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The Tigers' Teruaki Sato has hit at least 20 home runs in three straight seasons.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Mar 28, 2024
Tigers remain the Central League's team to beat as rival Giants loom
While Hanshin may be favored to repeat, the rest of the league will be waiting to pounce should the Kansai club falter.
Trevor Bauer speaks to reporters after pitching for the Asian Breeze in an exhibition in Glendale, Arizona, on Sunday.
BASEBALL
Mar 11, 2024
Trevor Bauer pitches in U.S. for first time since MLB suspension
The 2020 National League Cy Young Award winner struck out four and allowed just two hits.
Trevor Bauer has not pitched in MLB since the 2021 season.
BASEBALL / MLB
Mar 8, 2024
Trevor Bauer to return to Dodgers' facilities on quest for MLB comeback
Bauer's quest to return to the major leagues will take him through the Los Angeles Dodgers' facility in Glendale, Arizona.
Chicago Cubs pitcher Shota Imanaga speaks during his introductory news conferenece in Chicago on Friday.
BASEBALL / MLB
Jan 13, 2024
Japan's 'Throwing Philosopher' Imanaga excited to join the Cubs
Nicknamed "The Throwing Philosopher" for his studious approach to baseball, Imanaga helped Japan capture last year's World Baseball Classic.
Imanaga, 30, posted a 7-4 record and led NPB with 174 strikeouts last season.
BASEBALL / MLB
Jan 12, 2024
Cubs make Imanaga signing official with four-year, $53 million deal
Imanaga's contract includes a team option to extend the deal to become a five-year, $80 million pact, according to MLB Network.
Shota Imanaga pitches during Japan's win over the U.S. in the final of the World Baseball Classic in March.
BASEBALL / MLB
Jan 10, 2024
Japanese lefty Shota Imanaga signing with Cubs
Imanaga, 30, was among the most sought-after international free agents after Japanese pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto signed with the Los Angeles Dodgers.
Shota Imanaga in action for Japan in a World Baseball Classic Pool B game against South Korea in Tokyo on March 10
BASEBALL / MLB
Jan 8, 2024
Cubs among four teams chasing lefty Shota Imanaga
30-year-old Imanaga has been posted by the Central League's DeNA BayStars.
Shota Imanaga pitches for Japan during the World Baseball Classic final in Miami on March 21.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Nov 27, 2023
BayStars post pitcher Shota Imanaga to clear way for MLB move
The 30-year-old led the Central League with 174 strikeouts over 148 innings this year, while having a 7-4 record and a 2.80 ERA in 22 games.
The BayStars' Shota Imanaga is expected to draw considerable interest when he is made available to MLB teams.
BASEBALL
Nov 23, 2023
BayStars pitcher Shota Imanaga set to be posted by Monday
Once MLB notifies its 30 teams that a player has been posted, they will have 45 days to negotiate with him.
Shota Imanaga speaks during a news conference at Yokohama Stadium on Monday.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Nov 13, 2023
BayStars lefty Shota Imanaga hoping to face Shohei Ohtani in MLB
The BayStars have given the 30-year-old pitcher permission to use the posting system this offseason.
Shota Imanaga pitches for Japan during the World Baseball Classic final in March.
BASEBALL / MLB
Nov 13, 2023
BayStars southpaw Shota Imanaga drawing interest from MLB teams
Imanaga impressed in his two innings as the starting and winning pitcher for Japan in the World Baseball Classic final against the United States in March.
Pitcher Natsuki Takeuchi is tossed into the air in celebration by his Kokugakuin University teammates in Yokohama after he was taken in the first round of Japanese pro baseball's new-player entry draft on Thursday.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 27, 2023
Watarai and Takeuchi most sought-after players in NPB draft
The DeNA BayStars won the rights to sign Watarai, while the Seibu Lions get to negotiate with Takeuchi.
Carp batter Kosuke Tanaka hits to right field in the 8th inning of the team's second Central League Climax Series' first stage game against the BayStars at Mazda Stadium in Hiroshima on Sunday.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 16, 2023
Carp finish off BayStars to set up clash with Tigers
The Hiroshima Carp will face the Hanshin Tigers in the CLCS final stage at Koshien Stadium starting Wednesday.
The BayStars' Shugo Maki addresses the crowd after the team's final home game of the regular season.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / Sac Bunts
Oct 13, 2023
Third-place squads face long road to Japan Series
Only two teams have reached the Japan Series after finishing the regular season in third place.
Giants pitcher Iori Yamasaki (left) celebrates with catcher Takumi Oshiro after their win over the BayStars at Tokyo Dome on Wednesday night.
BASEBALL
Oct 5, 2023
Iori Yamasaki gives exiting Giants skipper Tatsunori Hara a win
Yamasaki (10-5) struck out six batters without issuing a walk, while the CL wins leader Katsuki Azuma (16-3) took a tough loss.
DeNA's Katsuki Azuma pitches against the Giants in Yokohama on Tuesday.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Sep 27, 2023
Katsuki Azuma gem for DeNA puts Giants' playoff hopes on rocks
The BayStars' only run came when catcher Yudai Yamamoto's ground ball found a hole between third and short for a leadoff single.
Giants' Hayato Sakamoto celebrates with teammates after hitting a 3-run home run against the BayStars at Yokohama Stadium on Sunday.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Sep 24, 2023
Shosei Togo and Hayato Sakamoto lead Giants past BayStars
Yomiuri entered the game at Yokohama Stadium three games back of third-place DeNA in the battle for the CL's last two playoff seeds.
BayStars starter Katsuki Azuma recorded a complete-game victory against the Carp in Hiroshima on Thursday.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Sep 8, 2023
Katsuki Azuma tosses complete game to help BayStars end slide
BayStars starter Katsuki Azuma recorded a complete-game victory against the Carp in Hiroshima on Thursday.
Reliever Edwin Escobar has allowed just three runs in his last 16 appearances for the BayStars.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Aug 14, 2023
Hard-throwing Edwin Escobar keeping things simple with BayStars
Edwin Escobar is back to doing what he loves as the BayStars jostle for position in the Central League.
The Giants' Lewis Brinson hits a two-run double against the BayStars at Tokyo Dome on Saturday afternoon.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Aug 12, 2023
Lewis Brinson and Iori Yamasaki lead Giants past BayStars
Lewis Brinson does not have to adjust to the intensity at this time of the year as his Yomiuri Giants fight for a spot in the postseason.
Japan’s young workers head abroad as huge wage gap persists
The departure hall at Haneda Airport in Tokyo. Now with inflation at its strongest in decades, Japanese are starting to realize that years of static wages leave many of them budgeting each month before their next pay check.
Akebono's human side eclipsed his incredible sumo achievements
The heights Akebono reached in sumo helped pave the way for future foreign-born yokozuna Asashoryu and Hakuho.
EVs head for junkyard as mechanic shortage inflates repair costs
An AA patrol for electric vehicles in Birmingham, England. Fewer than 10% of the U.K.’s 236,000 auto mechanics are qualified to work directly on EV batteries or their cases, according to the Institute of the Motor Industry.
Japan strongly condemns Iranian attack on Israel as 'escalation'
Missiles are showcased in a parade marking Iran's National Army Day in Tehran on April 18, 2023.
Death-row inmates' lawsuit targeting same-day notifications of executions dismissed
Two plaintiffs filed a lawsuit with Osaka District Court in hopes of sparking a wider discussion on the rights of death row prisoners.
For Modi, the Indian election is less about winning and more about by how much
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses supporters during an election campaign rally in Pushkar, India, on April 6, ahead of the country's upcoming general election starting Friday.
Akebono's human side eclipsed his incredible sumo achievements
The heights Akebono reached in sumo helped pave the way for future foreign-born yokozuna Asashoryu and Hakuho.
Ohtani’s dizzying three weeks end in exoneration by authorities
Los Angeles Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani during a spring training game on March 12.
How ‘winged’ gyōza took flight from a Tokyo suburb
The creator of "hanetsuki gyōza" is Isao Yagi, and his restaurant, Nihao, can be found right on the border of Tokyo and Kawasaki in Ota Ward.
How Ippei Mizuhara allegedly wired millions from Shohei Ohtani’s account
Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani and his interpreter, Ippei Mizuhara, in December at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California

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