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BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / NPB NOTEBOOK
Oct 30, 2008
Hara makes right call with Giants
Yomiuri Giants manager Tatsunori Hara cried last season after the Chunichi Dragons sent his team into a long offseason with a 3-0 sweep in the second stage of the Central League Climax Series.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / NPB NOTEBOOK
Oct 17, 2008
Hot Fighters poised for battle with Lions
The Seibu Lions bounced back from their worst season in more than two decades last season with a Pacific League championship this season. They had no equal at the plate in the Pa League this year and are ready to roar in the second stage of the PL Climax Series.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / NPB NOTEBOOK
Oct 11, 2008
Buffs, Fighters ready for PL Climax Series showdown
The first stage of the Pacific League Climax Series matches two teams that will contest strength against strength to decide which team will advance to face the Seibu Lions in the second stage.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / NPB NOTEBOOK
Oct 4, 2008
Watanabe tames PL in first season at helm
Earlier this season Seibu Lions second baseman Yasuyuki Kataoka donned a Spiderman mask and entertained the crowd before his hero interview after hitting a "sayonara" home run off Hokkaido Nippon Ham's Yu Darvish.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / NPB NOTEBOOK
Sep 27, 2008
Carp knocking on playoff door
The J. League's Sanfrecce Hiroshima and manager Mihailo Petrovic got the good times rolling in Hiroshima by leading the second-division club to a promotion-clinching win on Tuesday.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / NPB NOTEBOOK
Sep 19, 2008
Tigers have easier path down stretch
Not too long ago the Hanshin Tigers were running away with the Central League race.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / NPB NOTEBOOK
Sep 14, 2008
Buffs flexing muscles as stretch run begins
The Big Boys have finally arrived in Kobe.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / NPB NOTEBOOK
Aug 26, 2008
Beijing exit must spur bout of soul-searching
The fall was as stunning as it was quick.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / NPB NOTEBOOK
Jul 31, 2008
Ogasawara, Ramirez form devastating duo for second-place Giants
When things looked bleak for the Yomiuri Giants earlier this season, Alex Ramirez almost single-handedly kept the Kyojin afloat.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / NPB NOTEBOOK
Jul 26, 2008
Darvish poised for spotlight at Olympics
Cuba beat Japan 4-0 in the final of the 2004 World Junior Baseball Championships, resulting in the Japanese starter that day ending the tournament 0-1 with a 7.11 ERA.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / NPB NOTEBOOK
Jul 19, 2008
Hoshino makes gutsy decision by sticking with Uehara
Japan manager Senichi Hoshino took a gamble on Thursday afternoon.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / NPB NOTEBOOK
Jul 12, 2008
Talented Tigers excel in season's first half
The Hanshin Tigers are so far ahead in the Central League standings the Japanese media has already given them a magic number.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / NPB NOTEBOOK
Jul 5, 2008
'Big Daddy' beating up Swallows
Yomiuri Giants star Alex Ramirez hit a home run in his first official at-bat as a visitor in Jingu Stadium, home of the Tokyo Yakult Swallows.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / NPB NOTEBOOK
Jun 28, 2008
Fine play by Tigers during interleague season helped boost CL lead
The Hanshin Tigers missed out on the interleague title, but they're still on track for the one that matters.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / NPB NOTEBOOK
Jun 21, 2008
Southpaw trio going the distance to help Hawks
Tsuyoshi Wada was pitching a complete game against the Yokohama BayStars on Sunday and there wasn't anything anyone could do about it. Not Fukuoka Softbank Hawks pitching coach Tadashi Sugimoto and not the BayStars.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / NPB NOTEBOOK
Jun 14, 2008
Quick start has Rami thinking big for Giants
Alex Ramirez hit home runs in consecutive at-bats during last year's All-Star series, which sparked an amazing late season performance, during which he won back-to-back monthly MVP awards in August and September.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / NPB NOTEBOOK
Jun 7, 2008
Sugiuchi Hawks' main man in May
There's just something about May that brings out the best in Toshiya Sugiuchi.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / NPB NOTEBOOK
May 31, 2008
Sweeney stepping up his game for Fighters
If there's a job to be done, chances are Brian Sweeney is your man.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / NPB NOTEBOOK
May 24, 2008
Iwakuma flying high for Eagles
Hisashi Iwakuma seems to have finally arrived for the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / NPB NOTEBOOK
May 17, 2008
Shimoyanagi's renaissance having impact for Tigers
For Hanshin Tigers pitcher Tsuyoshi Shimoyanagi, the last two seasons have been more or less average.
If the 'Big One' hits, this city could face a 31-meter-high tsunami
A small shrine perched atop rocks braves the waves hitting the shoreline during a storm in Shimoda, Shizuoka Prefecture. The area is under threat of a possible 31-meter-high tsunami if an earthquake strikes the nearby Nankai Trough.
Counting the reasons why there are so few American cars in Japan
Tesla's store in Tokyo's Shibuya district. While sales of American cars in Japan appear to be shrinking, Tesla's presence in the country is growing.
Shohei Ohtani's example could change Japan's views on paternity leave
Shohei Ohtani and Mamiko Tanaka announced the birth of their first child on April 19.
Nearly half of workers in Japan engage in ‘quiet quitting’
"Quiet quitting" is most common among the younger generation, with 46.7% of respondents to a survey in their 20s identifying with the practice, reflecting a less-motivated workforce more focused on work-life balance.
Japan worries Trump tariffs will push countries toward China
Liberal Democratic Party Policy Chief Itsunori Onodera (center) speaks at a think tank event Monday in Washington.
Could this be Japan’s year at the Kentucky Derby?
Christophe Lemaire rides Admire Daytona, who was bred in Japan, during the UAE Derby at Meydan Racecourse in Dubai on April 5.
Counting the reasons why there are so few American cars in Japan
Tesla's store in Tokyo's Shibuya district. While sales of American cars in Japan appear to be shrinking, Tesla's presence in the country is growing.
Shohei Ohtani's example could change Japan's views on paternity leave
Shohei Ohtani and Mamiko Tanaka announced the birth of their first child on April 19.
Nearly half of workers in Japan engage in ‘quiet quitting’
"Quiet quitting" is most common among the younger generation, with 46.7% of respondents to a survey in their 20s identifying with the practice, reflecting a less-motivated workforce more focused on work-life balance.
U.S. secretary of the navy weighs ‘dual-use’ shipbuilding with Japan
John Phelan at a Senate confirmation hearing for U.S. secretary of the navy in Washington in February

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A small shrine perched atop rocks braves the waves hitting the shoreline during a storm in Shimoda, Shizuoka Prefecture. The area is under threat of a possible 31-meter-high tsunami if an earthquake strikes the nearby Nankai Trough.
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