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RANGERS

BASEBALL / MLB
Aug 18, 2015
Darvish pitches for first time five months after surgery
Yu Darvish threw for the first time since undergoing Tommy John surgery five months ago, the Texas Rangers said Monday.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Japan Pulse
Jun 9, 2015
Load up YouTube because it’s morphin’ time!
Summon your Megazord because the Power Rangers are heading to YouTube — and it’s all in Japanese.
BASEBALL / MLB
May 23, 2015
Rangers' Fujikawa placed on waivers
Japanese reliever Kyuji Fujikawa was placed on waivers Friday by the Texas Rangers to give him his unconditional release.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Feb 26, 2015
Darvish satisfied with first pitching session since August
Texas Rangers right-hander Yu Darvish was pleased with his session Wednesday after throwing to hitters for the first time since August.
Japan Times
SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
Feb 6, 2015
Timing of Redknapp's resignation called into question
Was it a dodgy knee or to save face that Harry Redknapp resigned as manager of Queens Park Rangers?
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Nov 25, 2014
Giants acquire pitchers Poreda, Mikolas
The Yomiuri Giants announced Tuesday that they have signed left-hander Aaron Poreda and right-hander Miles Mikolas, both of whom pitched last season for the American League's Texas Rangers.
SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
Oct 18, 2014
Redknapp's future not secure at QPR
A month ago, Queens Park Rangers manager Harry Redknapp said he would "soon" be signing a new two-year contract. "It's all been drawn up, I just need to sign on the dotted line."
BASEBALL / MLB
Aug 15, 2014
Darvish's elbow has mild inflammation
A detailed examination of Yu Darvish's right elbow revealed only mild inflammation, the Texas Rangers said Thursday, a day after they put their ace right-hander on the 15-day disabled list.
BASEBALL / MLB
May 15, 2014
MLB changes ruling in Darvish's no-hit bid
Major League Baseball has altered a ruling and given another hit to Yu Darvish's opponents in last week's game between the Texas Rangers and Boston Red Sox that saw him flirt with a no-hitter.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB
Mar 17, 2014
Tanaka escapes jams in third start of spring
The New York Yankees' Masahiro Tanaka allowed a run in 4⅓-innings Sunday in a 7-4 preseason win against the Atlanta Braves.
BASEBALL / MLB
Oct 4, 2013
Rangers' Darvish has MRI for nerve problem
Texas Rangers right-hander Yu Darvish, who was suffering from a nerve problem from his lower back to his right leg has undergone an MRI and received an injection to reduce inflammation, the American League club said Thursday.
BASEBALL / MLB
Oct 3, 2013
Nerve problem plagued Darvish: sources
Texas Rangers ace Yu Darvish suffered from a nerve problem in his lower back and buttocks area from the beginning of September through the end of the team's season, ESPN reported Wednesday.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB
Jun 9, 2013
Darvish impressing experts with his strikeout ability
If you watch the home broadcast for one of Yu Darvish's starts for the Texas Rangers, you will, at some point, hear play-by-play man Steve Busby exhorting, "got him swinging," after Darvish fans a batter.
SPORTS / PREMIER REPORT
Mar 16, 2013
Stakes high in Aston Villa-QPR battle
Two in-form teams go head-to-head Saturday in a game that will go a long way to deciding the Premier League fate of Aston Villa and Queens Park Rangers.
Town to block view of Mount Fuji in response to overtourism
The town government of Fujikawaguchiko, Yamanashi Prefecture, decided to set up a 2.5-meter-high screen to prevent tourists from taking pictures of Mount Fuji looming behind a convenience store.
In Japan, regional revitalization fails to halt population decline
Sakiyama elementary school in Tamba, Hyogo Prefecture, in March .Over the past decade, the government has directed efforts toward policies designed to give young people incentives to base themselves in rural areas.
Number of homeless in Japan hits record low
Homeless people sleep on the street in Tokyo's Shinjuku Ward in August 2021.
Ukraine is far from doomed
When comparing Ukraine’s military situation in 2024 to Europe’s in 1941, Russia’s defeat seems entirely possible.
Japan wants you to spend more with ‘luxury tourism’
Performers play a traditional drum unique to Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture, in the prefectural capital of Kanazawa on March 16 to mark the extension of the Hokuriku Shinkansen line to Tsuruga Station in Fukui Prefecture.
Tokyo's Koto Ward by-election a race unlike any other
Natsumi Sakai, the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan’s candidate and one of four female candidates running in the by-election, touts her experience as a cancer survivor and midwife as having prepared her to tackle issues that women currently face.
Theaster Gates’ ambitious ‘Afro-Mingei’ brings Black Chicago to Tokyo
Theaster Gates' “A Heavenly Chord” lines up church pews before seven speakers and a Hammond B3 organ, a type of electric organ prevalent in Black American churches.
Japan wants you to spend more with ‘luxury tourism’
Performers play a traditional drum unique to Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture, in the prefectural capital of Kanazawa on March 16 to mark the extension of the Hokuriku Shinkansen line to Tsuruga Station in Fukui Prefecture.
Casa del Cibo: A thriving jewel born from Tohoku’s harsh past
When chef Ryohei Ikemi moved to Hachinohe, Aomori Prefecture, and opened Casa del Cibo in 2011, it was the first proper Italian restaurant in the city.
Town to block view of Mount Fuji in response to overtourism
The town government of Fujikawaguchiko, Yamanashi Prefecture, decided to set up a 2.5-meter-high screen to prevent tourists from taking pictures of Mount Fuji looming behind a convenience store.

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