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TIGERS

Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / NPB Preview
Mar 30, 2023
Central League rivals hoping to prevent Swallows three-peat in 2023
Hanshin’s pitching staff has turned run prevention into an art. If the hurlers get more help from the batters, Hanshin can win the pennant.
Japan Times
BASEBALL
Mar 6, 2023
Shohei Ohtani thrills fans with two homers as Japan beats Hanshin in WBC warmup
Ohtani and Lars Nootbaar thrilled the packed crowd at Kyocera Dome Osaka during Japan's win over the Tigers.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB
Jan 12, 2023
Tigers pitcher Shintaro Fujinami reaches agreement with Athletics
Fujinami, who was selected in the same 2012 draft class as Shohei Ohtani, is 57-54 with a 3.41 ERA and 1,011 strikeouts with Hanshin over 189 appearances.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB
Dec 2, 2022
Tigers make Shintaro Fujinami available to MLB teams via posting system
Major League Baseball has accepted the Hanshin Tigers' application to post right-handed pitcher Shintaro Fujinami, the Japanese club said Thursday.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 15, 2022
Akinobu Okada to take over as Hanshin Tigers manager for second time
The 64-year-old Okada, who played most of his career for the Tigers, managed them for five years starting in 2004.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 15, 2022
Hanshin Tigers to make Shintaro Fujinami available for potential move to MLB
Fujinami has clocked 162 kph with his fastest pitch and was considered the pitching rival of Los Angeles Angels two-way star Shohei Ohtani during high school.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 14, 2022
Swallows sweep Tigers to reach second straight Japan Series
The Swallows won the final stage 4-0 at Jingu Stadium after entering the series with a one-win advantage as the pennant winner.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 14, 2022
Munetaka Murakami and Jose Osuna homer as Swallows close in on Japan Series
Both the Swallows and the Buffaloes have taken a 3-0 lead in their respective Climax Series final stage matchups.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 11, 2022
Hanshin edges DeNA to reach CL playoff finals
The Tigers, who finished the regular season in third place, will face Triple Crown winner Munetaka Murakami's Yakult Swallows in the best-of-seven final stage beginning Wednesday.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 9, 2022
Koyo Aoyagi and Atsuki Yuasa pitch Tigers to victory as postseason opens
The win at Yokohama Stadium moved the Tigers to within one win of a final-stage rendezvous with the defending league champion Tokyo Yakult Swallows in the CL's final stage.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Sep 28, 2022
Tigers flamethrower Shintaro Fujinami seeking MLB move
The 28-year-old, considered the pitching rival of Angels two-way star Shohei Ohtani during their time in high school and early in their pro careers, has hit 162 kph with his fastest pitch.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Sep 17, 2022
Giants turn up heat in race for playoff spot with win over Tigers
The Giants gained ground on the Tigers in the race for third place in the Central League
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB
Sep 8, 2022
Shohei Ohtani connects on 33rd home run during Angels' loss against Tigers
Shohei Ohtani hit his 33rd home run of the season as the Los Angeles Angels lost 5-4 to the Detroit Tigers on Wednesday.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Sep 8, 2022
Dragons veteran Kosuke Fukudome to retire after season
Fukudome spent five years in the majors from 2008 with the Chicago Cubs, Cleveland Indians and Chicago White Sox.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Sep 8, 2022
Tigers' Masashi Ito shuts down league-leading Swallows
Ito (9-5) struck out six batters and walked none while allowing one run over the distance.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB
Sep 6, 2022
Shohei Ohtani homers twice as Angels rout Tigers
The two-way star raised his home run count to 32 this season as the Angels finished the night with 16 hits.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Sep 2, 2022
Hiroto Saiki pitches Tigers to win over Carp
Hiroto Saiki delivered another strong performance in his comeback from Tommy John surgery with six innings in the Hanshin Tigers' 8-0 win over the Hiroshima Carp in a game shortened to six innings by rain on Thursday.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Aug 26, 2022
Junya Nishi pitches slumping Tigers past streaking BayStars
The Tigers ended an eight-game skid and snapped DeNA's eight-game win streak.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Aug 25, 2022
BayStars closer Yasuaki Yamasaki becomes youngest to reach 200 saves
Yamasaki is the eighth pitcher to reach the milestone and the youngest, at 29 years, 10 months.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Aug 24, 2022
Shota Imanaga pitches streaking BayStars to seventh straight win
The BayStars' victory kept them within four games of the Central League-leading Tokyo Yakult Swallows.
Number of homeless in Japan hits record low
Homeless people sleep on the street in Tokyo's Shinjuku Ward in August 2021.
Raising kids in Japan as a single parent? It takes a village.
Making things work as a foreign, single mother in Japan isn't easy, but these tips and tricks can help you through the hardest parts.
JAL cancels international flight after captain gets drunk at Dallas hotel
A Japan Airlines' flight from Dallas to Tokyo was canceled last week after its captain got drunk at a local hotel.
In Japan, regional revitalization fails to halt population decline
Sakiyama elementary school in Tamba, Hyogo Prefecture, in March .Over the past decade, the government has directed efforts toward policies designed to give young people incentives to base themselves in rural areas.
Putin’s war will soon reach Russians’ tax bills
Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks during a meeting in St. Petersburg on Friday.
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.
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.
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.
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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