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RAKUTEN

Japan Times
BUSINESS / YEN FOR LIVING
Dec 22, 2013
Rental video stores ponder their reason for existing
DVDs still may be the cheapest, and easiest, way to watch videos at home.
Japan Times
BASEBALL
Dec 17, 2013
Tanaka informs Eagles he wants to pitch in majors in 2014
The man at the center of the posting system drama finally broke his silence, and it was music to the ears of MLB fans and executives.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / HIT AND RUN
Dec 14, 2013
New posting system puts Rakuten in unfavorable position
While the relevant parties have given their blessings to a new posting agreement between Nippon Professional Baseball and Major League Baseball, there is still no resolution to Masahiro Tanaka's situation.
BASEBALL
Dec 11, 2013
Tanaka, Eagles president Tachibana plan meeting to discuss future
The fate of sought-after right-hander Masahiro Tanaka could be clarified as early as next week, the president of the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles said Wednesday.
BASEBALL
Dec 3, 2013
Eagles' McGehee granted release
Infielder Casey McGehee, who contributed in leading the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles to their first Japan Series championship this season, has been granted a release, the commissioner's office said Tuesday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Dec 3, 2013
For e-book sellers, tax hike distorts field
Japanese publishers and distributors of electronic books are increasingly alarmed by the upcoming consumption tax hike in the absence of a system to tax e-books and other digital content purchased from overseas vendors such as the U.S.-based Internet giant Amazon.com Inc. and Japanese online vendor Rakuten...
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Nov 23, 2013
Eagles ace Tanaka recognized by Guinness World Records
Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles right-hander Masahiro Tanaka received a certificate of recognition Saturday by Guinness World Records for his record-breaking season.
BASEBALL
Nov 19, 2013
Eagles eliminated in Asia Series semifinals
The Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles became the first Japanese team to fail to reach the Asia Series final after losing to the Uni-President 7-Eleven Lions 4-1 on Tuesday.
BASEBALL
Nov 17, 2013
Eagles win Pool B in Asia Series
The Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles topped Group B of the Asia Series with a 6-3 win against the Canberra Cavalry on Sunday.
BUSINESS
Nov 13, 2013
Rakuten unit sues over curbs on selling drugs over Internet
Kenko.com Inc., a unit of Internet retailer Rakuten Inc., said it has filed a lawsuit against the government to fight restrictions on the online sale of some drugs.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Nov 11, 2013
Eagles skipper Hoshino wins Shoriki Award
Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles manager Senichi Hoshino was voted unanimously Monday the winner of the Matsutaro Shoriki Award after guiding the Pacific League club to its first Japan Series title in its ninth year as a franchise.
BASEBALL
Nov 6, 2013
Eagles to face Lions in 2014 opener
The Japan Series champion Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles will open next season on the road against the Seibu Lions on March 28, the Pacific League announced Wednesday.
Japan Times
BASEBALL
Nov 5, 2013
In good or bad times, title-winning Eagles, fans share special bond throughout Tohoku
The Japan Series-winning run by the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles was one of the best feel-good stories in Japanese pro baseball in 2013.
BASEBALL
Nov 5, 2013
Baseball: Tanaka, Eagles waiting for new posting system agreement
Rakuten Eagles ace Masahiro Tanaka offered no relief on Tuesday to major league teams waiting for word that the right-hander will become available through the posting system.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Nov 4, 2013
High-flying Eagles reign supreme after eight-year rise to top
To say simply that Senichi Hoshino put Masahiro Tanaka in the game during the ninth inning of the Japan Series finale somehow does the moment a disservice.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 4, 2013
Eagles win brings Tohoku bargains
Tohoku baseball fans flocked to special sales at department stores and other shops Monday to celebrate the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles' first Japan Series championship.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Nov 3, 2013
Eagles blank Giants in Game 7, capture first Japan Series title
More than 25,000 roared in unison as a light rain suddenly got a little bit harder. They were now one out away from their first Japan Series title, and had their ace, Japan's ace, on the mound to do the honors.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Nov 2, 2013
Opportunistic Giants force Game 7 as mighty Tanaka handed first defeat of 2013
The mighty Yomiuri Giants weren’t about to relinquish the Japan Series title without a good fight.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / HIT AND RUN
Nov 2, 2013
At a loss for words to explain Tanaka's loss
For awhile it was a joke even to ask the question.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Nov 2, 2013
Rock band Monkey Majik provides positive vibes for Tohoku, enjoys passionate following for Golden Eagles
There was magic in the air before Game 6 of the Japan Series.
China's military kicks off large-scale 'punishment' drills around Taiwan
A Chinese military ship northwest of Pengjia Island, off the coast of northern Taiwan, on Thursday
Woman and three children found dead with stab wounds after Tokyo house fire
Reporters gather near a house in Tokyo's Shinagawa Ward where a fire broke out on Thursday and four people were found dead with stab wounds.
Kim Jong Un’s portrait elevated to big three in personality cult
A portrait of North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un is displayed at a national meeting to commemorate Kim's 10-year anniversary as head of the country's ruling Workers' Party of Korea (WPK) in Pyongyang on April 10, 2022.
Japanese researchers confirm blood test predicts risk of Alzheimer's
The latest findings by University of Tokyo researchers raise hopes that the disease may be treated if doctors can identify people who will develop Alzheimer’s before its onset.
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.
Shiba inu of dogecoin fame dies at 18
A sticker advertising dogecoin in Hong Kong in 2022. Kabosu, the shiba inu rescue dog who became the face of the cryptocurrency, has died.
Japanese break dancer on cusp of fulfilling Olympic dream
Japan's Ayumi Fukushima competes in the women's Breaking B-Girls semifinal during an Olympic Qualifier Series ahead of the 2024 Paris Games, in Shanghai on Sunday.
Japan panel sets out plans to accelerate drug discovery efforts
A tourist shops at a drug store in the Asakusa district of Tokyo on April 30.
New Japan study on germ cells may help advance infertility treatments
Kyoto University researchers have found a way to create “near-indefinite” volumes of early-stage sperm and egg cells from iPS cells — a milestone that could potentially lead to new infertility treatments.
As new Taiwan leader takes office, a fragile status quo and power struggle at home await
Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te (left) and Vice President Hsiao Bi-khim wave to a crowd following his swearing-in at the Presidential Office in Taipei on Monday.

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