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YO YOSHIDA

Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Nov 17, 2022
Buffaloes will make Masataka Yoshida available to MLB teams through posting system
The Buffaloes decided to post the 29-year-old two-time Pacific League batting champion at his request, after a season that saw the franchise win its first Japan Series title since 1996.
Japan Times
SOCCER / World cup
Nov 17, 2022
Japan hoping German experience can provide boost in World Cup opener
Daichi Kamada says the nation's large contingent of players from Germany's Bundesliga can draw mental strength from knowing they 'share the same stage' as Germany's stars.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Nov 3, 2022
Buffaloes may allow Masataka Yoshida to make MLB move via posting system under right conditions
Because Yoshida still needs to qualify to go to MLB as a free agent, any move would require Orix to approve a transfer via the posting system.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 28, 2022
Japan Series poised to go down to wire — and possibly beyond
This year's Japan Series is as tight as can be and on course for a finish that has only been seen once in NPB history.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 28, 2022
Masataka Yoshida connects on sayonara home run as Buffaloes get even in Japan Series
'Each and every one of us has been grinding, trying to win every time out, so to see them all rewarded for their efforts makes me really happy,' Yoshida said.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 19, 2022
Familiar faces set to highlight Yakult-Orix rematch at Japan Series
Most of last year's cast are set to play starring roles again on Japanese baseball's biggest stage, offering another treat to fans who enjoyed their tightly contested 2021 encounter.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Sep 25, 2022
Yoshinobu Yamamoto and Masataka Yoshida lift Orix over Rakuten
Yamamoto, who has led Japanese baseball in wins, ERA and strikeouts this year, held the Eagles to two singles while striking out seven and walking three on a drizzly afternoon.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Jul 6, 2022
Japan captain Maya Yoshida completes Schalke switch
The veteran center back, who led the Samurai Blue to 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification earlier this year, has signed for the newly-promoted Bundesliga side after 2u00bd seasons with Sampdoria.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Jun 30, 2022
‘Kami wa Mikaeri o Motomeru’: YouTuber drama leaves a nasty aftertaste
Director Keisuke Yoshida wades into morally gray territory in his film about a middle-aged man with a vendetta against an aspiring influencer.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Jun 15, 2022
Japan handed World Cup wakeup call in loss to Tunisia
The Samurai Blue, 23rd in the FIFA rankings, wasted several first-half chances before conceding twice from defensive errors by captain Maya Yoshida against the 35th-ranked North Africans.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jun 6, 2022
Tigers spoil Kosei Yoshida's Koshien homecoming
Kosei Yoshida fell flat in his first start at historic Koshien Stadium since the 2018 national high school championship final, taking the loss in the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters' 8-3 interleague defeat against the Hanshin Tigers on Sunday.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
May 31, 2022
Tamao Ozawa beats Miyo Yoshida for WBO super flyweight title
The 37-year-old Ozawa, who gave birth to her first son last June, found a rhythm early on with her left jabs and seized the title in her third attempt.
Japan Times
SOCCER
May 18, 2022
Japan captain Yoshida seeks to exorcise 'ghosts' and reach last eight
Japan will face a challenging World Cup group in Qatar, but the Sampdoria defender is eager to write history and send his country into the quarterfinals for the first time.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
May 1, 2022
Masataka Yoshida blasts Buffaloes past Lions
Considered by some MLB scouts to be Japanese baseball's best pure hitter, Yoshida went 3-for-4 with a first-inning single and tie-breaking homers in the sixth and eighth innings.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 11, 2022
The mysterious man who built (and then lost) Little Tokyo
The cluster of these Japanese-style businesses on Stuyvesant Street came together organically over many years. Japan Village emerged nearly all at once.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Mar 29, 2022
Uneven Japan concludes qualifying campaign with draw against Vietnam
Captain Maya Yoshida's equalizer spared the home team blushes as they began to look ahead to November's main event in Qatar.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Dec 10, 2021
2021 saw breakthrough talents in film rise from the shadows
Ryusuke Hamaguchi's two releases shone abroad, Keisuke Yoshida was honored with a Director in Focus section at home and younger filmmakers blazed new paths.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / NPB NOTEBOOK
Nov 22, 2021
Olympic memories and the record books color the 2021 Japan Series
Yoshida and McGough are among the handful of players giving this year's Japan Series a little Olympic flair.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Nov 20, 2021
Buffaloes rally for three runs in ninth to win Game 1 of Japan Series
Masataka Yoshida gave Orix the victory with a sayonara double to center.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Nov 12, 2021
TIFF's Director in Focus Keisuke Yoshida makes a case for compassion
The underrated director of films such as “Himeanole,” “Blue” and “Intolerance” gets his due at this year's Tokyo International Film Festival.
South Korea couple beat same-sex barriers to parenthood
South Korean lesbian couple Kim Kyu-jin (left) and her wife, Kim Sae-yeon, pose with a "pregnant woman" badge during an interview in Seoul last month.
Japan unveils new overtourism countermeasures
The majority of tourists in Japan tend to stay in Tokyo, Osaka or Kyoto, resulting in overcrowding in popular tourist spots and a strain on transportation systems.
Opportunities await the bold in the Year of the Wood Dragon
2024 marks the Year of the Dragon in the Chinese zodiac, with the year predicted to be a good time for fresh starts.
Don’t worry about global population collapse
Most projections show the world will hit peak humanity in the 21st century as people choose to have smaller families and women gain power over their own reproduction.
Japan pharma startup developing world-first drug to grow new teeth
A new tooth is seen in a ferret's mouth after it was administered a drug to stimulate the growth of tooth buds.
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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