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Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 27, 2016
Laird sends Fighters past Carp to tie Japan Series
Sushi time couldn't have come at a better time for the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 26, 2016
Otani delivers game-winning single in 10th as Fighters prevail in Game 3
The legend of Shohei Otani just continues to grow.
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Oct 23, 2016
Favorite Satono Diamond eases to Kikka-sho title
Favorite Satono Diamond sprung to claim the last race of the Japanese triple crown on Sunday, clocking 3 minutes, 3.3 seconds to capture the Kikka-sho by 2½ lengths over 3,000 meters at Kyoto Racecource.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 16, 2016
Never-say-die attitude takes Fighters to Japan Series
Hokkaido Nippon Ham slugger Sho Nakata knew what he had to do when the Pacific League champion was trailing four runs behind the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks after the first inning of a crucial postseason game Sunday to decide who will advance to the Japan Series — never give up.
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Oct 16, 2016
Vivlos surges to claim Shuka-sho crown
Third-choice Vivlos stole the march for her first Grade 1 title Sunday at the Shuka-sho, the final leg of the Japanese fillies' triple crown.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 16, 2016
Fighters rally to down Hawks, punch ticket to Japan Series
The Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters overcame a first-inning four-run deficit to reach the Japan Series on Sunday, defeating the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks 7-4 at Sapporo Dome in Game 5 of the Pacific League Climax Series Final Stage.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Sep 22, 2016
Fighters beat Hawks to set magic number at six
Sho Nakata hit a two-run homer and Haruki Nishikawa drove in two runs to help Hokkaido Nippon Ham beat Fukuoka SoftBank 5-2 on Thursday to remain in first place in the Pacific League.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Sep 1, 2016
Nakata fuels Fighters with two-homer performance
Sho Nakata's home run streak ended against the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles on Wednesday. So the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters slugger went out and laid the foundation for a new one on Thursday.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Aug 7, 2016
Fighters' Nakata hammers Hawks with four-hit performance
Sho Nakata went 4-for-5 with five RBIs and lifted the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters to within four games of the Pacific League summit on Sunday as they beat the first-place Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks 8-3.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jul 31, 2016
Nakata helps Fighters whittle Hawks' lead
Sho Nakata hit a tie-breaking double to help the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters move within three games of the Pacific-League lead as they beat the front-running Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks 6-3 on Sunday.
Japan Times
SOCCER / J. League
Jul 9, 2016
Scorers Saito, Togashi, Ito guide Marinos past Avispa
Yokohama F. Marinos eased past struggling Avispa Fukuoka 3-0 to make it two wins out of two in the J. League second stage on Saturday night.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jun 9, 2016
Sluggers Yanagita, Matsuda help Hawks soar past BayStars
Yuki Yanagita and Nobuhiro Matsuda each homered for the second straight day as the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks flexed their interleague muscle in a 4-2 win over the Yokohama BayStars on Thursday.
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May 1, 2016
Take tastes Tenno-sho glory for seventh time
Yutaka Take was back doing what he does best, winning his record seventh spring Tenno-sho title aboard Kitasan Black on Sunday.
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Apr 17, 2016
Dee Majesty claims Satsuki-sho victory
Eighth favorite Dee Majesty pulled away down the stretch to win the 76th running of the Satsuki-sho on Sunday.
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Feb 23, 2016
Diver Sakai books ticket to Rio
Sho Sakai secured an Olympic berth for the first time in his career when he finished among the top 16 in the men's 10-meter springboard at a World Cup meet on Monday.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB
Jan 19, 2016
MLB confirms probe in Darvish gambling case
Texas Rangers star pitcher Yu Darvish is being investigated by Major League Baseball in the wake of his brother Sho being charged last year with running an illegal gambling ring that allegedly took bets on both MLB and NPB games, The Japan Times has learned.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Nov 17, 2015
Yu Darvish's younger brother faces gambling charges in Japan
The younger brother of Texas Rangers star pitcher Yu Darvish has been charged by the Osaka District Public Prosecutor's Office with gambling and running a betting ring.
Japan Times
BASEBALL
Nov 15, 2015
Japan hammers U.S. to book spot in quarterfinals
Samurai Japan clobbered the United States and clinched a quarterfinal berth at the Premier 12 in the process.
Japan Times
BASEBALL
Nov 13, 2015
Japan stays unbeaten as Nakata stars again
For the second night in a row, Sho Nakata stole the show.
Japan Times
BASEBALL
Nov 12, 2015
Venezuela's Jimenez puts friendships aside during heated Premier 12 competition
While playing for the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters in 2009 and for the Lotte Giants of the Korea Baseball Organization in 2014, Venezuela's Luis Jimenez developed many friendships on both teams.
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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