Shohei Ohtani, Yoshinobu Yamamoto and Roki Sasaki are all Dodgers. And a Japanese fan base has coalesced around its interest ...

In February 2023, in the lead-up to the most anticipated World Baseball Classic to date ... executives on a trip to Japan to get an in-person look at the nation’s Samurai Japan national team.

Iichi Marumo competing in a 500-meter speedskating race in Yamagata City, Japan, in January 2024.Credit...By Japan Association For Winter Masters Sports Iichi Marumo started competing in his late ...

American infielder Torey Lovullo — who was in the other dugout playing the final year of his career in Japan with the Yakult Swallows — couldn't believe his eyes. Recommended Videos The 26 ...

Roki Sasaki’s dazzling debut in the World Baseball Classic came on a day that he doesn ... killed in the tsunami spawned by the Great East Japan Earthquake. At the time, he was an elementary ...

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Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Los Angeles Dodgers’ Shohei Ohtani (17) bats against the Hanshin Tigers during the third inning in an MLB ...

The Chicago Cubs were not much of a hit in their first game in Japan. The Hanshin Tigers’ pitchers, along with jet lag, had a lot to do with that. Young southpaw Keito Mombetsu tossed five perfect ...

Yasuda Junichi directed "A Samurai in Time," a playful film made on a shoestring budget that became a word-of-mouth hit. Yasuda, who is also a rice farmer, gives us the behind-the-scenes story.

This was the sixth time in its history that MLB has staged a season opener in Japan. In Wednesday's Game 2, the Dodgers came out on top again, 6-3, highlighted by Shohei Ohtani's first homer of the ...

There are so many bold predictions out in the sporting atmosphere that I’ve lost track of what qualifies as truly bold anymore. But in an annual exercise in fun and futility, I’m going to forecast ...