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BASEBALL / MLB
Apr 13, 2016
Tanaka, Iwakuma set to face off
Former Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles teammates Masahiro Tanaka and Hisashi Iwakuma are scheduled to start against each other for the first time Sunday, when the New York Yankees host the Seattle Mariners.
BASEBALL / MLB
Mar 28, 2016
Former Hawks slugger Lee gets big league contract with Mariners
Lee Dae-ho, who hit 98 home runs over four seasons in Nippon Professional Baseball, signed a major league contract with the Seattle Mariners on Sunday.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB
Mar 14, 2016
Aoki making progress before fifth season in majors
Norichika Aoki said he is finding his feet at the plate on Sunday after going 2-for-2 in a preseason game for the Seattle Mariners.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB
Mar 3, 2016
Tanaka looks sharp in first simulated game
New York Yankees right-hander Masahiro Tanaka overwhelmed minor leaguers in his first simulated game of the spring camp on Wednesday, striking out five of six batters with his 30 pitches.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB
Mar 2, 2016
Iwakuma, Aoki display easy rapport in Mariners camp
Seattle Mariners' right-hander Hisashi Iwakuma showed Tuesday just how much he appreciates having former Japan teammate Norichika Aoki with him in camp this year.
BASEBALL / MLB
Feb 4, 2016
Mariners acquire ex-Hawks star Lee
The Seattle Mariners signed former Fukuoka Softbank Hawks first baseman Lee Dae-ho to a one-year minor league deal on Wednesday.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB
Jan 17, 2016
Aoki eyes big impact on return to American League
Outfielder Norichika Aoki said Sunday he wants to return to the American League with a bang this year.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB
Dec 7, 2015
Iwakuma poised to join Dodgers
The Los Angeles Dodgers have agreed to a three-year contract with free agent right-hander Hisashi Iwakuma, U.S. media reported on Sunday.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB
Dec 4, 2015
Mariners sign Aoki to one-year deal
The Seattle Mariners announced the signing of outfielder Norichika Aoki to a one-year contract on Thursday.
BASEBALL / MLB
Dec 1, 2015
Mariners want to sign Aoki: report
The Seattle Mariners have added free agent Norichika Aoki to their list of acquisition targets for next season, The News Tribune said Monday.
BASEBALL / MLB
Nov 14, 2015
Iwakuma rejects $15.8 million qualifying offer from Seattle
Veteran starter Hisashi Iwakuma has declined $15.8 million qualifying offer from the Seattle Mariners, according to a report Friday on the club's official website.
BASEBALL / MLB
Nov 7, 2015
Mariners make qualifying offer to Iwakuma
The Seattle Mariners gave right-hander Hisashi Iwakuma a one-year, $15.8 million dollar qualifying offer on Friday on the final day of the exclusive negotiating period.
BASEBALL / MLB
Aug 18, 2015
Seattle's Iwakuma earns AL weekly accolade
The Seattle Mariners' Hisashi Iwakuma won his first American League Player of the Week honors on Monday.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB
Jul 4, 2015
Iwakuma slated to start against Tigers on Monday
Seattle Mariners manager Lloyd McClendon said Friday that right-hander Hisashi Iwakuma will return to start Monday's game against the Detroit Tigers at Safeco Field.
BASEBALL / MLB
Jul 2, 2015
Mariners skipper McClendon says Iwakuma moving in right direction
Seattle Mariners manager Lloyd McClendon said Wednesday he was pleased with the progress being made by Japanese right-hander Hisashi Iwakuma after his latest rehab start.
BASEBALL / MLB
Jul 1, 2015
Iwakuma steady in rehab start
Seattle Mariners right-hander Hisashi Iwakuma allowed one run on five hits over 5⅔ innings in a rehab assignment with Triple-A Tacoma on Tuesday.
BASEBALL / MLB
Jun 26, 2015
Iwakuma throws four scoreless innings in Triple-A rehab outing
Seattle Mariners right-hander Hisashi Iwakuma pitched four shutout innings for the Triple-A Tacoma Rainiers on Thursday as he continues his recovery from a strained back and side.
BASEBALL / MLB
Jun 13, 2015
Iwakuma to pitch in simulated game
Seattle Mariners right-hander Hisashi Iwakuma is poised to throw his first simulated game since going on the disabled list with a strained lat muscle, according to a report on the club's website on Friday.
BASEBALL / MLB
Jun 5, 2015
Iwakuma makes 27-pitch bullpen session
Seattle Mariners right-hander Hisashi Iwakuma threw in the bullpen on Thursday for the first time since he went on the disabled list in April.
BASEBALL / MLB
Jun 10, 2014
Tanaka-Iwakuma showdown called off due to rain
Former Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles teammates Masahiro Tanaka and Hisashi Iwakuma, who were scheduled to face off in a pitching duel on Tuesday in Seattle, will not face each other this week after Tanaka's schedule in the New York Yankees rotation was pushed ahead to Wednesday.
Weak yen fattens tourist wallets in Japan
People visit the Ameya Yokocho market in Tokyo's Ueno district during the Golden Week holiday on Tuesday.
Number of vacant homes in Japan hits record high of 9 million
A vacant house in Tokyo is seen demolished in January 2020.
'So hot you can't breathe': Extreme heat hits the Philippines
A pedestrian cools himself with a folding hand fan as he waits for a ride along a road in Manila on Wednesday, as extreme heat hit the Philippines.
Kishida sets sights on energy and climate in South America trip
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will use a policy speech in Sao Paulo to set out his vision for ties between Japan and South America, almost 10 years after former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe advocated for stronger ties between the two in the same 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.
Kishida sets sights on energy and climate in South America trip
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will use a policy speech in Sao Paulo to set out his vision for ties between Japan and South America, almost 10 years after former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe advocated for stronger ties between the two in the same city.
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.
Climate change, chalky grains and the risks for Japan’s rice farmers
A farmer plants seedlings in Satsumasendai, Kagoshima Prefecture. Japan’s self sufficiency rate for rice is nearly 100%, compared with 38% for food overall, on a calorie basis.
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.
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.

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