10200 Europe Media Monitor (EMM) reads and analyses around 40.000 new news items per day from around 1000 sites worldwide. The text of the items, extracted using EMM's own text extraction algorithm, is indexed using Lucene (see http://lucene.apache.org). Please make sure your area of interest is not already covered by one of the pre-defined categories (alerts). If it is, we kindly ask you to use the feed from that category as this significantly reduces the load on our system. This site is a joint project of DG-JRC and DG-COMM. The information on this site is subject to a disclaimer (see http://europa.eu/geninfo/legal_notices_en.htm). Please acknowledge EMM when (re)using this material http://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/14151293Right-hander Masahiro Tanaka is in a showoff mood these days, having rejoined the Rakuten Golden Eagles after a seven-year break to pitch for the New York Yankees. Tanaka, who became a free agent after completing his tenure with the Yankees, said he can't wait to show his fans how much he has developed since he left Japan and his original club.Sun, 31 Jan 2021 10:11:00 +0100ajw-67b878e53b35159116dbc5412b0c4f4220210131101100https://www.nj.com/yankees/2021/01/masahiro-tanaka-opted-for-japan-after-shunned-by-yankee-i-wanted-to-sign-another-contract.htmldidn’t want to leave the Yankees and return to Japan after seven seasons. The right-hander’s desire was to be back in the Yankees’ rotation again this year and keep trying to get to a World Series. That was the plan until the Yankees ignored him all winter.Sat, 30 Jan 2021 15:55:00 +0100nj-f88280011d5c8213815b6e5916ec9d1e20210130155500https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4441/13/3/356Landslides, debris flows, and other secondary disasters caused by earthquakes threaten the safety and stability of river basins. Earthquakes occur frequently in Japan. Therefore, it is necessary to study the impact of earthquakes on sediment transport in river basins.Sat, 30 Jan 2021 12:44:00 +0100mdpi-2c8b14b5c4905ed5c0c6c85163fb0efb20210130124400https://english.kyodonews.net/news/2021/01/1cd96725be72-urgent-10th-quake-anniv-motivated-pitcher-tanaka-to-return-to-japan.htmlFormer New York Yankees pitcher Masahiro Tanaka said Saturday he was motivated to return to Japan in 2021 partly because it is the 10th year since the area surrounding the Rakuten Eagles' Sendai home base was devastated by an earthquake and tsunami. Tanaka is returning to the Eagles, whom he led to....Sat, 30 Jan 2021 09:34:00 +0100kyodonews-c33d524dd4804ba99f24e53d1b1a850620210130093400