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SEIBU LIONS

Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
May 3, 2019
Fighters pound out 17 hits, clobber Lions
Left-hander Takayuki Kato threw five solid innings and Yushi Shimizu drove in three runs as the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters hammered the Seibu Lions 10-3 in the Pacific League on Friday.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / Sac Bunts
Apr 29, 2019
Home run celebrations becoming commonplace in Japanese game
Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks infielder Kenji Akashi briefly went viral across baseball late last week when he hit a three-run sayonara home run and celebrated with a backflip onto home plate. Well, near home plate, as he had to go back and actually step on it.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Apr 28, 2019
Takumi Kuriyama lifts Lions to comeback win against Buffaloes
Takumi Kuriyama's eighth-inning, bases-loaded RBI single lifted the Saitama Seibu Lions to a 4-2 come-from-behind win over the Orix Buffaloes on Sunday.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Apr 21, 2019
Hawks hammer Lions with 16 hits
The Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks' lineup combined for 16 hits on Sunday to claim their three-game series on the road against the Saitama Seibu Lions.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Apr 19, 2019
Hawks' Kodai Senga shuts down Lions for eight innings, nabs first win of season
Kodai Senga struck out 11 over eight innings as the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks got past the Seibu Lions 2-0 on Friday.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / Sac Bunts
Apr 15, 2019
Swallows' hot-hitting lineup firing on all cylinders
Anyone who watched the Tokyo Yakult Swallows play this past week probably still has the Tokyo Ondo stuck in their head. When they close their eyes, they might still see a sea of small, mostly green umbrellas bobbing up and down in rhythm to the tune.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Apr 7, 2019
Lions newcomer Zach Neal gets Japan journey off to bright start
Zach Neal might have had an image of how his first start in Japan might go, but it's unlikely there were Chiba Lotte Marines standing on every base with one out in the second inning in his version.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Apr 6, 2019
Tomoya Mori leads Lions' hit parade with 4-for-5 performance against Fighters
Opener, closer, middleman, it's all the same to the Seibu Lions' lineup.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Mar 31, 2019
Yuki Yanagita homers Hawks past Lions for second straight game
Yuki Yanagita's clutch batting helped drive the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks past the Seibu Lions for the second straight day as his undefeated club beat the defending Pacific League champions 3-1 on Saturday to sweep the three-game opening series.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Mar 30, 2019
Hawks star Yuki Yanagita bashes grand slam in victory over Lions
Yuki Yanagita blasted a fourth-inning grand slam to help the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks earn a 6-5 come-from-behind victory Saturday against the Seibu Lions.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / NPB Preview
Mar 27, 2019
Hawks look like Pacific League's best once again
The following is the first of a two-part NPB preview beginning with the 2019 Pacific League.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / Sac Bunts
Feb 18, 2019
Lions need Imai to step up with Kikuchi gone
Yusei Kikuchi, as Japanese fans can easily see on news reports every night and also on the internet and in newspapers, is doing just fine so far in his first MLB spring training with the Seattle Mariners.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB
Feb 12, 2019
Kikuchi reports to first MLB camp
New Seattle Mariners left-hander Yusei Kikuchi said Monday he is "really looking forward" to making his debut on the major league stage he has dreamed of since his hard-throwing days in high school.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / NPB NOTEBOOK
Jan 12, 2019
Eagles announce plans to make Rakuten Seimei Park Miyagi world's first cashless stadium
The Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles want you to leave your cash at home.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / Sac Bunts
Jan 7, 2019
Yusei Kikuchi's move shows revised posting system not great for NPB clubs
Why would an NPB team post its best players now?
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB
Jan 6, 2019
Yusei Kikuchi returns, eager to get back in training mode
Newly-minted Seattle Mariners left-hander Yusei Kikuchi returned to Japan on Sunday after completing his move to the major leagues this past week, expressing excitement as he begins preparing for the next step in his career.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB
Jan 2, 2019
Yusei Kikuchi may follow Shohei Ohtani's example in the MLB
Although Yusei Kikuchi is arriving in the major leagues with less fanfare than Shohei Ohtani did a year ago, the lefty could — like Ohtani did — help change people's minds about Japanese pitching.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB
Jan 1, 2019
Pitcher Yusei Kikuchi agrees to deal with Mariners: report
Left-hander Yusei Kikuchi has agreed to sign with the Seattle Mariners, sources revealed Monday.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB
Dec 27, 2018
Yusei Kikuchi prepared himself for move to majors
Yusei Kikuchi's impending move to the major leagues this winter has been planned out long in advance, according to sources close to the left-handed pitcher.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / Sac Bunts
Dec 24, 2018
Giants experience downside of NPB free agency as Tetsuya Utsumi departs
The images late last week of lefty pitcher Tetsuya Utsumi posing for photos wearing a white Seibu Lions uniform over his dress shirt — he wore a blue tie for effect — might've been a bit jarring for Yomiuri Giants fans.
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.
Biden calls ally Japan ‘xenophobic’ along with rivals China and Russia
U.S. President Joe Biden speaks in Syracuse, New York, on April 25.
Number of vacant homes in Japan hits record high of 9 million
A vacant house in Tokyo is seen demolished in January 2020.
Harajuku strives to reclaim its former glory — and surpass it
Laforet Harajuku, which celebrated its 45th anniversary last year, has been a witness to the district's evolution over the years.
Saudi Arabia steps up Gaza-related arrests as Israel ties edge closer
The arrests for Gaza-related posts indicate Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s regime will take a hard line against citizens not toeing the line when it comes to normalizing ties with Israel.
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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