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Josh Rawitch, president of the National Baseball Hall of Fame, holds a baseball thrown by former Dodgers pitcher Hideo Nomo during a no-hitter in 1996 while seated next to a Dodgers uniform used by Shohei Ohtani this season during a news conference at the U.S. ambassador's residence in Tokyo
BASEBALL
Apr 19, 2024
Baseball Hall of Fame to highlight history of Japan-U.S. ties in new exhibition
The exhibition, "Yakyu/Baseball: The Transpacific Exchange of the Game between Japan and the United States," is slated to open in July 2025.
Ichiro Suzuki will be on the Hall of Fame ballot for the first time in 2025.
BASEBALL / MLB
Jan 25, 2024
Focus shifts to Ichiro's chances of unanimous selection to Hall of Fame
Ichiro will be on the Hall of Fame ballot for the first time in 2025.
Former MLB star Ichiro Suzuki works with high school students during a session as a special instructor on the island of Miyakojima in Okinawa Prefecture on Dec. 16.
BASEBALL
Dec 18, 2023
Ichiro goes back to school again as a special instructor
The 50-year-old, who retired in March 2019, has now worked with eight schools.
A fundraising party for the LDP's largest faction, which was led by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe until his death
JAPAN / Politics
Dec 1, 2023
Abe's former faction in focus as LDP political fund scandal deepens
Prosecutors are investigating the faction as part of a scandal involving the alleged underreporting of funds by groups within the ruling party.
Ichiro Ozawa (third from right) with other members of parliament at a ceremony to launch a new party in Tokyo in July 2012.
JAPAN / Politics
Nov 15, 2023
Ichiro Ozawa is once again looking for a way to defeat the LDP
The octogenarian political veteran is looking to cap his long career with another successful drive to defeat the ruling LDP at the polls.
Former Prime Minister Naoto Kan celebrates on Oct. 23, 2017, after prevailing in a close race in a single-seat constituency in Tokyo in a general election the previous day, winning on the ticket of the then-newly created Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan.
JAPAN / Politics
Nov 3, 2023
With Naoto Kan's exit from the CDP, some see a generational shift
The exit of the former prime minister, a high-profile figure and political veteran from the CDP’s liberal wing, comes at a time of change for the party.
Ichiro Miyashita arrives at the Prime Minister's Office on Wednesday after being named the new minister of agriculture, forestry and fisheries in a Cabinet reshuffle the same day.
BUSINESS / Economy
Sep 17, 2023
Japan aiming to diversify export markets to cut risks
New agriculture minister Ichiro Miyashita has expressed his intention to work on diversifying export destinations to reduce risks.
Ichiro Ozawa speaks to Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan lawmakers at a party in Yokohama on Friday. The veteran politician still hopes the country will achieve a genuine two-party parliamentary democracy.
JAPAN / Politics
Jul 19, 2023
CDP's Ichiro Ozawa bracing for 'final battle' in next election
The veteran politician still hopes the country will achieve a genuine two-party parliamentary democracy.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB
Apr 23, 2023
Lars Nootbaar ecstatic over meeting former superstar Ichiro Suzuki
The two spoke for over 15 minutes as Nootbaar, who recently helped Japan win the World Baseball Classic, hurled questions about defense and base running.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 19, 2023
Dead whale in Osaka Bay sunk offshore
The around 15-meter-long male whale was transported by ship after being attached to 30-ton concrete blocks to weigh it down once in the water.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 17, 2023
Dead whale in Osaka to be sunk offshore this week
The city's mayor told reporters that he hopes the disposal will be completed within the week.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Aug 28, 2022
New Nippon Ishin leader promises to continue co-founder’s policies
Despite recent electoral gains, the second largest opposition group in parliament must learn to appeal to voters outside Kansai and further distinguish itself from the ruling LDP.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB
Aug 28, 2022
Baseball icon Ichiro Suzuki inducted into Mariners Hall of Fame
The four-time Pacific League MVP, who joined MLB in 2001, remains Seattle's franchise leader in hits, batting average, at-bats, triples and stolen bases.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / FOCUS
Aug 15, 2022
At a time of political transition, Nippon Ishin ponders its next leader
The Osaka-based party could become more prominent on the national stage by aligning itself more closely with the LDP, but the risk of a split looms too.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Aug 14, 2022
Contest for leadership of Nippon Ishin no Kai begins
Three candidates entered the race on Sunday as the conservative opposition party moves to replace leader Ichiro Matsui.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jul 11, 2022
Japan's opposition parties ponder leadership after election drubbing
Any celebrations of relief for CDP, or success for Nippon Ishin, may be tempered by concerns over who will take over the reins in the years ahead.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 24, 2022
Nippon Ishin and DPP face struggle to differentiate themselves in election
Past cooperation with each other — and with the LDP — is weighing on the two opposition parties ahead of the Upper House election on July 10.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 22, 2022
Upper House campaigning begins with opposition focused on economy
A strong showing for the LDP would allow the prime minister to put his own stamp on both the ruling party and the direction of the country.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jun 19, 2022
In debate, Kishida voices caution on Japan acquiring nuclear sub
The prime minister cited the difficulty of using nuclear power for military purposes under Japan's atomic energy law as well as high operating costs amid calls for bolstered defenses.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB
Apr 24, 2022
To get to the Cubs, Seiya Suzuki needed a new idol
Ichiro Suzuki and Mike Trout represent wildly different body types and playing styles, but their unique abilities converged in influencing the career path of Seiya Suzuki.
Japan’s cannabis market growing rapidly amid regulatory shift
The legality of products that contain cannabinoids, a group of substances derived from the cannabis plant, has been somewhat murky in Japan.
Philippines wants U.S. and Japan to take over rail deal eyed by China
Delfin Lorenzana
'Sugar Baby Riri' gets nine-year prison term over romance scam
Mai Watanabe, who went by the moniker “Sugar Baby Riri,” dated older men and swindled them out of money by telling them fictitious heartbreaking stories about herself to gain their sympathy.
At least one dead, seven missing after two MSDF helicopters crash off Izu Islands
Contact was lost with the two SH-60K helicopters, each carrying four crew, in an area east of Torishima in the Izu Island chain during anti-submarine warfare training Saturday night.
Tokyo Rainbow Pride lights up capital as organizers celebrate 30 years
Rainbow flags were flown through the capital's busy Shibuya and Harajuku areas for Tokyo Rainbow Pride events this weekend as organizers hailed 30 years of one of Asia's largest LGBTQ celebrations.
'Sugar Baby Riri' gets nine-year prison term over romance scam
Mai Watanabe, who went by the moniker “Sugar Baby Riri,” dated older men and swindled them out of money by telling them fictitious heartbreaking stories about herself to gain their sympathy.
A craft beer crawl through Tokyo’s top bars, brewpubs and dives
If all you drink is Asahi, Sapporo and Kirin, you're depriving yourself of some of the best craft beer Tokyo has to offer — and there sure is a lot of it out there.
Tsukiji 2030s: A stadium, culinary center and transportation hub
A computer-generated image shows redevelopment plans for the former site of the Tsukiji fish market in Tokyo.
Hearing the impact of climate change in Okinawa, one bird call at a time
Toshihiro Kinjo (center), a research support technician at the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology, inspects an audio recording device in Ginowan, Okinawa Prefecture, on April 3 as Masako Ogasawara, a research support specialist at OIST, looks on.
Japan’s cannabis market growing rapidly amid regulatory shift
The legality of products that contain cannabinoids, a group of substances derived from the cannabis plant, has been somewhat murky in Japan.

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