The Lotte Marines' Daiki Iwashita pitches during a Pacific League game against the Rakuten Eagles on July 5, 2021, at Zozo Marine Stadium in Chiba, east of Tokyo.... The right-hander scattered four further hits and issued a walk, striking out five at Zozo Marine Stadium in a 90-pitch effort.... His opposite number Naoto Nishiguchi( 1-1) was charged with six runs, half of them home runs with Leonys Martin in the second, Yudai Fujioka in the third and Adeiny Hechavarria in the fourth all going d

The Chunichi Dragons' Koji Fukutani pitches during a Central League game against the Hiroshima Carp on Aug.... Hiroshima's Takayoshi Noma had a leadoff single in the first inning when the visitors had two runners on bases, and also opened the third with a double, but Fukutani stood firm en route to a fine 92-pitch outing.... Morishita( 6-5) issued a walk with two outs in the third before Yota Kyoda stole second, and Masaru Watanabe, the batting hero on the night for the home team with two RBIs

Consadole Sapporo's Kazuki Fukai( 8) scores the opening header against Urawa Reds in a J-League first-division match on Aug.... Kazuki Fukai and Tsuyoshi Ogashiwa netted a goal in each half for the hosts at Sapporo Dome before Takahiro Akimoto pulled a goal back for Reds.... Urawa attacker Ataru Esaka struggled to make an impact in his first match since transferring from Kashiwa Reysol, while two other new signings--Japan right-back Hiroki Sakai and Danish center-back Alexander Scholz--did not

Leo Ceara( C) of Yokohama F Marinos is congratulated by his teammates after opening the scoring with the first of his three goals in a 5-0 win over Vegalta Sendai in Yokohama in the J-League first division on Aug.... Despite seeing manager Ange Postecoglou leave for Celtic to be replaced by fellow Australian Kevin Muscat, F Marinos extended their unbeaten run to 12 games with Leo Ceara continuing his fine form following a brace in their last game.... Marcos Junior returned the favor three minu

Tomoaki Makino, left, of Urawa Reds reacts after scoring an injury-time goal during the Emperor's Cup final against Oita Trinita at Tokyo's National Stadium on Dec.... The 34-year-old former Japan center-back made an unforgettable cameo in his last match for the Saitama Prefecture club, entering in the 83rd minute and heading home the winner in the third minute of time added on.... Makino, whose departure from Reds was announced last month, deflected praise for the goal to keeper Shusaku Nishi

Preparation is under way for coronavirus vaccinations at Hiroshima University on June 21, 2021, in Higashihiroshima in Hiroshima Prefecture, western Japan.... Mass vaccinations at some Japanese universities for their students and employees began the same day.... " There is absolutely no scientific evidence that the coronavirus vaccines will cause infertility," Taro Kono, the minister in charge of Japan's inoculation effort, said on his blog last month....