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U S AWARD

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TENNIS
Mar 3, 2023
Wheelchair tennis great Shingo Kunieda to receive People's Honor Award
Kunieda, a winner of 28 Grand Slam titles and three Paralympic gold medals in men's singles, retired while at the top of the world rankings in January.
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SOCCER
Mar 1, 2023
Amputee soccer player in disbelief after winning Puskas Award
Marcin Oleksy, who works full-time as an excavator operator, became the first amputee to win the prize given to the best goal of the year.
Japan Times
TENNIS
Feb 3, 2023
Government considers honoring wheelchair tennis great Shingo Kunieda with People's Honor Award
In January, Kunieda, a winner of 28 Grand Slam titles and three Paralympic gold medals in the men's singles, retired while at the top of the world rankings.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Nov 9, 2022
Buffaloes manager Satoshi Nakajima wins Shoriki Award
The award is given annually to the manager or player who makes the greatest contribution to Japanese professional baseball.
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BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 25, 2022
Orix ace Yoshinobu Yamamoto wins second straight Sawamura Award
While Yamamoto saw a slight dip in stats from 2021, he posted a no-hitter in June and gave up no more than three runs in any of his starts since July 23 as he helped Orix win the PL pennant.
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BASEBALL / MLB
Oct 18, 2022
Two-way star Shohei Ohtani among Hank Aaron Award finalists
Aaron Judge of the New York Yankees, who set a new American League record of 62 home runs, and Ohtani's teammate Mike Trout, who had 40 homers, were also among the AL finalists.
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CULTURE / Books
Jan 27, 2022
Children's book by Japan writer wins U.S. Batchelder Award
The book 'Temple Alley Summer,' originally published in Japanese as 'Kimyu014dji yokochu014d no natsu' is a mysterious fantasy tale about the summer vacation of a ghost girl and her classmates.
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BASEBALL / MLB
Nov 10, 2021
Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and Bryce Harper win Hank Aaron Award
Blue Jays infielder Guerrero beat out Angels two-way star Shohei Ohtani in the American League, while Harper won the award for the second time in the National League.
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BASEBALL / MLB
Oct 27, 2021
Shohei Ohtani receives prestigious award for historic two-way season
The Angels star received the Commissioner's Historic Achievement Award, which is granted to individuals and teams who have made a historically significant impact on the game.
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MORE SPORTS
Apr 30, 2021
Masters champion Hideki Matsuyama receives Prime Minister's Award
Matsuyama, 29, was recognized for encouraging people in northeastern Japan, hit hard by the massive earthquake and tsunami in 2011 and the nuclear crisis that followed.
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BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Dec 8, 2020
Hawks manager Kimiyasu Kudo wins record third straight Shoriki Award
Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks manager Kimiyasu Kudo, who led the Pacific League club to their fourth straight Japan Series championship last month, was named winner of the Matsutaro Shoriki Award on Tuesday.
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CULTURE / Books
Dec 4, 2020
'Tokyo Ueno Station' novelist Yu Miri magnifies the quietest voices
Japanese-born Korean writer Yu Miri won a National Book Award for her novel about the ghost of a construction worker.
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BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Nov 23, 2020
Dragons ace Yudai Ono wins Sawamura Award
Ono is the ninth Dragons pitcher to win the award and first since Kenshin Kawakami in 2004.
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BASEBALL / MLB
Nov 3, 2020
Yu Darvish and Kenta Maeda among finalists for 2020 Cy Young Award
A win for either would mark the first time a Japanese pitcher has claimed the prestigious award.
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BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / Sac Bunts
Oct 15, 2020
Yudai Ono should be on track for Sawamura Award if committee keeps its word
The prize ostensibly honors the pitcher who most embodies the legacy of Eiji Sawamura in a given year. It's hard to argue Ono doesn't fit that bill.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / B. League
May 12, 2020
Daiki Tanaka named B. League MVP
Daiki Tanaka was honored as the top player of the B. League season, which ended early due to the coronavirus.
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BASKETBALL / B. League
May 10, 2020
Former Alvark guard Yudai Baba given special B. League award; Satoru Maeta named top rookie
The Texas Legends player was recognized for his efforts toward becoming the first B. League player to reach the NBA.
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MORE SPORTS
Dec 16, 2019
Race walker Yusuke Suzuki named JAAF's Athlete of the Year
Race walk gold medalist Yusuke Suzuki was named the Athlete of the Year at the annual Athletics Award of the Japan Association of Athletics Federations on Monday in Tokyo.
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BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Nov 13, 2019
Hawks manager Kimiyasu Kudo wins fourth Shoriki award
Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks manager Kimiyasu Kudo won the Shoriki award for the fourth time in his career and his third time as a manager on Wednesday.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / Sac Bunts
Oct 22, 2019
Sawamura Award selection committee needs to adjust with the times
Ever heard the one about the guy who had to walk 5 km, uphill, through a hailstorm just to get to school every day?
'Sugar Baby Riri' gets nine-year prison term over romance scam
Mai Watanabe, who went by the moniker “Sugar Baby Riri,” dated older men and swindled them out of money by telling them fictitious heartbreaking stories about herself to gain their sympathy.
Japan’s cannabis market growing rapidly amid regulatory shift
The legality of products that contain cannabinoids, a group of substances derived from the cannabis plant, has been somewhat murky in Japan.
The story isn't over for Japan's bookstores
Later this month, author Shogo Imamura will open Honmaru, a bookstore that allows other businesses to rent its shelves. It's part of a wave of ideas Japanese booksellers are trying to compete with online spaces.
Hybrid work takes root in Japan, survey finds
A dealer works in the trading room at a foreign exchange brokerage in Tokyo on March 28. An overwhelming majority of respondents who currently work remotely in some capacity say they wish to continue to do so.
Shohei Ohtani signs deal with sports technology company Rapsodo
Shohei Ohtani has been appointed as the new technology ambassador for Rapsodo, the company announced Monday.
A craft beer crawl through Tokyo’s top bars, brewpubs and dives
If all you drink is Asahi, Sapporo and Kirin, you're depriving yourself of some of the best craft beer Tokyo has to offer — and there sure is a lot of it out there.
'Sugar Baby Riri' gets nine-year prison term over romance scam
Mai Watanabe, who went by the moniker “Sugar Baby Riri,” dated older men and swindled them out of money by telling them fictitious heartbreaking stories about herself to gain their sympathy.
Tsukiji 2030s: A stadium, culinary center and transportation hub
A computer-generated image shows redevelopment plans for the former site of the Tsukiji fish market in Tokyo.
Hearing the impact of climate change in Okinawa, one bird call at a time
Toshihiro Kinjo (center), a research support technician at the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology, inspects an audio recording device in Ginowan, Okinawa Prefecture, on April 3 as Masako Ogasawara, a research support specialist at OIST, looks on.
Japan’s cannabis market growing rapidly amid regulatory shift
The legality of products that contain cannabinoids, a group of substances derived from the cannabis plant, has been somewhat murky in Japan.

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