Sports Nippon (スポーツニッポン, Supōtsu Nippon^?) is the first-launched Japanese daily sports newspaper founded in 1948.

It is an affiliate newspaper of Mainichi Shimbun.

See also[link]

• Miss Nippon
• Masters GC Ladies
• Mizuno Classic

External links[link]

• (Japanese) Sponichi website

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Shota Matsuda (松田 翔太, Matsuda Shōta^?, born September 10, 1985) is a Japanese actor. Matsuda is best known for his roles in the Hana Yori Dango series, the Liar Game series, and Love Shuffle.

Early life[link]

Matsuda was born in Suginami, Tokyo, Japan on September 10, 1985^[1] to Yusaku Matsuda, a Japanese actor of partial Korean ancestry^[2], and Miyuki Matsuda (nee Kumagai). Matsuda was the second son and second child born of his parents' marriage. He has an older brother, Ryuhei Matsuda, who is also an actor, and a younger sister by his parents' marriage and one older half-sister by his father's first marriage. His father died in 1989 from bladder cancer, when Matsuda was 4 years old.

Personal life[link]

Matsuda's maternal aunt, Mami Kumagai, is also an actress. Matsuda's sister-in-law is Russian-Japanese model Lina Ohta, who is married to his older brother Ryuhei.

Filmography[link]

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Drama[link]

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Awards[link]

References[link]

External links[link]

• Official site (Japanese)

Kim Tae-Kyun
Hanwha Eagles
First Baseman
Born: (1982-05-29) May 29, 1982 (age 30)
Bats: Right	Throws: Right
Professional debut
KBO: April 17, 2001 for the Hanwha Eagles
NPB: March 20, 2010 for the Chiba Lotte Marines
KBO statistics
Batting average	.310
Home runs	188
RBI	701
NPB statistics
Batting average	.265
Home runs	22
Runs batted in	106
Teams
Hanwha Eagles (2001–2009) , (2012 –) (KBO) Chiba Lotte Marines (2010–2011) (NPB)

Kim Tae-Kyun (Hangul: 김태균, Hanja: 金泰均) (born May 29, 1982) is a South Korean first baseman who plays for the Hanwha Eagles in the Korean Baseball Organization league. He bats and throws right-handed.

Amateur career[link]

Kim attended Bugil High School in Cheonan, Chungcheongnam-do, South Korea. In 2000, he was selected for the South Korean Junior National Team. The team won the 2000 World Junior Baseball Championship in Edmonton, Canada, and Kim led the attack alongside Lee Dae-Ho, Choo Shin-Soo (the eventual MVP of this event) and Jeong Keun-Woo, batting .433 with 3 home runs.

Notable international careers[link]

Year	Venue	Competition	Team	Individual Note
2000	Canada	World Junior Baseball Championship		.433 BA (13-for-30), 3 HR, 11 RBI

Professional career[link]

Kim was a first round pick of the Hanhwa Eagles in 2001 following a successful youth career. He made his KBO debut on April 17, 2001 as a starting first baseman against the Hyundai Unicorns. As a rookie in 2001, he hit 20 home runs and drove in 54 runs with a .335 batting average. After the 2001 season, Kim was honored with the Rookie of the Year Award. He became the first Eagles player to win the award.

In 2002, Kim experienced a sophomore slump, batting .255 with 7 home runs, but came back strong in 2003 to bat .319 with 31 home runs and 95 RBIs.

From 2003 through 2005, he notched three consecutive seasons batting .300+.

His stats dipped slightly in 2006 and 2007, but he broke out again in 2008, batting .324 with 31 home runs and 92 RBIs. He was first in home runs and slugging percentage, 4th in RBI, and 5th in batting average.

Awards and honors[link]

• 2001 Rookie of the Year, Golden Glove Award (1B), Triple Crown Award, MVP of the Year
• 2005 Golden Glove Award (1B), Triple Crown Award, MVP of the Year
• 2008 Golden Glove Award (1B), Triple Crown Award, MVP of the Year

Achievements[link]

• 2008 Home Run Title
• 2008 Slugging Percentage Leader

Career Stats[link]

^1 Best stats in the league.

Notable international tournaments[link]

Year	Venue	Competition	Team	Individual Note
2001	Chinese Taipei	Baseball World Cup	6th	.286 BA (2-for-7), 2 BB
2003	Cuba	Baseball World Cup	8th	.382 BA (13-for-34), 3 HR, 9 RBI, 10 R, 6 BB
2006	United States	World Baseball Classic		.000 BA (0-for-1), 2 BB
2009	United States	World Baseball Classic		.345 BA (10-for-29), 3 HR, 11 RBI, 9 R, 8 BB All-Star (1B), HR / RBI / R title
2010	China	Guangzhou Asian Games

Nicknamed[link]

nicknamed "Kim Meol-Ddung(Hangul: 김멀뚱), Kim Fly-Ball(Hangul: 김뜬공), Kim Go-Ja(Hangul: 김고자), Kim shield(Hangul: 김쉴드), Kim Gag-Con(Hangul: 김개콘), Kim Kkwa-dang(Hangul: 김꽈당), wickedness is Kim(Hangul: 김음흉), Kim Broken-Heart(Hangul: 김실연), settlement is Kim(Hangul: 김해결), myalgia is Kim(Hangul: 김결림), Kim Neuk-Dae(Hangul: 김늑대), Kim Kkam-Nol(Hangul: 김깜놀), Kim Do-Kki(Hangul: 김도끼), Kim Bang-Jeon(Hangul: 김방전), Kim Ing-Yeo(Hangul: 김잉여)".

External links[link]

• Career statistics and player information from the KBO official site

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