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YOKOHAMA

Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 2, 2018
Wladimir Balentien bashes pair of homers in Swallows' victory over BayStars
Wladimir Balentien knocked in a pair of home runs, helping 21-year-old starter Keiji Takahashi pick up his first professional win as the Tokyo Yakult Swallows edged the Yokohama BayStars 3-2 on Tuesday night.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Sep 28, 2018
Hisayoshi Chono slugs sayonara homer to lift Giants past BayStars, into third place in CL standings
Before watching his two former NPB clubs take the field in a crucial late-season game, the retiring Shuichi Murata urged them to give everything they had during the contest.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Sep 25, 2018
Victories by BayStars, Swallows prevent Carp from clinching pennant
Jose Lopez broke an eighth-inning tie with a two-run homer Tuesday to lead the Yokohama BayStars to a 5-3 victory over the Hiroshima Carp, while the Tokyo Yakult Swallows' win delayed the Central League leaders from clinching their third straight pennant.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Sep 24, 2018
Neftali Soto, BayStars delay Carp's pennant celebration
Neftali Soto homered twice and drove in five runs, propelling the Yokohama BayStars to a 7-5 come-from-behind victory over the Central League pennant-chasing Hiroshima Carp on Monday.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Sep 21, 2018
BayStars rookie Masaya Kyoyama delivers dynamic outing on mound against Dragons
Rookie right-hander Masaya Kyoyama pitched 8-2/3 strong innings and Masayuki Kuwahara scored the go-ahead run on a second-inning home run in the Yokohama BayStars' 9-1 triumph over the Chunichi Dragons on Friday.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Sep 19, 2018
Katsuki Azuma, Jose Lopez help BayStars topple Giants
Left-hander Katsuki Azuma pitched eight strong innings and Jose Lopez hit two home runs in the Yokohama BayStars' 6-1 win on Wednesday over the Yomiuri Giants.
Japan Times
SOCCER / J. League
Sep 16, 2018
Yuki Muto's second-half goal lifts Urawa Reds past Yokohama F. Marinos
Forward Yuki Muto's 79th-minute goal secured Urawa Reds a 2-1 away win against Yokohama F. Marinos in the J. League on Sunday.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Sep 13, 2018
Stellar pitching, early home runs propel Carp past BayStars
With home runs by Ryuhei Matsuyama and Seiya Suzuki, the Hiroshima Carp defeated the Yokohama BayStars 4-0 on Thursday to move closer to a third straight Central League pennant.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / BILINGUAL
Sep 10, 2018
Rest, weary Japan traveler, and read this riveting 'ishibumi'
Much can be gleaned from memorials and markers erected at roadsides and elsewhere in Japan to commemorate people or mark events.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Books
Sep 1, 2018
'Yokohama Burning': Destruction, massacre and tornadoes of fire
One of the most fascinating and controversial books about the Great Kanto Earthquake is Joshua Hammer's 2006 release 'Yokohama Burning,' in which the former bureau chief for Newsweek magazine suggests a link between the national response to the 1923 disaster and Japan's descent into World War II.
Japan Times
SOCCER / J. League
Sep 1, 2018
Sho Ito scores brace as Marinos grab much-needed win over Reysol
Two goals from Sho Ito and a pair of Olivier Boumal assists delivered a much-needed win for Yokohama F. Marinos as they topped Kashiwa Reysol 3-1 on Saturday night.
Japan Times
Rugby
Aug 29, 2018
JRFU still confident of big crowd for Bledisloe Cup dead rubber in Yokohama
The Japan Rugby Football Union said Wednesday it was still hopeful of a big crowd for the Oct. 27 Bledisloe Cup game at Yokohama's Nissan Stadium, despite the game being a dead rubber.
Japan Times
SOCCER / J. League
Aug 26, 2018
Marinos take star-studded Vissel down a notch
Cellar-dwellers Yokohama F. Marinos showed on Sunday that star power is not always the answer as they beat Vissel Kobe 2-0 on the road.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Aug 23, 2018
BayStars rookie pitcher Katsuki Azuma delivers banner performance against Giants
Rookie Katsuki Azuma allowed four hits over seven innings and two relievers completed the five-hitter as the Yokohama BayStars downed the Yomiuri Giants 6-0 on Thursday, shutting them out for the second straight night.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 23, 2018
Two years later, Japanese soldier's nephew receives second wartime Hinomaru
A Yokohama man rejoiced Wednesday after receiving the second Hinomaru carried by his late uncle into battle during World War II.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 21, 2018
Online typhoon hazard map helps people learn when strong winds will strike
An online typhoon hazard map has been helping people learn the risks of strong winds that could hit their area depending on where typhoons travel.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Aug 16, 2018
Ryosuke Hirata hits for the cycle as Dragons clobber BayStars
Ryosuke Hirata hit for the cycle, boosting Daisuke Matsuzaka to his fourth straight win as the Chunichi Dragons routed the Yokohama BayStars 11-5 on Thursday.
Japan Times
SOCCER / J. League
Aug 16, 2018
FC Tokyo's Takefusa Kubo joins Yokohama F. Marinos in loan deal
The teenage midfielder once dubbed the "Japanese Messi" will move from FC Tokyo to Yokohama F. Marinos in a loan deal announced Thursday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 8, 2018
Diverse Yokohama school aims to be model for bridging cultural gaps
Yokohama has been a cultural intersection between Japanese, foreign residents and visitors from overseas ever since opening its port to international trade in 1859, leading what was once a sleepy fishing village to become home to one of the first foreign communities in the country and develop into a bustling city of nearly 4 million.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Aug 2, 2018
Giants' Cristopher Mercedes earns complete-game victory over rival BayStars
Cristopher Mercedes allowed his first runs but remained unbeaten in four starts for the Yomiuri Giants on Thursday, when he threw a three-hitter in a 3-2 win over the Yokohama BayStars.
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.
Biden calls ally Japan ‘xenophobic’ along with rivals China and Russia
U.S. President Joe Biden speaks in Syracuse, New York, on April 25.
Number of vacant homes in Japan hits record high of 9 million
A vacant house in Tokyo is seen demolished in January 2020.
Saudi Arabia steps up Gaza-related arrests as Israel ties edge closer
The arrests for Gaza-related posts indicate Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s regime will take a hard line against citizens not toeing the line when it comes to normalizing ties with Israel.
'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.
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.

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