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TAKAHIRO AO

Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Aug 17, 2018
Fighters' Sho Nakata, Brandon Laird ignite winning rally against Lions
A pair of big at-bats by Sho Nakata and Brandon Laird against tiring lefty Yusei Kikuchi lifted the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters to a 5-3 win against the Pacific League-leading Seibu Lions on Friday.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jul 26, 2018
Fighters ship outfielder Hiromi Oka to Marines for lefty pitcher Takahiro Fujioka
The Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters have traded outfielder Hiromi Oka to the Chiba Lotte Marines in exchange for left-handed pitcher Takahiro Fujioka, the teams announced Thursday.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jul 20, 2018
Eagles' Takahiro Shiomi tosses first complete-game victory in six years
Takahiro Shiomi and the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles continued their strong runs on Friday in a 7-2 Pacific League win over the Seibu Lions.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jul 8, 2018
Yomiuri Giant minor leaguer arrested on suspicion of stealing equipment from teammates
Police arrested a former minor league outfielder in the Yomiuri Giants organization Sunday on suspicion of stealing a uniform and other items from teammates.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jul 7, 2018
Giants fire outfielder Takahiro Kakizawa for stealing, selling teammates' equipment
The Yomiuri Giants have terminated the contract of minor league outfielder Takahiro Kakizawa for stealing from teammates and selling their equipment, the Central League club announced Saturday.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jun 28, 2018
Hanshin capitalizes on Yokohama's miscues, wraps up three-game sweep
Minoru Iwata and three relievers combined on a five-hitter as the Hanshin Tigers beat the error-prone Yokohama BayStars 3-2 on Thursday to complete a three-game sweep.
SOCCER / J. League
May 13, 2018
Reysol fire manager Takahiro Shimotaira
Kashiwa Reysol have dismissed manager Takahiro Shimotaira following a lackluster start to the season, the J. League first-division side announced Sunday.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
May 12, 2018
Eagles ace Takahiro Norimoto hurls one-hit shutout
Takahiro Norimoto pitched a one-hitter in his first shutout of the season in the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles' 2-0 win over the Orix Buffaloes on Saturday.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
May 4, 2018
Swallows' David Buchanan shuts down Carp
David Buchanan allowed five hits without a walk and drove in a run to help the Tokyo Yakult Swallows to an 8-0 win over the Central League-leading Hiroshima Carp on Friday.
Japan Times
SOCCER / J. League
Mar 31, 2018
Marinos score early, hold off S-Pulse on road
Yokohama F. Marinos moved into the top half of the J. League table Saturday with a 1-0 win on the road against Shimizu S-Pulse.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Mar 22, 2018
Zama man who confessed to killing and dismembering nine people served 10th arrest warrant
Police on Thursday served another arrest warrant on a 27-year-old man over the murder of a high school girl last year — the 10th arrest warrant to be served on the suspect, who has admitted to killing and dismembering nine people at his apartment near Tokyo.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Mar 5, 2018
Samurai Japan beats Australia again to sweep two-game series
Japan defeated Australia in an international friendly for the second straight night on Sunday, as Takahiro Norimoto and five other pitchers shut out the visitors in Samurai Japan's 6-0 victory.
Japan Times
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Mar 1, 2018
Disgraced Luis Nery records second-round TKO against Shinsuke Yamanaka
The ex-world champ faced a harsh reality.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jan 4, 2018
Tokyo man arrested for attempting to kill girl who was contemplating suicide
In an incident reminiscent of a mass murder case that shocked Japan last fall, police on Wednesday arrested a 28-year-old man in Tokyo on suspicion of attempting to murder a suicidal teenage girl with whom he became acquainted on social media, and who was contemplating suicide.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Dec 11, 2017
Suspected serial killer Takahiro Shiraishi served second murder warrant
Suspected serial killer Takahiro Shiraishi has been served a second murder warrant in connection with nine people whose bodies were found dismembered in his apartment in Kanagawa Prefecture.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Nov 22, 2017
Police send alleged serial murder case to prosecutors
Police on Wednesday referred to prosecutors a 27-year-old man who has admitted to killing nine people, as well as dismembering and storing their body parts in his apartment near Tokyo.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Nov 20, 2017
Takahiro Shiraishi, alleged Zama serial killer, receives first murder warrant
The suspect in the serial killings in Zama, Kanagawa Prefecture, is served the first of what is expected to be nine murder warrants in connection with the dismembered bodies found in his apartment last month.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / BIG IN JAPAN
Nov 18, 2017
Zama murders prompt awareness of youth issues
Readers who may be contemplating homicide should be aware that concealing evidence of your crime — referred to in the language of jurisprudence as corpus delicti — is next to impossible.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Nov 5, 2017
Gunma girl added to list of potential Zama serial killer victims
The name of a female high school student from Gunma Prefecture is added to the potential list of people killed after nine dismembered bodies were found in a man's apartment in Kanagawa Prefecture.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Nov 1, 2017
Suspect in Zama murders says killings began in late August
Takahiro Shiraishi, who worked at as sex industry scout, tells police that some of his victims were teenage girls.
Biden calls ally Japan ‘xenophobic’ along with rivals China and Russia
U.S. President Joe Biden speaks in Syracuse, New York, on April 25.
Yen swings stir talk that Japan is in the FX market once again
An electronic screen in Tokyo displays the yen exchange rate against the U.S. dollar and the graph showing its recent swings, on Thursday.
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.
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.
Japan's May 1 intervention may have cost ¥3.66 trillion, BOJ data suggests
An electronic screen displays a graph showing Japanese yen exchange rates surging against the dollar amid signs of intervention by authorities, in Tokyo on Thursday.
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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