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NTT West, Nippon Life Reach Semis for Kansai Derby as Seibu Starts Posting for Imai

The semifinal follows NTT West ending an 18‑tournament wait to return to the last four.

Overview

  • NTT West Japan walked off Honda Kumamoto 8–7 in a 13th‑inning tiebreak, advancing to the Social Baseball Japan Championship semifinals for the first time since 2005.
  • Nippon Life beat Toho Gas 11–5 to book a semifinal berth, setting up a Kansai matchup against NTT West on November 11 at Kyocera Dome Osaka.
  • The Seibu Lions announced on November 10 that they have begun posting procedures to allow pitcher Tatsuya Imai, 27, to pursue a move to Major League Baseball.
  • At the All‑Japan rhythmic gymnastics apparatus finals, 19‑year‑old Mirai no Kida claimed three titles, winning ball, ribbon, and sharing first in hoop.
  • In international table tennis at Champions Frankfurt, Hina Hayata won the women’s singles and Shunsuke Matsushima took the men’s title, while a mayoral race in Kamisu, Ibaraki, ended in an exact 16,724‑to‑16,724 tie awaiting formal resolution.