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MASAHIRO TANAKA

Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB
Mar 18, 2016
Tanaka labors through two innings
Masahiro Tanaka had to stretch to find positives on Thursday from his third preseason start, when he allowed two runs in two innings.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB
Mar 12, 2016
Tanaka tosses three scoreless innings in second start of spring
Masahiro Tanaka fired three scoreless innings on Friday in his second preseason start, despite having poor command of his breaking pitches early on.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB
Mar 11, 2016
MLB stars remember 3/11
Five years on from the massive earthquake and tsunami in northeastern Japan that took so many lives, Japanese major leaguers who began their careers in the affected area cast their minds back to the disaster while promising to provide whatever inspiration they can from the mound.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / HIT AND RUN
Mar 7, 2016
Omine could have large role to play for Marines in 2016
There were lotteries held for the rights to three high school pitchers during the 2006 NPB draft.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB
Mar 3, 2016
Tanaka looks sharp in first simulated game
New York Yankees right-hander Masahiro Tanaka overwhelmed minor leaguers in his first simulated game of the spring camp on Wednesday, striking out five of six batters with his 30 pitches.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / HIT AND RUN
Feb 22, 2016
Marathon bullpen sessions remain question of culture
Nagekomi is a term familiar to most Japanese baseball fans. Even in the normally taxing Japanese baseball spring training menu, nagekomi, used in baseball to refer to marathon bullpen sessions, stands out as one of the most strenuous.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB
Feb 19, 2016
New father Tanaka envisions 'special year' with Yankees
A day before the start of his third spring training with the New York Yankees, Masahiro Tanaka foresaw a special season ahead following the birth of his first child.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / HIT AND RUN
Feb 17, 2016
Upcoming games give Kokubo chance to fine-tune Samurai Japan approach
In October 2013, Japanese baseball officials, stung by the country's failure to win the World Baseball Classic earlier that year, decided to make some changes and hired Hiroki Kokubo as the manager of the national team.
BASEBALL / MLB
Feb 16, 2016
Tanaka's wife gives birth to baby boy
Masahiro Tanaka is now a dad, the New York Yankees said Monday.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB
Feb 14, 2016
Tanaka throws from mound for first time since surgery
New York Yankees right-hander Masahiro Tanaka threw from the mound on Saturday for the first time since undergoing elbow surgery in October.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB
Oct 7, 2015
Tanaka falls in playoff debut
Masahiro Tanaka's first foray into the major league postseason was a wild one as poor control haunted him in the New York Yankees' 3-0 wildcard playoff loss to the Houston Astros on Tuesday.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB
Oct 6, 2015
Tanaka ready for MLB playoff debut
New York Yankees right-hander Masahiro Tanaka said Monday he is eager to take the mound for his first postseason start as a major leaguer.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB
Oct 5, 2015
Tanaka to start Yankees' wild-card game against Astros
Masahiro Tanaka has been named to start Tuesday's American League wild-card playoff game for the New York Yankees against the Houston Astros, manager Joe Girardi said Sunday.
BASEBALL / MLB
Sep 29, 2015
Tanaka set for return to rotation
New York Yankees right-hander Masahiro Tanaka has been slated to pitch on Wednesday for the first time since he strained his right hamstring on Sept. 18.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB
Sep 22, 2015
Yankees hopeful injured Tanaka can return next week
New York Yankees manager Joe Girardi said Monday he believes right-hander Masahiro Tanaka will be healthy enough to return to action next week after suffering a hamstring injury.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB
Aug 29, 2015
Offense carries Tanaka, Yanks
Masahiro Tanaka overcame a nightmarish start to go seven innings and pick up his 10th win of the season as the New York Yankees defeated the Atlanta Braves 15-4 on Friday evening.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB
Aug 22, 2015
Tanaka takes sixth loss of season
New York Yankees starter Masahiro Tanaka picked up his sixth loss of the season in a 7-3 defeat to the Cleveland Indians at Yankee Stadium on Friday.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB
Aug 16, 2015
Tanaka goes distance as Yankees beat Blue Jays
Masahiro Tanaka threw his first complete game of the season on Saturday, pitching the New York Yankees to a 4-1 win over their chief American League East rivals, the Toronto Blue Jays.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB
Aug 5, 2015
Tanaka beats Red Sox for eighth win
Masahiro Tanaka allowed three runs in six-plus innings to earn his eighth win, and the New York Yankees turned the game into a rout after he left, beating the Boston Red Sox 13-3 on Tuesday.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB
Jul 18, 2015
Tanaka picks up sixth victory of season
Masahiro Tanaka picked up where he left off before the All-Star break on Friday, winning his fourth consecutive start in the New York Yankees' 4-3 victory over the Seattle Mariners.
'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.
Did Japan intervene to prop up the yen? Analysts think it did.
A man walks past an electronic board displaying the exchange rate for the yen against the U.S. dollar (right) in Tokyo on Tuesday.
Town to block view of Mount Fuji in response to overtourism
The town government of Fujikawaguchiko, Yamanashi Prefecture, decided to set up a 2.5-meter-high screen to prevent tourists from taking pictures of Mount Fuji looming behind a convenience store.
Number of vacant homes in Japan hits record high of 9 million
A vacant house in Tokyo is seen demolished in January 2020.
Weak yen fattens tourist wallets in Japan
People visit the Ameya Yokocho market in Tokyo's Ueno district during the Golden Week holiday on Tuesday.
Yellow sand allergy: A health issue made worse by climate change
A screenshot of the Meteorological Agency's satellite image of clouds and yellow sand (in pink) on Sunday.
Climate change, chalky grains and the risks for Japan’s rice farmers
A farmer plants seedlings in Satsumasendai, Kagoshima Prefecture. Japan’s self sufficiency rate for rice is nearly 100%, compared with 38% for food overall, on a calorie basis.
Japan wants you to spend more with ‘luxury tourism’
Performers play a traditional drum unique to Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture, in the prefectural capital of Kanazawa on March 16 to mark the extension of the Hokuriku Shinkansen line to Tsuruga Station in Fukui Prefecture.
Theaster Gates’ ambitious ‘Afro-Mingei’ brings Black Chicago to Tokyo
Theaster Gates' “A Heavenly Chord” lines up church pews before seven speakers and a Hammond B3 organ, a type of electric organ prevalent in Black American churches.
Casa del Cibo: A thriving jewel born from Tohoku’s harsh past
When chef Ryohei Ikemi moved to Hachinohe, Aomori Prefecture, and opened Casa del Cibo in 2011, it was the first proper Italian restaurant in the city.

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