Matsuo finds footing with Drive Aug 14, 2008
" Matsuo (5-4), who has a 4.58 ERA, wound up allowing two runs on two hits, fanning six and walking one in picking up the win. He retired the first 12 batters he faced before Lexington's Kyle Miller reached on a throwing error by third baseman Manuel Arambarris to open the fifth. The righty didn't allow a hit until the Legends' Bob Pellegrini doubled with one out in the seventh. But Kipper said he didn't think the 6 1/3 no-hit innings comprised Matsuo's best stint this season. In his previous... (MLB.com -- Boston Red Sox)
* How do I sort thee? Let me count the ways Aug 8, 2008
Now the tiny village, in the densely wooded mountains of Shikoku island in southwest Japan, has a new obsession: rubbish. Since 2003 Kamikatsus 2,000 residents have been part of a so far unheralded ecological experiment that, if successful, could force garbage men across the country to look for new jobs. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Japan's zero-waste town Jul 13, 2008
The rubbish collectors never come to Kamikatsu, a town on Shikoku Island in eastern Japan. The local council decided to go "Zero Waste" as it was cheaper and more environmentally friendly than buying an incinerator. (BBC News -- Science)
Balk, from an outfielder, as Kielty mulls options with Red Sox Mar 31, 2008
Local Search Site Search. THIS STORY HAS BEEN FORMATTED FOR EASY PRINTING. (Boston Globe)
Red Sox land free agent Japanese hurler Mar 31, 2008
This time around, the Sox have signed free agent right-hander Terumasa Matsuo, who had been pitching for the Independent Shikoku Island League in Japan. Matsuo, who is 26 years old, will report to extended Spring Training in Fort Myers, Fla. (MLB.com -- Boston Red Sox)
Closer partnership between Red Sox and Japan would be a Valentine gift Mar 30, 2008
"So far, the shared baseball operations are still just ideas bounced back and forth between Valentine and Sox officials, most notably Craig Shipley, the team's vice president for international scouting, and Jon Deeble, the Pacific Rim coordinator. But Boston's willingness to try new things was demonstrated anew yesterday, when the Sox signed an independent league pitcher, Terumasa Matsuo of the Kagawa Olive Guyners, to a minor league contract.Matsuo, 26, was 15-3 with an ERA of 1.75 and 159... (Boston Globe)
Celebrity rises to power in Osaka Jan 31, 2008
Last year in rural Kochi prefecture in Shikoku Island, a 40-year-old Finance Ministry official, Masanao Ozaki, was elected to the gubernatorial position, held previously for 16 years by a very popular and reformist governor Daijiro Hashimoto (brother of the late prime minister Ryutaro Hashimoto, but no relation to the governor-elect of Osaka). Elections of celebrities (or tarento from the English word talent as they are known in Japan) to political positions is not a new phenomenon in Japan. (Asia Times Online)
Kyushu Braces for Approach of Typhoon Usagi Later Today; Flights Canceled Aug 2, 2007
On Shikoku island, Taiyo Oil Co., an unlisted Japanese petroleum refiner, may suspend delivery of gasoline and other refined products by sea and truck tomorrow from its 120,000 barrel-a-day refinery, Yoshiki Hayashi, a manager for corporate social responsibility, said today by telephone in Tokyo. Taiyo Oil's operation at the refinery in Imabari City of Ehime prefecture on the island hasn't been affected by the storm, Hayashi said. (Bloomberg -- Japan)
Powerful typhoon hits southern Japan Aug 2, 2007
Usagi, which means "rabbit" in Japanese, was moving north north-west and expected to hit a wider area of Kyushu and Shikoku islands later in the day, the agency said ... Usagi is expected to lose strength a little as it moves northward and to hit a wider area of Kyushu and Shikoku island, the agency said. (The Age)
Japan typhoon Man-yi kills three Jul 16, 2007
On Sunday, rescuers found the body of a 79-year-old farmer who was swept into a river in the prefecture of Tokushima on Shikoku island. At least one person is still missing, officials say. (BBC News -- Asia-Pacific)
Typhoon Weakens Over Okinawa, Heads for Japan's Kyushu Island Jul 14, 2007
The storm is forecast to reach Kyushu by 6 p.m. tomorrow, crossing over Shikoku island and weakening further before approaching Tokyo, on the island of Honshu, the next day. Kyushu may receive 500 millimeters (20 inches) of rain, the agency said. (Bloomberg)
Fears of water shortage spreading across Japan Jun 20, 2007
Restrictions have been placed on using water on Shikoku Island, where water shortages are particularly serious, while some schools in Kagawa Prefecture on the island have switched from rice to bread in school lunches to save water. The Land, Infrastructure and Transport Ministry has already set up a water shortage countermeasures task force. (News on Japan, Japan)
Surf, sand and sushi May 6, 2007
The easiest way to get to Shikoku Island is by boat from major cities such as Kobe and Hiroshima which can take anything up to two-and-a-half hours. Ishigaki Island. (Guardian Unlimited)
Just no catching this pitcher Apr 8, 2007
Message from home Matsuzaka has a younger brother, Kyohei, who is an infielder for the Ehime Mandarin Pirates of the Shikoku Island League, an independent league in Japan. According to the Daily Yomiuri On-Line, the younger Matsuzaka, 24, watched his brother's debut in his apartment in Matsuyama. (Boston Globe -- Sports)
Japan, U.S. F-15 jets begin drill in southern Japan Mar 6, 2007
The drills are to continue until Thursday, in the air around the Goto Islands in Nagasaki prefecture and south of Shikoku Island, the report said. As part of the U.S. military realignment package Washington and Tokyo agreed in May 2006, the two nations have decided to move some noisy fighter exercises from U.S. bases in Kadena plus Misawa, Aomori prefecture, and Iwakuni, Yamaguchi prefecture, to six ASDF bases where about 15 joint drills will be conducted in fiscal 2007. (Xinhuanet, China)
Metso Supplies Large Paper Making Line to Oji Paper in Japan Feb 7, 2007
The new 350,000 tpy PM N-1 light-weight coated paper production line will be constructed at Oji Paper's Tomioka mill located in Anan City on Shikoku island. Start-up is scheduled for the fourth quarter of 2008. (Primezone Releases)
