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YOMIURI GIANTS

BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Apr 8, 2014
Giants left-hander Seddon set to make NPB debut
After a false alarm last week, Chris Seddon is finally ready to begin his career in Japan.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Mar 28, 2014
Giants trounce Tigers in opener as storied franchise celebrates 80th anniversary
More than 300 former Yomiuri Giants players, including Hideki Matsui and Shigeo "Mr. Giants" Nagashima, were at Tokyo Dome on Opening Night to participate in a ceremony celebrating the franchise's 80th anniversary.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Mar 27, 2014
Giants, Hawks look like class of NPB as season begins
2014 NPB Preview
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / HIT AND RUN
Mar 10, 2014
Mathieson ready for action after refreshing offseason
If there was one thing Scott Mathieson enjoyed about the offseason, it was the family time.
BASEBALL / BASEBALL BULLET-IN
Jan 18, 2014
Giants' Terauchi shows importance of putting smile on fans' faces
Professional athletes have been known to have different attitudes when dealing with fans. Autograph-seekers have been told, "Take a hike, son" by players in a bad mood or on a bad day.
BASEBALL
Dec 2, 2013
Giants now banking on Kataoka to shore up second base
The Yomiuri Giants have, at long last, finally found their second baseman.
BASEBALL
Nov 29, 2013
Kawakami's players impressed MLB counterparts
The V-9 Yomiuri Giants were arguably the best team in the history of the game. Giants stars Sadaharu Oh and Shigeo Nagashima had been openly coveted by MLB general managers back in the United States. So had pitcher Tsuneo Horiuchi at his peak.
BASEBALL
Nov 26, 2013
Kawakami was Japanese baseball's first Zen master
Most foreign fans of baseball in Japan may not know the name Tetsuharu Kawakami, who passed away recently at the age of 93, but perhaps it's time they did.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Nov 3, 2013
Eagles blank Giants in Game 7, capture first Japan Series title
More than 25,000 roared in unison as a light rain suddenly got a little bit harder. They were now one out away from their first Japan Series title, and had their ace, Japan's ace, on the mound to do the honors.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Nov 2, 2013
Opportunistic Giants force Game 7 as mighty Tanaka handed first defeat of 2013
The mighty Yomiuri Giants weren’t about to relinquish the Japan Series title without a good fight.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Nov 1, 2013
Eagles prepare to unleash Tanaka on Giants with title there for taking
Masahiro Tanaka blew out the candles on his birthday cake in one big breath.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 31, 2013
Eagles move closer to first Japan Series title
It wasn't exactly pretty and it was definitely a little harder than expected.
BASEBALL
Oct 30, 2013
Terauchi, Chono, Giants draw even with Eagles in Japan Series
Takayuki Terauchi and Hisayoshi Chono secured return tickets to Sendai for the Yomiuri Giants and breathed new life into the Japan Series in the process.
Wealthy foreign nationals picking up ultimate souvenir — a condo in Tokyo
A high-end property in the fashionable Daikanyama district in Tokyo
Japan dispatches five language education 'partners' to India
Five members of the Japan Foundation's Nihongo Partners program (front) gather at the Japanese Embassy in New Delhi on Monday.
End of U.S. de minimis exemption causes headaches for some businesses in Japan
Proxy-shopping services — companies that ship Japanese products ranging from cosmetics and snacks to limited-edition stationery on behalf of customers abroad — are already feeling the impact of the U.S. suspending de minimis exemptions.
Over 90% of low-income families in Japan struggling to feed children
Save the Children Japan domestic program chief Sonoko Kawakami speaks at a news conference in Tokyo in July. A survey conducted by the group in June has found that over 90% of low-income households with children face food insecurity.
Struggling train firm in Chiba Prefecture turns to self-deprecating humor
"Laughter is important when you're in a difficult situation," said Katsunori Takemoto, president of Choshi Electric Railway, on Aug. 5 in Choshi, Chiba Prefecture.
Japan’s front-line researchers see bright path ahead for dementia treatment
A scientist looks at scans of grains at the Memory Centre at the Department of Readaptation and Geriatrics of the University Hospital (HUG) in Geneva, Switzerland, on June 6, 2023.
Still plenty to fight for, says Japan’s team leader at worlds
Race walker Hayato Katsuki earned bronze for Japan on the opening day of the World Athletics Championships on Saturday.
Wealthy foreign nationals picking up ultimate souvenir — a condo in Tokyo
A high-end property in the fashionable Daikanyama district in Tokyo
Japanese athletes inspired by raucous home fans at World Athletics Championships
Fans cheer on the home favorites during the women's marathon at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo on Sunday.
Japan's major art events converge this fall
Shinji Ohmaki’s “Tokinokage” exhibited at Fuji Textile Week 2021 shows the use of fabric as art.

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Sumadori Bar on Shibuya Ward's main Center Gai street targets young customers who prefer low-alcohol drinks or abstain altogether.
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