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Chiba

American

[chee-bah] / ˈtʃiˈbɑ /

noun

a city on SE Honshu, in central Japan, near Tokyo.

Chiba British

/ ˈtʃiːba /

noun

an industrial city in central Japan, in SE Honshu on Tokyo Bay. Pop: 880 164 (2002 est)

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Former major league reliever Roberto Osuna — who received a 75-game suspension for violating MLB’s domestic violence policy — signed last season with the Chiba Lotte Marines.

From Seattle Times

Tokyo-born Sanada, who began acting at the age of 5, developed a love for European and Hollywood movies — “musicals, action, fantasy, everything” — and studied dance, singing and martial arts before joining mentor Sonny Chiba’s famed Japan Action Club at 13.

From Los Angeles Times

Last April, he tossed a perfect game with 19 strikeouts for Chiba Lotte.

From Los Angeles Times

Japanese actor and martial arts great Sonny Chiba has died at the age of 82 from complications related to Covid.

From BBC

Chiba studied martial arts throughout the 1960s, excelling in karate.

From BBC

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