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The Tokyo Yakult Swallows and the Orix Buffaloes are one game away from the Japan Series. Both Yakult and Orix won the pennant for the Central and Pacific League last week, and automatically gives them each 1 win. In the Central League, Yakult defeated the Read More …
The first stage of the NPB playoffs is now completed, with the Tokyo Yomiuri Giants sweeping the Hanshin Tigers in the Central League, while the Chiba Lotte Marines swept the Tohoku Rakuten Eagles. This now sets up the Climax Series Final Stage as the Tokyo Read More …
This is the first time in NPB history, where the last place teams of both Central and Pacific Leagues in 2020, emerged as the pennant winner in 2021. The Swallows won their eighth Central League Championship, which all came down to the Hanshin Tigers, who Read More …
The Orix Buffaloes captured their 13th Pacific League Pennant and their first time since 1996 (when Suzuki Ichiro was on the team and the team was known as the Orix Blue Wave). Note: In 2004, the Orix BlueWave and the Kintetsu Buffaloes merged to become Read More …
The Hanshin Tigers continue to take the #1 spot in the Central League with 61 Wins and 44 losses. But the Yomiuri Giants who have hung on to the #2 spot, has now dropped to #3 (52-43), while the Yakult Swallows has now moved to Read More …
The average household audience rating for the first half of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics Closing Ceremony (7:58-8:49 p.m.) which was broadcast live on NHK on August 8th received an audience rating of 46.7% (Video Research, Kanto area). The rating exceeds the 25.1% of the 2008 Read More …
The Tokyo Olympics Opening Ceremony at one point at 8:25 p.m., 8:26 p.m. and 8:47 p.m. reached 61.0%, and came close to reaching the 1964 Tokyo Olympics 61.2% audience rating. The average household audience rating of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics Opening Ceremony broadcast on NHK Read More …
The Tokyo Olympics is no doubt having to endure a lot, with the postponement due to the novel coronavirus, scandals and now Tropical Storm Nepartak. While the Olympics and its organizers have proven to endure, with the tropical storm approaching Honshu, it is expected to Read More …
There has been negative press from athletes complaining about the lack of television and equipment in their hotel room, but comments from Japanese netizens were happy to see a positive post. Austrian gymnast Elisa Haemmerle shared photos of her Tokyo Skyline view from her hotel Read More …
Typically in Japanese baseball, you don’t see coaches quitting on their team before the season is completed but pitching coach of the Chunichi Dragons, Kadokura Ken (48) requested to leave the team due to personal reasons. According to the team, Kadokura was absent without notice Read More …
It’s something you don’t really hear all that often, a pitcher taking the lead league in homers. But Ohtani Shohei has proven to be a a rarity in the MLB, as he is having wonderful year as a pitcher and a batter. While those of Read More …
Popular YouTuber Shibatar (35) offered kickboxer Masato (42) to face him in a match at the RIZIN Dome Tournament (RIZIN.28) to be held on June 13th. Masato has since retired but Shibatar said on his YouTube video, “I will give you 100 million yen in Read More …
The Yomiuri Giants announced on April 4th that outfielder Maru Yoshihiro (31) and infielder Nakajima Hiroyuki (38) have tested positive for the novel coronavirus. Infielder Wakabayashi Akihiro (27) and infielder Zelous Wheeler (34) have now tested positive following a team’s examination on April 4th. All Read More …
The latest news on the Tokyo Olympics is not promising. The New York Times reported on Friday that “plans for the postpone Tokyo Olympic Games are growing more uncertain by the day”, considering the cases of the novel coronavirus has risen in Japan and many Read More …
It’s generally known that the Pacific League is much better than the Central League in the NPB for over a decade. And when the Central League has a team that can win the Japan Series is a cause for celebration. And Tokyo’s Yomiuri Giants are Read More …