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SHINGO TAKATSU

Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
May 26, 2023
A resume must-have for Japanese managers: Mets experience
This season, five of the 12 managers in Nippon Professional Baseball spent at least part of their playing careers with the Mets.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 25, 2022
Swallows captain Tetsuto Yamada sparks rout with three-run blast in Game 3 of Japan Series
The Swallows are two wins away from their second straight Japan Series title.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jan 14, 2022
Masahiro Yamamoto and Shingo Takatsu elected to Japan's Baseball Hall of Fame
Side-arm closer Shingo Takatsu and seemingly ageless lefty Masahiro Yamamoto were announced as the newest members of the Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame on Friday.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / Sac Bunts
Nov 13, 2021
Buffaloes and Swallows go from worst to first to set up improbable, intriguing Japan Series
The 2021 Japan Series will be the setting of the ultimate rags-to-riches story.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 26, 2021
Swallows capture Central League pennant
The title marked the second time in team history that the Swallows have won the pennant a year after finishing last, a feat they also accomplished in 2015.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 1, 2019
Swallows hire Shingo Takatsu as new manager
The Tokyo Yakult Swallows promoted Shingo Takatsu from farm manager to replace Junji Ogawa as the top team manager on Tuesday.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Sep 27, 2019
Former star closer Shingo Takatsu to manage Swallows, source says
Former major league pitcher Shingo Takatsu will manage the Tokyo Yakult Swallows next season, and a team source said Thursday an official announcement could be made as early as Sunday.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Dec 1, 2015
Hawks skipper Kudo, Takatsu among newcomers on Hall of Fame ballot
Fresh off his victory in the Japan Series as the rookie manager of the Fukuoka Softbank Hawks, Kimiyasu Kudo was placed on the ballot for Japan's Baseball Hall of Fame on Tuesday.
New JAL chief concerned about yen’s ‘excessive’ weakness
Mitsuko Tottori became Japan Airlines’ first female CEO on April 1, having risen through the ranks as a flight attendant and heading the flight attendant and customer experience divisions.
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.
Yen inches closer to intervention point as BOJ meeting starts
The rate of the yen against the U.S. dollar is displayed in the trading room at foreign exchange brokerage Gaitame.com in Tokyo on Thursday.
Princess Aiko makes debut at imperial garden party
Princess Aiko attends an imperial garden party in Tokyo on Tuesday.
'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.
Tokyo's Koto Ward by-election a race unlike any other
Natsumi Sakai, the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan’s candidate and one of four female candidates running in the by-election, touts her experience as a cancer survivor and midwife as having prepared her to tackle issues that women currently face.
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.
Top U.S. and China diplomats talk tough amid warnings of new ‘downward spiral’
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing on Friday
Kyotographie's strong 12th edition shines light into the margins
Yassine Alaoui Ismaili, who goes by Yoriyas, turned to photography, shooting motion while in motion himself, after an injury forced him to give up his career as a professional breakdancer.
For amateur sumo, a fresh start offers hope against time-wasting and gamesmanship
Wrestlers prepare for the start of a bout at the 2023 Sumo World Championships in Tokyo. Starting this month, placing one hand on the clay first is no longer allowed.

Podcast

From easily navigable train stations to the helpfulness of its municipal staff, Tokyo has earned high praise for its commitment to accessibility for disabled travelers.
[Rebroadcast] Japan is doing better on accessibility than you may think

Longform

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
By Alex K.T. Martin

SUSTAINABLE JAPAN

Vol. 34: Tokyo, a vanguard city for sustainability
Vol. 34: Tokyo, a vanguard city for sustainability

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