The Tokyo Yakult Swallows employee whose humor and quick wit made Tsubakuro one of the most popular mascots in Japanese professional baseball has died, the team said Feb. 19. The employee had ...

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, known for his geeky image, wowed a fashion event with a surprise appearance in which ...

Major League Baseball returns to the Tokyo Dome for the first time since 2019 with the two-game series Tuesday and Wednesday. The anticipated matchup between the Cubs and Los Angeles Dodgers will ...

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The organising committee of the World Athletics Championships Tokyo 25 revealed the official mascot name, Riku One, in celebration of 200 days till the event kicks off at an elementary school in ...

Tsubakuro wrote a message about his 2,000-game career at Meiji Jingu Stadium in Tokyo, June 26, 2022. (Mainichi/Naotsune Umemura) TOKYO -- Japan's professional baseball team the Tokyo Yakult ...

Sporting a pair of jeans and sneakers, Japan's Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba ditched his usually solemn demeanour for a ...

adding he had been comforted by the support of the comical mascot with a tail. Ishiba is believed to be the first Japanese prime minister to appear in the Tokyo Girls Collection, which is marking ...