The Samurai Japan Project Committee met in Tokyo today and decided to schedule at least four practice games in November 2012 and February 2013.  Addition details, like time, date, opponent, and venue, will be decided in upcoming meetings.

CPBL vs NPB @ Tokyo Dome - 18:25

Attendance: 35505 | Time: 2:51

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Nikkan Sports mentions the following line-up for Samurai Japan:

2B - Honda, Yuichi (SOF)
CF - Itoi, Yoshio (HAM)
LF - Uchikawa, Seiichi (SOF)
DH - Nakamura, Takeya (SEI)
1B - Kurihara, Kenta (HIR)
3B - Nakajima, Hiroyuki (SEI)
RF - Chono, Hisayoshi (YOM)
SS - Sakamoto, Hayato (YOM)
C - Shima, Motohiro (RAK)
SP - Tanaka, Masahiro (RAK) 

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According to Nikkan Sports: Kazuki Yoshimi could be the third starter used in the game (two innings).  Takuya Asao could also be called on to pitch the ninth.

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Toru Hosokawa is planning to invite twenty earthquake victims (children) to Saturday's charity game.

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Samurai Japan worked out for about two hours at Tokyo Dome today.

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The CPBL team arrived in Japan today.  The league also donated baseball equipment to a youth baseball team from northern Japan during a ceremony at Tokyo Dome.

Samurai Japan will hold full-squad workouts at Tokyo Dome on Friday.

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Yuki Saito is scheduled to pitch the 7th inning on Saturday.

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Masayuki Suzuki will be singing the National Anthem before the NPB charity game.

Samurai Japan manager Koji Akiyama told reporters on Sunday that Masahiro Tanaka (RAK) will be his starter on March 10.

Three starters are slated to tossed two innings.  Three relievers will then close out the final third of the game with one inning of work each.

Coaches

Players

Sports Hochi is reporting that the coaching staff for Samurai Japan has been decided and that an official announcement will be made on Sunday.

Coaches

The NPB announced today that they will sell 1,000 replica Samurai Japan Honor Pins at 4,000 yen a piece on March 10 at Tokyo Dome.

Regular purchase tickets for the Samurai Japan vs CPBL game on March 10 will also go on sale beginning on February 18 at 10:00am.

See also:

Softbank Hawks take part in Samurai Japan presentation ceremony

Higashi Nihon Earthquake Relief Baseball Match supported by Konami

Koji Akiyama, Toru Hosokawa, Yuichi Honda, and Seiichi Uchikawa participated in a Samurai Japan presentation ceremony that was held in Miyazaki earlier today.  At the ceremony, Akiyama handed out Samurai Japan team uniforms, caps, and honor pins to the three players.

Video from the ceremony can be viewed at Ustream.

UPDATE 2/16 @ 3:13pm - [YOMIURI GIANTS] Tatsunori Hara presented Tetsuya Utsumi, Hisayoshi Chono, Hirokazu Sawamura, and Hayato Sakamoto with their Samurai Japan uniforms today.

UPDATE 2/17 @ 10:28pm - [HIROSHIMA CARP] Kenta Kurihara was given his Samurai Japan uniform today.

UPDATE 2/18 @ 6:00pm - [SEIBU LIONS] Hiroyuki Nakajima, Takeya Nakamura, and Ginjiro Sumitani were presented with their Samurai Japan uniforms today.

UPDATE 2/19 @ 10:07pm - [CHUNICHI DRAGONS] Kazuki Yoshimi and Takuya Asao were given their Samurai Japan uniforms today.

UPDATE 2/20 @ 11:09pm -[YAKULT SWALLOWS] Masanori Ishikawa received his Samurai Japan uniform today.

UPDATE 2/23 @ 5:40pm - [ORIX BUFFALOES] Yoshihisa Hirano and Tomotaka Sakaguchi were presented with their Samurai Japan uniforms today.

UPDATE 2/25 @ 2:15pm - [NIPPON HAM FIGHTERS] Hideki Kuriyama presented Yuki Saito, Sho Nakata, and Yoshio Itoi with their Samurai Japan uniforms today.

UPDATE 2/26 @ 9:26pm - [CHIBA LOTTE MARINES] Yoshifumi Okada was given his Samurai Japan uniform today.

UPDATE 2/27 @ 8:15pm - [YOKOHAMA BAY STARS] Naoto Watanabe received his Samurai Japan uniform today.

UPDATE 3/3 @ 10:02pm - [RAKUTEN EAGES] Masahiro Tanaka and Motohiro Shima were presented with the Samurai Japan uniforms today.

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Higashi Nihon Earthquake Relief Baseball Match supported by Konami

Advance tickets for the Higashi Nihon Earthquake Relief Baseball Match supported by Konami go on sale begin tomorrow.

Fans can purchase tickets at the NPB official site (February 3 at 10:00 until March 9 at 23:00), or one of the following ticket agencies (February 3 at 10:00 until February 15 at 18:00): e+, Circle K Sunkus/Ticket Pia, or Lawson.

Regular tickets will go on sale beginning on February 18 at 10:00.

For more information, check the NPB official site (in Japanese).

Ticket Prices

Game 1 (University vs Industrial)

Game 3 (Samura Japan vs CPBL)

Two Game Set

* denotes tickets that will only be available via NPB's ticketing system