Entertainment world to follow sumo in baseball betting clampdown
By • August 22, 2010
An idol and enka singer are rumored to be gamblers on baseball
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Illegal Tokyo casinos under scrutiny after sumo betting scandal
By • July 18, 2010
Underground casinos coming under fire
Sumo world’s ties to gangsters, baseball betting have long legacy
By • July 7, 2010
Grapplers and mobsters go way back
Williams’ return to Tigers possible at midseason
By • December 21, 2009
Sports tabloid Daily Sports reports that the Hanshin Tigers are investigating the possibility of bringing back left-handed reliever Jeff Williams at mid-season next year.
Female knuckleballer Eri Yoshida battles Carp, wants to join NPB
By • November 24, 2009
The top of the order for the Central League’s Hiroshima Toyo Carp could not contain right-handed knuckleballer Eri Yoshida, Japan’s first female professional baseball player, during an exhibition game in Hiroshima on Wednesday, reports Daily Sports (Nov. 23).
Dynamic duo? Yan and Vogelsong possible saviors for the Hanshin Tigers
By • November 20, 2009
Following their failure to acquire fireballing lefty Juan Morillo from the Minnesota Twins, the Central League’s Hanshin Tigers may look at a couple of former players to fill out gaping holes in their bullpen, reports Tokyo Sports (Nov. 20).
Mench hopes teammate’s bat is ticket back to lineup
By • May 22, 2009
Hanshin Tigers’ outfielder Kevin Mench, recently sent back to the team’s farm system for lackluster performance (his second trip), is said to be ordering a new bat to find a way to break out from his extended slump, reports Daily Sports (May 20).
Let the good times roll in Miyazaki
By • May 8, 2009
One of the really nice things about the current special toll arrangement being offered by the various members of the Nippon Expressway Companies group is that for a uniform toll of just 1,000 yen, you can follow the exit ramps to male playgrounds all over this land. And oh yes, adds Shukan Jitsuwa (May 14), that also includes Miyazaki, where the Yomiuri Giants hold their baseball spring training camp.
Koshien Stadium gets face lift
By • March 21, 2009
The venerable home of the Central League’s Hanshin Tigers will this season unveil the second phase of its ongoing four-year improvement plan, which blends …
The big pitch: College star from Japan tries big leagues
By • March 19, 2009
Numerous learning experiences await every rookie working his way through the minor leagues. For Robert Boothe, last season with the Ogden Raptors, a rookie league team within the Los Angeles Dodgers system, featured challenges different from those of his teammates.
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Distraught father-in-law wins incestuous consolation prize
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Proliferation of fake ID cards assist minors seeking work in sex trade
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Re-porn: AV industry relying on rising popularity of ‘mature’ actresses
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Out-call sex services in Tokyo compete for piece of papa-sans’ pensions
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Osaka ‘girl’s bar’ employed 12-year-old girl
