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FOCUS: Baseball: Sasaki posting suggests flaws in Japan's system
Unlike other Japanese clubs who have reaped large transfer-fee windfalls from posting big-name stars to Major League Baseball, the Lotte Marines could get very little for letting 23-year-old pitcher ...
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Former Minister Adhikari transferred to Kathmandu for investigation on human trafficking charges
While Japanese immigration authorities turned the group away due to suspicious documents, criticism arose after Adhikari ...
Married to fiction: Japanese man’s relationship with virtual star Hatsune Miku sheds light on fictosexuality and rise of parasocial bonds
Akihiko Kondo, a 41-year-old man from Japan, has been married to Hatsune Miku, a fictional 16-year-old pop star created ...
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NPB’s Chiba Lotte Marines To Post Roki Sasaki For MLB Clubs
Roki Sasaki is coming to MLB next season. His NPB team, the Chiba Lotte Marines, announced overnight (on X) that ...
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BOJ hopes to keep 2 percent inflation target while monitoring climate shock risks
Share the best of The Jakarta Post with friends, family, or colleagues. As a subscriber, you can gift 3 to 5 articles each ...
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Japanese ace Roki Sasaki to become available to MLB teams this offseason
CHIBA, Japan (AP) — Japanese ace Roki Sasaki will be available to Major League Baseball teams this offseason. The Chiba Lotte ...
Roki Sasaki, Japanese star pitcher, to be posted to MLB
Let the breathless speculation begin: One of the world’s best pitchers is expected to be out there for the taking, and unlike ...
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Japanese ace Sasaki coming to MLB next season
Ace Japanese right-hander Roki Sasaki appears headed to the Majors next season. Sasaki, the consensus top young pitcher in Japan, will be posted by the Chiba Lotte Marines of the Nippon Professional ...
Japanese phenom Roki Sasaki to be posted, and every MLB team is going to want him
Roki Sasaki is officially coming to MLB. The Chiba Lotte Marines announced Saturday in Japan that they will post the ...
Chiba Lotte Marines to post Japanese star Roki Sasaki to MLB
Roki Sasaki, the Japanese right-hander considered one of the most talented pitchers in the world, will be posted to MLB, the ...
Japan's prime minister vows military buildup and deeper ties with the US as regional tension rises
Japan’s Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has renewed a pledge to build up his country’s military and deepen its alliance with the United States under President-elect Donald Trump ...