Chiba

[ chee-bah ]

noun

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

Chiba

/ ˈtʃiːba /

noun

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

Example Sentences

Shiho Kuwaki of Japan hits her tee shot on the second hole during the second round of the 40th Itoen Ladies Golf Tournament at Great Island Club on 9 November in Chonan, Chiba, Japan.

From BBC

The Chiba Lotte Marines announce 23-year-old pitcher Roki Sasaki will be posted, making him a free agent and a potential target for the Dodgers.

From Los Angeles Times

The Chiba Lotte Marines, Sasaki’s team in the Nippon Professional Baseball league, announced they will be posting the 23-year-old star for Major League Baseball teams to sign this winter.

From Los Angeles Times

“From the time he joined the organization, we were told by him of his dream to play in America,” Chiba Lotte general manager Naoki Matsumoto said in Japanese in a release.

From Los Angeles Times

Sasaki has posted a 2.02 earned-run average over 415 innings in four seasons with the Chiba Lotte Marines, who can grant him permission to leave for MLB this offseason.

From Los Angeles Times