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BASEBALL / HIT AND RUN
Jan 21, 2012

Darvish deal yet another wakeup call for the NPB

Yu Darvish got his wish, the Texas Rangers got their man and the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters got their money.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / BASEBALL BULLET-IN
Aug 14, 2011

Well-traveled Stairs enjoyed lengthy career after season in Japan

For many American players, Japan is the last stop in their professional baseball careers.
BASEBALL
Jan 31, 2010

Resentment of Valentine's power factored in downfall

Third in a four-part series
JAPAN / History / JAPAN TIMES GONE BY
Nov 15, 2009

Babe Ruth in Japan, protestors storm Diet, Morinaga candy poisoned

75 YEARS AGO
BASEBALL / BASEBALL BULLET-IN
Mar 15, 2009

Asian round of WBC produced some interesting notes

Japan and South Korea join Cuba and Mexico in Round 2, Pool 1, of the 2009 World Baseball Classic beginning Sunday in San Diego. As expected, the Asian rivals advanced after finishing as the winner (Korea) and runnerup (Japan) in the Asia Round completed at Tokyo Dome on March 9.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / WORLD BASEBALL CLASSIC
Mar 5, 2009

Japan hungry for second WBC title

Ichiro Suzuki expects Asian baseball to once again show the world its might on the international stage over the next two weeks.
BASEBALL / BASEBALL BULLET-IN
Jun 1, 2008

MLB's greatest finishes, memorable moments chronicled in new book

I received a new book this week titled "Walkoffs, Last Licks and Final Outs," written by Bill Chuck and Jim Kaplan. The sub-title is "Baseball's Grand (and not-so-grand) Finales," and the foreword is by Jon Miller, the popular play-by-play broadcaster who does "Sunday Night Baseball" with Joe Morgan...
BASEBALL / MLB
Jan 23, 2008

Red Sox, Athletics anxious to start season in Japan

The World Baseball Classic champions are in Japan and now the World Series winners are coming, too.
BASEBALL / BASEBALL BULLET-IN
Nov 11, 2007

Kroon's agent pessimistic over BayStars contract negotiations

You read here a couple of days ago what the Yokohama BayStars have to say about contract negotiations with ace closer Marc Kroon. Now, here's a word from the other side: Kroon's agent, Tony Cabral, says it is not looking good for the fire-balling right-hander to remain with the Central League club.
SPORTS / E-LIST
Nov 14, 2006

La New 'Bears' it all as yakyu season ends

Online Nichibei Yakyu and even the Konami Cup Asia Series are in the books, and now, the E-List is heading into that baseball-less period we lovers of cowhide and horsehide alike prefer to think of as hibernation.
BASEBALL / BASEBALL BULLET-IN
Aug 27, 2006

Letters on high school arms, the WBC and Kaz in Colorado

Wayne: I am a big fan of Japanese high school baseball and was at Koshien for the wonderful tournament recently, but I am very disappointed high school coaches/administrators (and parents) allow their pitchers'/sons' arms to be abused for potential short-term gain.
SPORTS / SPORTS SCOPE
Oct 26, 2005

Eagles not showing progressive thinking in hiring Nomura as new manager

What a difference a year makes.
BASEBALL / BASEBALL BULLET-IN
May 1, 2005

History set to be made with first interleague games in Japan

By the time you read the next offering of the "Baseball Bullet-In" on Sunday, May 8, Golden Week 2005 will be over, and Japan pro baseball's first session of interleague play will have begun.
EDITORIALS
Sep 29, 2004

The road to 'sports citizenship'

The good news about Japanese professional baseball last week was that the players averted a second weekend strike following a last-minute agreement with management. A week earlier, an unprecedented walkout had been staged in protest against a merger deal between the Kintetsu Baffaloes and the Orix BlueWave...
BASEBALL / MLB
Sep 3, 2004

Furuta: Players ready to strike if merger happens

The head of the Japanese baseball players' association said Thursday his organization will do everything possible to block the proposed merger of two Pacific League teams.
BASEBALL / MLB
Aug 27, 2004

Players to take court action over merger

The baseball players association said Thursday it plans to seek a court injunction as early as Friday against the planned merger between the Orix BlueWave and Kintetsu Buffaloes.
BASEBALL / MLB
Jul 15, 2004

Swallows, BayStars state opposition to contraction

The Yakult Swallows and Yokohama BayStars on Wednesday joined the Hanshin Tigers in growing calls to curb what appears to be an accelerating move toward a contraction of Japanese professional baseball.
EDITORIALS
Jul 18, 2002

Icons with feet of clay

Icons have been having a hard time of it in America lately. There hasn't been so much toppling since the Berlin Wall came down. Just think of the scope: Catholic priests accused of pedophilic abuses and coverups; public accountants charged with complicity in all manner of corporate funny business; doctors...
CULTURE / Books / THE ASIAN BOOKSHELF
Oct 21, 2001

Playing to the home crowd

JAPANESE SPORTS: A History, by Allen Guttmann and Lee Thompson. Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press, 310 pp., plates, 25. $50, cloth; $24.95, paper. When Commodore Perry arrived in Japan as an unwelcome guest in 1853, a small part of the initial interactions between the visitors and their reluctant...
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / WHEN EAST MARRIES WEST
Sep 20, 2000

Waiting and hoping in vain for the end of a Giant headache

When in love, one learns to put up with your partner's flaws, no matter how distasteful.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB
Apr 9, 2023

Lars Nootbaar stays in Japanese spotlight after WBC star turn

The 25-year-old outfielder, who impressed many with his play for St. Louis last season, became an unlikely international star thanks to the World Baseball Classic.
Jingu Gaien is a famous landmark, park and sports center in Minato Ward, Tokyo. 
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jul 26, 2023

Tokyo's tree-razing drama shouldn't stymie transformation

Residents are raging over a redevelopment plan. But while other cities become stuck in time, Tokyo's best projects can combine the spirit of the past with the hope for the future.
The batsman’s place can be a lonely one — in the center of the field, surrounded by the opposition — but you can always look back to your pavilion for support.
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / Longform
Jul 31, 2023

Sweat, stumps and solidarity on the cricket pitch

It's a hot day and the Yokohama Alpha Quashers are about to take on the Chiba Sharks, fighting for a chance to move higher in the Japan Cricket League.
People take part in a protest against the Tokyo Metropolitan Government's redevelopment project for the Meiji Jingu Gaien district in Tokyo in February.
JAPAN / Society
Sep 25, 2023

Petitioners try to halt razing of thousands of trees in historic Tokyo park

Tokyo's percentage of public green space is far lower than other major cities such as New York, Seoul and London.
Director Hideo Jojo made the switch from soft-core adult films to more mainstream entertainment with “On the Edge of Their Seats,” a drama about four teenagers watching their high school baseball team lose an important tournament game.
CULTURE / Film
Nov 10, 2023

'Pink film' director Hideo Jojo gets the red carpet treatment

Tokyo's annual film festival named Jojo — who has made over 100 titles, from soft-core adult films to theatrical features — this year's Director in Focus.
LIFE / Language / BILINGUAL
Dec 15, 2023

Despite a taxing year, 2023's top kanji still draws questions

In a year of major crises around the world, Japanese voters pick the kanji for "zei," meaning "tax," based on a plan yet to be implemented.

Longform

Mount Fuji is considered one of Japan's most iconic symbols and is a major draw for tourists. It's still a mountain, though, and potential hikers need to properly prepare for any climb.
What it takes to save lives on Mount Fuji