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LIONS 2

Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Apr 30, 2017
Wolfe helps Lions take bite out of Marines
Brian Wolfe worked seven efficient innings for the Seibu Lions, who beat the Chiba Lotte Marines 2-1 in the Pacific League on Sunday afternoon.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Apr 26, 2017
Kaneko goes distance as Buffaloes tame Lions
Ace Chihiro Kaneko overcame a tough second inning to go the distance in the Orix Buffaloes' 4-3 Pacific League win over the Seibu Lions on Wednesday.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Apr 19, 2017
Asamura's sayonara double sends Lions past Eagles
Hideto Asamura finished a big night in a big way, with a game-winning sayonara double, lifting the Seibu Lions to a 5-4 win over the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles in 12 innings on Wednesday night.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Apr 16, 2017
Asamura leads way as Lions thump Marines
Hideto Asamura drove in five runs on Sunday to power the Seibu Lions to a 10-2 Pacific League win over the Chiba Lotte Marines.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Apr 12, 2017
Lions rough up Norimoto in win over Eagles
The Seibu Lions pounded out 15 hits, putting the brakes on the Pacific League-leading Tohoku Rakuten Eagles in a 10-5 win on Wednesday afternoon.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / BASEBALL BULLET-IN
Apr 8, 2017
Future high-rise building could provide free views of Jingu Stadium games
It appears some apartment dwellers in Tokyo will soon have a great view of Yakult Swallows games at Meiji Jingu Stadium. A high-rise building is under construction right across the street from the ballpark. It's on the road that runs from the future site of the new National Stadium to the T intersection...
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Mar 31, 2017
Southpaw Kikuchi delivers strong performance as Lions outplay Fighters in season opener
Yusei Kikuchi delivered another strong opening day start and this time got a win for his trouble as the Seibu Lions defeated the defending champion Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters 8-1 on Friday evening.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / 2017 NPB PREVIEW
Mar 29, 2017
Hawks looking to redress balance of Pacific League power
The following is the first of a two-part NPB preview beginning with the 2016 Pacific League.
JAPAN
Jan 23, 2017
Two animal handlers injured in lion attack at media facility in Chiba
A lion attacked and seriously injured two caretakers Monday at a facility housing animals used for filming and photo shoots in Chiba Prefecture, local emergency services said.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jan 16, 2017
Lions rename stadium
The Seibu Lions announced Monday that their stadium will be known as MetLife Dome for the next five years.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / HIT AND RUN
Jan 11, 2017
Time ripe for Lions hurler Kikuchi to prove worth on mound
There is a chance that by 2019, pitchers Yusei Kikuchi and Shohei Otani could both be major leaguers. In 2009, MLB scouts flocked to Hanamaki Higashi High School, in Iwate Prefecture, to flirt with Kikuchi, a fire-balling lefty, before returning a few years later to put a full-court press on Otani.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Dec 8, 2016
Seibu Lions to sponsor international competition in Cambodia
The Seibu Lions will sponsor an international exhibition baseball competition scheduled in Cambodia this weekend in the first such attempt by a Nippon Professional Baseball team, the Pacific League club announced Thursday.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Nov 17, 2016
Free agent Kishi to leave Lions to join Eagles
Seibu Lions free agent pitcher Takayuki Kishi said Thursday he is going to join the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles, a move that will take him back to his hometown of Sendai.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Nov 10, 2016
Lions obtain pitcher Schlitter
The Seibu Lions have acquired right-hander Brian Schlitter, the Pacific League club announced Thursday.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Nov 2, 2016
Lions not going to increase offer for free agent ace Kishi
Seibu Lions general manager Haruhiko Suzuki indicated the Pacific League club will not engage in a bidding war to re-sign pitcher Takayuki Kishi, who filed for free agency on Wednesday.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 3, 2016
New Lion king Tsuji aims to rebuild Seibu defense
Hatsuhiko Tsuji was officially named the new manager of the Seibu Lions on Monday.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 2, 2016
Lions to appoint former star Tsuji as manager
Former Seibu Lions star Hatsuhiko Tsuji is to be appointed as the Pacific League club's new manager, a team source revealed Sunday.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Sep 30, 2016
Tsuji expresses interest in becoming next Lions manager
Former Seibu Lions star Hatsuhiko Tsuji has responded positively to a request by the Pacific League club to take over as its next manager, a team source said Friday.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / HIT AND RUN
Sep 29, 2016
Otani's legend grows with PL pennant-clinching win
Shohei Otani was sublime on Wednesday night. He was dazzling, superb, resplendent. He was all that and more, almost more than there are adjectives to describe him. Basically at Saitama Seibu Prince Dome on Wednesday night, Shohei Otani the pitcher was good enough, for a moment, to make you forget about...
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Sep 28, 2016
Former star Tsuji emerges as candidate to manage Lions
Former Seibu Lions second baseman Hatsuhiko Tsuji is a prime candidate to manage the Pacific League club next season, an informed source said Wednesday.
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.
Fuchu Prison adapting to foreign prisoners
From the outside, the light-brown complex that is Fuchu Prison in western Tokyo could easily be mistaken for a city hall.
The politicians moving Japan forward on climate
While not the most outspoken politician on the issue, digital minister Taro Kono has a track record of being serious in his commitment to addressing the climate crisis.
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.”

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