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Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Sep 12, 2015
Nakata delivers stellar outing; Hawks clobber Eagles
Kenichi Nakata threw one-run ball and struck out eight over seven innings to lead the front-running Fukuoka Softbank Hawks in a 9-2 rout of the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles on Saturday.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Sep 11, 2015
Kobo Stadium damaged by heavy rains
The Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles' scheduled game against the Pacific League-leading Fukuoka Softbank Hawks on Friday was canceled due to damage at Kobo Stadium caused by Thursday's widespread flooding in northeastern Japan, the club said.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Aug 31, 2015
Lions' Mejia torments Eagles in rout
Ernesto Mejia had four hits, including two home runs, with eight RBIs as the Seibu Lions pounded the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles 15-3 on Monday to move up to third in the Pacific League.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Aug 29, 2015
Eagles skipper Okubo set to resign
Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles manager Hiromoto "Dave" Okubo intends to resign at season's end to take responsibility for the club's poor performance, a source said Saturday.
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 28, 2015
Rakuten eyes tie-up with Marubeni to sell discounted electricity to firms
Rakuten Inc. is considering teaming up with Marubeni Corp. to sell electricity at discounted rates to small and medium-size companies that have stores on Rakuten's online shopping mall, it was learned Friday.
BUSINESS
Aug 27, 2015
Kinokuniya to buy up first editions of new Murakami book
The major bookstore chain said there are two main motives behind the announcement: to get a competitive edge over online bookstores and to energize smaller book shops.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Aug 17, 2015
Former big-league closer Saito to retire at end of season
The Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles' former major league All-Star closer Takashi Saito announced Monday he will retire at the end of the season.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Aug 5, 2015
Lions snap losing streak with win over Eagles
Yusei Kikuchi (5-6) worked 6⅔ scoreless innings to help the Seibu Lions snap their franchise-worst 13 game losing streak with a 6-1 win over the Tohoku Rakuten Eagles.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Aug 1, 2015
Eagles end six-game slide
Yasunori Kikuchi pitched seven innings of two-run ball, Wily Mo Pena tied the game and drove in a go-ahead run and the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles beat the Orix Buffaloes 5-3 on Saturday.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jul 31, 2015
Eagles acquire infielder Murillo
The Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles on Friday announced the acquisition of Mexican infielder Agustin Murillo.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / BASEBALL BULLET-IN
Jul 18, 2015
Former Carp, Eagles manager Brown gets best of both worlds through scouting for Nationals
Washington Nationals director of Pacific Rim scouting Marty Brown just completed a second trip to Japan this season.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jul 9, 2015
Hawks hurler van den Hurk keeps win streak intact
Rick van den Hurk pitched six shutout innings and claimed his third straight win as the Fukuoka Softbank Hawks beat the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles 4-1 on Thursday.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jun 17, 2015
Eagles catcher Shima sidelined with broken rib
Tohoku Rakuten catcher Motohiro Shima will be out four to six weeks with a broken left rib cage, the Eagles said Wednesday.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
May 31, 2015
Nakagawa's walk-off homer lifts Eagles over Giants in 10th
Taishi Nakagawa blasted a solo home run in the 10th inning off Scott Mathieson to lift the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles to a come-from-behind win over the Yomiuri Giants 4-3 in interleague action on Sunday.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / HIT AND RUN
May 25, 2015
Matsui finds comfort zone in ninth
When Yuki Matsui burst on the scene as a second-year player for Toko Gakuen at Summer Koshien in 2012, he was a sight to behold. He looked like one of the smallest players on the field, but the diminutive lefty's stature belied the fact that he was a giant with the ball in his hands.
EDITORIALS
May 23, 2015
Rakuten forges ahead in English
E-commerce giant Rakuten has managed to do what the educational system apparently can't — get Japanese people to speak English competently.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
May 22, 2015
Eagles southpaw Karashima triumphs in first appearance of season
It didn't take much time for Wataru Karashima to get his first win in 2015. The game wasn't too long either, which was probably icing on the cake for the weary Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Apr 2, 2015
Nakamura slugs first homer of season, sparks unbeaten Lions
Five-time Pacific League home run champ Takeya Nakamura opened his long-ball account on Thursday, when the Seibu Lions defeated the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles 6-1 and remain unbeaten in five games this season.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / 2015 JAPANESE BASEBALL PREVIEW
Mar 26, 2015
Buffaloes, Hawks best in PL
The second of a two-part NPB Preview.
BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 26, 2015
Rakuten to buy Japan unit of U.S. currency trader FXCM
FXCM Inc., a major U.S. provider of online foreign exchange trading services announced Wednesday that it has agreed to sell its Japanese unit, FXCM Japan Securities Co., to Rakuten Securities Inc. for $62 million.
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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