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BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / NPB NOTEBOOK
Jul 3, 2009
Passed over by MLB, Inaba shines at home
Funny as it seems, being passed over for the major leagues might have been the best thing that could have happened to Atsunori Inaba.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / NPB NOTEBOOK
Jun 26, 2009
Sugiuchi sure Hawks will contend in PL race
The Central League probably couldn't get rid of Fukuoka Softbank Hawks pitcher Toshiya Sugiuchi fast enough by the end of the 2009 interleague season.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / NPB NOTEBOOK
Jun 19, 2009
Interleague success puts Hawks in chase
No tiebreakers needed this year, the Fukuoka Softbank Hawks stand alone.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / NPB NOTEBOOK
Jun 12, 2009
Kishi quietly showing he is one of PL's elite hurlers
Hokkaido Nippon Ham ace Yu Darvish and Tohoku Rakuten fireballer Masahiro Tanaka have — and deservedly so — dominated most of the headlines regarding Pacific League pitchers this season.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / NPB NOTEBOOK
Jun 5, 2009
Ogasawara making a feast of PL pitching
Michihiro Ogasawara left the Pacific League to join the Yomiuri Giants in 2007.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / NPB NOTEBOOK
May 29, 2009
Iwakuma, Tanaka give Eagles a real 1-2 punch
Masahiro Tanaka was electrifying during his Pacific League Rookie of the Year season in 2007. In 2008 his numbers dipped while he took a back seat to teammate Hisashi Iwakuma, who embarked on a Sawamura Award-winning 21-4 campaign.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / NPB NOTEBOOK
May 22, 2009
PL looking to extend interleague win streak
The NPB kicked off koryusen (interleague season) this week with the first round of games taking place in Pacific League stadiums on Tuesday and Wednesday.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / NPB NOTEBOOK
May 15, 2009
Sophomore Sakamoto tearing up CL pitching
When then-Yomiuri Giants shortstop Tomohiro Nioka tore his calf muscle during the 2008 season opener, a star was born.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / NPB NOTEBOOK
May 8, 2009
Sledge flexing muscles for Fighters in 2nd year
CHIBA — Terrmel Sledge is getting used to playing baseball in Japan.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / NPB NOTEBOOK
May 1, 2009
Valentine optimistic as pitchers find form
Chiba Lotte Marines pitcher Hiroyuki Kobayashi didn't come out of Tuesday's game against the Orix Buffaloes with a win, but he should've gained a lot of confidence.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / NPB NOTEBOOK
Apr 24, 2009
Kanemoto, Rhodes aging like fine wines
Finding and identifying talented young players is a big part of the game of baseball.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / NPB NOTEBOOK
Apr 17, 2009
Fighters enjoying extra clout with bat bonanza
The Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters' pitching staff has looked surprisingly pedestrian early this season.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / NPB NOTEBOOK
Apr 10, 2009
WBC experience inspires Kurihara
Kenta Kurihara was with Samurai Japan for just two games at the World Baseball Classic.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / NPB NOTEBOOK
Feb 16, 2009
Tigers, Hawks busy breaking in new skippers during spring training
With spring training under way, fans in Osaka and Fukuoka are watching closely as their teams undergo a change.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / NPB NOTEBOOK
Jan 25, 2009
Iwakuma hopes to help Japan retain WBC title
In the midst of the greatest individual season of his career, Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles pitcher Hisashi Iwakuma was left off Japan's Olympic roster.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / NPB NOTEBOOK
Jan 17, 2009
Fukumoto blazed quite a trail on bases before Rickey came along
Before the self-proclaimed (and arguably rightly so) "greatest of all time" and new MLB Hall of Famer Rickey Henderson was redefining the way leadoff hitters would be viewed, the Hankyu Braves' Yutaka Fukumoto was helping to set the standard.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / NPB NOTEBOOK
Jan 11, 2009
Offseason moves give BayStars hope for 2009
For a team that couldn't do anything right during the season, things sure seem to be going well for the Yokohama BayStars this offseason.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / NPB NOTEBOOK
Dec 22, 2008
WBC organizers happy with event's progress
There's talk of revenge ahead of the 2009 World Baseball Classic and it's music to the organizers' ears.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / NPB NOTEBOOK
Dec 7, 2008
Miura's decision to remain with struggling BayStars admirable
The Yokohama BayStars reached the Nippon Professional Baseball summit in 1998 behind 12-game winner Daisuke Miura.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / NPB NOTEBOOK
Nov 4, 2008
Giants' unsung heroes revel in spotlight
As Game 2 starter Hisanori Takahashi left the mound in the middle of the sixth inning of a 2-2 contest on Sunday, things were looking bleak for the Yomiuri Giants.
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.
China seizes disputed reef near key Philippine military outpost
China Coast Guard officers unfurl a national flag on Sandy Cay reef, near the Philippine-held Thitu Island, in disputed waters of the South China Sea this month in this screen shot taken from Chinese state broadcaster CCTV.
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.
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.
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
Expo '25 gives the world a masterclass in mascots
2025 Osaka Expo mascot Myaku-Myaku dances on the stage during the event's official opening ceremony on April 12.

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