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Giants special advisor to baseball operations Dusty Baker looks on before the game against the Washington Nationals at Oracle Park in San Francisco on Aug. 8.
BASEBALL / MLB
MLB greats warn lockout or strike would derail sport's momentum
The current collective bargaining agreement between MLB and the MLB Players Association expires next year.
BASEBALL / MLB
Yankees bash team-record-tying nine homers in rout of Rays
The major league record is 10 homers, set by the Toronto Blue Jays in an 18-3 victory over the Baltimore Orioles on Sept. 14, 1987.
BASEBALL / MLB
Shane Bieber to make Blue Jays debut on Friday in Miami
Bieber has not pitched in the major leagues since April 2, 2024, following Tommy John surgery.
Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani reacts after hitting a foul ball against the Blue Jays during the ninth inning at Dodger Stadium on Sunday.
BASEBALL / MLB
Aug 12, 2025
Dodgers enter pivotal week, starting with series against Angels
The Angels swept a three-game series at Dodger Stadium in May, outscoring Dave Roberts' squad 23-15 in the process.
Giants starting pitcher Justin Verlander throws a pitch against the Nationals during the fourth inning at Oracle Park on Sunday.
BASEBALL / MLB
Aug 11, 2025
Giants' Justin Verlander becomes 10th pitcher to join 3,500-strikeout club
Verlander joins an exclusive club led by Nolan Ryan, who amassed 5,714 strikeouts during his 27-year career.
MLB umpire Jen Pawol stands on the field before a game between the Braves and Marlins in Cumberland, Georgia, on Sunday.
BASEBALL / MLB
Aug 11, 2025
Pioneering female MLB umpire Jen Pawol makes debut behind plate
A day after her historic debut as the first woman to work as an umpire in an MLB contest, Pawol was behind the plate in another milestone effort.
Ichiro speaks during a ceremony to retire his number a T-Mobile Park in Seattle on Sunday.
BASEBALL / MLB
Aug 11, 2025
Mariners to honor Ichiro with statue at T-Mobile Park in 2026
The Seattle Mariners will unveil a statue of franchise legend Ichiro Suzuki at T-Mobile Park during the 2026 season.
Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani watches as his 40th home run of the season leaves the park on Saturday at Dodger Stadium.
BASEBALL / MLB
Aug 10, 2025
Ohtani hits 40th homer as Dodgers rout Blue Jays
This is the fourth time Ohtani has reached the 40-homer plateau in MLB.
Umpire Jen Pawol during a game between the Braves and Marlins in Atlanta on Saturday. Pawol, who handled the calls at first base, became the first woman to umpire a regular-season MLB game.
BASEBALL / MLB
Aug 10, 2025
Jen Pawol becomes first woman to umpire in MLB
By Jim Slater
The 48-year-old, who worked in more than 1,200 minor league games before getting the call-up this week, achieved the milestone at Truist Park in Atlanta.
Dodgers starting pitcher Clayton Kershaw throws during the first inning against the Blue Jays on Friday at Dodger Stadium.
BASEBALL / MLB
Aug 9, 2025
Dodgers top Jays in Clayton Kershaw-Max Scherzer showdown
Shohei Ohtani had three hits and scored twice for the Dodgers, who had dropped two of three.

Japan to revise romanization rules for first time in 70 years
The Agency for Cultural Affairs is recommending replacing the government’s long-standing Kunrei system with more widely used Hepburn-style spellings.
Character-crazed Japan has little appetite for Labubu
A pop-up advertisement for the newly opened Chiikawa Park in Tokyo's Ikebukuro neighborhood demonstrates how the country is chockful of cute characters — to the detriment of trends like Labubu.
At meeting rich in symbolism, Ishiba and South Korea's Lee agree to steadily build ties
South Korean President Lee Jae Myung and Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba shake hands at joint press announcement after summit talks in Tokyo on Saturday.
Are 'coolcations' the answer for Japan's heat-weary tourists?
Hikers on a trail in Hakuba, Nagano Prefecture. As extreme heat continues to grip Japan, a tectonic shift may be underway in the nation’s summer tourism scene as more people gravitate toward cooler destinations.
Japan to boost support for joint ride-hailing services
Tatsuaki Igarashi, mayor of Tsukuba, Ibaraki Prefecture, exits a ride-sharing vehicle at Tsukuba Station in January.

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

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Tetsuzo Shiraishi, speaking at The Center of the Tokyo Raids and War Damage, uses a thermos to explain how he experienced the U.S. firebombing of March 1945, when he was just 7 years old.
From ashes to high-rises: A survivor’s account of Tokyo’s postwar past
By Alex K.T. Martin

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