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2009 Japan Series The 2009 Japan Series was the Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) championship series for the 2009 season. It was the 60th Japan Series and featured the Pacific League Climax Series champions, the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters, against the Central League Climax Series champions, the Yomiuri Giants. The series is the second time the two teams played each other in the championship series, the last time being 1981. Played at Sapporo Dome and Tokyo Dome, the Giants defeated the Fighters four games to two in the best-of-seven series to win the franchise's 21st Japan Series championship. Giants' captain Shinnosuke Abe was named Most Valuable Player of the series. The series was played between October 31 and November 7, 2009, with home field advantage going to the Pacific League.
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Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters The Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters (北海道日本ハムファイターズ , Hokkaidō Nippon-Hamu Faitāzu ) are a Japanese professional baseball team based in Sapporo, Hokkaidō. They compete in the Pacific League of Nippon Professional Baseball, playing the majority of their home games at the Sapporo Dome. The Fighters also host a select number of regional home games in cities across Hokkaidō, including Hakodate, Asahikawa, Kushiro, and Obihiro. The team's name comes from its parent organization, Nippon Ham, a major Japanese food processing company.
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Kansai Independent Baseball League The Kansai Independent Baseball League (関西独立リーグ , Kansai Dokuritsu Rīgu ) (nicknamed KANDOK) was a professional baseball league in Japan which operated from 2009 –2013 . The league made history on March 26, 2009, when pitcher Eri Yoshida made her debut as the first female in an otherwise all-male league.
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Yuji Iiyama Yuji Iiyama (飯山 裕志, born July 13, 1979 in Ichikikushikino, Kagoshima) is a Japanese professional baseball infielder for the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters in Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball.
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2009 Hiroshima Toyo Carp season The 2009 Hiroshima Toyo Carp season features the Carp quest to win their first Central League title since 1991.
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Ken Takahashi Ken Takahashi (高橋 建 , Takahashi Ken , born April 16, 1969) is a Japanese former professional baseball player. He played for the Hiroshima Toyo Carp in 1995 –2008 and the New York Mets in 2009 . He returned to the Carp in 2010.
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Yoshiyuki Ishihara Yoshiyuki Ishihara (石原 慶幸, born September 7, 1979 in Gifu, Japan) is a Japanese professional baseball player for the Hiroshima Toyo Carp in Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball.
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Yomiuri Giants The Yomiuri Giants (読売ジャイアンツ , Yomiuri Jaiantsu ) are a professional baseball team based in Bunkyo, Tokyo, Japan. The team competes in the Central League in Nippon Professional Baseball. They play their home games in the Tokyo Dome, opened in 1988. The team's owner is the Yomiuri Group, a media conglomerate which includes two newspapers and a television network.
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Shigeru Takada Shigeru Takada (Japanese:高田 繁, born July 24, 1945 in Osaka, Japan) is a former manager of the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters and the Tokyo Yakult Swallows in Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball. He was previously an outfielder for the Yomiuri Giants and won the 1968 Central League Rookie of the Year award. He is currently the General Manager of the Yokohama DeNA BayStars.
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2009 KBO–NPB Club Championship The KBO–NPB Club Championship 2009 was contested between the champions of Nippon Professional Baseball's Japan Series, and the Korea Baseball Organization's Korean Series on Saturday, 14 November 2009. The game was played at the Nagasaki Baseball Stadium. The 2009 Championship was won by Japan's Yomiuri Giants.
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Itsuki Shoda Itsuki Shoda (正田 樹 , born, November 3, 1981 in Ota, Gunma, Japan) is a Japanese baseball player for the Lamigo Monkeys. He was originally drafted by the Nippon-Ham Fighters in , playing 5 seasons, before playing for the Hanshin Tigers.
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Taishi Ohta Taishi Ohta (大田 泰示 , Ohta Taishi , born June 9, 1990 in Miyoshi, Hiroshima, Japan) is a Japanese professional baseball outfielder for the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters in Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball.
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1989 Japan Series The 1989 Japan Series was the Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) championship series for the 1989 season. It was the 40th Japan Series and featured the Pacific League champion Kintetsu Buffaloes against the Central League champion Yomiuri Giants. Kintetsu barely scraped into the series with a winning percentage only .001 higher than the second place Orix Braves, and Yomiuri won the CL pennant by 8 games to return to the series for the 25th time in franchise history. Played at Fujiidera Stadium and Tokyo Dome, the Giants won the series after losing the first three games to the underdog Buffaloes and staging a miraculous comeback, winning four games in a row with the final two wins coming on the road. Yomiuri slugger Norihiro Komada was named Most Valuable Player of the series. The series was played between October 21 and October 29 with home field advantage going to the Pacific League.
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Go Matsumoto Go Matsumoto (松本 剛 , Matsumoto Gō ) is a Japanese professional baseball player. He was born on August 11, 1993. He debuted in 2013 for the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters. Of the five at-bats in his rookie season, none were successful hits.
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2014 Japan Series The 2014 SMBC Japan Series was the 65th edition of Nippon Professional Baseball's (NPB) championship series known colloquially as the Japan Series. The best-of-seven playoff was won by the Pacific League champion Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks in five games over the Central League champion Hanshin Tigers. The series began on Saturday, October 25, 2014 and ended on Thursday, October 30, 2014 at the Fukuoka Dome in Fukuoka, Fukuoka Prefecture.
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2009 J.League Cup The 2009 J.League Cup, more widely known as the 2009 Nabisco Cup, is the 34th edition of Japan soccer league cup tournament and the 17th edition under the current J.League Cup format. The championship started on March 25, 2009 and ended on November 3, with F.C. Tokyo defeating Kawasaki Frontale 2-0 in the Final. They qualified for the 2010 Suruga Bank Championship.
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Ayatsugu Yamashita Ayatsugu Yamashita (山下 斐紹 , Yamashita Ayatsugu , born November 16, 1992 in Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan) is a professional Japanese baseball player. He plays catcher for the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks.
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Japan national rugby union team The Japan national rugby union team (often known as The Brave Blossoms) is traditionally the strongest rugby union power in Asia, but has both enjoyed and endured mixed results against non-Asian teams over the years. Rugby union in Japan is administered by the Japan Rugby Football Union (JRFU), which was founded in 1926. They compete annually in the Pacific Nations Cup and the Asian Rugby Championship. They have also participated in every Rugby World Cup since the tournament began in 1987.
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2008 Emperor's Cup The 88th Emperor's Cup began on September 13, 2008 and ended on January 1, 2009 with the final at National Stadium in Tokyo. As the champion, Gamba Osaka participated in AFC Champions League 2009.
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1997 Japan Series The 1997 Japan Series was the Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) championship series for the 1997 season. It was the 48th Japan Series and featured the Pacific League champions, the Seibu Lions, against the Central League champions, the Yakult Swallows. The series is the third time the two teams played each other for the championship, the last two contests being in 1992 and 1993. Played at Seibu Dome and Meiji Jingu Stadium, the Swallows defeated the Lions four games to one in the best-of-seven series to win the franchise's 4th Japan Series title. The Swallows' star catcher Atsuya Furuta was named Most Valuable Player of the series. The series was played between October 18 and October 23, 1997, with home field advantage going to the Pacific League.
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Rally Japan Rally Japan (ラリージャパン) is a rally competition held in Hokkaidō, Japan. The event has been part of the FIA World Rally Championship since its introduction during the 2004 season. From 2004 to 2007, the event was held on the twisty and narrow gravel roads of the Tokachi region near Obihiro. For the 2008 season, the event was moved to the region close to Sapporo, Hokkaidō's main city. Rally Japan was not held in 2009, but returned in 2010.
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2009 HP Open The 2009 HP Open (also known as the 2009 HP Japan Women's Open Tennis) was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 1st edition of the HP Open, and was classified as an WTA International tournaments of the 2009 WTA Tour. It was played in Osaka, Japan.