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Dodgers starter Yoshinobu Yamamoto celebrates after getting out of the sixth inning against the Reds during Game 2 of the NL Wild Card Series at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles on Wednesday.
BASEBALL
Oct 2, 2025
Dodgers sweep past Reds to set up NLDS showdown against Phillies
After sweeping the best-of-three NL Wild Card series, the Dodgers will visit the Philadelphia Phillies for Game 1 of the NLDS on Saturday.
Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani rounds the bases after hitting a two-run home run during the sixth inning against the Reds during Game 1 of the wild-card round of the 2025 MLB playoffs at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles.
BASEBALL / MLB
Oct 1, 2025
Ohtani erupts with two homers as Dodgers down Reds in postseason opener
Japanese superstar Ohtani led an early offensive onslaught for the reigning World Series champions.
A U.S. Marine and a member of the National Guard patrol outside a federal building in Los Angeles in June.
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 30, 2025
Resisting Trump’s show of force
In Trump’s paradigm, this is all a reality show and we are merely inconsequential extras without lines forever in the background.
Fans at Dodger Stadium pose in front of a mural highlighting the Dodgers' Japanese stars from past and present during a game earlier this year.
BASEBALL / MLB
Sep 30, 2025
How Ohtani has boosted Japan's soft power and made LA even more baseball-obsessed
From concessions filled with Japanese ballpark staples to murals on Los Angeles buildings, Ohtani's success is creating new baseball fans and Japanophiles in LA.
Dodgers starter Clayton Kershaw pitches against the Mariners in Seattle on Sunday.
BASEBALL / MLB
Sep 29, 2025
Dodgers leave pitcher Clayton Kershaw off wild-card roster
The Dodgers will rely on Shohei Ohtani, Blake Snell and Yoshinobu Yamamoto to start against the Cincinnati Reds.
Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani warms up in the batters box before the start of a game against the Diamondbacks on Thursday.
BASEBALL / MLB
Sep 27, 2025
Ohtani tops MLB jersey sales for third straight season
The reigning National League MVP has led jersey sales since 2023, becoming just the fourth player to top the charts three years in a row.
The Dodgers' Roki Sasaki (left), Shohei Ohtani (second from left), Kim Hye-seong (third from left) and Yoshinobu Yamamoto celebrate in the clubhouse after winning the NL West title in Phoenix on Thursday.
BASEBALL / MLB
Sep 26, 2025
Shohei Ohtani connects on 54th homer as Dodgers clinch NL West title
The reigning World Series champion Dodgers secured their fourth straight division crown and their 12th in 13 years.
The Dodgers' Roki Sasaki pitches against the Diamondbacks in Phoenix on Wednesday.
BASEBALL / MLB
Sep 25, 2025
Dodgers activate pitcher Roki Sasaki with eye on stabilizing bullpen
The activation of Sasaki comes as Los Angeles seeks late-inning stability before October.
Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani rounds the bases after hitting his 53rd home run of the season on Saturday in Los Angeles.
BASEBALL / MLB
Sep 21, 2025
Shohei Ohtani's 53rd homer caps Dodgers' slugfest in win over Giants
With the win, the Dodgers retained a four-game lead over the San Diego Padres atop the National League West
Angels designated hitter Mike Trout connects on his 400th career home run during a game against the Rockies on Saturday.
BASEBALL
Sep 21, 2025
Mike Trout hits 400th homer as Angels win
The eighth-inning blast was Trout's 22nd on the season. He became the 59th player in major league history to hit 400 home runs.
Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw throws during a game against the Giants on Sept. 13.
BASEBALL / MLB
Sep 19, 2025
Dodgers ace Clayton Kershaw to retire at season’s end
The left-handed ace won three National League Cy Young awards and the 2014 NL MVP in a stellar 18-year career spent entirely with the Dodgers.
Dodgers starter Yoshinobu Yamamoto pitches during the first inning of Los Angeles' win over the Giants at Dodger Stadium on Thursday.
BASEBALL / MLB
Sep 19, 2025
Yoshinobu Yamamoto has strong outing as Dodgers edge Giants
Yamamoto kept the Giants off the scoreboard despite a career-high six walks, while allowing just one hit with seven strikeouts.
Dodgers two-way star Shohei Ohtani pitches during the third inning against the Phillies on Tuesday in Los Angeles.
BASEBALL / MLB
Sep 18, 2025
Dodgers considering using Ohtani as a relief pitcher
The two-way superstar has been superb on the mound as a starting pitcher this year after not pitching at all in 2024 as he recovered from elbow ligament surgery.
Dodgers two-way star Shohei Ohtani flips his bat after smacking his 50th home run of the season on Tuesday in Los Angeles.
BASEBALL / MLB
Sep 17, 2025
Ohtani's no-hit start and 50th HR aren't enough for Dodgers
Ohtani went deep in the eighth inning to become the sixth player with consecutive seasons of at least 50 home runs.
Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani is congratulated by Mookie Betts after Ohtani hit his 49th home run of the season on Saturday in San Francisco.
BASEBALL / MLB
Sep 14, 2025
Shohei Ohtani's 49th homer highlights Dodgers' rout of Giants
Ohtani hit a 454-foot bomb that not only was the longest by a Dodger this season but also the longest at San Francisco's Oracle Park in 2025.
The Dodgers' Shohei Ohtani hit two home runs against the Orioles in Baltimore on Sunday.
BASEBALL
Sep 8, 2025
Shohei Ohtani homers twice as Dodgers avoid another letdown against Orioles
The Dodgers (79-64) ended a 1-5 road trip and remained atop the National League West.
Dodgers pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto throws during the ninth inning of Los Angeles' road loss to the Orioles on Saturday.
BASEBALL / MLB
Sep 7, 2025
Orioles spoil Yoshinobu Yamamoto's no-hit bid with two outs in 9th and beat Dodgers
The former Orix Buffaloes star came within one out of throwing a no-hitter, but the Los Angeles Dodgers were still saddled with their fifth consecutive loss on Saturday.
Chargers quarterback Justin Herbert rushes with the ball during his team's opening-week win over Kansas City on Friday in Sao Paulo.
MORE SPORTS / Football
Sep 6, 2025
Chargers stun Chiefs in Brazil as NFL opens slate of international games
Justin Herbert got the Chargers rolling early and Los Angeles never looked back in beating the rival Chiefs.
Floaters are released into the water during a demonstration of Eco Wave Power electricity generation technology using the power of ocean waves in the harbor at AltaSea at the Port of Los Angeles in San Pedro, California, on Aug. 26.
ENVIRONMENT / Energy
Sep 1, 2025
New wave: Sea power turned into energy at Los Angeles port
A pilot project aims to use a 13-kilometer breakwater to harness enough wave energy to power 60,000 U.S. homes.
Japan's 2024 Olympic bronze medalists in team eventing pose for a photo at the memorial to Olympic medalist Takeichi Nishi on Iwo Jima in January.
OLYMPICS / Equestrian
Aug 27, 2025
Japan's equestrian team honors Olympic predecessor on Iwo Jima
Takeichi Nishi, known as Baron Nishi, was killed on Iwo Jima during World War II after capturing gold in show jumping at the 1932 Los Angeles Olympics.
A secret no more: Russia and North Korea's battle against Ukraine is celebrated in Moscow exhibit
A woman visits an exhibition of North Korean art at a museum in Moscow on Monday.
Prices to rise for 3,024 food products in Japan in October
A wide range of products will see higher prices due to rising material and labor costs.
Koizumi and Takaichi continue to lead in LDP presidential race, polls show
Agriculture Minister Shinjiro Koizumi (right) reacts as former economic security minister Sanae Takaichi speaks during the Liberal Democratic Party Presidential Election Candidate Debate at the Japan National Press Club in Tokyo, on Sept. 24. Koizumi and Takaichi remain head-to-head in the race, media polls show.
The party that ruled Japan for decades is in danger of crumbling
Haruo Tsukamoto, a rank-and-file member of the Liberal Democratic Party and a rice farmer in Ibaraki Prefecture, questions if the party still stands for people like him.
Same-sex partners recognized under more laws in Japan
A couple poses with the rainbow flag, which they brought from their home for a wedding photoshoot in Tokyo in November 2023.
Japan's far-right party courts Trump allies and vows not to get 'wacky'
Sanseito party leader Sohei Kamiya speaks during an interview in Tokyo on Sept. 25.
How Ohtani has boosted Japan's soft power and made LA even more baseball-obsessed
Fans at Dodger Stadium pose in front of a mural highlighting the Dodgers' Japanese stars from past and present during a game earlier this year.
Japan faces fresh energy challenge as it seeks to expand power-hungry data centers
Data storage tapes at the National Energy Research Scientific Computing Center facility in Berkeley, California. Data centers consume massive amounts of electricity and water, and that will only rise as generative artificial intelligence takes off in earnest.
Architecture art exhibition highlights unsung industry artists
Yuanhui Li's illustration is one of the awardees in the student category of the American Society of Architectural Illustrators' annual award for artists.
On defense and foreign policy, LDP candidates largely align — except where they don’t
The Liberal Democratic Party presidential election candidates in Nagoya on Friday

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