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BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Sep 26, 2022
Swallows overcame various challenges to repeat as Central League champions
The Swallows went from back-to-back last-place finishes to consecutive Central League titles.
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BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Sep 20, 2022
Giants keep up pressure in race for third with victory over Swallows
Home run leader Munetaka Murakami remained stuck on 55 after going 0-for-3.
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BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Sep 14, 2022
Munetaka Murakami chases history after matching Sadaharu Oh's mark
The 22-year-old Swallows slugger is the first Japanese player to match the Giants legend in home runs and has 13 games to reach Wladimir Balentien's NPB record of 60.
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BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / Sac Bunts
Sep 5, 2022
Munetaka Murakami left with no equal among Central League hitters this season
It's over — stop the race, stop the fight.
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JAPAN
Sep 5, 2022
Japanese government denies preferential treatment in bid for Abe state funeral
Murayama Inc. — which organized cherry blossom viewing parties for five straight years from 2015 under Abe — was the only firm to participate in the tender for the Sept. 27 state funeral.
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BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / NPB NOTEBOOK
Aug 29, 2022
First-place Swallows and Munetaka Murakami make statement by sweeping away BayStars
The Swallows strengthened their bid to defend the Central League pennant by beating the second-place BayStars.
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BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Aug 20, 2022
Swallows slugger Murakami has eyes on history after launching two more homers
Murakami has already set a pair of records this season, including becoming the first player to hit home runs in five consecutive plate appearances.
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BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Aug 3, 2022
Swallows slugger Munetaka Murakami conjures historic home run streak
Shortly after becoming just the 14th player to hit four consecutive home runs in NPB on Tuesday, the reigning Central League MVP broke new ground with a fifth straight at Jingu Stadum.
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BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Aug 1, 2022
Swallows slugger Munetaka Murakami hits three homers in win over Tigers
Munetaka Murakami's home run hat-trick rescued the Central League-leading Tokyo Yakult Swallows in a 4-2, 11-inning win over the Hanshin Tigers on Sunday.
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BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / Sac Bunts
Jul 4, 2022
Swallows' Munetaka Murakami may use red-hot June as springboard to bigger things
The Swallows' Munetaka Murakami was one of the hottest players in baseball last month.
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BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jun 30, 2022
Munetaka Murakami powers Swallows to win over Carp
Munetaka Murakami blasted back-to-back two-run homers and went deep for the third straight game.
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BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jun 12, 2022
Munetaka Murakami bombs Hawks as Swallows clinch interleague title
The Swallows improved to 13-4 in the annual interleague session, when each team plays six three-game series against the rival league.
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BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jun 9, 2022
Munetaka Murakami lifts Swallows to win over Buffaloes
Munetaka Murakami made up for a base-running mistake by singling in the tie-breaking run in the Central League-leading Tokyo Yakult Swallows' 6-3 interleague win over the Pacific League's Orix Buffaloes on Wednesday.
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BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jun 5, 2022
Munetaka Murakami blasts CL-leading Swallows past Lions
Before a crowd of 29,538 at historic Jingu Stadium, Murakami capped Yakult's comeback with his 16th home run as the Swallows overcame a two-run deficit.
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COMMUNITY / Our Lives / 20 QUESTIONS
May 1, 2022
Atsushi Murakami: ‘If Tono becomes synonymous with hops in Japan, I’ll be happy’
Atsushi Murakami has played many roles in his life, including as the creator of the Murakami Seven hop variety.
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BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Apr 28, 2022
Swallows blast past Carp
Home runs from Tetsuto Yamada, Munetaka Murakami and Yasutaka Shiomi powered the Tokyo Yakult Swallows to an 8-2 victory over the Hiroshima Carp in the Central League on Wednesday.
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CULTURE / Entertainment news
Mar 19, 2022
Haruki Murakami voices sorrow over loss of young lives in Ukraine war
'In a war started by the older generation, it's the younger generation that give up their lives. That's the way it's been for a long time, and it's truly heartbreaking,' Murakami said.
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CULTURE / Entertainment news
Mar 16, 2022
Author Haruki Murakami to call for peace in Ukraine
Japan's most famous writer hopes to use his radio show as a platform to get people thinking about how they can put an end to war.
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LIFE / Language / BILINGUAL
Mar 5, 2022
The murky metaphors of 'Drive My Car' are a good way to venture into reading Japanese
Metaphors and similes are an important part of any language, but they're also a huge part of “Drive My Car.” Here's a look at how to break them down in Japanese.
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CULTURE / Film / Wide Angle
Jan 15, 2022
‘Drive My Car’ won a Golden Globe. Could it also pick up an Oscar?
“Drive My Car,” a film based on a short story by Haruki Murakami and directed by Ryusuke Hamaguchi, has garnered a long list of prizes since premiering last July at the Cannes Film Festival, where it won three awards, including best screenplay.

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