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Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / HIT AND RUN
Oct 2, 2017
Time has come for NPB to address system for makeup games
On Sunday, the MLB season ended with all 30 teams in action, wrapping up the year in a nice and tidy 15-game bow as focus shifts to the playoffs.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 1, 2017
Yomiuri's Yasuyuki Kataoka to retire after season
Four-time stolen base champion Yasuyuki Kataoka of the Yomiuri Giants said Sunday he will draw the curtain on his Nippon Professional Baseball career after this season.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Sep 16, 2017
Hawks capture Pacific League pennant
There shouldn't have been any questions about which team was the best in the Pacific League this season.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / B. League / B. LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Sep 14, 2017
Jets, Kings set for inaugural Super 8 tourney
Next week, the Chiba Jets Funabashi and Ryukyu Golden Kings will test their mettle against some of Asia's top club teams.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Sep 8, 2017
Takanashi, Otani propel Fighters past Lions
Hirotoshi Takanashi pitched into the eighth inning and Shohei Otani homered twice as the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters punished the Seibu Lions 9-2 on Friday night.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Sep 7, 2017
Lions' Yamakawa named Pacific League MVP for August
What a month it was for Hotaka Yamakawa.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / NPB NOTEBOOK
Aug 26, 2017
Otani heating up in a hurry
Shohei Otani has been on fire this month.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / HIT AND RUN
Aug 21, 2017
Kikuchi, Sugano locked in duel for Sawamura Award
Despite the amount of ink spilled trying to determine whether Seibu Lions pitcher Yusei Kikuchi was actually guilty of the illegal two-stage pitching motion he was cited for on Thursday night, it's more important to note the way he handled the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / NPB NOTEBOOK
Aug 5, 2017
Togame credits Tateyama for guidance
Shohei Tateyama hasn't done much pitching for the Tokyo Yakult Swallows this season, but his presence is still being felt to some extent on the diamond through Seibu Lions starter Ken Togame.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Aug 3, 2017
Lions rout Eagles to extend win streak to 12
Yusei Kikuchi overcame an awkward start to strike out 11 batters over eight innings as the Seibu Lions whipped the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles 8-1, extending their win streak to 12 games.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jul 11, 2017
Lions' Genda named to Pacific League All-Star roster
Seibu Lions rookie Sosuke Genda was added to the Pacific League's roster for this weekend's All-Star Series, NPB announced Tuesday.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jul 7, 2017
Iwase wins first monthly honor in 12 years
The Central League Pitcher of the Month Award continued to be a surprise following Friday's announcement of the Chunichi Dragons' Hitoki Iwase as the winner for June.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jul 3, 2017
Nakamura overshadows Otani's return as Lions beat Fighters
Takeya Nakamura hit his 16th and 17th home runs of the season to bring the Seibu Lions from behind in an 11-4 win over the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters on Monday.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jul 1, 2017
Otani makes first pitching appearance since October
Shohei Otani threw his first official pitches since last autumn, working one inning in a minor league game on Saturday.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / NPB NOTEBOOK
Jun 8, 2017
Giants enduring historic losing streak
In their 83 years of existence, the Yomiuri Giants have never had a stretch quite this bad.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jun 6, 2017
Lions hand Giants franchise-record tying 11th straight loss
The Yomiuri Giants, lost their 11th straight game, matching a franchise record, in an 8-5 interleague defeat to the Seibu Lions on Tuesday.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
May 30, 2017
Kikuchi powers Carp past Lions on opening night of interleague play
Ryosuke Kikuchi drove in three late runs to ignite the Central League-leading Hiroshima Carp to a 5-0 victory over the Seibu Lions on Tuesday, the first night of interleague play.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
May 27, 2017
Peguero's grand slam helps Eagles soar above Lions
Carlos Peguero hit a grand slam and Manabu Mima worked six innings as the Pacific League-leading Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles came from behind to beat the Seibu Lions 6-1 on Saturday afternoon.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
May 7, 2017
Kishi tames former team to help Eagles edge Lions
Takayuki Kishi left the Seibu Lions as a free agent over the winter, but went seven innings in his old home park on Sunday in the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles' 3-2 win.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
May 6, 2017
Eagles' Mima delivers eight solid innings in rout of Lions
Manabu Mima allowed two runs in eight innings as the Pacific League-leading Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles buried the Seibu Lions 10-2 on Saturday afternoon.
America wasn’t made for walking, and it’s killing them
A 2010 study found that U.S. adults averaged 5,117 steps daily and that this was lower than the averages found in similar studies in Switzerland, western Australia and Japan.
Rare sequel to 'My Neighbor Totoro' to play at Cannes
A screening of "Mei and the Baby Cat Bus," which is being billed as a "mini-sequel" to the Studio Ghibli classic "My Neighbor Totoro," is set to take place at the Cannes Film Festival on Monday.
Japanese stripper bids to have her porn movies taken off internet
Plaintiff Miyuki Ariga (left) speaks at a news conference along with her lawyer, Yoshitomo Morohashi, after filing a lawsuit at the Tokyo District Court on Monday.
Saudi crown prince seeks soft power in game hub Japan
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman welcomes Prime Minister Fumio Kishida in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, last July.
Japan survey finds 30% of student interns experience sexual harassment
The proportion of recent graduates in Japan who have worked as interns have experienced sexual harassment during their internship was 30.1%, according to a labor ministry survey, up 4.6 percentage points from the previous survey in fiscal 2020.
Seoul's eclectic Art OnO shines light on Japan's artists and galleries
Art OnO, which took place from April 19 to 21 in Seoul, featured a modest number of 36 participating galleries from 15 countries.
Want to be a voice actor? Stay 'true to the character'
SungWon Cho is a veteran with more than 10 years of experience portraying characters in anime, cartoons and video games.
Local theater in Japan is more than a hobby — it’s a community
Japan Times contributor Laura Pollacco (front right) was offered the role of one of her all-time favorite heroines, Elizabeth “Lizzie” Bennet, in the Tokyo International Players’ production of “Pride and Prejudice.”
Can AI-generated inventions be patented? A Tokyo court says no.
The Tokyo court's ruling comes amid ongoing debates on how to regulate generative AI and is part of a transnational class action lawsuit.
Massimo Bottura: 'The Japanese let ingredients express themselves'
Italian chef and restaurateur Massimo Bottura is increasingly focusing on passing on his knowledge to chefs such as Antonio Iacoviello.

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