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Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Aug 10, 2018
Buffaloes give pitcher Andrew Albers two-year contract extension
Canadian lefty Andrew Albers has signed a two-year contract extension with the Orix Buffaloes, the Pacific League club announced Friday.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Aug 8, 2018
Seibu offense backs Kona Takahashi in win over Orix
Kona Takahashi looked rusty in his first start of the season, but the Seibu Lions' hitters kept him in the game in a 7-6 win over the Orix Buffaloes on Wednesday.
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 8, 2018
Orix says it will buy 30 percent stake in Avolon for $2.2 billion
Orix Corp. said Wednesday it will buy a 30 percent stake in aircraft leasing firm Avolon Holdings Ltd. from China's HNA Group Co. Ltd. for $2.2 billion.
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 7, 2018
HNA in talks to sell over $2 billion Avolon stake to Orix: sources
HNA Group Co., a Chinese conglomerate unwinding a global acquisition spree, is in advanced talks to sell a minority stake in jet lessor Avolon Holdings Ltd. to Orix Corp., sources said.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Aug 5, 2018
Kenya Wakatsuki leads Buffaloes past Hawks
Kenya Wakatsuki unloaded the bases with one swing, powering the Orix Buffaloes to a 6-4 win over the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks on Sunday afternoon.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jul 27, 2018
NPB commissioner Atsushi Saito rejects Orix request for game replay
Japan's pro baseball commissioner rejected on Friday a request from Orix to replay a game the Buffaloes lost after a botched video replay.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jul 26, 2018
Lions' Tomoya Mori comes through in clutch with game-winning double in 10th against Buffaloes
Yusei Kikuchi went nine innings, setting up an extra-inning win as Tomoya Mori's pinch-hit sayonara double lifted the Seibu Lions to 2-1 triumph over the Orix Buffaloes on Thursday.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jul 17, 2018
Buffaloes' Brandon Dickson twirls three-hit shutout, fans career-high 12 batters
Brandon Dickson threw his first shutout in four years, while Yutaro Sugimoto hit a grand slam in his second straight game as the Orix Buffaloes demolished the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters 11-0 in the Pacific League on Tuesday.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jul 16, 2018
Oswaldo Arcia, Kohei Arihara guide Fighters past Buffaloes
Oswaldo Arcia belted a three-run homer and Kohei Arihara went the distance as the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters defeated the Orix Buffaloes 4-1 on Monday.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jul 7, 2018
Buffaloes acquire pitchers Akira Iwamoto, Donn Roach
The Orix Buffaloes have acquired former Hanshin Tigers pitcher Akira Iwamoto and former Chicago White Sox minor leaguer Donn Roach, the Pacific League club announced Saturday.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 2, 2018
Japan's Orix to buy U.S. financial firm NXT Capital for ¥100 billion
Financial services firm Orix Corp. said Monday it has agreed to purchase U.S. lender NXT Capital Inc. for over ¥100 billion ($900 million) to strengthen its competitiveness in the U.S. market.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jun 26, 2018
NPB upholds Hawks-Buffaloes result despite umpires' mistake
Nippon Professional Baseball announced Tuesday that it will not grant the Orix Buffaloes' request to replay Friday's game against the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks after umpires admitted mistakenly ruling a foul ball as a decisive two-run home run.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jun 24, 2018
Yuki Yanagita clinches nail-biting win for Hawks over Buffaloes
Yuki Yanagita capped a solid day at the plate with a tie-breaking, 12th-inning home run, lifting the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks to a nail-biting 5-4 win over the Orix Buffaloes on Sunday.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jun 23, 2018
Buffaloes ask for game to be resumed after umpires' mistake
A day after umpires admitted mistakenly ruling a foul ball a decisive two-run home run, the Orix Buffaloes on Saturday asked the game be resumed from the point of the incorrect call.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jun 22, 2018
Tigers, Buffaloes close out interleague play with tie
Twelve innings wasn't enough to decide a winner on Thursday night as the Hanshin Tigers and Orix Buffaloes closed out interleague play with the 3-3 tie.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jun 10, 2018
Swallows stay hot during interleague play with victory over Buffaloes
Left-handed rookie Daiki Tajima gave up eight runs in 3⅓ innings on Sunday as the Tokyo Yakult Swallows beat the Orix Buffaloes in the finale of their three-game interleague series.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
May 30, 2018
Dragons bullpen blows lead as Daisuke Matsuzaka misses chance to win back-to-back starts
Looking to win back-to-back starts for the first time in nearly four years, Daisuke Matsuzaka was denied the chance when the Orix Buffaloes pounded the Chunichi Dragons' bullpen in a 5-1 interleague win on Wednesday.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
May 26, 2018
Matt Dominguez does it again to lift Marines over Buffaloes
For the second time in three days, Matt Dominguez powered Chiba Lotte to a come-from-behind win as the Marines beat the Orix Buffaloes 6-3 on Saturday afternoon.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
May 23, 2018
Buffaloes ace Chihiro Kaneko picks up first victory of season
Orix ace Chihiro Kaneko allowed a run over six innings Wednesday, winning his first game of the season in a 5-2 victory over the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
May 19, 2018
Lions' Shinsaburo Tawata rebounds from loss with six-hit shutout against Buffaloes
Shinsaburo Tawata bounced back from his worst start of the season with a six-hit shutout as the Pacific League-leading Seibu Lions beat the Orix Buffaloes 7-0 on Saturday.
Why half of Japan's cities are at risk of disappearing in 100 years
A couple looks out onto the Fukuoka nightscape. Due to its distance from Tokyo and its close proximity to South Korea and China, professor Tomoya Mori believes that Fukuoka is one of the few metropolitan regions of Japan that will see some form of growth in the decades to come.
Fuchu Prison adapting to foreign prisoners
From the outside, the light-brown complex that is Fuchu Prison in western Tokyo could easily be mistaken for a city hall.
America wasn’t made for walking, and it’s killing them
A 2010 study found that U.S. adults averaged 5,117 steps daily and that this was lower than the averages found in similar studies in Switzerland, western Australia and Japan.
Japan concerned over U.S. officials' remarks on atomic bombings
U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham speaks to reporters during a news conference in Washington on Thursday.
Rare sequel to 'My Neighbor Totoro' to play at Cannes
A screening of "Mei and the Baby Cat Bus," which is being billed as a "mini-sequel" to the Studio Ghibli classic "My Neighbor Totoro," is set to take place at the Cannes Film Festival on Monday.
Fuchu Prison adapting to foreign prisoners
From the outside, the light-brown complex that is Fuchu Prison in western Tokyo could easily be mistaken for a city hall.
The politicians moving Japan forward on climate
While not the most outspoken politician on the issue, digital minister Taro Kono has a track record of being serious in his commitment to addressing the climate crisis.
Morning-after pill buyers back prescription-free sales following trial
Some 2,181 morning-after pills were sold at 145 pharmacies across the nation, with Tokyo and Kanagawa Prefecture recording over 200 sales each.
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Local theater in Japan is more than a hobby — it’s a community
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