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PIRATES

Japan Times
SPORTS / MAN ABOUT SPORTS
Apr 5, 2016
Time in Japan transformed Vogelsong into clutch playoff pitcher
Pittsburgh Pirates hurler Ryan Vogelsong is different things to different people.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink
Jun 26, 2015
Pirate ships, cruises, riverbanks and urban campsites: New twists on the beer-garden formula in Tokyo
One way to look at the arrival of summer in Japan is to focus on the bad side of the season, such as the sticky humidity, the need to have the air-conditioner blasting cold air for the next three months. All power to you, but consider how no other time of the year can you enjoy drinking and eating outdoors like you can during a Japanese summer — especially in Tokyo, where vacant lots and rooftops are transformed into bars and restaurants. It beats being huddled under the kotatsu (heated table) sadly poking at a mandarin orange.
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BASEBALL / BASEBALL BULLET-IN
Dec 6, 2014
Pirates coach Momose making most of skills
He is Japanese, trilingual and works for a major league baseball team. Kiyoshi Momose was the strength and conditioning coach for the visiting Major League Baseball squad on the recent All-Star tour of Japan. During the regular season, he works for the Pittsburgh Pirates, keeping in shape the players on that National League team.
JAPAN / Politics
May 12, 2014
SDF may get broader anti-piracy powers
The Cabinet opens talks with the ruling coalition on drafting legislation to let the Self-Defense Forces protect private Japanese vessels from attacks on the open sea.
BUSINESS
Dec 2, 2013
Pirates wielding grenades spur easing of gun ban
Pirates wielding rocket-propelled grenades and AK-47s have prompted Japan to ease a ban on civilians carrying guns, allowing guards on locally registered oil tankers to be armed for the first time.
BASEBALL / MLB / MAN ABOUT SPORTS
Jul 31, 2013
Pirates aim to end epic futility streak
It's hard to feel sorry for Pittsburgh sports fans, given all the Super Bowls, Stanley Cups and World Series titles their pro teams have won over the years.
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JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Mar 21, 2013
Somali pirates' trials highlight role of interpreters
In the quiet courtroom, the Somali defendant sat unhandcuffed and with an earphone in place, flanked by guards.
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JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Feb 28, 2013
The long arm of the antipiracy law
Captured half a world away, off the coast of Oman in the Indian Ocean, four Somalis are sent to Tokyo to stand trial for piracy after a failed attempt to hijack an oil tanker. Three have already been convicted by the Tokyo District Court.
JAPAN
Feb 2, 2013
Court hands Somali pirates 10-year term
The Tokyo District Court jails two Somali pirates for 10 years for trying to hijack an oil tanker operated by a Japanese company in the Indian Ocean in 2011.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jan 29, 2013
12-year term urged in Somalis' piracy trial
Prosecutors on Monday demanded 12-year prison terms for two Somalis being tried on charges of boarding and attempting to hijack a Bahama-registered oil tanker operated by a Japanese company in the Indian Ocean in 2011.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jan 16, 2013
Somali pair admit trying to hijack ship
In the first case prosecuted under Japan's 2009 antipiracy law, two Somali men pleaded guilty Tuesday in Tokyo District Court to charges of boarding and attempting to hijack a Bahamas-registered tanker operated by a Japanese shipping company.

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