‘Honest baseball lover’ revered as war god at Yasukuni Shrine
Imperial Japanese Navy sailor Sadamu Kamita, who died in Japan’s attack on Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941,…
Japanese woman moves step closer to playing in pro baseball league
A women’s professional baseball league will open in the United States next year for the first time in…
BASEBALL/ SoftBank takes gamble, selects Stanford’s Sasaki in first round
The Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks stunned the baseball world by selecting Stanford University slugger Rintaro Sasaki as their first-round…
MLB/ Dodgers consider new ways to deploy Shohei Ohtani in playoffs
Perhaps on the verge of winning a third straight MVP award, Shohei Ohtani has been plenty valuable to…
BASEBALL/ Coach Koyano uses personal struggles to lift Hanshin batters
The mighty batters of the Hanshin Tigers, who clinched their seventh Central League pennant at a record-setting pace,…
MLB/ Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani, fighting an illness, has 2 hits after opting not to pitch vs. Pirates
PITTSBURGH–Shohei Ohtani’s next start on the mound is uncertain as he deals with a lingering illness that led…
Ichiro honored in Japan Baseball Hall of Fame ceremony
NAGOYA–Former Seattle Mariners superstar Ichiro Suzuki revelled in the spotlight on Aug. 31 here as he received a replica…
BASEBALL/ Road warriors Yokohama win first Japan Series title in 26 years
YOKOHAMA—The Yokohama DeNA BayStars completed a remarkable playoff run by trouncing the Fukuoka Softbank Hawks 11-2 on Nov.…
Group: Illegal sports bets total 6.5 trillion yen from Japan
Gamblers in Japan illegally bet 6.5 trillion yen ($46 billion) on sports through overseas websites in 2024, a…
Nagashima, Japan’s popular ‘Mr. Pro Yakyu,’ dies at 89
Shigeo Nagashima, a true giant in Japanese baseball and one of the country’s most popular athletes, died of…
What’s the future of baseball in Japan as the best players leave for MLB?
Shohei Ohtani is widely regarded as the best player in Major League Baseball, and Ichiro Suzuki enters the Hall of…
Man accused of scalping Cubs-Dodgers Tokyo series tickets
In a crackdown on ticket scalping, the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department on May 27 arrested a company executive…