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Hawks shut out Carp in Game 6, capture back-to-back Japan Series crowns

Hawks manager Kimiyasu Kudo is given a traditional doage (victory toss) after Fukuoka SoftBank's 2-0 triumph over the Hiroshima Carp in Game 6 of the Japan Series at Mazda Stadium on Saturday night. The Hawks won their second consecutive title. | B. LEAGUE

Hawks manager Kimiyasu Kudo is given a traditional doage (victory toss) after Fukuoka SoftBank's 2-0 triumph over the Hiroshima Carp in Game 6 of the Japan Series at Mazda Stadium on Saturday night. The Hawks won their second consecutive title. | B. LEAGUE

By Jason Coskrey
Staff Writer

Nov 4, 2018

HIROSHIMA – The Heisei Era in Japan is set to end when Emperor Akihito abdicates next year on April 30.

Pinning down the end of the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks’ current era of dominance in Japanese baseball is going to take a little bit more time.

Because as they showed during this Japan Series, their grip on the throne is as strong as ever.

Amid the heat and humidity in Japan, a good night’s sleep is growing increasingly elusive without the heavy use of air conditioning.

Summer has arrived in Japan and so have hot sleepless nights

By Tomoko Otake

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.

Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

For many people, utility poles and power lines have become such a familiar part of Japan’s landscape that they often go unnoticed.

Why Japan’s utility poles won’t be disappearing anytime soon

By Alex K.T. Martin

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