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SO TAGUCHI

Japan Times
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Dec 1, 2017
WBO light flyweight champ Kosei Tanaka relinquishes title, eyes flyweight crown: source
World Boxing Organization light flyweight champion Kosei Tanaka has returned his title, an informed source said Friday.
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BASEBALL
Nov 19, 2017
Japan trounces South Korea in inaugural Asia Professional Baseball Championship final
Samurai Japan's young players grabbed their manager, Astunori Inaba, and threw him in the air once and then twice, before seemingly needing a few seconds to regroup before sending him up once more.
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Nov 17, 2017
World champions Ryoichi Taguchi, Hiroto Kyoguchi to defend titles on New Year's Eve
Ryoichi Taguchi will defend his WBA light flyweight title for the seventh time in a fight on New Year's Eve against IBF champion Milan Melindo, Watanabe Gym announced Friday.
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BASKETBALL / B. League / B. LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Oct 26, 2017
Taguchi's range from downtown boosts Akita
In this era of rapid-fire 3-point shooting, Shigehiro Taguchi stands out as a consummate threat.
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Jul 23, 2017
Kyoguchi becomes fastest Japanese to win world title
Hiroto Kyoguchi continued the stellar start to his career on Sunday, surviving a war against Jose Argumedo to win his first world title just over one year after turning professional.
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Jul 22, 2017
Taguchi looks to fend off Barrera in sixth title defense
Perhaps because he does not have an I'm-a-tough-guy type of character, Ryoichi Taguchi is somewhat underestimated.
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BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jul 4, 2017
Taguchi pitches Giants to rare victory over Carp
The Yomiuri Giants beat the first-place Hiroshima Carp for just the second time in 12 games this season behind seven shutout innings from Kazuto Taguchi in a 3-0 victory Tuesday.
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BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jun 17, 2017
Giants' Taguchi silences Marines, gets big run support in blowout victory
After beginning interleague play in the middle of what would become an historic low, the Yomiuri Giants are poised to end the annual midseason competition on a high note.
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Jun 14, 2017
Taguchi set to defend WBA title in July
Ryoichi Taguchi will put his WBA light flyweight title on the line next month, his Watanabe Gym announced Wednesday.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jun 3, 2017
Buffaloes hand Giants ninth consecutive loss
The Yomiuri Giants lost their ninth straight game, falling 5-4 to the Orix Buffaloes in interleague play on Saturday.
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BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
May 21, 2017
Giants southpaw Taguchi tosses six-hitter against BayStars
Kazuto Taguchi threw a six-hit shutout on Sunday to lead the Yomiuri Giants to a 4-0 win over the Yokohama BayStars.
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CULTURE / Film
Mar 29, 2017
'Nekoatsume House': The cat's meow of Japanese comedy
Japanese audiences never seem to tire of movies about dogs and cats. The millions of devoted pet owners here are certainly one reason, though the Brits, also known for their animal worship, do not express it as often in films.
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Jan 2, 2017
Taguchi shoulders WBA title, additional responsibility
Ryoichi Taguchi showed up before the media at his Watanabe Gym on Monday with his WBA light flyweight belt draped over shoulder. He described it as "the only positive thing" that happened in his latest fight, against Carlos Canizales on New Year's Eve.
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Dec 31, 2016
Corrales keeps WBA super featherweight crown with split-decision win over Uchiyama
Takashi Uchiyama didn't get his wish.
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Dec 29, 2016
'Knockout Dynamite' Uchiyama seeking payback in rematch against Corrales
He knows it sounded weird, but Takashi Uchiyama said he's spent significant time in training since he took his first professional loss to Jezreel Corrales earlier this year.
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Oct 21, 2016
Former champ Uchiyama awaits return to ring on New Year's Eve
When he took a defeat against ferocious challenger Jezreel Corrales in April, Takashi Uchiyama lost multiple things at once, not just the WBA super featherweight belt.
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BASEBALL
Oct 18, 2016
Otani headlines squad for WBC warmup tilts
Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters ace/designated hitter Shohei Otani highlighted the list of players announced to the Samurai Japan roster on Tuesday for World Baseball Classic warmup games against Mexico and the Netherlands.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 9, 2016
Chono delivers winning hit in eighth inning as Giants stave off elimination
The Yomiuri Giants survived a few close calls in a tense game that could've gone either way to keep their season alive.
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BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Sep 23, 2016
BayStars demolish Giants with six-homer attack
The Yokohama BayStars are happy, not satisfied, to have secured an A-Class finish in the Central League.
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Sep 1, 2016
Taguchi retains light flyweight crown
Ryoichi Taguchi outlasted compatriot Ryo Miyazaki to defend his WBA light flyweight title for the fourth time in Tokyo on Wednesday, while Kohei Kono lost his WBA super flyweight crown in a 12-round bout against Panama's Luis Concepcion.
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.
Number of homeless in Japan hits record low
Homeless people sleep on the street in Tokyo's Shinjuku Ward in August 2021.
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.
'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.
Air China to buy 100 locally made C919 jets in $11 billion deal
A Comac C919 during an aerial display at the Singapore Airshow at Changi Exhibition Centre in Singapore in February
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.
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.

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