TOMOYUKI SUGANO RE-SIGNS CONTRACT WITH YOMIURI GIANTS FOR $7.6 MILLION

Highlights –

• Tomoyuki Sugano re-signs contract with Yomiuri Giants for $7.6 million.
• He re-signed with Giants on a one-year deal.
• Sugano is a two-time MVP in the Central League and a two-time winner of the Eiji Sawamura Award.
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RAKUTEN EAGLES EARN THEIR 1,000TH WIN AT NIPPON PROFESSIONAL BASEBALL

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• Rakuten Eagles earn their 1,000th win at Nippon Professional Baseball.
• Rakuten Eagles won by 12-4 over the Lotte Marines.
• Rakuten Eagles Hideto Asamura went deep three times and drove in seven runs.
• The Lotte M...

DECLINING COVID-19 CASES MIGHT LEAD EASE IN CROWD SIZE FOR EVENTS; JAPAN GOVERNMENT

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• Declining COVID-19 cases might lead ease in crowd size for events; Japan Government.
• The current rule allows venues to hold up to 50 percent of their capacity.
• By Sept.19, the government is planning scrap the same rule.<...

JAPAN'S BASEBALL LEAGUE UNCERTAIN ABOUT ITS FUTURE

HIGHLIGHTS

• The 2020 season of Nippon Professional Baseball has started.
• Due to the threat of COVID-19 infection, fans are not in the stadiums to watch the show.
• Sports events can be watched only on TV or internet.

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NEW VIRUS CASES THREATEN JAPANESE SPORTS

HIGHLIGHTS

• Despite coronavirus cases declining in Japan, threat of infection looms over sports.
• Many sports stars have been found to be infected with coronavirus.

As Japan tries to rebound with coronavirus cases declining, the threat...