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JAPAN / Media / Japan Pulse
Feb 6, 2016
Sugar rush of sweet sushi, chocolate fossils and more as Valentine's in Japan approaches
Japan has a variety of whacky treats for this Valentine's Day, including monstrous cookies and 'poisoned' apples.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jan 23, 2016
Giants hurler Sugano aims for winning season
Tomoyuki Sugano returned to Japan recently after spending several days training in Hawaii. He told reporters at Narita Airport that his workouts yielded great results and allowed that "my condition is the best it's been in three years."
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jan 5, 2016
Detroit-Silicon Valley crossover: GM antes up $500 million to forge self-driving car partnership with Lyft
General Motors Inc. and Lyft Inc. on Monday set out plans to develop an on-demand network of self-driving cars as the U.S. No. 1 automaker announced it would put $500 million into the ride-sharing service's latest $1 billion fundraising round.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB
Dec 30, 2015
Former MLB pitcher Saito sees game through different lens as Padres intern
For many players, leaving the game begs the huge question of what to do next, but for former big league reliever Takashi Saito, that period was remarkably brief.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Dec 24, 2015
Mexican League MVP Amador joins Eagles
The Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles have signed 28-year-old first baseman-designated hitter Japhet Amador, this year's Mexican League MVP, the Pacific League club announced Thursday.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / BASEBALL BULLET-IN
Dec 12, 2015
Can upgraded home stadiums give boost to BayStars, Eagles?
Going from worst to first — last place to a pennant — is difficult for any professional baseball team. The Tokyo Yakult Swallows managed to do it this past season in the Central League, and the two clubs that finished at the bottom of the league standings in 2015 are hoping to rise to the...
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Dec 9, 2015
Norimoto likely to get ball for Rakuten in 2016 opener
Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles manager Masataka Nashida on Wednesday indicated he will pin his hopes on Takahiro Norimoto for next season's opening game against the Japan Series champion Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Nov 27, 2015
Eagles sign former Marine Imae
Former Chiba Lotte Marines third baseman Toshiaki Imae has joined the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles, the Pacific League club announced Friday.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Nov 26, 2015
Eagles acquire veteran pitcher Liz
The Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles have signed pitcher Radhames Liz to a one-year deal, the Pacific League club announced Thursday.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Nov 21, 2015
Eagles to add grass, Ferris wheel to Sendai home
The Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles announced Friday that they will convert their home park, Kobo Stadium Miyagi, into the Pacific League's only natural turf field ahead of the 2016 season, while increasing seating capacity to over 30,000.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Nov 6, 2015
Hawks to open season in Sendai
The two-time defending Pacific League and Japan Series champion Fukuoka Softbank Hawks will open their 2016 season on the road in Sendai on March 25 against the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles, the league said Friday.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 31, 2015
Eagles part ways with Pena, four foreign teammates
The Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles, who finished last in the Pacific League for the last two seasons, said Saturday that five foreign players, including former Best Nine Award-winning slugger Wily Mo Pena, will not be back for 2016.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 8, 2015
New Eagles manager Nashida eager to lead PL club
Masataka Nashida said Thursday he was thankful for the opportunity to turn the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles fortunes around as manager of the Pacific League club next season.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 6, 2015
Marines storm past Eagles in 11th inning, triumph in regular-season finale
Hideaki Wakui threw 10 innings on Tuesday as the Chiba Lotte Marines wrapped up the Pacific League's regular-season schedule with a 9-3, 11-inning win over the last-place Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 5, 2015
Prodigy Anraku sparkles in Eagles debut
Right-hander Tomohiro Anraku, whose huge pitch counts as a high school ace earned him international notice, worked six scoreless innings in his first-team debut on Monday.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 3, 2015
Marines keep playoff hopes alive
Yuta Omine allowed just three hits in seven innings to set the Chiba Lotte Marines up for a crucial 2-0 win over the last-place Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles on Saturday afternoon.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Sep 30, 2015
Pena irked by Okubo's comments
Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles slugger Wily Mo Pena has taken exception to comments his manager, Hiromoto "Dave" Okubo, made to the media recently.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Sep 29, 2015
Eagles finalize decision to offer managerial post to Nashida
The Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles board of directors on Tuesday decided to formally offer two-time Pacific League winner Masataka Nashida the manager's job for next season.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Sep 22, 2015
Eagles skipper Okubo won't return for 2016 season
First-year Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles manager Hiromoto "Dave" Okubo stated Tuesday that he will step down at the end of the season.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Sep 14, 2015
Eagles hurler Norimoto dominates Lions
Takahiro Norimoto struck out 11, using his forkball effectively over seven shutout innings as the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles blanked the Seibu Lions 3-0 on Monday night.
Rare tissue-damaging bacteria spreads in Japan
Group A Streptococcus typically causes swelling and sore throat in children, but some types of the bacteria can lead to symptoms developing rapidly.
North Korea building roads and walls inside DMZ, report says
What's believed to be loudspeakers at the top of a hill on the North Korean side of the Demilitarized Zone dividing the two Koreas, on Tuesday.
Southwest Airlines plane plunged within 120 meters of ocean near Hawaii
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The evolving nature of fatherhood in Japan
Father's Day is said to have come to Japan around 1950, shortly after the establishment of Mother's Day.
J-pop act Mrs. Green Apple spikes ‘Columbus’ video after viewer backlash
Mrs. Green Apple has posted an apology on its official website after backlash over a music video that portrayed explorer Christopher Columbus in a charming way.
G7 leaders unite to hammer China over trade and Russian lifeline
U.S. President Joe Biden joins other world leaders, including Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, as they watch a skydiving demonstration at the annual Group of Seven summit in Savelletri, Italy, on Thursday.
Calls for Kishida to step down growing among local LDP chapters
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida listens to voters in the city of Kumamoto in April. Liberal Democratic Party politicians are afraid that Kishida's unpopularity could seal their own fates when they stand for local elections.
Renho, the liberal politician who might dethrone Tokyo's Koike
Renho speaks to reporters on Wednesday in Tokyo.
Despite its hardworking image, Japan might be No. 1 in quiet quitting
Only 6% of the Japanese workforce is engaged while a third of the workforce is job hunting or looking out for new opportunities, according to a Gallup report.
In Japan, a legal fight for the right to sterilization surgery
Kazane Kajiya, 27, (second from left) and others filed a lawsuit against the state, arguing that the Maternal Health Law infringes upon their constitutional rights by restricting women's ability to make decisions about their own bodies.

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