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Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB
Jul 2, 2021
Yusei Kikuchi holds down Blue Jays to earn sixth win
Yusei Kikuchi pitched seven strong innings and matched his MLB career-high with his sixth win on Thursday in the Seattle Mariners' 7-2 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB
Jun 26, 2021
Shohei Ohtani blasts monster 24th homer; Yusei Kikuchi earns 5th win
The homer left Ohtani's bat at 116.1 miles (187 kilometers) per hour and traveled a projected 453 feet (138 meters).
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB
Jun 19, 2021
Shohei Ohtani's two-homer night lifts Angels past Tigers
Ohtani's 400-foot shot in the fifth inning left the bat at 114 mph before clearing the wall in right-center, highlighting a five-run rally.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB
Jun 13, 2021
Yusei Kikuchi denied win as Mariners blow lead at Cleveland
The left-hander overcame a shaky first two innings and was on track for the win until Rafael Montero blew the save in the bottom of the ninth.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB
Jun 6, 2021
Yusei Kikuchi gives up homer to Shohei Ohtani in injury-shortened start
The Mariners starter took a lead into the fifth inning but had to be helped off the field after being hit in the leg by a grounder.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB
Jun 5, 2021
Shohei Ohtani whiffs 10 to lead Angels past Mariners
Ohtani (2-1) gave up two runs and four hits in six innings, coming out after just 76 pitches.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB
May 25, 2021
Mariners' Yusei Kikuchi earns win in another quality start
Yusei Kikuchi got his first win in nearly a month and his second of the season Monday as the Seattle Mariners ended a six-game losing streak by beating the Oakland Athletics 4-2.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
May 13, 2021
Storm hungry for repeat as WNBA kicks off 25th season
Teams across the league will look to dethrone the reigning champion Seattle Storm when the pivotal 25th season of the WNBA starts Friday.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
May 7, 2021
Veteran sprinters cast skeptical eye at Seahawks receiver DK Metcalf's 100-meter sprint bid
As NFL wide receiver DK Metcalf prepares to compete in the 100-meter sprint at Sunday's USA Track and Field (USATF) Golden Games and Distance Open in Walnut, California, Olympian Mike Rodgers offered up a brief assessment.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB
May 2, 2021
Shohei Ohtani has run, RBI and steal as Angels beat Mariners
Shohei Ohtani scored a run, drove in another and stole a base Saturday for the Los Angeles Angels in a 10-5 win over the Seattle Mariners.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB
Apr 30, 2021
Yusei Kikuchi tosses seven scoreless frames for first win of season
Yusei Kikuchi pitched one-hit ball over seven shutout innings to earn his first win of the season on Thursday as the Seattle Mariners beat the Houston Astros 1-0 to snap a four-game skid.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB
Feb 24, 2021
Mariners leaders vow to move past Kevin Mather's comments
Seattle Mariners leaders expressed their dismay on Tuesday and vowed to move on positively from comments made by former team CEO and president Kevin Mather, who resigned Monday after his insulting comments toward some players and groups were made public.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB
Feb 23, 2021
Mariners CEO resigns over offensive remarks toward Hisashi Iwakuma
Minority owner Kevin Mather stepped down just days after comments belittling the English ability of Iwakuma and other players were made public.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Feb 6, 2021
Former Mariners reliever Yoshihisa Hirano returning to Japan with Orix
After three MLB seasons, free agent reliever Yoshihisa Hirano returned to his first pro team, Nippon Professional Baseball's Orix Buffaloes, the Pacific League club said Saturday.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB
Jan 13, 2021
Hisashi Iwakuma joins Mariners as special assignment coach
The Seattle Mariners announced Tuesday that former pitcher Hisashi Iwakuma has rejoined the organization as a special assignment coach reporting directly to general manager Jerry Dipoto.
Japan Times
BASEBALL
Dec 5, 2020
Ichiro Suzuki breaks new ground as high school coach
On Wednesday, Ichiro observed practice and began instructing the players from Thursday. On Friday, he practiced alongside the students, while advising them on base stealing.
Japan Times
BASEBALL
Oct 19, 2020
Former Eagles and Mariners pitcher Hisashi Iwakuma to retire at end of season
Iwakuma joined the Mariners in 2012 and racked up 63 wins over his time with the club.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB
Oct 4, 2020
Ichiro Suzuki still owns MLB's best 60-game stretch of the century
The Mariners superstar lit up pitchers across the majors in 2004 on the way to breaking George Sisler's record for hits in a single season.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB
Aug 21, 2020
Mariners' Yusei Kikuchi takes loss, says neck is feeling better
Yusei Kikuchi said he is '100 percent' now and that he was not bothered by his neck at all during the game.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB
Jul 19, 2020
Mariners' Yoshihisa Hirano joins team after coronavirus recovery
Seattle Mariners pitcher Yoshihisa Hirano, who tested positive for the new coronavirus late last month, joined his team at their preseason camp on Saturday after posting two negative test results.
When will Japan intervene to support the yen?
Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki has reiterated the government's readiness to take an appropriate action as the yen continues to slide against the U.S. dollar.
'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.
Raising kids in Japan as a single parent? It takes a village.
Making things work as a foreign, single mother in Japan isn't easy, but these tips and tricks can help you through the hardest parts.
Yen rebounds strongly after first slide past ¥160 since 1990
The yen dropped to ¥160.245 per dollar on Monday before heading into the other direction to ¥155.01 amid speculation of an intervention by Japanese currency authorities.
JAL cancels international flight after captain gets drunk at Dallas hotel
A Japan Airlines' flight from Dallas to Tokyo was canceled last week after its captain got drunk at a local hotel.
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.
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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