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Blue Jays right fielder George Springer hits a three-run home run against the Mariners during Game 7 of the ALCS round for the 2025 MLB playoffs in Toronto on Monday.
BASEBALL / MLB
Springer's Game 7 blast sends Blue Jays past Mariners and into World Series
The Blue Jays will face the Dodgers in the World Series, hosting Game 1 on Friday.
BASEBALL / MLB
Scammers drawing in fans with fake AI content of MLB stars during playoffs
Experts warn that this strategy of pulling in users can be used to grow accounts that are later sold or rented to more nefarious disinformation campaigns.
BASEBALL / MLB
Blue Jays get past Mariners to send ALCS to Game 7
Addison Barger hit a two-run homer and had three RBIs, and Vladimir Guerrero Jr. added a solo shot as the Blue Jays defeated the Seattle Mariners 6-2 in Game 6.
Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani rounds the bases on a triple in the first inning of Game 3 of the NLCS during the 2025 MLB playoffs against the Brewers at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles on Thursday.
BASEBALL / MLB
Oct 17, 2025
Dodgers ask Shohei Ohtani to pitch them to World Series return
The Los Angeles Dodgers will turn to a unicorn with the chance for a series sweep.
Dodgers pitcher Roki Sasaki throws in the ninth inning against the Brewers during Game 3 of the NLCS round of the 2025 MLB playoffs at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles on Thursday.
BASEBALL / MLB
Oct 17, 2025
Dodgers down Brewers to take 3-0 series lead
The Dodgers bullpen shut down Milwaukee as Japanese ace Roki Sasaki bagged the final three outs.
The Dodgers' Shohei Ohtani hits an RBI single against the Brewers during Game 2 of the National League Championship Series in Milwaukee on Tuesday.
BASEBALL / MLB
Oct 16, 2025
Dave Roberts not worried about Shohei Ohtani despite struggles at plate
Ohtani is batting just .147 with four hits in 34 at-bats with two home runs and three walks.
The Blue Jays' Vladimir Guerrero Jr. celebrates after hitting a home run against the Mariners in Game 3 of the American League Championship Series in Seattle on Oct. 15.
BASEBALL / MLB
Oct 16, 2025
Blue Jays' homer barrage halves Mariners' ALCS advantage
The Blue Jays pulled within 2-1 in the best-of-seven series. Game 4 is scheduled for Thursday night in Seattle.
Dodgers players celebrate after defeating the Brewers during Game 1 of the NLCS round for the 2025 MLB playoffs in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on Monday.
BASEBALL / MLB
Oct 14, 2025
Dodgers barely preserve Blake Snell's win in NLCS opener
Freddie Freeman hit a solo homer in the sixth inning and Los Angeles increased the lead to 2-0 in the top of the ninth when Mookie Betts drew a bases-loaded walk.
Mariners second baseman Jorge Polanco hits a three-run home run against the Blue Jays in Toronto on Monday.
BASEBALL / MLB
Oct 14, 2025
Mariners rout Blue Jays to seize 2-0 lead in MLB playoffs
The Mariners are halfway to winning the best-of-seven American League Championship Series and reaching their first World Series.
Mariners pitcher Bryce Miller pitches against the Blue Jays in the first inning during Game 1 of the ALCS round for the 2025 MLB playoffs in Toronto on Sunday.
BASEBALL / MLB
Oct 13, 2025
Mariners beat Blue Jays to open MLB AL championship series
Mariners pitching mystified the hosts, allowing only two hits and none after the second inning.

Takaichi makes history as Japan’s first female prime minister
Liberal Democratic Party President Sanae Takaichi reacts to applauding lawmakers after being elected prime minister at the Lower House on Tuesday.
Path clears for Takaichi to become PM as LDP and JIP agree to form coalition
Liberal Democratic Party President Sanae Takaichi (right) reaches out to shake hands with Japan Innovation Party leader Hirofumi Yoshimura after signing a coalition deal Monday evening in Tokyo.
Rare female yakuza walks path to redemption in Japan
Retired yakuza Mako Nishimura sorts fallen leaves during a clean-up activity at the Gifu Gokoku shrine in Gifu Prefecture on Sept. 28.
Takaichi government will likely spend less than expected
Liberal Democratic Party President Sanae Takaichi at the National Diet Building in Tokyo on Monday
Who is Minoru Kihara, Takaichi’s new 'cool-headed' spokesman?
Minoru Kihara (second from left) attends a Lower House plenary session on Tuesday in Tokyo.

Podcast

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

Longform

The byzantine process for converting a foreign driver’s license into a Japanese one entails mountains of paperwork and significant stamina — unless you're a lucky license holder from a country or region where these requirements are waived.
Driving in Japan isn’t hard. Getting the license is.
By Thu-Huong Ha and Mike Fu

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