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Giants pitcher Eiji Sawamura

TOKYO, Japan, Sept. 4 Kyodo - File photo taken in 1937 shows pitcher Eiji Sawamura of the Tokyo Giants professional baseball club. (Kyodo)

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Baseball: Buffaloes' Yamamoto wins 3rd Sawamura Award

Orix Buffaloes right-hander Yoshinobu Yamamoto holds up a card reading "Sawamura Award" at Kyocera Dome in the western Japan city of Osaka on Oct. 29, 2023, after being notified that he has won the country's highest pitching honor for the third straight year. The official announcement was made a day later. (Pool photo) ==Kyodo

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Baseball: Buffaloes' Yamamoto wins 3rd Sawamura Award

Orix Buffaloes right-hander Yoshinobu Yamamoto speaks to reporters at Kyocera Dome in the western Japan city of Osaka on Oct. 29, 2023, after being notified that he has won the Sawamura Award, the country's highest pitching honor, for the third straight year. The official announcement was made a day later. (Pool photo) ==Kyodo

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Orix Buffaloes' Kaneko wins Sawamura Award

KOBE, Japan - Orix Buffaloes ace Chihiro Kaneko holds up his fist for photos during a press conference after winning the prestigious Sawamura Award on Oct. 27, 2014, at the Hotto Motto Field stadium in Kobe, western Japan.

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Legendary pro pitchers' kin toss ceremonial pitches in Japan

ISE, Japan - Mio Sakai (C), daughter of former Yomiuri Giants pitcher Eiji Sawamura, and Takaaki Nishimura (L), nephew of former Hanshin Tigers pitcher Yukio Nishimura, throw ceremonial pitches, wearing No. 14 and No. 19 jerseys bearing the numbers their father and uncle had worn, at the start of a preseason baseball game between the Giants and the Tigers in Ise, Mie Prefecture, central Japan, on March 10, 2014.

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Samurai warriors festival

KOFU, Japan - Actor Ikki Sawamura (L), dressed as Takeda Shingen, a 16th century daimyo (feudal lord), receives a Guinness World Records certificate in Kofu, Yamanashi Prefecture, on April 7, 2012. A total of 1,061 people dressed as feudal-era samurai warriors took part in the Shingen-ko (Lord Shingen) festival that day. The event was listed in the Guinness Book of World Records as the largest-ever gathering of samurai.

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Rookie Sawamura named for All-Star series

NISHINOMIYA, Japan - Yomiuri Giants rookie pitcher Hirokazu Sawamura poses for photos at Koshien Stadium in Hyogo Prefecture on July 13, 2011, after being selected as a special final entry for the Central League to play in the upcoming three-game All-Star series.

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Rookie feeds calf

MIYAZAKI, Japan - Rookie Hirokazu Sawamura, who joined the Yomiuri Giants in the first round of the amateur draft, feeds a calf at a cattle farm on Feb. 4, 2011, in the city of Miyzaki, where the baseball club is on spring training.

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Carp ace Maeda reels in over 100 million yen plus bonus

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Hiroshima Carp pitcher Kenta Maeda holds a board showing 100 million yen after renewing his contract at Mazda Stadium in Hiroshima on Dec. 20, 2010. Maeda, winner of the Sawamura Award, Japan's equivalent of the majors' Cy Young, in the past season signed an estimated 120 million yen deal for 2011 and a 30 million yen bonus for winning the pitcher's triple crown.

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Actresses, soccer star win best fashion awards

TOKYO, Japan - (From R) Japan national soccer team defender Yuji Nakazawa, actress Aya Sugimoto, actress Emi Takei, actor Ikki Sawamura, Japan Tourism Agency Commissioner Hiroshi Mizohata and Shiseido Co. President Shinzo Maeda receive the 39th Best Dresser Awards from industry body The Men's Fashion Unity in Tokyo on Nov. 25, 2010.

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Best fashion awards in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - (From R) Actress Aya Sugimoto, up-and-coming fashion model Emi Takei and actor Ikki Sawamura attend a ceremony for the 39th Best Dresser Awards from industry body The Men's Fashion Unity in Tokyo on Nov. 25, 2010.

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Hiroshima's Maeda wins Sawamura Award

NICHINAN, Japan - Hiroshima Carp right-hander Kenta Maeda, the Central League leader in wins, ERA and strikeouts this season, smiles at a news conference after winning his first Sawamura Award in Nichinan, Miyazaki Prefecture, on Nov. 1, 2010. Maeda is the first CL recipient of the Japanese equivalent of the Cy Young Award since Kenshin Kawakami in 2004, when the Atlanta Braves pitcher was still with the Chunichi Dragons.

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Sawamura picked by Giants

HACHIOJI, Japan - Chuo University right-hander Hirokazu Sawamura is tossed into the air by teammates in Tokyo's Hachioji City on Oct. 28, 2010, after he was picked by the Yomiuri Giants baseball club at the Japanese baseball draft.

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Wakui re-signs with Seibu Lions for 200 mil. yen

TOKOROZAWA, Japan - Seibu Lions pitcher Hideaki Wakui, winner of the Sawamura Award, speaks to reporters at Seibu Dome in Tokorozawa, Saitama Prefecture, on Dec. 25, 2009, after re-signing with the Pacific League baseball club for an annual salary of 200 million yen plus performance bonuses.

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Baseball: Darvish honored to win Sawamura Award

NAGOYA, Japan - Nippon Ham Fighters right-hander Yu Darvish speaks to reporters at Nagoya Dome on Oct. 29 after he was declared the winner of the Sawamura Award for the best pitcher in Japanese baseball. Darvish said he is honored to have won the award and never imagined he would become one of Japanese baseball's ''iron men.''

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Softbank pitcher K. Saito wins Sawamura Award

FUKUOKA, Japan - Softbank Hawks right-hander Kazumi Saito speaks to reporters in Fukuoka on Oct. 23 after being selected by Japanese baseball officials as the recipient of this year's Sawamura Award. The annual award is traditionally given to the best pitcher in Japanese baseball.

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Softbank's Sugiuchi wins Sawamura Award

TOKYO, Japan - Softbank Hawks pitcher Toshiya Sugiuchi smiles at a news conference in Fukuoka on Oct. 24 as he received his first Sawamura Award, the annual award given to the best starting pitcher in Japanese baseball. He recorded 18 wins, giving him the most in both the Central League and Pacific League during the regular season.

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(2)Igawa, Saito win Sawamura Award

KOSHIEN, Japan - Kazuma Saito of the Daiei Hawks speaks to reporters at Koshien Stadium on Oct. 20 after being selected as one of the two recipients of the Sawamura Award.

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(1)Igawa, Saito win Sawamura Award

KOSHIEN, Japan - Kei Igawa of the Hanshin Tigers speaks at a press conference at Koshien Stadium on Oct. 20 after being chosen as one of the two recipients of the Sawamura Award, which is given to the best starting pitcher in Japanese baseball.

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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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Baseball: Orix ace Yamamoto wins Sawamura Award

Photo taken on Sept. 17, 2022, shows Orix Buffaloes right-hander Yoshinobu Yamamoto throwing a four-hit shutout against the SoftBank Hawks at Kyocera Dome in Osaka. Yamamoto won the Sawamura Award on Oct. 24, 2022, for a second straight year.

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Baseball: Orix ace Yamamoto wins Sawamura Award

Photo taken on Sept. 17, 2022, shows Orix Buffaloes right-hander Yoshinobu Yamamoto roaring after pitching a complete-game shutout against the SoftBank Hawks at Kyocera Dome in Osaka. Yamamoto won the Sawamura Award on Oct. 24, 2022, for a second straight year.

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