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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.
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OLYMPICS
Jan 10, 2023
Track and field finals at Paris 2024 to take place in the evening
World Athletics said that events would be spread out over 11 days, starting with the 20-kilometer race walks on Aug. 1 and ending with the women's marathon on Aug. 11.
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Dec 1, 2022
World Athletics championships to be held in Tokyo in September 2025
The 2025 World Athletics Championships in Tokyo will be held on Sept. 13 to 21, the athletics world governing body said Wednesday.
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Nov 18, 2022
Sebastian Coe says 2025 world championships to be staged entirely in Tokyo
Sebastian Coe, president of athletics' world governing body, made it clear on Thursday that all world championships events in the summer of 2025 will be staged in the host city of Tokyo.
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Nov 1, 2022
World Athletics Relays in Guangzhou postponed until 2025
The postponement impacts the qualification system for the relay events at next year's World Athletics Championships in Budapest.
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Oct 25, 2022
Russian hurdler Natalya Antyukh could lose London gold over doping
Antyukh won the title at the London Games in August 2012, beating American Lashinda Demus, who will be upgraded to the gold if the International Olympic Committee acts on the AIU ruling.
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Oct 11, 2022
British sprinter Chijindu Ujah banned 22 months for doping
Authorities ruled that the 28-year-old's rule violation was not intentional, handing him a shorter punishment than those given for deliberate offenses.
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BASEBALL / MLB
Oct 6, 2022
Shohei Ohtani qualifies as both hitter and pitcher to wrap up MLB season
Shohei Ohtani became the first player in MLB's World Series era to qualify for the leaderboards as both a hitter and a pitcher.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB
Oct 5, 2022
Shohei Ohtani's hit streak ends at 18 games
The Los Angeles Angels two-way star was 0-4, reaching first base when he was hit by Oakland starter Cole Irvin's pitch in the third inning.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB
Oct 4, 2022
Shohei Ohtani extends hit streak to 18 as Angels' win streak ends
Ohtani surpassed his best hitting streak from Nippon Professional Baseball, 17 games in 2016, when he doubled in the fifth to score Livan Soto from first base.
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BASEBALL / MLB
Sep 30, 2022
Shohei Ohtani pitches near no-hitter as Angels down A's
Although the no-hitter was ultimately unrealized, for some the performance surely added weight in favor of Ohtani in the American League MVP race.
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BASEBALL / MLB
Aug 17, 2022
Kohei Arihara takes loss in MLB return for Rangers
The 30-year-old starting pitcher struck out six while allowing three runs on eight hits and three walks at Globe Life Field in Arlington.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB
Aug 10, 2022
Shohei Ohtani matches Babe Ruth with 10-win, 10-homer MLB season
Ohtani achieved the historic double-double, MLB's first since 1918, while also hitting his 25th home run of the campaign.
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Aug 10, 2022
World hammer throw champion to avoid flying after twice losing gear
Poland's Pawel Fajdek recently won his fifth straight world title in Eugene, Oregon, despite his favorite equipment having gone missing on a flight earlier in July.
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BASEBALL / MLB
Aug 5, 2022
Shohei Ohtani hits two of Angels' seven home runs in loss to A's
The Angels scored all of their run on solo homers and earned a dubious club record for the most homers in a defeat.
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BASEBALL / MLB
Aug 4, 2022
Shohei Ohtani still looking for 10th win after loss against A's
No MLB player since Babe Ruth in 1918 has won 10 games as a pitcher and hit 10 home runs in the same season.
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Jul 27, 2022
Nigerians bask in Tobi Amusan's record-breaking athletic glory
The three main challengers in Nigeria's February presidential ballot hailed Amusan's success, as well as that of Ese Brume who won silver in the long jump.
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Jul 26, 2022
United States mulls more athletic events after success of worlds
Compelling performances in Oregon delighted U.S. track officials, who are desperate to boost the sport's profile in their country after years of languishing out of the spotlight.
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Jul 25, 2022
Masatora Kawano takes silver in 35-km race walk at World Athletics Championships
Masatora Kawano earned silver in the men's 35-km race walk at the World Athletics Championships on Sunday, helping Japan equal its record tally of four medals set at the 2003 edition in Paris.
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Jul 24, 2022
Canada stun United States to win men's 4x100 relay gold
The Americans looked set to retain their crown until the last changeover between Elijah Hall and Marvin Bracy, who lost time with a slow exchange.
Number of homeless in Japan hits record low
Homeless people sleep on the street in Tokyo's Shinjuku Ward in August 2021.
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.
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.
Ukraine is far from doomed
When comparing Ukraine’s military situation in 2024 to Europe’s in 1941, Russia’s defeat seems entirely possible.
When will Japan intervene to support the yen?
Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki has reiterated the government's readiness to take an appropriate action as the yen continues to slide against the U.S. dollar.
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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