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LIONS 2

BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Nov 18, 2015
Lions re-sign Mejia, Kuo
The Seibu Lions have re-signed infielder Ernesto Mejia and right-hander Kuo Chun-lin for next season, the Pacific League team announced Wednesday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health / NATURAL SELECTIONS
Oct 17, 2015
How male killers transform into caring parents
When animals kill babies of their own species, it's brutal and shocking. Infanticide goes against everything we think adults should be in terms of looking after younger members of the species. Surprisingly, however, it happens fairly frequently in the wild. What's going on?
BASEBALL / BASEBALL BULLET-IN
Oct 10, 2015
Fukuda gambling incident not on par with 'Black Mist Scandal'
The Yomiuri Giants did not need a gambling scandal hovering over the team's preparation for the Central League Climax Series, which began Saturday against the Hanshin Tigers. But early this past week that is what they got.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 1, 2015
Lions' Akiyama sets single-season hit mark
Seibu Lions leadoff man Shogo Akiyama rewrote Japan's single-season hit record with his 215th and 216th hits on Thursday in a 4-1 loss to the Orix Buffaloes.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 1, 2015
Murton reflects on Akiyama's pursuit of single-season hit record
On Oct. 5, 2010, Matt Murton made NPB history with a single into center on a wet night at Jingu Stadium that propelled him past Ichiro Suzuki and established a new NPB record for hits in an single season.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Sep 30, 2015
Akiyama equals NPB single-season hits record in Seibu rout
Shogo Akiyama tied Japan's single-season hits record with five hits for the Seibu Lions in their game against the Orix Buffaloes on Wednesday.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Sep 20, 2015
Sixth-inning outburst carries Fighters past Lions
Brandon Laird's three-run homer capped a seven-run sixth inning as the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters came-from-behind to beat the Seibu Lions 9-7 on Sunday and clinch second place in the Pacific League.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Sep 19, 2015
Longtime Lions pitcher Nishiguchi to retire
Right-hander Fumiya Nishiguchi, a 182-game winner for the Seibu Lions, is poised to retire, an informed source said Saturday.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Sep 17, 2015
Hawks clinch second consecutive PL pennant
The Fukuoka Softbank Hawks captured their second straight league Pacific League pennant on Thursday and the 19th in franchise history after a 5-3 win over the Seibu Lions.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Sep 14, 2015
Eagles hurler Norimoto dominates Lions
Takahiro Norimoto struck out 11, using his forkball effectively over seven shutout innings as the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles blanked the Seibu Lions 3-0 on Monday night.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Sep 14, 2015
Lions' Akiyama records 200th hit of season
Seibu Lions outfielder Shogo Akiyama became only the sixth player in Japanese baseball history to record 200 hits in a season during a game against the Chiba Lotte Marines on Sunday.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Sep 5, 2015
Kikuchi silences Marines in gritty performance for playoff-chasing Lions
Yusei Kikuchi threw eight shutout innings as the Seibu Lions beat the Chiba Lotte Marines 6-0 on Saturday to pull a game ahead of them in the battle for the Pacific League's final playoff spot.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Sep 3, 2015
Hawks rout Lions to extend PL lead
Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks ace Tadashi Settsu repeatedly pitched his way out of trouble to go seven innings and earn the win in a 10-1 rout of the Seibu Lions on Thursday.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Sep 1, 2015
Kishi tames Hawks as Lions run riot
Takayuki Kishi held the Pacific-League topping Fukuoka Softbank Hawks to two runs in seven innings and the Seibu Lions had four home runs and 18 hits in their 13-3 win on Tuesday.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Aug 31, 2015
Lions' Mejia torments Eagles in rout
Ernesto Mejia had four hits, including two home runs, with eight RBIs as the Seibu Lions pounded the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles 15-3 on Monday to move up to third in the Pacific League.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Aug 21, 2015
Lions escape with victory over Marines
Ken Togame (8-7) scattered seven hits and two walks over six innings as the Seibu Lions defeated the Chiba Lotte Marines 7-6 and leapfrogged them into third place in the Pacific League standings on Friday.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Aug 16, 2015
Lions rally past PL-leading Hawks
Ryota Wakiya sparked the Seibu Lions' comeback in a 6-4 come-from-behind victory over the Pacific League-leading Fukuoka Softbank Hawks on Sunday afternoon.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Aug 15, 2015
Hawks overcome two deficits to conquer Lions
The Pacific League-leading Fukuoka Softbank Hawks came from behind twice to beat the Seibu Lions 6-5 on Saturday afternoon.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Aug 12, 2015
Fighters' Mendoza battles past Lions
Luis Mendoza was hardly at his best Wednesday, but the former Kansas City Royal battled into the sixth inning to earn the win as the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters beat the Seibu Lions 6-3.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Aug 5, 2015
Lions snap losing streak with win over Eagles
Yusei Kikuchi (5-6) worked 6⅔ scoreless innings to help the Seibu Lions snap their franchise-worst 13 game losing streak with a 6-1 win over the Tohoku Rakuten Eagles.
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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