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Twins' Nishioka departs to U.S.

NARITA, Japan - Japanese infielder Tsuyoshi Nishioka, who signed a three-year contract with the major league club Minnesota Twins, speaks to reporters ahead of his departure to Minneapolis at Narita airport, east of Tokyo, on Feb. 2, 2011. The 26-year-old former Chiba Lotte Marines star is scheduled to arrive in Florida on Feb. 6 to join the Twins' spring training.

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Twins' Nishioka departs to U.S.

NARITA, Japan - Japanese infielder Tsuyoshi Nishioka, who signed a three-year contract with the major league club Minnesota Twins, speaks to reporters ahead of his departure to Minneapolis at Narita airport, east of Tokyo, on Feb. 2, 2011. The 26-year-old former Chiba Lotte Marines star is scheduled to arrive in Florida on Feb. 6 to join the Twins' spring training.

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Nishioka vows to repay Minnesota with results

MINNEAPOLIS, United States - Japanese infielder Tsuyoshi Nishioka poses in his new Minnesota Twins uniform on Dec. 18, 2010, in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The former Chiba Lotte Marines star vowed to repay Minnesota with results after signing with the Twins on $9 million contract with a club option for 2014.

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Nishioka requests move to majors

CHIBA, Japan - Lotte Marines shortstop Tsuyoshi Nishioka speaks to reporters about his desire to play in the major leagues on Nov. 10, 2010, at Chiba Marine Stadium. Nishioka made a request to his club to allow him to move to the major leagues via the posting system, the same day, following his club's championship in the Japan Series.

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Lotte beats Chunichi in Game 5

CHIBA, Japan - Chunichi Dragons second baseman Naomichi Donoue fails to field a grounder hit by the Lotte Marines' Tsuyoshi Nishioka during the first inning of Game 5 of the Japan Series at Chiba Marine Stadium on Nov. 4, 2010. The Dragons lost 10-4.

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Miyazaki Gov. Higashikokubaru appears in English textbook

MIYAZAKI, Japan - Photo shows an illustration and part of the text describing TV comedian-turned-politician Miyazaki Gov. Hideo Higashikokubaru in the English textbook ''Eco-Navigation and Society,'' which will be used by 100 universities nationwide, the publisher said Jan. 26, 2010. The textbook was edited by Tokyo University of Agriculture professor Tsuyoshi Chiba and others and published by Nan'un-Do Publishing Co.

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May slams three-run homer

TOKYO, Japan - Chiba Lotte Marines outfielder Derrick May watches the ball after slamming a three-run homer off Nippon Ham Fighters starter Tsuyoshi Shimoyanagi with two outs in the top of the third inning at Tokyo Dome on April 19. Lotte beat Nippon Ham 3-0.

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Shinjo returns home

NARITA, Japan - New York Mets outfielder Tsuyoshi Shinjo smiles at a press conference at a hotel in Narita, Chiba Prefecture, after returning home from New York. (MLB)

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Wada shuts out Lotte for SoftBank's 8th straight win

Tsuyoshi Wada of the SoftBank Hawks throws his first shutout since his return from the major leagues as the Hawks beat the Lotte Marines 5-0 at QVC Marine Field in Chiba, Japan, on April 20, 2016, extending their winning streak to eight games. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Overcoming difficulties with support

ICHIKAWA, Japan - Tsuyoshi (far right), 26, checks the blood pressure of an elderly patient at a healthcare facility for the elderly in Ichikawa, Chiba Prefecture, on March 9. (Kyodo)

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Lotte beats Chunichi in Game 5

CHIBA, Japan - Chunichi Dragons second baseman Naomichi Donoue fails to field a grounder hit by the Lotte Marines' Tsuyoshi Nishioka during the first inning of Game 5 of the Japan Series at Chiba Marine Stadium on Nov. 4, 2010. The Dragons lost 10-4. (Kyodo)

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Twins' Nishioka departs to U.S.

NARITA, Japan - Japanese infielder Tsuyoshi Nishioka, who signed a three-year contract with the major league club Minnesota Twins, speaks to reporters ahead of his departure to Minneapolis at Narita airport, east of Tokyo, on Feb. 2, 2011. The 26-year-old former Chiba Lotte Marines star is scheduled to arrive in Florida on Feb. 6 to join the Twins' spring training. (Kyodo)

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Twins' Nishioka departs to U.S.

NARITA, Japan - Japanese infielder Tsuyoshi Nishioka, who signed a three-year contract with the major league club Minnesota Twins, speaks to reporters ahead of his departure to Minneapolis at Narita airport, east of Tokyo, on Feb. 2, 2011. The 26-year-old former Chiba Lotte Marines star is scheduled to arrive in Florida on Feb. 6 to join the Twins' spring training. (Kyodo)

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Miyazaki Gov. Higashikokubaru appears in English textbook

MIYAZAKI, Japan - Photo shows an illustration and part of the text describing TV comedian-turned-politician Miyazaki Gov. Hideo Higashikokubaru in the English textbook ''Eco-Navigation and Society,'' which will be used by 100 universities nationwide, the publisher said Jan. 26, 2010. The textbook was edited by Tokyo University of Agriculture professor Tsuyoshi Chiba and others and published by Nan'un-Do Publishing Co. (Kyodo)

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Nishioka vows to repay Minnesota with results

MINNEAPOLIS, United States - Japanese infielder Tsuyoshi Nishioka poses in his new Minnesota Twins uniform on Dec. 18, 2010, in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The former Chiba Lotte Marines star vowed to repay Minnesota with results after signing with the Twins on $9 million contract with a club option for 2014. (Kyodo)

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Nishioka requests move to majors

CHIBA, Japan - Lotte Marines shortstop Tsuyoshi Nishioka speaks to reporters about his desire to play in the major leagues on Nov. 10, 2010, at Chiba Marine Stadium. Nishioka made a request to his club to allow him to move to the major leagues via the posting system, the same day, following his club's championship in the Japan Series. (Kyodo)

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May slams three-run homer

TOKYO, Japan - Chiba Lotte Marines outfielder Derrick May watches the ball after slamming a three-run homer off Nippon Ham Fighters starter Tsuyoshi Shimoyanagi with two outs in the top of the third inning at Tokyo Dome on April 19. Lotte beat Nippon Ham 3-0.

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Shinjo returns home

NARITA, Japan - New York Mets outfielder Tsuyoshi Shinjo smiles at a press conference at a hotel in Narita, Chiba Prefecture, after returning home from New York. (MLB)