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Hiromichi Kikuchi was sentenced to eight months in prison on Tuesday for mediating organ transplants overseas without government approval.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Nov 28, 2023
Japan NPO head sentenced for unauthorized organ transplants overseas
The Tokyo District Court handed an eight-month prison sentence to the executive for mediating organ transplants in Belarus without government approval.
Blue Jays pitcher Yusei Kikuchi leaves the mound during the fifth inning against the Twins during Game 2 of their playoff series in Minnesota on Wednesday. The Twins won 2-0.
BASEBALL / MLB
Oct 5, 2023
Yusei Kikuchi stumbles as Twins sweep Blue Jays out of playoffs
Yusei Kikuchi made his first relief appearance of 2023 in a surprise pitching change that proved costly for the Toronto Blue Jays
Blue Jays starter Yusei Kikuchi pitches against the Rockies at Coors Field in Denver on Saturday.
BASEBALL / MLB
Sep 3, 2023
Yusei Kikuchi takes loss as Rockies bounce back to beat Blue Jays
Kikuchi (9-5) allowed six runs, two earned, on six hits and four walks over 4⅔ innings while striking out four at Denver's Coors Field.
Since 1948, Yuji Koseki's "The Crown Will Shine on You” has served as the anthem for the summer Koshien tournament.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Aug 6, 2023
Japan’s enduring ‘sound of summer’
Composer Yuji Koseki probably did not imagine that his career would become intertwined with Japan’s most popular sporting event.
Los Angeles Angels designated hitter Shohei Ohtani after scoring a run against the Atlanta Braves on Wednesday.
BASEBALL
Aug 3, 2023
Ohtani earns second consecutive AL Player of the Month honor
Ohtani won the monthly award for the fourth time in his career, having also been picked in June and July 2021.
A woman (Rinko Kikuchi) shut off from the world confronts her unresolved fury toward her dead father in “Yoko.”
CULTURE / Film
Jul 28, 2023
Rinko Kikuchi completely commits to raw performance in ‘Yoko’
The Oscar-nominated actor plays a socially isolated woman who attempts to hitchhike her way to her estranged father's funeral in Kazuyoshi Kumakiri’s powerful road movie.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB
Jul 17, 2023
Masataka Yoshida hits grand slam in Red Sox win; Shohei Ohtani hits No. 34 for Angels
A day after his 30th birthday, when he saw his multi-hit streak end at eight games, Yoshida went 3-for-5 and scored two runs.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB
Jun 26, 2023
Blue Jays pitcher Yusei Kikuchi matches MLB career high with seventh win
The 32-year-old left-hander used his curveball effectively en route to equaling his major league career high in wins, set in 2021 with the Seattle Mariners.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB
May 15, 2023
Blue Jays rally for victory after Braves rough up Yusei Kikuchi
'I felt in pretty good shape, but their batters were just a bit better,' Kikuchi said. 'They were a great lineup and I learned a lesson.'
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB
Apr 27, 2023
Revitalized Yusei Kikuchi earns fourth straight win to continue hot start for Blue Jays
Kikuchi has allowed more than one earned run just once in five starts.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB
Apr 16, 2023
Reinvigorated Yusei Kikuchi fans nine in Blue Jays' win over Rays
Making his first home start of 2023 at a sold-out Rogers Centre, the resurgent left-hander stayed on the attack against a formidable Tampa Bay lineup.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB
Apr 10, 2023
Blue Jays edge Angels despite Shohei Ohtani's home run against Yusei Kikuchi
In a matchup between graduates of Iwate Prefecture's Hanamaki Higashi High School, Ohtani hit his third home run of the season.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB
Sep 12, 2022
Angels' Shohei Ohtani connects on 34th homer of season in loss to Astros
Ohtani, who also doubled in the third, is now tied with Mike Trout for most home runs for the Angels this year.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB
Aug 16, 2022
Shohei Ohtani gets no result as Angels fall apart against Mariners
Seattle scored four runs in the ninth at Angel Stadium, going ahead 3-2 on a fielder's choice after the Halos botched an attempt to run down Sam Haggerty between third and home.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB
Aug 9, 2022
Blue Jays' Yusei Kikuchi allows three homers in loss against Orioles
The southpaw struggled early in his third start since being activated from the injured list, walking two batters before allowing a three-run homer to Ramon Urias with two out in the first.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB
Aug 4, 2022
Shohei Ohtani still looking for 10th win after loss against A's
No MLB player since Babe Ruth in 1918 has won 10 games as a pitcher and hit 10 home runs in the same season.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB
Jul 29, 2022
Angels' Shohei Ohtani strikes out 11 in loss
Ohtani (9-6), who was seeking his 10th win of the season, scattered eight hits over six innings, allowing two runs and no walks while striking out 11 at Angel Stadium.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB
Jul 8, 2022
Blue Jays place Yusei Kikuchi on injured list with neck strain
The 31-year-old former Seibu Lions star has struggled on the mound recently and was knocked out after just 2u2153 innings in his last start in Oakland on Tuesday.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB
Jul 1, 2022
Yusei Kikuchi snaps winless streak as Blue Jays beat Rays
Kikuchi got run support from Teoscar Hernandez and Santiago Espinal, who each hit a two-run homer off Ryan Yarbrough.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB
Jun 26, 2022
Struggling Yusei Kikuchi knocked out early in loss to Brewers
The 31-year-old former Seibu star has lost three of his last five starts for Toronto and has not recorded a win since May 16.

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