Densha de Go! Pocket : Osaka Kanjousen Hen
Seattle Marinerds (Free subscription) | 16 hours ago
Decided it wasn't worth dragging the laptop with me for a one-day trip. I'm off to Osaka to watch the Fighters-Buffaloes in the Pacific League playoffs (aka Climax Series; whatever). I'll be back Monday night; best-case scenario I only have one game report to share with you because the Fighters win today; second-best is that I have two game reports to share and the Fighters win tomorrow; worst-case...
Nikkei (Free subscription) | yesterday
Osaka To Close, Sell Dorm For Foreign StudentsOSAKA (Kyodo)--The Osaka prefectural government plans to close a dormitory for foreign students next March due to financial difficulties and sell it to the private sector on condition that the facility remains housing for such students, prefectural officials said Saturday.
Japan Times (Free subscription) | 10/10/2008
OSAKA (Kyodo) The Osaka Prefectural Government plans to close a dormitory for foreign students next March due to financial difficulties and sell it on condition that it remain a housing facility for such students, prefectural officials said Saturday. Senri International Hall in Suita, Osaka Prefecture, will be sold by auction. Another condition for its sale is that the dormitory fee remain as low as...
Baseball Toaster (Free subscription) | yesterday
The defending Pacific League champion Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters won the first game of their best of three first round playoff series against the Orix Buffaloes with a 4-1 win at the Kyocera Dome in Osaka.
I.Z. Reloaded: Online Refreshments (Free subscription) | yesterday
These unique Japanese theme park apartments are made by Aki, an Osaka-based real estate management company. Aki has found a way to make some money in this bad real estate market by remodelling apartments that other real estate agencies have difficulty in selling. (Thanks Rina)
Japan Times (Free subscription) | 10/10/2008
OSAKA (Kyodo) Osaka Securities Exchange Co. has broadly agreed with the Japan Securities Dealers Association to launch a tender offer later this month for Jasdaq Securities Exchange Inc. shares held mostly by the JSDA, sources said Friday. The operator of the Osaka Securities Exchange is now in final talks with the JSDA to set the corporate value of Jasdaq at around ¥7 billion, they said. Read the...
Japan Times (Free subscription) | 10/10/2008
OSAKA — Spot Yu Darvish a run and more times than not he's going to win. Give him a couple more and it's pretty much academic. Darvish kept the powerful Orix Buffaloes at bay and the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters strung together a couple of timely hits to win Game 1 of the first stage of the Pacific League Climax Series 4-1 on Saturday afternoon at Kyocera Dome. Read the full story
Japan Times (Free subscription) | 10/10/2008
OTSU, Shiga Pref. — The Shiga Lakestars posted a loss in their first-ever game, but the outcome wasn't decided until the final buzzer. For the bj-league expansion team, an 81-78 defeat to the Osaka Evessa produced its first-ever collective emotion: a sense of accomplishment on Saturday afternoon as it walked off the court. Read the full story
Japan Times (Free subscription) | 10/10/2008
A year ago, Osaka Evessa fans, opponents and media members shared a common inquiry: Will Kensaku Tennichi's team complete its quest for a three-peat? We now know the answer, but have a similar question: Can the new-look Evessa pick up a fourth title in the fourth year of the bj-league? Read the full story
Japan Times (Free subscription) | 10/10/2008
Point guard Takanori Goya was the No. 1 pick in the bj-league's 2006 draft. After two losing seasons, he was traded to the Osaka Evessa. On Saturday, Goya, a native of Okinawa, begins his quest to help the Evessa win a fourth consecutive championship. Osaka opens the 2008-09 season with a pair of road games against the expansion Shiga Lakestars in Otsu. Read the full story
Japan Times (Free subscription) | 10/10/2008
OSAKA — The first stage of the Pacific League Climax Series matches two teams that will contest strength against strength to decide which team will advance to face the Seibu Lions in the second stage. The two-time defending Pa League Climax Series Champion Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters will pit Yu Darvish and their pitching staff against the Orix Buffaloes' powerful Tuffy Rhodes-driven offense in Saturday's...
Japan Times (Free subscription) | 10/10/2008
Takashimaya Co., Japan's third-biggest department store chain, plans to merge within three years with smaller H2O Retailing Corp., which operates the Hankyu and Hanshin department stores. The Osaka-based retailers will buy 10 percent stakes in each other to begin an operational alliance before the merger, according to a joint statement distributed at the Tokyo Stock Exchange. Read the full story
Japan Times (Free subscription) | 10/10/2008
OSAKA — While the Buffaloes had a few options with whom they'd start for the first game, Hokkaido Nippon Ham's choice was clear-cut: Yu Darvish. Giving up just one run and fanning 14 in a 4-1 win over Orix, the 22-year-old MVP hurler showed a gutsy performance on the mound, giving the Fighters a 1-0 lead in the best-of-three Pacific League Climax Series playoffs. Read the full story
Japan Times (Free subscription) | 10/10/2008
Lynn Washington is ready to make a major proclamation. For him, the Osaka Evessa's season-opening series against the expansion Shiga Lakestars is the perfect time to do so. Read the full story
Red Orbit (Free subscription) | 10/10/2008
OSAKA, Japan, Oct. 10 /PRNewswire/ -- Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited ("Takeda") today announced that Takeda Global Research and Development Center, Inc., a wholly owned United States (U.S.) subsidiary, received notification that the U.S.
