Articles posted in the ‘sports’ category

Mar
20
Old Man and the Mountain

Yuichiro Miura once again left Japan heading towards Everest. The difference between him and all other adventurers heading towards Everest is…

Nov
28
Pitcher vs. Pitcher

Recently, the big news in baseball has been concerning Japanese pitcher Daisuke Matsuzaka. More specifically the headlines read that the Boston Red Sox bid $51.1 million* …

Oct
28
Nippon Ham Fighters win!

Being an American baseball fan, I was hooked to this year’s World Series between the St. Louis Cardinals and the Detroit Tigers. Being a Cardinals fan, I …

Jun
10
Kaz Matsui is coming to Colorado!

This MLB news is recently in…NY Mets second baseman Kaz Matsui was traded to the Colorado Rockies in return for Eli Marrero.

It may be a tradedown …

Apr
1
Sumo Cops

After finding an unlocked door in Osaka, a Japanese burglar got more than he bargained for, much more.

While rummaging about the room in the early …

Mar
20
Japan = the Champions

Japan won the inaugural World Baseball Classic (WBC) against Cuba on Monday, March 20th. The Japanese team managed by Japanese baseball legend Sadaharu Oh won …

Feb
23
Solid GOLD

Well, it’s about time that Japan wins an Olympic medal at these 2006 Winter Games. And what a way to win a medal, a gold medal. Japan’s …

Jan
15
GO HINO

This year’s Paris-Dakar Rally was good for Japanese truck manufacturer, HINO. The class of huge trucks was once again dominated by Russian manufacturer Kamaz but HINO …

Dec
15
Farewell Ogi

Recently retired Japanese baseball manager, Akira Ogi died Thursday. He was 70. Ogi was best known for being the man that discovered Ichiro Suzuki (of Seattle Mariners …