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TIGERS

BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jul 30, 2013
Tigers deactivate second baseman Nishioka
Hanshin Tigers second baseman Tsuyoshi Nishioka was deactivated Tuesday for the first time this season with pain in his left knee.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jul 24, 2013
Arai roars loudest as Tigers maul Swallows
The Hanshin Tigers started the second half of the season with a one-man, midsummer fireworks show by Ryota Arai who homered twice and drove in six runs during a 12-0 victory over the Tokyo Yakult Swallows on Wednesday.
BASEBALL / BASEBALL BULLET-IN
Jul 20, 2013
Teams jockeying for playoff position to battle Giants, Tigers
At the All-Star break for the 2013 NPB season, the Yomiuri Giants and Hanshin Tigers appear to have a lock on finishing in first and second place in the Central League pennant race. Unless there is total meltdown by one of them, we will be seeing them in the postseason Climax Series come October.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jun 14, 2013
Fighters' Kisanuki shuts out Tigers
Hiroshi Kisanuki posted his first shutout as a member of the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters on Thursday in a 3-0 interleague victory over the Hanshin Tigers, who fell from the top spot in the Central League standings.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jun 9, 2013
Tigers' Nomi extends winning streak to five
Takahiro Arai hit a go-ahead two-run homer in the fourth inning, Atsushi Nomi went the distance on one-run ball, and the Hanshin Tigers held on for a 3-1 win over the Pacific League-leading Chiba Lotte Marines in interleague play on Saturday afternoon.
BASEBALL / BASEBALL BULLET-IN
Jun 9, 2013
2014 NPB season-opening series in California appears unlikely
Reader and fan of Japanese baseball Leon DeHaven in Arizona wants to know if the proposed 2014 season-opening series between the Yomiuri Giants and Hanshin Tigers in Southern California (Baseball Bullet-In, April 28) is still going to happen. "I'm ready to rent a room in Anaheim," he wrote in an email.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
May 24, 2013
Murton maintains torrid pace in Chiba
There's something about the Chiba Lotte Marines' home field that brings out the best in Matt Murton.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
May 21, 2013
Kikuchi shackles Tigers
Yusei Kikuchi was nearly untouchable with his heater over eight strong innings as the Seibu Lions defeated the Hanshin Tigers 5-1 in an interleague matchup on Monday.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
May 20, 2013
Tigers outlast Lions in interleague slugfest
The Hanshin Tigers beat the Seibu Lions 10-5 on Sunday in a battle of pitching aces that saw precious little quality from the mound.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
May 12, 2013
Hanshin's Murton living in the moment
The natural inclination is to ask Matt Murton what's changed. To find out how, exactly, he went from the lows of an often tumultuous 2012 campaign, to hitting just about everything in sight early this year.
BASEBALL / BASEBALL BULLET-IN
Apr 28, 2013
First regular-season NPB games in U.S. nearly set
What do you make of the idea to have the Yomiuri Giants and Hanshin Tigers open the 2014 Japanese baseball season in the U.S.?
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Apr 22, 2013
Tigers rookie Fujinami shuts down Swallows
Highly-touted teenage rookie Shintaro Fujinami allowed two hits over seven innings on Sunday for his second win of the season as the Hanshin Tigers beat the Tokyo Yakult Swallows 5-0.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Apr 19, 2013
Enokida, Murton carry Tigers in rout over Giants
The Hanshin Tigers pounded Yomiuri Giants pitching in the series finale, chasing Hirokazu Sawamura after three innings to avoid a sweep.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Apr 17, 2013
Miyaguni helps Giants tame Tigers
One week after being handed their first defeat of the season, the Central League-leading Yomiuri Giants turned the tables on the Hanshin Tigers on Tuesday with a 4-2 come-from-behind victory at Tokyo Dome.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Apr 15, 2013
Rookie Fujinami gets first career win with six shutout innings
Highly touted rookie Shintaro Fujinami posts his first career win with six shutout innings in his home debut as the Hanshin Tigers routed the DeNA BayStars 4-0.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Apr 12, 2013
Tigers hold Giants scoreless for third consecutive game
Left-hander Daiki Enokida won a pitchers' duel against Hirokazu Sawamura, Takashi Toritani and Matt Murton drove in a run apiece, and the Hanshin Tigers blanked the Yomiuri Giants 3-0 on Thursday night.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Apr 10, 2013
Nomi tosses five-hit shutout, hands Giants first loss of season
Lefty Atsushi Nomi became the first pitcher to beat Yomiuri this season, throwing a five-hit shutout in the Hanshin Tigers' 2-0 victory over the Giants on Tuesday at Koshien Stadium.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Apr 1, 2013
Tigers rookie Fujinami makes history but loses debut
Hanshin Tigers right-hander Shintaro Fujinami made his first pro start on Sunday just three games into the season, setting a record for rookies drafted out of high school.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / WORLD BASEBALL CLASSIC
Feb 27, 2013
Ito lifts Tigers past Japan
Following its only big-scoring game so far, manager Koji Yamamoto's Japan lineup will face more scrutiny after being stymied by the Hanshin Tigers 1-0 in a World Baseball Classic tuneup game on Tuesday at Kyocera Dome.
BASEBALL / BASEBALL BULLET-IN
Jan 20, 2013
Tigers aim for return to respectability after two woeful seasons
The 2013 season will surely be a pivotal one for the Hanshin Tigers and their fans as the team attempts to halt a downward slide that has seen the club finish in the Central League's second division the past two seasons. Hanshin dropped from fourth place in 2011 to fifth last year.
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Town to block view of Mount Fuji in response to overtourism
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When will Japan intervene to support the yen?
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Japan wants you to spend more with ‘luxury tourism’
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Casa del Cibo: A thriving jewel born from Tohoku’s harsh past
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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.
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