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BASKETBALL / B. League
Oct 29, 2017
Strong start helps Sunrockers to win over B-Corsairs
Standing next to Sunrockers mascot Sundy, B. League chairman Masaaki Okawa warmly greeted the crowd on a rainy, gloomy Sunday afternoon.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 29, 2017
Victory only thing that matters for Hawks star Seiichi Uchikawa
"Winning is everything" is a cliche you often hear from players and coaches in postseason baseball.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / NPB NOTEBOOK
Oct 28, 2017
Hawks believe quick-strike offense a big key to Japan Series success
The Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks will try to strike first, scoring runs early, so they can play their own brand of ball in the 2017 Japan Series.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 28, 2017
Different styles define Hawks, BayStars
The Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks and Yokohama BayStars had two very different paths to Game 1 of the Japan Series.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 27, 2017
Hawks' Seiichi Uchikawa, BayStars' Yoshitomo Tsutsugo determined to deliver quality Japan Series
While one team is no stranger to the biggest stage, the other squad returned there for the first time in nearly two decades.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 27, 2017
BayStars and Hawks vie for supremacy
Yokohama BayStars manager Alex Ramirez had one message for his players on the eve of what will be the first Japan Series appearance for many of them.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / HIT AND RUN
Oct 25, 2017
BayStars reap reward of patient approach with Japan Series berth
Yokohama BayStars manager Alex Ramirez is fond of saying that it's not how you start, but how you finish. It's one of his most well-worn axioms actually.
SOCCER / J. League
Oct 21, 2017
Antlers stumble against Marinos, lose grip on title race
Kashima Antlers saw their stranglehold on the J. League title race loosen after a 3-2 defeat to Yokohama F. Marinos on Saturday night.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / HIT AND RUN
Oct 19, 2017
Farcical finish in Hiroshima robs BayStars of fair chance to compete
The Yokohama BayStars and their fans should be furious. They were robbed in Hiroshima Wednesday night, trudging out of a soggy Mazda Stadium down 2-0 in the Central League Climax Series Final Stage despite spending a grand total of five innings actually playing baseball in the series.
BASKETBALL / B. League
Oct 15, 2017
Pavicevic's plans come together as Alvark rout B-Corsairs
The Alvark Tokyo are starting to hit their stride. And with six games in the books, new coach Luka Pavicevic's vision for the team is starting to take shape.
BASKETBALL / B. League
Oct 10, 2017
Balanced scoring carries Levanga past B-Corsairs
The Levanga Hokkaido completed a two-game sweep of the visiting Yokohama B-Corsairs on Monday night, winning 89-82.

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A small shrine perched atop rocks braves the waves hitting the shoreline during a storm in Shimoda, Shizuoka Prefecture. The area is under threat of a possible 31-meter-high tsunami if an earthquake strikes the nearby Nankai Trough.
If the 'Big One' hits, this city could face a 31-meter-high tsunami