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San Diego Padres pitcher Yu Darvish before the start of a game against the Arizona Diamondbacks in Phoenix on June 14
BASEBALL / MLB
Padres' Yu Darvish to make season debut against Diamondbacks
Darvish cleared the final hurdles to return to action with four innings in a simulated game Tuesday and a short bullpen session on Saturday.
BASEBALL / MLB
Former White Sox closer Bobby Jenks dies at 44
Jenks was a flame-throwing reliever who appeared in the 2006 and 2007 All-Star Games and closed out the 2005 World Series for Chicago.
BASEBALL / MLB
Mets' pitcher Kodai Senga makes Double-A rehab start
Senga, who has been out since straining his right hamstring while covering first base on June 12, struck out four and gave up three earned runs in the start.
Dodgers starter Clayton Kershaw pitches against the White Sox in the first inning at Dodger Stadium on Wednesday.
BASEBALL / MLB
Jul 3, 2025
Clayton Kershaw reaches 3,000 strikeouts in Dodgers' win over White Sox
Kershaw became just the fourth left-handed pitcher to reach 3,000 strikeouts.
Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani throws during the first inning of his team's game against the Royals in Kansas City on Saturday.
BASEBALL / MLB
Jun 29, 2025
Ohtani throws two scoreless innings and fires 101.7 mph fastball in Dodgers loss
Ohtani pitched two innings for the first time since he returned to the mound earlier this month after a near two-year absence from pitching.
Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani hits a home run in the first inning of Los Angeles' road win over Kansas City on Friday.
BASEBALL / MLB
Jun 28, 2025
Dodgers and Ohtani hand Royals record-tying 11th straight home loss
Ohtani, who was named to the All-Star Game a day earlier, lead off the game with a shot into the right field fountains in Kansas City for his 29th homer of the year.
The Dodgers' Shohei Ohtani joined Yankees slugger Aaron Judge as being the first two players to earn nods for next month’s All-Star Game in Atlanta.
BASEBALL / MLB
Jun 27, 2025
Shohei Ohtani selected for All-Star Game after leading fan vote in NL
By Jason Coskrey
The Yankees' Aaron Judge led all MLB players in the voting and earned a starting spot in the American League.
Angels starter Yusei Kikuchi pitches against the Red Sox in Anaheim, California, on Wednesday.
BASEBALL / MLB
Jun 26, 2025
Yusei Kikuchi fans 12 to help Angels complete sweep of Red Sox
The Angels won for the fourth time in their past five games.
Dodgers two-way star Shohei Ohtani hits a two-run homer in the sixth inning of Los Angeles' win over the Rockies in Denver on Tuesday.
BASEBALL / MLB
Jun 25, 2025
Ohtani notches 300th pro homer as Dodgers outslug Rockies
The blast was Ohtani's National League-leading 27th of the season and the 300th of his combined career in NPB and MLB.
Dodgers starter Shohei Ohtani pitches against the Nationals at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles on Sunday.
BASEBALL / MLB
Jun 23, 2025
Shohei Ohtani pitches and homers as Dodgers rout Nationals
Ohtani, making just his second appearance on the mound since undergoing elbow ligament surgery in 2023, recorded two strikeouts in an 18-pitch appearance at Dodger Stadium.

Foreign nationals' presence in Japan emerges as key issue in Upper House poll
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba delivers a campaign speech next to a Liberal Democratic Party candidate for the Upper House (top center left) in Yokohama on Sunday.
Trump announces new tariff rate on Japan — and extension of deadline to Aug. 1
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt holds a trade letter sent by the White House to Japan during a news conference at the White House in Washington on Monday.
China’s housing crisis is worse than it seems
Residential buildings under construction in Shanghai in July 2022. The Chinese government risks long-term decline by repeating Japan’s policy mistakes in handling its real estate and demographic crises.
Japan braces for more quakes as authorities dismiss doomsday hype
Evacuees from Akuseki Island, located in the Tokara island chain in Kagoshima Prefecuture, arrive at Kagoshima Port on Friday.
Japan stands its ground after Trump letter delivers 25% U.S. tariff shock
U.S. President Donald Trump (left) and Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick at Morristown Airport, New Jersey, on Sunday. Trump on Monday sent letters to 12 countries notifying them of new "reciprocal" tariff rates effective Aug. 1.

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

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
By Alex K.T. Martin

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