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YOSHINOBU YAMAMOTO

Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 26, 2021
Orix finishes season atop PL with Lotte chasing magic number
After finishing bottom of the PL in the past two seasons, Orix could land its first pennant since 1996 should Lotte lose a single game this week.
Japan Times
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.
Japan Times
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.
Japan Times
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.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Apr 29, 2021
Pitching duel between Buffaloes, Eagles ends in scoreless tie
Orix Buffaloes ace Yoshinobu Yamamoto and Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles starter Takahiro Norimoto went toe-to-toe Wednesday in a Pacific League pitching duel.
Japan Times
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.
Japan Times
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.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Aug 3, 2019
Buffaloes' Yoshinobu Yamamoto fans 10 in dominant performance against Lions
Yoshinobu Yamamoto cruised through eight innings before giving up a late run, leading the Orix Buffaloes to a 4-1win over the Seibu Lions on Saturday afternoon.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
May 9, 2019
Koji Oshiro's two-run blast powers Buffaloes past Fighters
Yoshinobu Yamamoto tossed seven solid innings as the Orix Buffaloes recorded a 2-1 victory over the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters on Thursday.
Japan says Biden's description of nation as xenophobic is 'unfortunate'
The National Diet building in Tokyo
G7 eyes plan on U.S.-led $50 billion aid package for Ukraine
A local resident visits the Lychakiv cemetery in Lviv, Ukraine, on Thursday. The U.S. is in talks with close partners to lead a group of allies that would give as much as $50 billion in aid to Ukraine.
Japan drops to 70th in press freedom rankings
A businessman reads a newspaper outside a train station in Tokyo.
Japan’s record-low children population weighs on growth
The number of children 14 years old or younger fell for the 43rd straight year to around 14.01 million as of April 1.
Biden calls ally Japan ‘xenophobic’ along with rivals China and Russia
U.S. President Joe Biden speaks in Syracuse, New York, on April 25.
'Monster' Inoue ready to tear down Luis Nery in title defense at Tokyo Dome
Naoya Inoue (left) and Luis Nery following a pre-fight news conference in Yokohama on Saturday, two days ahead of their super bantamweight title fight.
Debate on constitutional revision at a standstill despite Kishida's pledges
With less than two months left before the conclusion of the current session of parliament, any possibility that Prime Minister Fumio Kishida can deliver constitutional reform before the end of his term as Liberal Democratic Party president in late September, as he has promised, appears remote.
Sapporo court ruling on Ainu fishing rights presents tough questions
A traditional Ainu preserved food called <i>satchep</i> (dried fish) being made at the government-run National Ainu Museum and Park, nicknamed Upopoy, in the town of Shiraoi, Hokkaido, on Dec. 25. The Sapporo District Court ruled last month that the Raporo Ainu Nation's rights as an Indigenous people did not extend to having an inherent right to fish for commercial reasons.
With eye on China, defense chiefs agree to bolster interoperability
From left: U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, Australian defense chief Richard Marles, Japanese Defense Minister Minoru Kihara and Philippine Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro hold a joint news conference in Honolulu on Thursday.
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.

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