NISHINOMIYA, HYOGO PREF. – Yuya Yanagi went eight innings without allowing a run to help lead the Chunichi Dragons to a 5-1 win over the Hanshin Tigers on Saturday. Yanagi (3-1) fanned 12 at Koshien Stadium, including six straight in the third and fourth innings, while Randy Messenger (2-3) gave […]
Kenta Maeda shines in Dodgers’ victory over Nationals
LOS ANGELES – Kenta Maeda pitched six stellar innings on Friday, limiting the opposition to a hit while striking out six in the Los Angeles Dodgers’ 5-0 victory over the Washington Nationals. In his eighth start of the season, Maeda (4-2) retired 18 of the 21 batters he faced at […]
Marines pound Hawks starter Shota Takeda, improve to 16-16
FUKUOKA – The Chiba Lotte Marines bludgeoned Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks starter Shota Takeda on their way to a 9-1 win on Friday. By opening their series against the Pacific League leaders with a third straight win, Lotte improved to 16-16 and moved 3½ games back from the Hawks. SoftBank manager […]
Angels’ Shohei Ohtani gets first two hits of season in rout of Tigers
DETROIT – Shohei Ohtani picked up his first hit of the season in a 2-for-4 showing at the plate and three Los Angeles Angels pitchers combined on a five-hit shutout of the Detroit Tigers in Thursday’s 13-0 victory. Ohtani started in the No. 3 spot as the designated hitter for […]
Les chemins divergents des monarchies nippone et thaïlandaise
Les deux monarchies asiatiques sont en train d’évoluer de manière opposée : la cour impériale à Tokyo cherche à se mettre en harmonie avec son temps tandis que la cour royale de Bangkok reste engoncée dans des rituels d’un autre âge. Par Bruno Philip et Philippe Pons Publié le 10 mai […]
Koji Oshiro’s two-run blast powers Buffaloes past Fighters
SAPPORO – Yoshinobu Yamamoto tossed seven solid innings as the Orix Buffaloes recorded a 2-1 victory over the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters on Thursday. Yamamoto (2-1) fanned six and did not allow a run until yielding back-to-back doubles in the seventh at Sapporo Dome. “I gave up a run, but […]
Mariners starter Yusei Kikuchi looks strong in victory over Yankees
NEW YORK – Facing the famous New York Yankees for the very first time, Yusei Kikuchi really stuck it to ’em. Maybe he had a little illicit help. Kikuchi pitched brilliantly into the eighth inning and Ryon Healy had four extra-base hits as the Seattle Mariners routed New York 10-1 […]
Rookie Ryosuke Tatsumi hits sayonara double as Eagles rally to stun Hawks
SENDAI – The Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks looked set for their sixth straight victory until the bottom of the ninth on Wednesday, when Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles rookie Ryosuke Tatsumi launched a walk-off double to give his team an 8-7 come-from-behind win. The Eagles entered the home half of the ninth […]
Avec Nissan, Renault ne doit pas confondre vitesse et précipitation
Alors que le scandale Carlos Ghosn n’a toujours pas connu son épilogue, l’urgence consiste à ramener la sérénité dans la relation binationale, pas à agiter des chiffons rouges qui risquent de provoquer un délitement de l’alliance entre les deux constructeurs automobiles, analyse notre éditorialiste économique Stéphane Lauer. Par Stéphane Lauer […]
La longue marche du mouvement LGBT au Japon
La Marche des fiertés a cette année été éclipsée par l’avènement du nouvel empereur, mais le Japon connaît des avancées significatives en matière de droits pour les LGBT. Par Philippe Pons Publié le 06 mai 2019 à 05h25 – Mis à jour le 07 mai 2019 à 08h36 Temps de […]