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SAN FRANCISCO

Japan Times
BASEBALL
Nov 9, 2016
Reliever Romo excited to represent Mexico in Japan
Veteran reliever Sergio Romo waited nearly 20 years for Mexico to ask him to play, and now that he has the opportunity to represent his parents' homeland, he's holding on to it for all he's worth.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB / MAN ABOUT SPORTS
Sep 20, 2016
No-nonsense skipper Baker a good fit for title-contending Nationals
"Do you think you've ended up spoiling the teams you've managed previously?", MAS asked Dusty Baker, during a pregame chat with the Washington Nationals first-year skipper.
Japan Times
SPORTS / MAN ABOUT SPORTS
Sep 6, 2016
Kaepernick putting career on line with anthem issue
MAS comes today to neither bury nor praise San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jul 10, 2016
BayStars sign veteran reliever Broadway
The Yokohama BayStars have acquired San Francisco Giants reliever Mike Broadway, BayStars general manager Shigeru Takada announced Saturday.
BASKETBALL
Jun 30, 2016
Ex-USF bench boss Walters lands D-League coaching position
The Grand Rapids Drive have hired Rex Walters as their new coach, the Detroit Pistons announced on Wednesday.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Apr 22, 2016
Kawaguchi developed unique training skills overseas
Masafumi Kawaguchi is not interested in the past. Not even in his brilliant American football career.
Japan Times
SPORTS / MAN ABOUT SPORTS
Apr 5, 2016
Time in Japan transformed Vogelsong into clutch playoff pitcher
Pittsburgh Pirates hurler Ryan Vogelsong is different things to different people.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Feb 23, 2016
Buffaloes sign ex-major league southpaw Misch
The Orix Buffaloes on Tuesday announced the acquisition of former San Francisco Giants left-hander Pat Misch.
MORE SPORTS / MAN ABOUT SPORTS
Jan 12, 2016
It's a whole new ballgame for old-school coaches in today's NFL
"He treated us all equal — like
COMMUNITY / Voices / FOREIGN AGENDA
Dec 23, 2015
On a Christmas visit, expat thoughts turn to 'going home'
Reconnecting with home can be a cause for reflection: Where have I been, and where am I going? Is there another life to return to?
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB
Dec 9, 2015
Maeda in spotlight as MLB teams mull options
With the haggling for posted Hiroshima Carp ace Kenta Maeda set to start, San Francisco Giants manager Bruce Bochy said Tuesday at the baseball winter meetings that the two-time Sawamura Award winner was an intriguing option for big league clubs.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Nov 3, 2015
San Francisco Japanese-Americans ask why city needs a 'comfort women' memorial
San Francisco lawmakers voted in September to set up a "comfort women" memorial, becoming the first major U.S. city to plan such a tribute to the women and girls forced to provide sex for soldiers of the Imperial Japanese military.
BASEBALL / MLB
Oct 24, 2015
Giants to exercise Aoki's option: report
The San Francisco Giants will pick up the $5.5 million option on Japanese outfielder Norichika Aoki on "presuming he continues to heal", CBSSports.com reported on Friday.
BASEBALL / MLB
Sep 29, 2015
Giants' Aoki pleased to be back on field
San Francisco Giants outfielder Norichika Aoki said Monday it was great to be back as he resumed batting practice after a spell away from the team due to health issues.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 23, 2015
San Francisco unanimously adopts measure to build 'comfort women' memorial
San Francisco decided to build a memorial to commemorate the “comfort women,” despite protests from Toru Hashimoto, mayor of its sister city of Osaka.
Japan Times
JAPAN / History
Aug 11, 2015
Osaka to send letter to San Francisco over 'comfort women' statue
The Osaka Municipal Government will ask San Francisco's city council to carefully examine a resolution that supports establishment of a statue honoring the "comfort women" who worked at wartime Japanese military brothels, officials said.
BASEBALL / MLB
Jul 25, 2015
Aoki remains on DL, awaits return to Giants
San Francisco Giants outfielder Norichika Aoki remained on the disabled list in minor league rehab on Friday, awaiting his return to the majors.
BASEBALL / MLB
Jul 24, 2015
Giants delay Aoki's return from Triple-A
Norichika Aoki's return to the San Francisco Giants will be delayed, the National League club said Thursday.
BASEBALL / MLB
Jul 22, 2015
Aoki poised to return to Giants after rehab game
San Francisco Giants outfielder Norichika Aoki may be activated as early as Friday after playing a game in the minors, his first in over a month, on Tuesday.
BASEBALL / MLB
Jul 19, 2015
Giants' Aoki nearing return after injury
Norichika Aoki is close to making his return from a fractured fibula he suffered a month ago, the San Francisco Giants' leadoff man said Saturday.
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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Rows of irises resemble a rice field at the Peter Walker-designed Toyota Municipal Museum of Art.
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