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Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Oct 13, 2022
Struggling Rakuten may need to phone a friend for help with mobile bet
Hiroshi Mikitani isn't as rich as he used to be — and is losing money rapidly on his bet on mobile. The smart play may be to find a partner with deeper pockets.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 6, 2022
Mizuho eyes 20% stake in Rakuten Securities for ¥80 billion
The plan comes after Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group invested in internet financial giant SBI Holdings, heating up competition among Japanese megabanks seeking to poach customers.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Sep 30, 2022
Hawks cut magic number to two as Eagles miss playoffs
The Eagles' loss guaranteed that the Hawks, the second-place Orix Buffaloes and the third-place Seibu Lions would advance to the Climax Series playoffs.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Sep 29, 2022
Lions edge Eagles in hunt for postseason spot in Pacific League
Shota Hiranuma hit his first home run of the season to back an eight-inning effort by Tatsuya Imai as the Seibu Lions edged the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles 1-0 in the Pacific League on Wednesday.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Sep 25, 2022
Yoshinobu Yamamoto and Masataka Yoshida lift Orix over Rakuten
Yamamoto, who has led Japanese baseball in wins, ERA and strikeouts this year, held the Eagles to two singles while striking out seven and walking three on a drizzly afternoon.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Sep 7, 2022
Tsuyoshi Wada wins second straight start as Hawks preserve PL lead
The 41-year-old allowed just three hits and no walks while striking out four in just 63 pitches.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Sep 1, 2022
Yuma Tongu carries Buffaloes to win over Eagles with two home runs
The victory at Rakuten Seimei Park Miyagi moved the defending Pacific League champion Buffaloes to within one game of the second-place Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 23, 2022
Japanese developer bringing bright ideas to 'smart homes' in the U.S.
Homma Group homes automatically turn lights on and off and adjust brightness and tones, blending into the daily lives of inhabitants depending on the time of day.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 10, 2022
Fair Trade Commission to probe Japanese mobile carriers over '¥1 smartphone'
Subject to the investigation are the country's four major mobile phone carriers — NTT Docomo, KDDI, SoftBank and Rakuten Mobile — and their outlets.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Aug 7, 2022
Rookie Masaru Fujii paves way for Eagles comeback against Hawks
After a single, an error and back-to-back fourth-inning walks put SoftBank ahead 1-0 at PayPay Dome, Fujii slammed the door before Haruki Nishioka sparked a sixth-inning Eagles rally.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Aug 6, 2022
Shota Takeda outpitches Masahiro Tanaka as Hawks beat Eagles
Takeda (1-0) allowed just three hits and two walks against the Eagles, who could only manage to scratch out a fourth-inning tying run against him.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Aug 4, 2022
Marines star Roki Sasaki loses in return to mound
A month after leaving his July 1 start when he broke a blister on his right middle finger, Sasaki was unable to locate his pitches.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Jun 23, 2022
Consumers are racking up rewards in Japan by buying green
People can use points earned at certain shops toward things like online purchases, airline mileage points or even, in some cases, investments.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
May 27, 2022
Ginji Akaminai drives in run in ninth to lift Eagles
'I went up looking for a pitch I could handle so I could put a good swing on it,' Akaminai said. 'I hit it how I imagined I would, and it's been a while since I could say that.'
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
May 25, 2022
Eagles' Masahiro Tanaka takes loss against Tigers in Koshien return
The former New York Yankee became a household name in 2006 when he guided Komazawa University Tomakomai High School to a runner-up finish at the national championship at the ballpark.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
May 24, 2022
Rakuten prepares to list its securities unit
The firm said a listing for the securities business would help it expand the ecosystem for Rakuten offerings, which range from e-commerce to finance and wireless services.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
May 13, 2022
Marines hand Eagles first losing streak of season
Hiromi Oka hit a two-run second-inning home run that helped power the Chiba Lotte Marines to a 5-2 win over the Pacific League-leading Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles on Thursday.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
May 11, 2022
Masahiro Tanaka hurls four-hitter as Eagles win 11 straight
The former New York Yankee needed just 107 pitches to earn the win at Rakuten Seimei Park Miyagi, going the distance for the first time this season.
Japan Times
LIFE / Style & Design / ON: FASHION
Apr 9, 2022
Tokyo fashion week not as fashion-forward as hoped
Not even a who's who of Japanese designers could overcome the uneven adoption of emerging tech at Rakuten Fashion Week Tokyo.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Apr 6, 2022
Masahiro Tanaka earns win as virus-hit Rakuten returns to action
Masahiro Tanaka pitched the coronavirus-hit Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles to a 7-3 Pacific League win against the Saitama Seibu Lions on Tuesday, allowing two runs over seven innings as his team returned to action.
Japan says Biden's description of nation as xenophobic is 'unfortunate'
The National Diet building in Tokyo
G7 eyes plan on U.S.-led $50 billion aid package for Ukraine
A local resident visits the Lychakiv cemetery in Lviv, Ukraine, on Thursday. The U.S. is in talks with close partners to lead a group of allies that would give as much as $50 billion in aid to Ukraine.
With eye on China, defense chiefs agree to bolster interoperability
From left: U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, Australian defense chief Richard Marles, Japanese Defense Minister Minoru Kihara and Philippine Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro hold a joint news conference in Honolulu on Thursday.
The 'outsiders' creating some of Japan's greenest spaces
Rows of irises resemble a rice field at the Peter Walker-designed Toyota Municipal Museum of Art.
Japan drops to 70th in press freedom rankings
A businessman reads a newspaper outside a train station in Tokyo.
'Monster' Inoue ready to tear down Luis Nery in title defense at Tokyo Dome
Naoya Inoue (left) and Luis Nery following a pre-fight news conference in Yokohama on Saturday, two days ahead of their super bantamweight title fight.
Debate on constitutional revision at a standstill despite Kishida's pledges
With less than two months left before the conclusion of the current session of parliament, any possibility that Prime Minister Fumio Kishida can deliver constitutional reform before the end of his term as Liberal Democratic Party president in late September, as he has promised, appears remote.
Sapporo court ruling on Ainu fishing rights presents tough questions
A traditional Ainu preserved food called <i>satchep</i> (dried fish) being made at the government-run National Ainu Museum and Park, nicknamed Upopoy, in the town of Shiraoi, Hokkaido, on Dec. 25. The Sapporo District Court ruled last month that the Raporo Ainu Nation's rights as an Indigenous people did not extend to having an inherent right to fish for commercial reasons.
With eye on China, defense chiefs agree to bolster interoperability
From left: U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, Australian defense chief Richard Marles, Japanese Defense Minister Minoru Kihara and Philippine Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro hold a joint news conference in Honolulu on Thursday.
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.

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