Baseball: Hiroshima signs ex-Reds outfielder Akiyama

The Hiroshima Carp have signed former Cincinnati Reds outfielder Shogo Akiyama, the Central League club said Monday, beating competition from his former team the Seibu Lions and another Pacific League club the SoftBank Hawks. Multiple sources close to …

Main events scheduled for July

Main events scheduled in Japan for July: July 1 (Fri) — Government to ask households, companies to reduce power consumption through Sept. 30 to avert outages. — Bank of Japan to release June Tankan business sentiment survey. — Unemployment rate for …