‘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,…
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…
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…
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…