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ROBINSON CANO

Japan Times
BASEBALL
Nov 16, 2014
Cano sustains fractured toe, done for series
The MLB-Japan All-Star Series show will go on, but it'll be without its leading man.
Japan Times
BASEBALL
Nov 15, 2014
Norimoto, three relievers toss combined no-hitter against MLB All-Stars
Takahiro Norimoto didn't have any problems during his matchup against a lineup of major league hitters. Yuki Nishi didn't have many either, nor did Kazuhisa Makita or even Yuji Nishino.
Japan Times
BASEBALL
Nov 14, 2014
Yanagita carries Samurai Japan to Game 2 win over MLB All-Stars
In a game featuring six-time MLB All-Star Robinson Cano, three-time All-Star Evan Longoria and 2006 AL MVP and four-time All-Star Justin Morneau, the Fukuoka Softbank Hawks' Yuki Yanagita shone brighter than all of them.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB
Aug 20, 2014
MLB names four stars for series against Samurai Japan
As the Nichibei Yakyu extravaganza returns for the first time in eight years, Major League Baseball looks set to bring a serious squad to Japan come November.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / WORLD BASEBALL CLASSIC
Mar 21, 2013
Dominicans overcome by emotion after WBC victory
Fernando Rodney bounded around on a hastily assembled stage with a fresh World Baseball Classic winner's medal and a plantain that was more than a few days past its expiration date both dangling around his neck.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / WORLD BASEBALL CLASSIC
Mar 19, 2013
Ghosts of past return as Dominicans get set to face Dutch
The Dominicans insist they're not motivated by revenge. The Dutch are adamant that the past is the past.

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Later this month, author Shogo Imamura will open Honmaru, a bookstore that allows other businesses to rent its shelves. It's part of a wave of ideas Japanese booksellers are trying to compete with online spaces.
The story isn't over for Japan's bookstores