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…
NPB banned Fuji TV from covering Japan Series as punishment
Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) canceled press credentials to the SMBC Japan Series for a TV network that aired World…
BASEBALL/ Here’s what spring training looks like in Japan
NAHA, Okinawa Prefecture–Spring training for Japanese baseball looks familiar; hitters in the batting cage, infielders taking ground balls,…
14 NPB players admit to trying their luck in illegal gambling
An additional 14 players across seven teams have admitted to wagering at illegal online casinos, the Nippon Professional…
2 Giants players referred to prosecutors for online casino use
Two Yomiuri Giants baseball players were referred to prosecutors on May 8 on suspicion of gambling through an…
FTC investigates NPB over press pass confiscated from Fuji TV
Japan’s fair trade watchdog is investigating the Nippon Professional Baseball Organization over its confiscation of Fuji Television Network…