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NIPPON HAM FIGHTERS

BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
May 9, 2023
Fighters acquire switch-hitting infielder Alen Hanson
The 30-year-old from the Dominican Republic played a total of 261 MLB games for the Pirates, White Sox, Giants and Blue Jays.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
May 5, 2023
Fighters flirt with combined no-hitter in win over Lions
Newly minted starter Koki Kitayama and four relievers came within one out of a combined no-hitter as the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters blanked the Seibu Lions 1-0 in the Pacific League on Thursday.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / Sac Bunts
Apr 17, 2023
Overlooked Takayuki Kato continues to make noise for Fighters
Takayuki Kato has quietly been one of the most effective pitchers in NPB.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Apr 6, 2023
Roki Sasaki strikes out 11 to help Marines sweep past Fighters
Sasaki was pitching for the first time this season after helping Samurai Japan win the World Baseball Classic in March.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Mar 31, 2023
Fighters debut 'best stadium in the world' as NPB kicks off new season
The Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters have touted the opening of their new home, Es Con Field Hokkaido, as the dawning of a new generation.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Mar 31, 2023
Masahiro Tanaka feels right at home as away team pitcher in Hokkaido opener
Tanaka has rarely had the opportunity to start on opening day in Japan, twice because of his participation in the WBC and also because he spent 2014 to 2020 in MLB.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Mar 30, 2023
Eagles spoil Fighters' first game in new home on opening night of NPB season
The Eagles' Maikel Franco hit a home run and finished with three hits in his NPB debut.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Mar 29, 2023
Hawks load up to chase Buffaloes for 2023 Pacific League pennant
Orix retained most of the squad that helped it defend its PL title, but the Kyocera Dome residents will have to fend off plenty of challenges.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Nov 22, 2022
NPB's 2023 season to begin at Fighters' new stadium
Nippon Ham and Rakuten swapped the rights to host their season openers in 2023 and 2024 in order to allow the Fighters to start next year at the new ballpark.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Nov 21, 2022
Fighters to host opening game of 2023 NPB season at new stadium
The Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters will begin their 2023 season at their new stadium on March 30 against the Tohoku Rakuten Eagles, a day before the other Nippon Professional Baseball teams play, according to the schedule released Monday by the Pacific League.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Nov 15, 2022
NPB OKs temporary use of Fighters' new park despite flaw
The net in front of the first row of seats behind home plate must be at least 60 feet from the base, roughly three meters farther away than the new park's stands.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Nov 6, 2022
Munetaka Murakami homers as Japan's WBC team edges Fighters
Japan is aiming for its third World Baseball Classic title next March, having won the first two of the four previous editions.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB
Sep 4, 2022
Strikeout artist Yu Darvish credits success to getting good breaks
Darvish joined Hideo Nomo on Friday as just the second pitcher with 3,000 pro strikeouts and 1,000 each in Japan and MLB.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Aug 28, 2022
Fighters' Cody Ponce throws season's fifth no-hitter
The 113-pitch gem was the 98th in Japan's majors, with the former Pirate becoming the 87th pitcher to throw one in the regular season.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB
Aug 27, 2022
Ex-Fighters manager Hillman says club's fearlessness allowed Ohtani to blossom
'They showed a tremendous lack of fear for ... making wise decisions on someone they thought had an opportunity to be a great commodity and a two-way player.'
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Aug 21, 2022
Tsuyoshi Wada pitches Hawks past Fighters to series sweep
The win at PayPay Dome completed a three-game sweep for the Hawks, who began the day a half-game back of the first-place Saitama Seibu Lions.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Aug 12, 2022
Yushi Shimizu connects on game-winner in 10th as Fighters edge Lions
'To get this hit in this important situation, makes it seem like all the effort I made in the hot sun in Kamagaya was worth it.'
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jul 21, 2022
Buffaloes rookie Ren Mukunoki falls one strike short of no-hitter
The 22-year-old Mukunoki (2-0), making the second start of his career, struck out 11 while walking three in his 116-pitch outing.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jul 18, 2022
Lions beat Fighters to stay in hunt for first place
Aito Takeda scored a run and drove in another Monday as the Seibu Lions kept up their pursuit of the Pacific League pennant with a 5-1 comeback win over the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jul 17, 2022
Naoyuki Uwasawa pitches Fighters to seventh straight win
Uwasawa allowed five hits and three walks over 7u2153 innings to outduel Kona Takahashi and hold off the Lions, who fell a half-game out of first place in the Pacific League.
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The National Diet building in Tokyo
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.
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.
Kishida talks up bolstered Latin American ties as China cements position
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida holds a news conference in Sao Paulo on Saturday.
Japan’s tween skateboarders get head start on preparations for 2028 Olympics
Ibuki Matsumoto competes at an event in Osaka on April 21.
As visitors surge, Japan seeks ways to make tourism eco-friendly
Much like other hot spots across Okinawa, Onna has diligently strived to captivate both domestic and international tourists, while at the same time grappling with the environmental strain induced by the influx of visitors.
Kishida talks up bolstered Latin American ties as China cements position
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida holds a news conference in Sao Paulo on Saturday.
Debate on constitutional revision at a standstill despite Kishida's pledges
With less than two months left before the conclusion of the current session of parliament, any possibility that Prime Minister Fumio Kishida can deliver constitutional reform before the end of his term as Liberal Democratic Party president in late September, as he has promised, appears remote.
Sapporo court ruling on Ainu fishing rights presents tough questions
A traditional Ainu preserved food called <i>satchep</i> (dried fish) being made at the government-run National Ainu Museum and Park, nicknamed Upopoy, in the town of Shiraoi, Hokkaido, on Dec. 25. The Sapporo District Court ruled last month that the Raporo Ainu Nation's rights as an Indigenous people did not extend to having an inherent right to fish for commercial reasons.

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