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Hideki Matsuyama hits a tee shot on the 10th hole during the final round of the Valero Texas Open golf tournament in San Antonio, Texas, on Sunday.
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Apr 9, 2024
Matsuyama 'preparing hard' for another Masters crown
The world No. 12 became the first Japanese man to win a major golf crown by capturing the 2021 Masters.
Hideki Matsuyama celebrates with the trophy after winning the Genesis Invitational at Riviera Country Club in Pacific Palisades, California, on Sunday.
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Feb 19, 2024
Hideki Matsuyama surges to victory at Genesis Invitational with final-round 62
Matsuyama, hindered by neck and back injuries in recent years, claimed his ninth PGA Tour title.
Beau Hossler tees off on the 10th hole during the second round of the Zozo Championship at Narashino Country Club in Inzai, Chiba Prefecture.
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Oct 20, 2023
Beau Hossler takes one shot lead at Zozo Championship
Hossler had seven birdies and two bogeys in the second round.
Hideki Matsuyama will look to recapture the Zozo Championship crown he last won in 2021.
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Sep 12, 2023
Keegan Bradley and Hideki Matsuyama to play Zozo Championship
Former world No. 1 golfer Adam Scott of Australia is also scheduled to come to Narashino Country Club in Inzai, Chiba Prefecture.
Hideki Matsuyama lines up a putt during the first round of the BMW Championship golf tournament in Olympia Fields, Illinois, on Aug. 17.
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Sep 5, 2023
Matsuyama to play golf's Dunlop Phoenix in November
The tournament will be Matsuyama's first JGTO Tour appearance since the 2019 Dunlop Phoenix.
Japan Times
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Jun 5, 2023
Hideki Matsuyama finishes 7 strokes back at Memorial; Viktor Hovland wins in playoff
Hideki Matsuyama carded a 4-over 76 in the final round of the Memorial Tournament to finish seven strokes back as Norway's Viktor Hovland claimed the title in a playoff.
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Jun 3, 2023
Hideki Matsuyama gets into contention with flawless 65 at Memorial
The Japanese star, who began the day in a tie for 33rd, moved to a 7-under 137 total, one stroke behind Justin Suh of the United States at Muirfield Village Golf Club in Dublin, Ohio.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Apr 21, 2023
Carp rally for victory over Tigers
Veteran pinch-hitter Ryuhei Matsuyama cleared the bases with a three-run double to lift the Carp to a win.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Mar 18, 2023
‘Do Unto Others’ makes an unconvincing case for euthanasia
Part whodunit, part tearjerker, Tetsu Maeda’s film frames its protagonist as a noble caregiver in favor of dispatching the elderly.
Japan Times
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Dec 12, 2022
Japan claims silver in foil at World Cup event
Kyosuke Matsuyama, Takahiro Shikine, Kazuki Iimura and Kenta Suzumura beat No. 1 Italy in the semifinals.
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JAPAN
Nov 16, 2022
Vietnamese trainees call out unpaid illegal overtime at Japan firm
According to work records from the technical trainees, it was common for them to work in excess of 100 hours in overtime each month.
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Oct 11, 2022
Hideki Matsuyama shuns LIV, commits to PGA on eve of Zozo defense
The PGA Tour has banned LIV golfers from competing in their events and world No. 19 Matsuyama said he had no intention of joining the rebel circuit.
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Sep 27, 2022
Hideki Matsuyama to defend Zozo Championship in Japan
The 2021 Masters champion delighted huge galleries on home soil a year ago as he was cheered to a five-shot victory at Narashino Country Club in Chiba.
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Sep 22, 2022
South Koreans form backbone of International team's Presidents Cup hopes
Adding Japan's Hideki Matsuyama, a record five Asian players are represented on the International squad.
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CULTURE / Film
Sep 22, 2022
‘Riverside Mukolitta’: Lessons on death told with pathos
Naoko Ogigami's drama about a man who confronts a past trauma with the help of his neighbors is quirky and comforting.
Japan Times
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Sep 21, 2022
Record five Asian players at Presidents Cup a sign of golf's growth
Hideki Matsuyama, the 2021 Masters champion, has been joined by four South Korean players in the International team at Quail Hollow.
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Aug 22, 2022
Hideki Matsuyama finishes in tie for 35th at BMW Championship
Hideki Matsuyama shot a 3-over-par 74 in the final round of the BMW Championship on Sunday to finish tied for 35th at 2-under for the tournament, which was won for the second straight year by Patrick Cantlay.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Aug 21, 2022
Hideki Matsuyama 7 shots back at BMW Championship after third round
The 2021 Masters champion is 5-under for the tournament in a tie for 18th after dropping seven spots down the leaderboard.
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Jul 15, 2022
Cameron Young races out to lead as Tiger Woods stumbles at British Open
Hideki Matsuyama shot a 1-under 71 to sit seven strokes behind Young after carding four birdies and three bogeys.
Japan Times
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Jun 3, 2022
Hideki Matsuyama disqualified from Memorial over equipment violation
The PGA's senior tournament director Steve Rintoul said images of the club were posted online and his team only learned of them after Matsuyama used it on the first tee.

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