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BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / Sac Bunts
Nov 5, 2021

Fighters will be anything but boring with 'Big Boss' Tsuyoshi Shinjo in dugout

Big Boss has taken charge in Sapporo for what promises to be an entertaining ride.
Japan Times
LIFE / Digital
Oct 4, 2021

Tokyo Game Show returns with hybrid, scaled-down event

This year, with the event not even taking up half of a convention hall at Makuhari Messe in Chiba Prefecture, the whole in-person experience could be had in less than 30 minutes.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Aug 5, 2021

Samurai Japan edges South Korea to punch ticket for gold medal game

Yamada hit a tiebreaking three-run double as Japan moved to within one win of its first Olympic gold medal in baseball.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Aug 4, 2021

What to watch on Day 12 of the Tokyo Olympics

An East Asian rivalry is set to be renewed on the diamond and skateboarding returns to the schedule a little over a week after Japan claimed the sport's first two gold medals.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Aug 2, 2021

What to watch on Day 10 of the Tokyo Olympics

A weightlifter from New Zealand will make Olympic history while Samurai Japan takes on the United States in a battle of gold medal contenders on Day 10.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Jul 28, 2021

What to watch on Day 5 of the Tokyo Olympics

Another showdown between a pair of stars in the pool and a much-anticipated debut for Samurai Japan in baseball highlight another busy day in Tokyo.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Regional Voices: Fukushima
Jul 26, 2021

Fukushima's chance to reap the benefits of the Olympics look bleak

While food from the prefecture is being served in the athletes village, the opportunity to welcome tourists and spectators has disappeared.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB
Jun 24, 2021

MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred says new rules taking game in 'right direction'

The league's enhanced enforcement of foreign-substance usage by pitchers has made mandatory umpire checks a strange new sight in every game.
OLYMPICS
Jun 16, 2021

Masahiro Tanaka and Tomoyuki Sugano highlight Samurai Japan squad for Tokyo Games

Manager Atsunori Inaba will be calling upon NPB's top players to deliver gold for the host nation when the Olympic baseball tournament begins on July 28.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB
May 20, 2021

White Sox manager Tony La Russa defends criticism of Yermin Mercedes

La Russa said he didn't think his take on the Mercedes situation, which he viewed as a teaching moment, will have negative repercussions with his team.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / The week in NPB
May 17, 2021

Roki Sasaki makes highly anticipated NPB debut with Marines

The "monster" finally made landfall on May 16.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB
Apr 6, 2021

Fans pack stands in Texas as Rangers open stadium to full capacity

Baseball fans packed the stands of Globe Life Field on Monday after the Texas Rangers opened their doors to 100% capacity, making the game the first North American sporting event without attendance restrictions since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.
OLYMPICS
Mar 21, 2021

Japanese fans have attended sporting events since July. Will they be safe at the Olympics?

Thorough countermeasures and restrictions on active support introduced by the country's professional sports leagues have allowed large crowds back into stadiums.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB
Feb 24, 2021

Mariners leaders vow to move past Kevin Mather's comments

Seattle Mariners leaders expressed their dismay on Tuesday and vowed to move on positively from comments made by former team CEO and president Kevin Mather, who resigned Monday after his insulting comments toward some players and groups were made public.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Feb 20, 2021

Move over, Honus: new era of million-dollar cards has arrived

'The industry is at its hottest point in my 40-year history,” Ken Goldin, the founder of Goldin Auctions, said.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jan 30, 2021

Masahiro Tanaka says timing was right for return to Japan with Eagles

Tanaka returns to Rakuten after seven seasons with the New York Yankees
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jan 13, 2021

BayStars swing for global reputation in 10th year under DeNA

After doubling annual attendance between 2011 and 2019, Yokohama wants to become NPB's strongest club both on and off the diamond.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Nov 25, 2020

Japan Series atmosphere adapts to restrictions caused by pandemic

With fans unable to cheer at either of the series' two venues, it's been up to the dominant Hawks to generate excitement on the field.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB
Nov 24, 2020

'Man of mystery': How Yu Darvish evolved into a powerhouse on the mound

The Cubs ace re-established his bona fides as one of MLB's best pitchers in his ninth big-league season.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Nov 6, 2020

Japan's new Olympic experiment is a risky mistake

Various measures to protect spectators are being tested out, including smartphone apps that issue warnings about which parts of a stadium are crowded at any given moment.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / B. League
Sep 29, 2020

B. League Chairman Shinji Shimada pushing for growth amid pandemic

The former Jets president has pledged to protect financially struggling clubs and expand the league's online viewership.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Jul 25, 2020

Black Lives Matter prompts important conversations in Japanese sports

Despite its distant origins the movement has resonated in the nation, where a growing number of biracial athletes have faced racial issues.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jul 17, 2020

Atsunori Inaba to remain in charge of Samurai Japan for 2020 Olympics

The former outfielder, who represented Japan at the 2008 Beijing Games, remains steadfast in his goal of achieving a gold medal at the postponed competition.
How China waged an infowar against U.S. interests in the Philippines
Association for Philippines-China Understanding (APCU) Chairman Raul Lambino shakes hands with guests during a ceremony for the Award for Promoting Philippines-China Understanding at The Manila Hotel in Manila in June.
‘We have drawn lessons,’ Indian Army chief says of brief clash with Pakistan
Indian Army chief Upendra Dwivedi waves as he arrives to attend the ceremonial reception of Defense Minister Gen Nakatani in New Delhi in May.
Typhoon Halong to cause windstorms, heavy rain and high waves on the Izu islands
Typhoon Halong is moving north near the Izu Islands, with strong winds, high waves and heavy rain expected as it passes early on Thursday, prompting warnings from the weather agency.
Takaichi's leadership lineup favors Aso and his allies while shutting out rivals
The LDP's newly-appointed election chief Keiji Furuya (far left), general affairs council chair Haruko Arimura (second from left), vice president Taro Aso (center left), president Sanae Takaichi (center right), secretary-general Shunichi Suzuki (second from right) and policy chief Takayuki Kobayashi in Tokyo on Tuesday.
Qilin cybercrime gang claims hack on Japan's Asahi
The Asahi Group headquarters complex in Tokyo
OpenAI’s Sora 2 is drowning in Japanese 'AI slop'
OpenAI has rolled out a social app powered by Sora 2, its artificial intelligence video generator, which was quickly flooded with videos featuring iconic Japanese intellectual property.
Trump has his eyes on the prize — but a Nobel win looks unlikely
A protester holds a sign with an image depicting U.S. President Donald Trump and the words "Nobel" written on it, as supporters and family members of hostages who were kidnapped during the deadly Oct. 7, 2023, attack on Israel by Hamas, demonstrate to demand the immediate end of the war and the release of all hostages, outside the U.S. Consulate in Tel Aviv, on Sept. 2.
‘Takaichi trade’ stalls as political reality calls for wait-and-see approach
Tokyo stocks staged a powerful rally on Monday. On Tuesday, they rallied again, then retreated.
‘We have drawn lessons,’ Indian Army chief says of brief clash with Pakistan
Indian Army chief Upendra Dwivedi waves as he arrives to attend the ceremonial reception of Defense Minister Gen Nakatani in New Delhi in May.
How a family-run landscaper turned the Osaka Expo green
The team at Ryokukou Garden consists primarily of a single family, including Toshiki Tanisaki (second from right), who led the company's efforts at the Osaka Expo, Chikako Tanisaki (fifth from right), who performs daily maintanence at the expo, and Takeshi Tanisaki (fourth from right), who added a nursery to the family farm more than 50 years ago.

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
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