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Baseball: Daisuke Matsuzaka

Baseball: Daisuke Matsuzaka

Seibu Lions pitcher Daisuke Matsuzaka smiles at a hotel in Nango in Miyazaki Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Oct. 30, 1999, after being notified that he has received the Pacific League's rookie of the year award.

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Matsuzaka reunited with Lions in training camp

Matsuzaka reunited with Lions in training camp

NANGO, Japan - Boston Red Sox pitcher Daisuke Matsuzaka laughs while stretching at the spring training camp of Japan's Seibu Lions, to which he belonged until 2006, in Nango, Miyazaki Prefecture, on Feb 6. Matsuzaka ran and played catch with Lions players in the practice as his preparation for a special training camp of the Japanese team in the southwestern prefecture before the World Baseball Classic.

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(1)3 strong quakes hit northeastern Japan

(1)3 strong quakes hit northeastern Japan

SENDAI, Japan - Self-Defense Forces personnel clear away a collapsed house in the town of Nango, Miyagi Prefecture, on July 26 following a series of strong earthquakes that jolted northeastern Japan.

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(2)3 strong quakes hit northeastern Japan

(2)3 strong quakes hit northeastern Japan

SENDAI, Japan - The second floor of a local fire brigade building is toppled by a series of strong quakes in the town of Nango, Miyagi Prefecture, on July 26.

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(3)2 strong quakes hit northeastern Japan, no deaths reported

(3)2 strong quakes hit northeastern Japan, no deaths reported

SENDAI, Japan - The first floor of a house is seen crushed in the town of Nango, Miyagi Prefecture, on July 26 after two strong quakes struck various areas in northeastern Japan.

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(8)2 strong quakes hit northeastern Japan, no deaths reported

(8)2 strong quakes hit northeastern Japan, no deaths reported

SENDAI, Japan - A house in the town of Nango, Miyagi Prefecture, collapsed on July 26 after two strong quakes hit the area.

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(7)2 strong quakes hit northeastern Japan, no deaths reported

(7)2 strong quakes hit northeastern Japan, no deaths reported

SENDAI, Japan - Cracks can be seen along an embankment of the Narusegawa River in the town of Nango, Miyagi Prefecture, on July 26 after two strong quakes hit northeastern Japan.

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(6)2 strong quakes hit northeastern Japan, no deaths reported

(6)2 strong quakes hit northeastern Japan, no deaths reported

SENDAI, Japan - Tombstones are destroyed in the town of Nango, Miyagi Prefecture, on July 26 by two strong quakes.

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(1)2 strong quakes hit northeastern Japan, no deaths reported

(1)2 strong quakes hit northeastern Japan, no deaths reported

SENDAI, Japan - A minivehicle is seen crushed under a warehouse in the town of Nango, Miyagi Prefecture, on July 26 after two strong earthquakes jolted northeastern Japan. More than 240 people were injured but no deaths reported from the 12:13 a.m. and 7:13 a.m. quakes.

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Matsuzaka wins 2001 Sawamura Award with 15 wins

Matsuzaka wins 2001 Sawamura Award with 15 wins

NICHINAN, Japan - Seibu Lions pitcher Daisuke Matsuzaka smiles at a press conference in the town of Nango in Miyazaki Prefecture on Oct. 22 after being named winner of the Sawamura Award as best starting pitcher in 2001. Matsuzaka posted 15 wins and a personal-high 214 strikeouts this season.

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INDONESIA-WEST SUMATRA-FLOOD-AFTERMATH

INDONESIA-WEST SUMATRA-FLOOD-AFTERMATH

(220301) -- WEST SUMATRA, March 1, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A man walks in the mud after floods triggered by heavy rains and rising waters of the Batang Nango river after a 6.1-magnitude quake in Nagari Kajai village of Pasaman Barat district, West Sumatra, Indonesia, March 1, 2022. (Photo by Andri Mardiansyah/Xinhua)

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INDONESIA-WEST SUMATRA-FLOOD-AFTERMATH

INDONESIA-WEST SUMATRA-FLOOD-AFTERMATH

(220301) -- WEST SUMATRA, March 1, 2022 (Xinhua) -- An excavator runs on the muddy road after floods triggered by heavy rains and rising waters of the Batang Nango river after a 6.1-magnitude quake in Nagari Kajai village of Pasaman Barat district, West Sumatra, Indonesia, March 1, 2022. (Photo by Andri Mardiansyah/Xinhua)

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INDONESIA-WEST SUMATRA-FLOOD-AFTERMATH

INDONESIA-WEST SUMATRA-FLOOD-AFTERMATH

(220301) -- WEST SUMATRA, March 1, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on March 1, 2022 shows trees destroyed by floods triggered by heavy rains and rising waters of the Batang Nango river after a 6.1-magnitude quake in Nagari Kajai village of Pasaman Barat district, West Sumatra, Indonesia. (Photo by Andri Mardiansyah/Xinhua)

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INDONESIA-WEST SUMATRA-FLOOD-AFTERMATH

INDONESIA-WEST SUMATRA-FLOOD-AFTERMATH

(220301) -- WEST SUMATRA, March 1, 2022 (Xinhua) -- People clean mud at their house after floods triggered by heavy rains and rising waters of the Batang Nango river after a 6.1-magnitude quake in Nagari Kajai village of Pasaman Barat district, West Sumatra, Indonesia, March 1, 2022. (Photo by Andri Mardiansyah/Xinhua)

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INDONESIA-WEST SUMATRA-FLOOD-AFTERMATH

INDONESIA-WEST SUMATRA-FLOOD-AFTERMATH

(220301) -- WEST SUMATRA, March 1, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A man cleans mud at his house after floods triggered by heavy rains and rising waters of the Batang Nango river after a 6.1-magnitude quake in Nagari Kajai village of Pasaman Barat district, West Sumatra, Indonesia, March 1, 2022. (Photo by Andri Mardiansyah/Xinhua)

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Matsuzaka reunited with Lions in training camp

Matsuzaka reunited with Lions in training camp

NANGO, Japan - Boston Red Sox pitcher Daisuke Matsuzaka laughs while stretching at the spring training camp of Japan's Seibu Lions, to which he belonged until 2006, in Nango, Miyazaki Prefecture, on Feb 6. Matsuzaka ran and played catch with Lions players in the practice as his preparation for a special training camp of the Japanese team in the southwestern prefecture before the World Baseball Classic. (Kyodo)

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Nango Shigemitsu

Nango Shigemitsu

Nango Shigemitsu==Date:Early Meiji, Place:unknown, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images)

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(2)3 strong quakes hit northeastern Japan

(2)3 strong quakes hit northeastern Japan

SENDAI, Japan - The second floor of a local fire brigade building is toppled by a series of strong quakes in the town of Nango, Miyagi Prefecture, on July 26. (Kyodo)

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(1)3 strong quakes hit northeastern Japan

(1)3 strong quakes hit northeastern Japan

SENDAI, Japan - Self-Defense Forces personnel clear away a collapsed house in the town of Nango, Miyagi Prefecture, on July 26 following a series of strong earthquakes that jolted northeastern Japan. (Kyodo)

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(1)2 strong quakes hit northeastern Japan, no deaths reported

(1)2 strong quakes hit northeastern Japan, no deaths reported

SENDAI, Japan - A minivehicle is seen crushed under a warehouse in the town of Nango, Miyagi Prefecture, on July 26 after two strong earthquakes jolted northeastern Japan. More than 240 people were injured but no deaths reported from the 12:13 a.m. and 7:13 a.m. quakes. (Kyodo)

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(8)2 strong quakes hit northeastern Japan, no deaths reported

(8)2 strong quakes hit northeastern Japan, no deaths reported

SENDAI, Japan - A house in the town of Nango, Miyagi Prefecture, collapsed on July 26 after two strong quakes hit the area. (Kyodo)

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(7)2 strong quakes hit northeastern Japan, no deaths reported

(7)2 strong quakes hit northeastern Japan, no deaths reported

SENDAI, Japan - Cracks can be seen along an embankment of the Narusegawa River in the town of Nango, Miyagi Prefecture, on July 26 after two strong quakes hit northeastern Japan. (Kyodo)

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(6)2 strong quakes hit northeastern Japan, no deaths reported

(6)2 strong quakes hit northeastern Japan, no deaths reported

SENDAI, Japan - Tombstones are destroyed in the town of Nango, Miyagi Prefecture, on July 26 by two strong quakes. (Kyodo)

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(3)2 strong quakes hit northeastern Japan, no deaths reported

(3)2 strong quakes hit northeastern Japan, no deaths reported

SENDAI, Japan - The first floor of a house is seen crushed in the town of Nango, Miyagi Prefecture, on July 26 after two strong quakes struck various areas in northeastern Japan.

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Matsuzaka wins 2001 Sawamura Award with 15 wins

Matsuzaka wins 2001 Sawamura Award with 15 wins

NICHINAN, Japan - Seibu Lions pitcher Daisuke Matsuzaka smiles at a press conference in the town of Nango in Miyazaki Prefecture on Oct. 22 after being named winner of the Sawamura Award as best starting pitcher in 2001. Matsuzaka posted 15 wins and a personal-high 214 strikeouts this season.

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