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WORLD BASEBALL CLASSIC

BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / WORLD BASEBALL CLASSIC
Jan 10, 2009
Chen turns down WBC invitation
NAGOYA (Kyodo) Chunichi Dragons left-hander Chen Wei-yin has turned down an invitation to pitch for Taiwan in the World Baseball Classic.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / WORLD BASEBALL CLASSIC
Dec 21, 2008
Kuroda withdraws WBC candidacy
LOS ANGELES (Kyodo) Los Angeles Dodgers right-hander Hiroki Kuroda has withdrawn his candidacy for next year's World Baseball Classic, citing a shoulder that has failed to heal properly, baseball sources said Friday.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / WORLD BASEBALL CLASSIC
Dec 16, 2008
Ichiro, Dice-K headline Japan WBC candidates
Major League Baseball stars Ichiro Suzuki and Daisuke Matsuzaka headline a host of players revealed as the primary candidates to play for Japan in the 2009 World Baseball Classic, it was announced on Monday.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / WORLD BASEBALL CLASSIC
Nov 26, 2008
Cashman: Matsui won't play in WBC
NEW YORK (Kyodo) New York Yankees general manager Brian Cashman said Monday outfielder Hideki Matsui will not be ready to play for Japan at next year's World Baseball Classic.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / WORLD BASEBALL CLASSIC
Nov 21, 2008
Matsuzaka waiting for WBC call
Boston Red Sox right-hander Daisuke Matsuzaka, who helped Japan to the inaugural World Baseball Classic title in 2006, said Thursday he is willing to play for the defending champion next March.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / WORLD BASEBALL CLASSIC
Nov 13, 2008
Japan looks for WBC warrior spirit
Japan is hoping to tap its samurai spirit when it defends its title at the 2009 World Baseball Classic.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / WORLD BASEBALL CLASSIC
Oct 29, 2008
Hara agrees to be WBC manager
Yomiuri Giants manager Tatsunori Hara on Tuesday formally accepted an offer to skipper the national team for next year's World Baseball Classic.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / WORLD BASEBALL CLASSIC
Oct 28, 2008
Hara set to lead Japan at World Baseball Classic
The search for the skipper for Japan's defense of the World Baseball Classic title was effectively over Monday, when Yomiuri Giants manager Tatsunori Hara was tapped and indicated his readiness to take up the post.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / WORLD BASEBALL CLASSIC
Oct 21, 2008
Oh says Hoshino on WBC shortlist
Sadaharu Oh, a special advisor for the formation of Japan's team for next year's World Baseball Classic, admitted Monday that Beijing Olympic skipper Senichi Hoshino has emerged as a candidate for the manager's job.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / WORLD BASEBALL CLASSIC
Sep 11, 2008
Oh won't manage WBC team
FUKUOKA (Kyodo) Fukuoka Softbank Hawks manager Sadaharu Oh on Wednesday reiterated his stance that he will not become Japan's manager for the second World Baseball Classic in March 2009 due to health concerns.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / WORLD BASEBALL CLASSIC
Sep 10, 2008
Hoshino won't manage WBC team
Senichi Hoshino, who skippered the Japanese national team at the Beijing Olympic baseball tournament, says that even if he is offered to become manager of the national team for next year's World Baseball Classic he will decline.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / WORLD BASEBALL CLASSIC
Sep 2, 2008
WBC manager to be named soon
A professional baseball committee led by Japanese commissioner Ryozo Kato confirmed Monday that it aims to select a manager for the national team for next year's World Baseball Classic as soon as possible.
Weak yen fattens tourist wallets in Japan
People visit the Ameya Yokocho market in Tokyo's Ueno district during the Golden Week holiday on Tuesday.
Number of vacant homes in Japan hits record high of 9 million
A vacant house in Tokyo is seen demolished in January 2020.
'So hot you can't breathe': Extreme heat hits the Philippines
A pedestrian cools himself with a folding hand fan as he waits for a ride along a road in Manila on Wednesday, as extreme heat hit the Philippines.
Kishida sets sights on energy and climate in South America trip
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will use a policy speech in Sao Paulo to set out his vision for ties between Japan and South America, almost 10 years after former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe advocated for stronger ties between the two in the same 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.
Kishida sets sights on energy and climate in South America trip
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will use a policy speech in Sao Paulo to set out his vision for ties between Japan and South America, almost 10 years after former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe advocated for stronger ties between the two in the same city.
Yellow sand allergy: A health issue made worse by climate change
A screenshot of the Meteorological Agency's satellite image of clouds and yellow sand (in pink) on Sunday.
Climate change, chalky grains and the risks for Japan’s rice farmers
A farmer plants seedlings in Satsumasendai, Kagoshima Prefecture. Japan’s self sufficiency rate for rice is nearly 100%, compared with 38% for food overall, on a calorie basis.
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.

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