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YOSHINOBU YAMAMOTO

BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / Japan Series
Nov 29, 2021
Yoshinobu Yamamoto shows the Buffaloes' potential
Yamamoto's Game 6 will be remembered as one of the most stirring performances in defeat in the Japan Series.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / Japan Series
Nov 22, 2021
Young guns: The Japan Series showcases young pitching talent
Throwing the first Japan Series shutout since Takayuki Kishi for the Seibu Lions in 2008, Takahashi became the 13th pitcher to win his debut without allowing a run.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / Sac Bunts
Nov 13, 2021
Buffaloes and Swallows go from worst to first to set up improbable, intriguing Japan Series
The 2021 Japan Series will be the setting of the ultimate rags-to-riches story.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Nov 11, 2021
Buffaloes ace Yoshinobu Yamamoto shines again on big stage in playoff debut
Yamamoto struck out 10 in a shutout of the Marines in Game 1.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 28, 2021
Buffaloes put past failures in rearview mirror with Pacific League title
After years of dwelling in the lower reaches of the league, the Buffaloes stepped back into the light with a stunning performance this season.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Sep 19, 2021
Phenom Yoshinobu Yamamoto a man on a mission as Orix chases PL title
In the 23-year-old ace, who continues to dominate NPB pitching across all metrics, the club has another real chance at winning the Pacific League pennant for the first time as the Buffaloes.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Aug 2, 2021
What to watch on Day 10 of the Tokyo Olympics
A weightlifter from New Zealand will make Olympic history while Samurai Japan takes on the United States in a battle of gold medal contenders on Day 10.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Aug 1, 2021
For Samurai Japan, young pitchers leading the way at Tokyo Olympics
Masato Morishita — along with other young hurlers — may not have much experience in top-level international baseball, but he's already made an impression.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / The week in NPB
Jul 19, 2021
NPB rolls into Olympic break after eventful first half
Every NPB player on a first-team roster was deactivated on Thursday in one mass transaction. It was just a procedural move — because there are no games scheduled for the next 10 days — but many fans still got a kick out of the rare sight of the rosters emptying all at once in the middle of the season....
OLYMPICS
Jun 16, 2021
Masahiro Tanaka and Tomoyuki Sugano highlight Samurai Japan squad for Tokyo Games
Manager Atsunori Inaba will be calling upon NPB's top players to deliver gold for the host nation when the Olympic baseball tournament begins on July 28.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Aug 21, 2020
Airing games in U.S. only first step in Pacific League's plan to take Japanese baseball abroad
For a nation so famous for its baseball exports — from Hideo Nomo to Shohei Ohtani — Japan hasn’t done a very good job at promoting Nippon Professional Baseball outside its own borders.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / NPB Preview
Jun 15, 2020
Six players to watch in the Pacific League in 2020
From Hawks outfielder Yuki Yanagita to aspiring Rakuten starter Yuki Matsui, there's plenty of stellar talent to look forward to from the Pa League.

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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