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Japan Times
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.
Japan Times
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.
Japan Times
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.
Japan Times
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.
Japan Times
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.
Japan Times
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.
Japan Times
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.
Japan Times
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.
Japan Times
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.
Japan Times
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.
Japan Times
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.
Japan Times
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.
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.
Thanks, tourists. Views of Mount Fuji are now blocked.
Tourists pose in front of a convenience store with Mount Fuji on Friday in the town of Fujikawaguchiko, Yamanashi Prefecture. Local residents are upset over littering, overcrowding and the inconvenience caused by the visitors.
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.
Two more arrested over brutal murder of couple in Tochigi
A vehicle carrying Seiha Sekine, the 32-year-old common-law husband of the deceased Tokyo couple's first daughter, leaves a police station in Tokyo's Shinagawa Ward on Tuesday.
After blockbuster boxing victory, what next for ‘Monster’ Inoue?
Naoya Inoue celebrates his victory over Luis Nery in their IBF-WBA-WBC-WBO super bantamweight title boxing match at Tokyo Dome on Monday.
Unlike 10 years ago, Japan's new security bill sparks little debate
The Lower House starts discussing a security clearance bill on April 19 in Tokyo.
After blockbuster boxing victory, what next for ‘Monster’ Inoue?
Naoya Inoue celebrates his victory over Luis Nery in their IBF-WBA-WBC-WBO super bantamweight title boxing match at Tokyo Dome on Monday.
Xi bristles as Macron and von der Leyen urge China to do more on Ukraine
French President Emmanuel Macron, Chinese leader Xi Jinping and European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen walk after their meeting in Paris on Monday.
How a Japanese scientist is turning the climate crisis into music
A screencap of a performance of Hiroto Nagai's “String Quartet No. 1 ‘Polar Energy Budget’” by the PRT Quartet
Japan’s tween skateboarders get head start on preparations for 2028 Olympics
Ibuki Matsumoto competes at an event in Osaka on April 21.

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