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Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB
Mar 16, 2022
Shohei Ohtani wants to improve on historic 2021 performance
The 27-year-old redefined what is possible in baseball with an unprecedented 2021 season and wants to demonstrate that he can be even better in 2022.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB
Mar 15, 2022
Shohei Ohtani joins Angels teammates for first preseason practice
The two-way star demonstrated the power that saw him hit an MLB third-best 46 home runs last year, launching a shot high over left-center field in batting practice.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB
Mar 14, 2022
Reigning AL MVP Shohei Ohtani reports to spring training
Ohtani is expected to be the Angels' opening day starting pitcher and could make another run at becoming the first Japanese player to win a home run crown in MLB.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB
Nov 30, 2021
Shohei Ohtani picks up Outstanding Designated Hitter honors
Ohtani was unanimously named the American League's Most Valuable Player earlier this month and is the first player to earn MVP and ODH awards in the same season.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB
Nov 24, 2021
Shohei Ohtani makes 2021 All-MLB Teams as both hitter and pitcher
The two-way star is the first player to make the All-MLB cut in more than one position in the same season.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB
Nov 20, 2021
Shohei Ohtani's MVP award another product of bucking Japan's baseball system
Though Japan now celebrates Ohtani and Ichiro as national heroes, both only achieved that status after once being looked down on for the different way they wanted to play pro baseball.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB
Nov 19, 2021
Angels' Shohei Ohtani named American League MVP
Ohtani becomes the first Japanese player to win an MVP award since Ichiro Suzuki in 2001
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB
Nov 15, 2021
Shohei Ohtani already looking ahead after historic campaign
While the results of the MVP voting won't be known for a few more days, Ohtani has already taken home a raft of honors, including his first Silver Slugger Award.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB
Nov 12, 2021
Shohei Ohtani wins Silver Slugger Award
The 27-year-old joins Ichiro Suzuki as the only Japanese players to win a Silver Slugger.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB
Nov 9, 2021
Angels' Shohei Ohtani named one of three finalists for 2021 AL MVP
The two-way star was among the top three vote-getters along with the Blue Jays' Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and Marcus Semien.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB
Oct 29, 2021
Shohei Ohtani voted Player of the Year by fellow major leaguers
'Of course the other awards are nice, but being chosen (as Player of the Year) by my fellow players, who are actually out there battling on the field, makes this special.'
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB
Oct 27, 2021
Shohei Ohtani receives prestigious award for historic two-way season
The Angels star received the Commissioner's Historic Achievement Award, which is granted to individuals and teams who have made a historically significant impact on the game.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB
Oct 26, 2021
Shohei Ohtani considers historic season a 'blueprint' for next year
The Angels two-way star described his record-smashing 2021 numbers as 'the minimum' he expects to deliver during an hourlong documentary aired by national broadcaster NHK on Sunday.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB
Oct 13, 2021
Shohei Ohtani given free rein to prove himself against naysayers
For the first time in his pro career, the brakes came off a fit Shohei Ohtani in 2021, and the Los Angeles Angels' star showed the world his prowess as a two-way player.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB
Oct 8, 2021
Shohei Ohtani named Baseball Digest's MLB Player of the Year
Ohtani was chosen as the Baseball Digest Rookie of the Year in 2018. Baseball Digest is America's longest-running baseball publication.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB
Oct 6, 2021
Meet the team helping Shohei Ohtani carve his historic two-way path
From interpreters to hitting coaches, dedicated support staffers strived to help the 27-year-old become the best version of himself over the course of a historic 2021 season.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB
Oct 4, 2021
Shohei Ohtani ends historic season in style with 46th home run
Ohtani was by far the most interesting player in baseball this season.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB
Oct 1, 2021
Shohei Ohtani hits triple before Angels fall against Rangers
Ohtani is now tied for the MLB lead with eight triples as he became the first player in history to get 45 homers, eight triples, 25 doubles and 25 stolen bases in a year.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB
Sep 30, 2021
Shohei Ohtani and Mike Trout voice feelings about another difficult season
The Angels' two biggest stars spoke out about a frustrating 2021 season and the desire to see the team get better.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB
Sep 30, 2021
Angels' Shohei Ohtani will not pitch again this season
'He finished with two really strong outings and there's nothing to really gain right now,' Angels manager Joe Maddon said.
Japanese stripper bids to have her porn movies taken off internet
Plaintiff Miyuki Ariga (left) speaks at a news conference along with her lawyer, Yoshitomo Morohashi, after filing a lawsuit at the Tokyo District Court on Monday.
Yen’s fragility raises specter of a new currency war in Asia
Suspected intervention to drag the yen off a 34-year low against the dollar is already seen as unlikely to have a lasting effect if Japan continues alone.
Online booking for Mount Fuji climb to open on May 20
Visitors climb the slopes of Mount Fuji, Japan's highest peak at 3,776 meters. From May 20, climbers will have access to a new online booking system for Mount Fuji's most popular Yoshida trail in Yamanashi Prefecture.
Ex-METI bureaucrat given 10-year sentence for drugging and raping women
The Tokyo District Court on Monday sentenced a former industry ministry bureaucrat to 10 years in prison for drugging six women with sleeping pills and then raping or groping them in 2022.
Political party Tsubasa no To investigated over election obstruction
Officers from the Tokyo Metropolitan Police raid the Tsubasa no To office in Tokyo on Monday.
In a rare event, the Northern Lights show up in Hokkaido
The Northern Lights in Nayoro, Hokkaido, on Saturday
Is black the new green for Japan’s flagging tea farmers?
George Guttridge-Smith brews tea at Kyoto Obubu Tea Farm in Wazuka, Kyoto Prefecture, where he serves as head of international development.
Japan's logistics firms seek partnerships to cope with driver shortage
Japan Post CEO Tetsuya Senda (right) and his Seino Transportation counterpart Satoshi Takahashi announce their companies' agreement on joint long-haul truck operations, in Tokyo on Thursday.
How the discovery of a giant sword in Nara offers clues into ancient Japan
Archaeologists say a 1,600-year-old wooden coffin at the Tomio Maruyama tumulus in the city of Nara was kept in good condition probably because it was protected by a layer of clay and copper ions that had seeped out of the mirrors that were buried together.
Unlike 10 years ago, Japan's new security bill sparks little debate
The Lower House starts discussing a security clearance bill on April 19 in Tokyo.

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