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U S MARINES

Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Sep 11, 2014
Marines catcher Satozaki reveals plan to retire
Chiba Lotte Marines catcher Tomoya Satozaki will put an end to his career at the end of the current season, his Pacific League club announced on Thursday.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Sep 8, 2014
Nakamura ties Mejia for home runs as Lions beat Marines
Takeya Nakamura hit his 30th home run of the season to tie teammate Ernesto Mejia for the Pacific League lead in the Seibu Lions' rain-shortened 7-0 victory over the Chiba Lotte Marines on Monday.
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 7, 2014
Okinawa voters cast ballots for Nago assembly election
Voters went to the polls Sunday to pick new members of the city assembly of Nago, the destination for a contentious U.S. military base further south in Okinawa Prefecture.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / HIT AND RUN
Sep 1, 2014
Cuban stars battle minor injuries during first year in Japan
Cuban slugger Alfredo Despaigne returned to the Chiba Lotte Marines lineup Sunday afternoon after a few days of convalescing from the discomfort in his left side that had kept him out since Aug. 22.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Aug 23, 2014
Thousands march on Henoko base site
More than 3,500 demonstrators marched to U.S. Marine Corps Camp Schwab in Nago, Okinawa Prefecture, on Saturday in the largest show of anger to date against the new American base being built off Henoko Bay to replace Marine Corps Air Station Futenma in crowded Ginowan further southwest.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Aug 21, 2014
Ailing slugger Despaigne deactivated
Newly acquired Cuban slugger Alfredo Despaigne has been deactivated from the Chiba Lotte Marines active roster after being diagnosed with a lower back injury, the Pacific League club said Thursday.
JAPAN
Aug 13, 2014
U.S. wanted impact assessment for inland area at Futenma transfer site
American military officials wanted Japan to conduct an environmental impact assessment on an inland area in Okinawa Prefecture where a controversial U.S. base was being planned without public disclosure.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jul 30, 2014
U.S. Ospreys to take part in Japan tsunami drill in October
The U.S. military's MV-22 Osprey aircraft will take part in a tsunami disaster drill Oct. 19 in Wakayama Prefecture, the prefectural government said Tuesday.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jul 24, 2014
Veteran slugger Despaigne confident he can produce for Marines
Alfredo Despaigne said Thursday he was ready to play and eager to contribute to the Chiba Lotte Marines, who recently acquired the slugging Cuba international.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jul 20, 2014
Extent of new Henoko site 'hidden from public'
Leaked document shows government planned to stay mum on expansion of Futenma replacement facilities inland.
JAPAN / Politics
Jul 19, 2014
Nakaima wants third term at Okinawa's helm
Okinawa Gov. Hirokazu Nakaima plans to seek a third four-year term in the Nov. 16 gubernatorial election, with the main focus expected to be on efforts to move a contentious U.S. air base in the prefecture.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jul 5, 2014
Cruz settling in with Marines
Luis Cruz wanted to go home. He wanted to see his family again, wanted to be back in a familiar environment. He wanted to get away from that lonely hotel room in Fort Myers, Florida, that was a long way from his native Navojoa, which lies on the southern tip of Sonora, a Mexican state that shares its...
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jul 3, 2014
Iwasaki dominates as Hawks shred Marines
Sho Iwasaki combined on a seven-hit shutout with three relievers, Yuki Yanagita homered and drove in a pair of runs, and the Fukuoka Softbank Hawks routed the Chiba Lotte Marines 7-0 on Thursday night in Fukuoka.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jul 1, 2014
Brazell delivers winning blast in ninth against pal Standridge, Hawks
Craig Brazell and Jason Standridge know each other very well. They're good friends, former teammates and their children even get along well.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jun 25, 2014
Swallows rout Marines
Left-hander Masanori Ishikawa pitched seven innings of one-run ball, Yuhei Takai homered and drove in five runs, and the Tokyo Yakult Swallows thumped the Chiba Lotte Marines 14-3 as the two clubs wrapped up their final interleague game on Wednesday.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jun 23, 2014
Huffman gets slam as Marines rout Swallows
Craig Brazell and Chad Huffman both homered and drove in six runs between them in support of lefty Yoshihisa Naruse, who limited the damage to two runs over seven frames as the Chiba Lotte Marines routed the Tokyo Yakult Swallows 10-3 in an interleague game on Monday night.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
May 31, 2014
Wild pitch, pinch-hit homer vital pieces of victory for BayStars
The Yokohama BayStars scored the tie-breaking run on lefty reliever Takahiro Matsunaga's wild pitch in the eighth inning and staved off the Chiba Lotte Marines in a 4-1 win on Saturday afternoon.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
May 27, 2014
Tigers' Fujinami tosses eight scoreless innings against Marines
Shintaro Fujinami yielded just three hits over eight shutout innings, cleanup hitter Mauro Gomez had an RBI double and the Hanshin Tigers blanked the Chiba Lotte Marines 2-0 in a makeup game on Tuesday night.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
May 2, 2014
Lions' Kishi tosses no-hitter against Marines
Seibu right-hander Takayuki Kishi threw the first no-hitter of his career and the 89th in Nippon Professional Baseball history as the Lions defeated the Chiba Lotte Marines 2-0 on Friday night.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Apr 27, 2014
Otani suffers first pro defeat as Marines beat Fighters
Tadahito Iguchi and Katsuya Kakunaka each homered in the first inning off second-year right-hander Shohei Otani, who suffered his first career defeat on Sunday as the Chiba Lotte Marines beat the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters 5-1 to complete a three-game sweep at Sapporo Dome.
Japan bread recalled after rat parts found inside packs
Pasco Shikishima has recalled 104,000 packs of its white Chojuku bread after parts of a rat's body were discovered in two of them.
Tokuryū, a new crime menace in Japan, emerges from the shadows
The National Police Agency coined the term "tokuryū" to classify individuals involved in dark part time jobs and quasi-gangsters, using the words "tokumei" (anonymous) and "ryūdo" (fluid) to reflect their characteristics.
Nearly 6 million elderly people in Japan will have dementia by 2040
The latest figure is significantly less than a previous projection released in 2015 that said more than 8 million people would have dementia by 2040.
Thanks, tourists. Views of Mount Fuji are now blocked.
Tourists pose in front of a convenience store with Mount Fuji on Friday in the town of Fujikawaguchiko, Yamanashi Prefecture. Local residents are upset over littering, overcrowding and the inconvenience caused by the visitors.
Is Modi’s party heading for a stunning election loss?
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's campaign tactics have escalated, including anti-Muslim rhetoric and fearmongering, reflecting his ruling party's desperation.
Stormy seas ahead as Beijing and Manila trade barbs over secret deal
Philippine Marines wave to Philippine Navy personnel and the media during a resupply mission at their military outpost, the BRP Sierra Madre, a warship run aground in the disputed Second Thomas Shoal in 1999, in the South China Sea, in March 2014.
Unlike 10 years ago, Japan's new security bill sparks little debate
The Lower House starts discussing a security clearance bill on April 19 in Tokyo.
After blockbuster boxing victory, what next for ‘Monster’ Inoue?
Naoya Inoue celebrates his victory over Luis Nery in their IBF-WBA-WBC-WBO super bantamweight title boxing match at Tokyo Dome on Monday.
Xi bristles as Macron and von der Leyen urge China to do more on Ukraine
French President Emmanuel Macron, Chinese leader Xi Jinping and European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen walk after their meeting in Paris on Monday.
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A screencap of a performance of Hiroto Nagai's “String Quartet No. 1 ‘Polar Energy Budget’” by the PRT Quartet

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