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YOMIURI

BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Apr 17, 2016
Murata keeps focus to lift Giants past Carp
Two games against the Hiroshima Carp, two big hits for Yomiuri Giants infielder Shuichi Murata.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Apr 5, 2016
Tigers rookie Takayama pounds out four hits in rout of Giants
The latest matchup between two of the oldest teams in Japan saw two of the youngest players on the field shining brightest under the lights at Tokyo Dome.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Mar 26, 2016
Cruz, Chono carry Giants past Swallows
Luis Cruz thought he had a home run in his first game in a Yomiuri Giants uniform, but had to settle for a double following a replay review.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Mar 25, 2016
Giants treat new skipper Takahashi to season-opening victory over Swallows
So far, so good for Yoshinobu Takahashi and the Yomiuri Giants.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / 2016 JAPANESE BASEBALL PREVIEW
Mar 23, 2016
Giants lead pack trying to dethrone Swallows
The following is the first of a two-part NPB preview beginning with the 2016 Central League:
BASEBALL / BASEBALL BULLET-IN
Mar 12, 2016
Gambling, drugs, bullets provide cautionary tales for NPB's foreign players
Gambling, drugs, bullets in luggage, gambling again. More current and former players in Japanese baseball are being tagged with the yogisha (crime suspect) label following their names, and team officials are making the deep bows of apology and "There's nothing we can say" speeches. Some have stepped...

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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