left-hander Masanori Ishikawa pitched six-plus innings Tuesday to help the Tokyo Yakult Swallows defeat the Pacific League-leading Seibu Lions 3-1 and extend their interleague lead.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jun 9, 2018
MLB scouts eye Yusei Kikuchi, Tomoyuki Sugano
On Friday night at Tokyo Dome, the Seibu Lions and Yomiuri Giants each sent their ace to the mound, creating a marquee matchup of the Lions' Yusei Kikuchi vs. the Kyojin's Tomoyuki Sugano.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jun 8, 2018
Lions ace Yusei Kikuchi outduels Giants star Tomoyuki Sugano
The pitching matchup between aces Yusei Kikuchi and Tomoyuki Sugano fizzled out early on Friday night.
Tokuryū, a new crime menace in Japan, emerges from the shadows
The National Police Agency coined the term "tokuryū" to classify individuals involved in dark part time jobs and quasi-gangsters, using the words "tokumei" (anonymous) and "ryūdo" (fluid) to reflect their characteristics.
Nearly 6 million elderly people in Japan will have dementia by 2040
The latest figure is significantly less than a previous projection released in 2015 that said more than 8 million people would have dementia by 2040.
Thanks, tourists. Views of Mount Fuji are now blocked.
Tourists pose in front of a convenience store with Mount Fuji on Friday in the town of Fujikawaguchiko, Yamanashi Prefecture. Local residents are upset over littering, overcrowding and the inconvenience caused by the visitors.
Is Modi’s party heading for a stunning election loss?
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's campaign tactics have escalated, including anti-Muslim rhetoric and fearmongering, reflecting his ruling party's desperation.
Man arrested over fatal stabbing of young woman in Shinjuku
A 51-year-old man was arrested Wednesday on suspicion of stabbing a young woman to death in Tokyo's Shinjuku Ward.
Stormy seas ahead as Beijing and Manila trade barbs over secret deal
Philippine Marines wave to Philippine Navy personnel and the media during a resupply mission at their military outpost, the BRP Sierra Madre, a warship run aground in the disputed Second Thomas Shoal in 1999, in the South China Sea, in March 2014.
Unlike 10 years ago, Japan's new security bill sparks little debate
The Lower House starts discussing a security clearance bill on April 19 in Tokyo.
After blockbuster boxing victory, what next for ‘Monster’ Inoue?
Naoya Inoue celebrates his victory over Luis Nery in their IBF-WBA-WBC-WBO super bantamweight title boxing match at Tokyo Dome on Monday.
Xi bristles as Macron and von der Leyen urge China to do more on Ukraine
French President Emmanuel Macron, Chinese leader Xi Jinping and European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen walk after their meeting in Paris on Monday.
How a Japanese scientist is turning the climate crisis into music
A screencap of a performance of Hiroto Nagai's “String Quartet No. 1 ‘Polar Energy Budget’” by the PRT Quartet

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