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LA Times (Free subscription) | yesterday
... to start the first and then was promptly picked off.Japan's first hit came in the fifth when Takahiro Arai singled off Jeremy Cummings, the second U.S. pitcher, to start the inning. But after moving to second on a hit-and-run groundout and to third on a line-drive out to right, he was stranded there when Shuichi Murata flew out to end the inning.Japan also stranded runners at second...
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mangamaniaccafe.com (Free subscription) | 08/01/2008
... new editions will be adapted into English from the original versions created by Darren Shan and Takahiro Arai which have already sold over 7 million copies in the Japanese manga and prose forms. Brought to life in black and white illustrations, the compelling saga of a young boy’s journey into a dark world of vampires will be available at major bookstores and comic book retailers...
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MangaBlog (Free subscription) | 08/01/2008
... new editions will be adapted into English from the original versions created by Darren Shan and Takahiro Arai which have already sold over 7 million copies in the Japanese manga and prose forms. Brought to life in black and white illustrations, the compelling saga of a young boy’s journey into a dark world of vampires will be available at major bookstores and comic book retailers...
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Japan Times (Free subscription) | 07/07/2008
NISHINOMIYA, Hyogo Pref. (Kyodo) Kentaro Sekimoto spearheaded the Hanshin Tigers offense with a three-hit performance Tuesday as the Central League front-runners stretched their winning streak to seven games with a 5-3 victory over the Yomiuri Giants. Sekimoto and Takahiro Arai delivered back-to-back hits off Adrian Burnside (3-2) in the first inning and scored on a two-run single by...
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Japan Times (Free subscription) | 07/04/2008
YOKOHAMA (Kyodo) Tomoaki Kanemoto followed back-to-back two-out RBI doubles by Kentaro Sekimoto and Takahiro Arai with a go-ahead two-run homer in the top of the ninth inning, lifting the Hanshin Tigers to an 8-7 victory over the Yokohama BayStars on Sunday. Kanemoto drove a 1-0 pitch from Yokohama closer Hayato Terahara (3-6) the opposite way to left field, capping a four-run ninth at...