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U S MARINES

Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Apr 11, 2014
Imae powers Marines past Eagles
The wind may have affected Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles pitcher Takahiro Norimoto on Friday night, but not nearly as much as Toshiaki Imae's bat did.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Mar 27, 2014
Giants, Hawks look like class of NPB as season begins
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JAPAN / Politics
Feb 25, 2014
Okinawa assembly probes why Nakaima reversed base stance
A special investigative committee of the Okinawa Prefectural Assembly met last week and early this week to determine why Gov. Hirokazu Nakaima reversed his campaign pledge to get U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Futenma moved outside Okinawa.
JAPAN / Politics
Jan 8, 2014
Luminaries' statement slams Henoko base deal
Twenty-nine scholars, peace activists, writers, artists and a Nobel laureate issue a statement condemning the decision to relocate the Futenma base to Henoko and comparing opposition to the move with America's civil rights movement.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Dec 26, 2013
Nago race now down to just two candidates
January's Nago mayoral election is now a two-man race after ex-Mayor Yoshikazu Shimabukuro ended his bid and threw his support behind Bunshin Suematsu, a Liberal Democratic Party prefectural assembly member heavily backed by Tokyo.
BASEBALL / HIT AND RUN
Oct 21, 2013
Lower seeds face stacked deck during NPB's Climax Series
When the Hiroshima Carp lost Game 1 of the Central League Climax Series Final Stage, they found themselves trailing 2-0 in the six-game series. Ditto for the Chiba Lotte Marines in the Pacific League.
BASEBALL
Oct 14, 2013
Marines cage Lions to reach final stage of PL Climax Series
Many people would jump at a chance for an autumn getaway in Miyzaki.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 13, 2013
Big-hitting Lions punish Marines to tie series
The Seibu Lions were pining for a little payback after being embarrassed in Game 1 of the Pacific League Climax Series First Stage.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 12, 2013
Marines veteran Iguchi proves value as key component of championship quest
Tadahito Iguchi couldn't help feeling a sense of deja vu after the Chiba Lotte Marines' destruction of the Seibu Lions in Game 1 of the Pacific League Climax Series First Stage on Saturday at Seibu Dome.

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