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Dodgers starting pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto throws a pitch against the Yankees during the first inning at Dodger Stadium on Sunday.
BASEBALL / MLB
Yamamoto struggles as Yankees shut down Dodgers to avoid sweep
Dodgers ace Yoshinobu Yamamoto gave up four runs while tying a career high with seven hits allowed in 3 2/3 innings as he gave up three walks.
BASEBALL / MLB
Dodgers rack up 21 hits and five homers in 18-2 beatdown of Yankees
The Dodgers continued to give the Yankees fits on Saturday after winning four of five World Series games last fall.
BASEBALL / MLB
Ohtani's two homers lift Dodgers over Yanks in World Series rematch
Ohtani hit his 21st and 22nd home run to increase his major-league-leading total, while Yankees slugger Aaron Judge now has 19.
Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani scores in the fifth inning against the Guardians in Cleveland, Ohio, on Monday.
BASEBALL / MLB
May 27, 2025
Ohtani sets tone with leadoff homer in Dodgers' win over Guardians
Ohtani took over the MLB lead with 19 home runs by sending Gavin Williams' fastball into the stands in right field.
Mets starter Kodai Senga itches against the Dodgers at Citi Field in New York on Sunday night.
BASEBALL / MLB
May 26, 2025
Kodai Senga gets win as Mets overcome Shohei Ohtani's homer to top Dodgers
The Mets dropped Friday's series opener before winning the final two games in a rematch of last year's National League Championship Series.
The Dodgers' Shohei Ohtani pitches during a live bullpen session at Citi Field in New York on Sunday.
BASEBALL / MLB
May 26, 2025
Shohei Ohtani faces live hitters for first time since elbow surgery
According to reports out of New York, Ohtani had a pair of strikeouts and a walk. Kim doubled and grounded back to the mound.
Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani in the dugout during a game against the Diamondbacks in Phoenix on May 9.
BASEBALL / MLB
May 25, 2025
Shohei Ohtani to face live batters for first time since 2023
The pitching session is the next step in Ohtani's recovery from the right ulnar collateral ligament surgery he underwent in the fall of 2023.
Yankees right fielder Aaron Judge hits a single against the Rangers during the fourth inning at Yankee Stadium, New York City on Tuesday.
BASEBALL / MLB
May 21, 2025
Yankees cruise past Rangers to notch ninth win in 12 games
Will Warren struck out a career-high 10 hitters in 5 2/3 innings and Aaron Judge hit a two-run home run.
The Dodgers' Shohei Ohtani returns to the dugout after hitting a three-run home run against the Athletics at Dodger Stadium on Thursday.
BASEBALL / MLB
May 16, 2025
Shohei Ohtani connects on two home runs to help Dodgers rout A's
Max Muncy, Andy Pages and James Outman also hit home runs for the Dodgers.
Former Reds player Pete Rose speaks during a pregame ceremony in Cincinnati, Ohio, in June 2017.
BASEBALL / MLB
May 14, 2025
MLB removes Pete Rose and 'Shoeless' Joe Jackson from ban list
Commissioner Rob Manfred made the historic decision on Tuesday, potentially making the two late players eligible for election into the Baseball Hall of Fame.

Japan’s fertility rate hits record low despite government push
The total number of births dropped to about 686,000, marking the first time the figure has fallen below 700,000, according to a health ministry release on Wednesday.
Japan eyes tougher rules for foreign residents and tax hike for tourists
A tax-free shop in Kyoto in April 2024. Last week, members of a Liberal Democratic Party study group drafted a proposal seeking to scrap the country's tax-free shopping system altogether.
Hakuho’s departure highlights worrying sumo trend
Former <i>yokozuna</i> Hakuho performs a ring-entering ceremony at the Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo in February 2020.
How Japan's youth are slowly changing the country's work ethic
After the asset-price bubble crash of the early 1990s, employment at a Japanese company was no longer necessarily for life. As a result, a new generation is less willing to endure a toxic work culture —life’s too short, after all.
Is Japan ready to say goodbye to tax-free shopping?
Arrows lead to the tax-free counter at a branch of discount retailer Don Quijote in Tokyo's Shibuya Ward.

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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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After the asset-price bubble crash of the early 1990s, employment at a Japanese company was no longer necessarily for life. As a result, a new generation is less willing to endure a toxic work culture —life’s too short, after all.
How Japan's youth are slowly changing the country's work ethic
By Alex K.T. Martin

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