‘Paint Japan blue’: How the Dodgers’ vision of Japanese prominence became reality
Shohei Ohtani, Yoshinobu Yamamoto and Roki Sasaki are all Dodgers. And a Japanese fan base has coalesced around its interest ...
From Nomo to Ichiro to Ohtani: Japan's baseball rise in MLB hits high point in Dodgers-Cubs series
Nearly 25 years after Ichiro Suzuki embarked on a Hall of Fame career for the Seattle Mariners, the impact of Japanese ...
Shohei Ohtani hits 2-run homer in Japan during Dodgers' win over Yomiuri Giants
The three-time MVP recorded one hit in two at-bats — a two-run home run during a five-run Dodgers third inning off Giants ...
Shohei Ohtani hits home run in exhibition return to Tokyo Dome: ‘Game’s too easy for him’
Ohtani has tested the bounds of the ballpark before, hitting one through the ceiling of the building dubbed “The Big Egg” ...
Shohei Ohtani and four other Japanese players come home to start the MLB season
It's the World Series-champion Los Angeles Dodgers against the Chicago Cubs on Tuesday and Wednesday at the Tokyo Dome to ...
Tokyo Series atmosphere shows Shohei Ohtani is more than ‘a representative of Japan’
The response to Shohei Ohtani at the Tokyo Dome on Friday reestablished a longstanding truth about the Dodgers: In Japan’s view, there is Ohtani and then there is everyone else.
‘Hold no grudges, engage in no quarrels’: 108-year-old world's oldest barber honored for 94-year career, shares wisdom
Shitsui Hakoishi, a 108-year-old barber from Japan, has been recognised by Guinness World Records for her remarkable ...
Washington Wizards assistant Caporn hired as Australia’s men’s basketball coach
Washington Wizards assistant Adam Caporn has been hired as head coach of the Australian men’s basketball team after serving ...
Tokyo was filled with charred corpses after US firebombing 80 years ago. Survivors want compensation
Japan is remembering the 105,000 people killed in a single night, 80 years ago Monday, in the U.S. firebombing of the ...
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Nielsen's new-look Japan impress
Victory in the SheBelieves Cup under new coach Nils Nielsen has Japan pointed in the right direction as thoughts turn to Brazil 2027.
Japan World Cup winner Yuki Nagasato retires after 24 years
Japan World Cup winner Yuki Nagasato, who in 2020 made history by briefly signing on loan for a men's team, has called time ...
US gymnasts Jade Carey, Jordan Chiles honored with their own Barbie dolls
Carey and U.S. Olympic teammate Jordan Chiles were named as one of the four duos to be honored with one-of-a-kind Barbie dolls celebrating the importance of female friendship, just in time for ...