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SHOHEI OTANI

Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Mar 2, 2016
Otani matches speed mark during preseason game
Shohei Otani, who has thrown the fastest pitch recorded by a Japanese player, matched his career best of 162 kph on Wednesday.
BASEBALL / MLB
Feb 26, 2016
Darvish dishes out advice for Otani
Former Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters ace Yu Darvish had some advice on Thursday for Shohei Otani, the man who took over his spot in Sapporo: "Do your own thing."
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / NPB NOTEBOOK
Feb 21, 2016
Swallows' veteran pitcher Ishikawa no automatic out in batter's box
Shohei Otani turned heads with his bat during the first portion of the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters' spring camp in Peoria, Arizona. While Otani's pitching is what scouts turn up to see, he's pretty good with a bat and is a capable right fielder to boot.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Feb 15, 2016
Kokubo omits Otani from Samurai Japan squad to face Taiwan
Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters ace Shohei Otani was not among those named to play against Taiwan in March, Samurai Japan manager Hiroki Kokubo said Monday.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Feb 15, 2016
Otani turns heads with bat during Fighters' trip to U.S.
Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters ace Shohei Otani has attracted a crowd of scouts to Arizona this past week with his pitching, but his batting has left them speechless.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Feb 11, 2016
Otani strikes out four straight batters in first action of year
Pitcher-outfielder Shohei Otani of the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters struck out four straight batters in two shutout innings on Wednesday during his first game action of the year against South Korea's Lotte Giants, and was happy with his progress ahead of the new season.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / NPB NOTEBOOK
Jan 31, 2016
Fighters head west for spring camp
While most Japanese teams headed south to begin "spring" camp and ride out the final few weeks of winter, the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters took a distinctly different track and flew west instead.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jan 23, 2016
Giants hurler Sugano aims for winning season
Tomoyuki Sugano returned to Japan recently after spending several days training in Hawaii. He told reporters at Narita Airport that his workouts yielded great results and allowed that "my condition is the best it's been in three years."
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Nov 24, 2015
Otani, nine others named first-time Best Nine winners
Shohei Otani, the slugging ace of the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters, was among 10 first-time winners of the Best Nine Awards announced by Nippon Professional Baseball on Tuesday.
Japan Times
BASEBALL
Nov 21, 2015
MLB scouts cast eye over Samurai Japan stars at Premier 12
Just like the World Baseball Classic, the Premier 12 served as a stage for major league scouts to get the measure of players.
Japan Times
BASEBALL
Nov 18, 2015
South Korea ready to face Japan in semifinals of Premier 12
The South Korean national team was completely overpowered by Japanese fireballer Shohei Otani in the opening game of the Premier 12 in Sapporo on Nov. 8.
BASEBALL
Nov 14, 2015
Tejada says Dominicans gained valuable experience despite early exit from Premier 12
The Dominican Republic was unbeaten and grabbed its first World Baseball Classic title two years ago.
Japan Times
BASEBALL
Nov 10, 2015
Samurai Japan makes preparations for Premier 12 clash against Mexico
Though he didn't get the nod to start in Sunday's Premier 12 opener in Sapporo, Kenta Maeda is still believed to be the main guy on Samurai Japan's pitching corps.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Nov 9, 2015
Otani lives up to top billing in Premier 12 opener
That's what you call dominance.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Nov 8, 2015
Otani stymies Korea to help Japan win Premier 12 opener
Shohei Otani silenced the powerful South Korea lineup and benefited from some timely hitting by his teammates, as the Japan national team began its quest for the championship in the inaugural Premier 12 with a 5-0 win at Sapporo Dome on Sunday night.
Japan Times
BASEBALL
Nov 7, 2015
Premier 12 begins with Japan-South Korea clash
One day before the inaugural Premier 12 debuts, Japan national baseball team manager Hiroki Kokubo and South Korea skipper Kim In-sik addressed the media at a Sapporo hotel on Saturday evening.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Nov 6, 2015
Samurai Japan whips Puerto Rico in Premier 12 warmup
Kenta Maeda struck out eight of the 10 batters he faced for Japan in Thursday's 8-3 Premier 12 warmup win over Puerto Rico, but it was another story for Shohei Otani, who is slated to start Sunday's opener.
BASEBALL
Nov 3, 2015
Otani to start Premier 12 opener
Shohei Otani will throw the first pitch in the new Premier 12 tournament on Sunday against South Korea, Samurai Japan manager Hiroki Kokubo said Tuesday.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 26, 2015
Carp hurler Maeda wins Sawamura Award for second time
Four famed former pitchers went to a Tokyo hotel for the purpose of sitting down together and identifying the best pitcher in Japan in 2015.
Japan Times
BASEBALL
Oct 9, 2015
Kokubo revals Japan's 28-man squad for Premier 12 tournament
Samurai Japan skipper Hiroki Kokubo announced his 28-man final squad for next month's WSBC Premier 12 on Friday.
Japanese stripper bids to have her porn movies taken off internet
Plaintiff Miyuki Ariga (left) speaks at a news conference along with her lawyer, Yoshitomo Morohashi, after filing a lawsuit at the Tokyo District Court on Monday.
Kishida defends planned rule to revoke foreigners' residency
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida speaks during a meeting of the Lower House Judicial Affairs Committee on Wednesday.
Human bone-like objects found at Nippon Steel plant’s molten iron pot, with one worker missing
Police believe it’s highly possible that human bones found in a molten iron pot at Nippon Steel's Oita factory belong to a missing male employee.
Was Onosato's defeat of Terunofuji an era-defining bout?
Onosato (right) defeats Terunofuji at the Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo on May 12. While nothing in sumo is guaranteed, it seems almost inevitable that Onosato is destined for the top of the sport's pyramid.
Man suspected of using smart glasses to cheat on Waseda University exams
The Waseda University campus in Tokyo. An 18-year-old male test-taker is suspected of using smart glasses to cheat during the university's entrance exam.
Japanese billionaire sues Meta over investment scams using his image
Entrepreneurs Yusaku Maezawa (second from right) and Takafumi Horie (third from right) attend a study session on fake social media ads and investment scams at the Liberal Democratic Party headquarters in Tokyo on April 10.
Japanese rap creates its mecca in Pop Yours
Tokyo-based artist Jumadiba says he forgoes the label of simply “rap” for his music because the Japanese rap scene isn’t confined to a particular sound.
Who’s toughest on China? Biden’s tariff tactic ups ante as election looms.
U.S. President Joe Biden speaks about new actions to protect American workers and businesses from China's "unfair" trade practices, in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington on Tuesday.
Was Onosato's defeat of Terunofuji an era-defining bout?
Onosato (right) defeats Terunofuji at the Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo on May 12. While nothing in sumo is guaranteed, it seems almost inevitable that Onosato is destined for the top of the sport's pyramid.
Ishin struggles to set itself apart from other parties
Nippon Ishin no Kai Secretary-General Fumitake Fujita (right) speaks beside Yui Kanazawa, the party's candidate in the Tokyo 15th district by-election on April 28. Nippon Ishin lost in this by-election as well as another in Nagasaki held on the same day.

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