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Nov 12, 2018

Japanese fans providing new experience for major leaguers

Seeing a different baseball culture, complete with its own traditions, has been an eye-opening experience for the players on the major league squad — many of whom are in Japan for the first time — during the Japan All-Star Series.
BASEBALL / MLB
Nov 11, 2018

Nationals standout rookie Juan Soto relishes All-Star Series atmosphere

There are few experiences in baseball like seeing the fans at a Japanese game. The scene is more soccer than baseball as they cheer, sing songs and play instruments, with the tunes, rhythms and movements changing with each batter and situation.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Nov 8, 2018

MLB All-Stars jump on Giants early en route to exhibition victory

The MLB All-Stars prepared for their series against Samurai Japan by giving former Japan manager Tatsunori Hara a rude welcome in his return to the dugout.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Nov 1, 2018

Hawks slugger Seiji Uebayashi draws inspiration from Carp star Seiya Suzuki

Winning is all that matters in postseason baseball for players, and it's no different for Hawks outfielder Seiji Uebayashi.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 28, 2018

Tied Japan Series opener the latest new experience for Carp's Johnny Hellweg

Johnny Hellweg's first experience in the Japan Series didn't exactly end the way he thought it might.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 26, 2018

Carp, Hawks set for Japan Series showdown

Hiroshima Carp manager Koichi Ogata and Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks skipper Kimiyasu Kudo each said they hoped to put on an amazing show during the final Japan Series of the Heisei Era.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 10, 2018

Samurai Japan unveils roster for series against MLB stars

Kazuma Okamoto has spent all season showing why many think he could be one of Japan's next great slugging stars.
Japan Times
JAPAN / EXPLAINER
Sep 20, 2018

Yusaku Maezawa: Japan's corporate enfant terrible with the world's first ticket to the moon

Call it a flashy billionaire's whimsy or a stroke of PR genius.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Aug 20, 2018

Samurai Japan names roster for fall Nichibei Yakyu series

Yomiuri Giants Sawamura Award-winner Tomoyuki Sugano, popular sluggers Yuki Yanagita and Yoshitomo Tsutsugo and other star Nippon Professional Baseball stars will suit up in the Samurai Japan jersey against a team of major league all-stars in an exhibition series this fall, organizers announced Monday....
Japan Times
JAPAN / EXPLAINER
Aug 13, 2018

Olympic heat wave fears: What steps can Tokyo take?

Japan has become well-known for its omotenashi (hospitality), with the concept being part of Tokyo's pitch when it bid to host the 2020 Olympics.
Japan Times
SUMO / INSIDE SUMO
Aug 1, 2018

Grueling summer tours offer mixed blessing for sumo

Sumo's summer regional tour is already under way, snaking around Lake Biwa and across central Japan towards the Kanto region.
Japan Times
Reference / EXPLAINER,Q&A
Jul 20, 2018

Q&A: How to survive this year's scorching summer in Japan

This year's heat wave is again lethal, having already killed over 30 people and sent more than 10,000 to hospitals since July 9 due to heat exhaustion and heatstroke.
JAPAN
Jul 16, 2018

Uniqlo, Rakuten test brand power overseas

Swiss tennis star Roger Federer made headlines two weeks ago when he appeared on center court at Wimbledon wearing an outfit bearing the red-and-white squares of Uniqlo.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / NPB NOTEBOOK
Jul 6, 2018

Warren Cromartie featured in new series on YouTube

Warren Cromartie was a star for the Montreal Expos and a league MVP and Japan Series champion (both in 1989) with the Yomiuri Giants.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / B. League
Jul 4, 2018

Brave Thunders to retain name under new ownership

Now under new ownership, the Kawasaki Brave Thunders will be called ... the Kawasaki Brave Thunders.

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