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Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / NPB NOTEBOOK
Sep 1, 2017
Otani gets back on the hill as questions about future persist
Shohei Otani returned to the mound after a long absence on Thursday night.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Sep 1, 2017
In front of sizable MLB contingent, Otani shaky in first start in seven weeks
With half of the MLB teams having someone in the stands on Thursday, Shohei Otani showed he can still pitch — despite not having done so since July 12.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Aug 30, 2017
Fighters ace Otani ready for first start since July
Shohei Otani, the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters' slugging ace pitcher expects more from his start on Thursday than he got during his aborted first outing over a month ago.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Aug 29, 2017
Otani likely to start on Thursday against Hawks
Shohei Otani is expected to start for the Fighters in Thursday's home game against the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks, Hokkaido Nippon Ham manager Hideki Kuriyama said Tuesday.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / NPB NOTEBOOK
Aug 26, 2017
Otani heating up in a hurry
Shohei Otani has been on fire this month.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Aug 9, 2017
Eagles hold on for win over Fighters
Journeyman right-hander Yuya Kubo got a pair of big strikeouts to preserve the lead as the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles held off the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters 6-5 on Wednesday night.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jul 15, 2017
Despaigne, Akiyama, Suzuki supply big hits as PL tops CL in All-Star Series finale
For one night, it was just like old times for Alfredo Despaigne in Chiba. A monstrous home run, a celebration with Chiba Lotte Marines catcher Tatsuhiro Tamura, and a celebratory "Despa-iine" call-and-response with the fans in right field after the game.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / NPB NOTEBOOK
Jul 15, 2017
Rookie shortstop Genda capitalizes on opportunity to replace injured Mogi on PL All-Star squad
Sosuke Genda was an almost last-minute addition for this year's All-Star Series. But that hasn't taken any of the fun out of it for the 24-year old Seibu Lions rookie.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jul 12, 2017
Returning Fighters ace Otani chased early in first start of 2017
Shohei Otani did not exactly get a welcome return to the mound in his first start of the season Wednesday, as the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters' two-way star failed to make it out of the second inning of a 6-3 defeat against the Orix Buffaloes.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jul 11, 2017
Fighters' Otani slated to make long-awaited return to mound
Pitcher Shohei Otani will return to the mound with the first team on Wednesday, the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters announced on Tuesday.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jul 3, 2017
Nakamura overshadows Otani's return as Lions beat Fighters
Takeya Nakamura hit his 16th and 17th home runs of the season to bring the Seibu Lions from behind in an 11-4 win over the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters on Monday.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jul 1, 2017
Otani makes first pitching appearance since October
Shohei Otani threw his first official pitches since last autumn, working one inning in a minor league game on Saturday.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jun 26, 2017
Hawks' Yanagita tops fans' All-Star vote
Yuki Yanagita was named to his fourth Pacific League All-Star team on Monday, when the results of this year's fan ballot were announced by Nippon Professional Baseball.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / HIT AND RUN
Jun 26, 2017
Fighters face important decision as Otani prepares for return to field
Shohei Otani looked good in the Toei Flyers throwback uniform the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters donned over the weekend. So Fighters fans at least had that to fall back on, since they didn't see him do anything else.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jun 22, 2017
Fighters' Otani may be activated Friday
Pitcher Shohei Otani, whose season has been derailed by injuries, could be activated prior to Friday's game against the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles, the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters said Wednesday.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jun 20, 2017
Fighters' Otani trains with first team for first time since early April
Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters star Shohei Otani trained with the first team on Tuesday for the first time since suffering a left-thigh muscle strain in early April.
BASEBALL
May 19, 2017
MLB wants to change posting system
Major League Baseball commissioner Rob Manfred said Thursday he would like revisions made to the posting system agreement for Japanese players that the league has with Nippon Professional Baseball by this offseason.
BASEBALL / MLB
May 4, 2017
MLB warns Dodgers after Gonzalez interacted with Otani last fall
Major League Baseball has issued the Los Angeles Dodgers a serious warning after slugger Adrian Gonzalez gave pitcher Shohei Otani a signed jersey last fall, a source said Thursday.
Japan Times
SOCCER / J. League
Apr 22, 2017
Rapid first-half scoring propels Reysol past Marinos
Kashiwa Reysol blitzed Yokohama F. Marinos with two goals in the space of two first-half minutes to claim a 2-0 win in the J. League on Saturday.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Apr 10, 2017
Deactivated Otani catches flu
Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters star Shohei Otani, who is currently on the disabled list, has been diagnosed with type B influenza, the Pacific League club announced Monday.
'So hot you can't breathe': Extreme heat hits the Philippines
A pedestrian cools himself with a folding hand fan as he waits for a ride along a road in Manila on Wednesday, as extreme heat hit the Philippines.
Did Japan intervene to prop up the yen? Analysts think it did.
A man walks past an electronic board displaying the exchange rate for the yen against the U.S. dollar (right) in Tokyo on Tuesday.
Town to block view of Mount Fuji in response to overtourism
The town government of Fujikawaguchiko, Yamanashi Prefecture, decided to set up a 2.5-meter-high screen to prevent tourists from taking pictures of Mount Fuji looming behind a convenience store.
Number of vacant homes in Japan hits record high of 9 million
A vacant house in Tokyo is seen demolished in January 2020.
Weak yen fattens tourist wallets in Japan
People visit the Ameya Yokocho market in Tokyo's Ueno district during the Golden Week holiday on Tuesday.
Kishida sets sights on energy and climate in South America trip
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will use a policy speech in Sao Paulo to set out his vision for ties between Japan and South America, almost 10 years after former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe advocated for stronger ties between the two in the same city.
Yellow sand allergy: A health issue made worse by climate change
A screenshot of the Meteorological Agency's satellite image of clouds and yellow sand (in pink) on Sunday.
Climate change, chalky grains and the risks for Japan’s rice farmers
A farmer plants seedlings in Satsumasendai, Kagoshima Prefecture. Japan’s self sufficiency rate for rice is nearly 100%, compared with 38% for food overall, on a calorie basis.
Japan wants you to spend more with ‘luxury tourism’
Performers play a traditional drum unique to Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture, in the prefectural capital of Kanazawa on March 16 to mark the extension of the Hokuriku Shinkansen line to Tsuruga Station in Fukui Prefecture.
Theaster Gates’ ambitious ‘Afro-Mingei’ brings Black Chicago to Tokyo
Theaster Gates' “A Heavenly Chord” lines up church pews before seven speakers and a Hammond B3 organ, a type of electric organ prevalent in Black American churches.

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