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The planned wheelchair basketball venue for the Los Angeles 2028 Paralympic Games is seen in a digital artist's rendering released on Tuesday.
PARALYMPICS
Jun 4, 2025
LA28 unveils venue plan for largest ever Paralympics
The Paralympics will seek to take advantage of the city's vast network of existing sports venues when it hosts the event for the first time.
Honda will provide a fleet of cars for athletes, officials and stakeholders, along with motorcycles, all-terrain vehicles and other multipurpose vehicles during the 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games in Los Angeles.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 3, 2025
Honda joins 2028 Los Angeles Olympic Games as major partner
The carmaker will provide a fleet of cars for athletes, officials and stakeholders, along with motorcycles, all-terrain vehicles and other multipurpose vehicles during the event.
Dodgers starting pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto throws a pitch against the Yankees during the first inning at Dodger Stadium on Sunday.
BASEBALL / MLB
Jun 2, 2025
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.
Dodgers third baseman Max Muncy celebrates after coming home to score in the first inning of Los Angeles' dominant win over the Yankees on Saturday at Dodger Stadium.
BASEBALL / MLB
Jun 1, 2025
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.
Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes has said he will not compete in flag football at the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics.
OLYMPICS
Jun 1, 2025
Mahomes says he will not participate in Olympic flag football
NFL teams approved a resolution last month allowing their players to compete in flag football at the LA Games.
Shohei Ohtani rounds the bases after hitting a home run in the sixth inning of the Dodgers' win over the Yankees on Friday at Dodger Stadium.
BASEBALL / MLB
May 31, 2025
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 hits a two-run home run in the fourth inning against the Cleveland Guardians at Progressive Field, Cleveland, Ohio on Tuesday.
BASEBALL / MLB
May 28, 2025
Shohei Ohtani smashes 20th homer as Dodgers pound Guardians
Three-time MVP Ohtani cleared the wall in left field in the fourth inning — his third homer in as many games — for a two-run shot.
Travel advisories, declining visitor numbers from key countries and stricter border enforcement by the Trump administration have cast doubt on tourism gains for Los Angeles, which is hosting the 2026 FIFA World Cup and also the 2028 Olympics.
COMMENTARY / World
May 28, 2025
Is LA throwing a world cup party no one will attend?
At a time when the U.S. should be preparing to roll out the welcome mat to the world, President Trump’s erratic immigration policies and rhetoric are scaring tourists away.
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.
Modern pentathlete Ayumu Saito competes in the laser run at nationals in 2022.
MORE SPORTS / Modern Pentathlon
May 25, 2025
2028 Olympic hopeful giving modern pentathlon some time in the sun in Japan
As modern pentathlon takes on a Japanese flavor with a "Sasuke"-inspired event, Ayumu Saito is working to raise the sport’s profile in Japan.
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.
The announcement that NFL players will be able to compete at the Olympics in flag football raises the tantalizing possibility of a new "Dream Team," 36 years after the gold medal-winning U.S. basketball team laden with NBA stars.
OLYMPICS / Football
May 21, 2025
NFL teams vote to allow players to compete in Olympic flag football
The NFL had long been on board with players competing in the Games, while multiple athletes — including two-time MVP quarterback Patrick Mahomes — said they wanted to play.
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.
Dodgers first base Freddie Freeman hits a double against the Diamondbacks in the third inning at Chase Field in Phoenix on Sunday.
BASEBALL / MLB
May 13, 2025
Dodgers return home to face road-strong Athletics
After an 8-0 start to the season, the Dodgers have gone 19-14 since.
The Dodgers' Shohei Ohtani hits an RBI single against the Diamondbacks in Phoenix on Sunday.
BASEBALL / MLB
May 12, 2025
Dodgers connect on 18 hits to secure split in series with Diamondbacks
Will Smith had two hits and two RBIs, Shohei Ohtani and Andy Pages had two hits and an RBI apiece and Michael Conforto had two hits for the Dodgers.
Arizona Diamondbacks pitcher Corbin Burnes (39) throws against the Los Angeles Dodgers during the first inning at Chase Field in Phoenix, Arizona, on Saturday.
BASEBALL / MLB
May 11, 2025
Diamondbacks' Corbin Burnes silences Dodgers with seven scoreless
Shohei Ohtani and Max Muncy singled and walked for the Dodgers, who were shut out for the third time this season.
Baltimore Orioles starting pitcher Tomoyuki Sugano throws in the first inning against the Los Angeles Angels at Angel Stadium in Anaheim, California, on Friday.
BASEBALL / MLB
May 10, 2025
Tomoyuki Sugano's gem vs. Angels helps O's halt skid
Sugano (4-2), who played 12 seasons in Japan before signing a one-year, $13 million contract with the Orioles, pitched his best game in the majors.
Los Angeles Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani hits a three-run homer in the ninth inning against the Arizona Diamondbacks at Chase Field on Friday in Phoenix.
BASEBALL / MLB
May 10, 2025
Shohei Ohtani's homer caps Dodgers' wild win over D-backs
Shohei Ohtani had three hits, and his three-run homer capped a six-run ninth inning as the Los Angeles Dodgers rallied for a 14-11 victory.
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.
New Naoshima museum bets on Asia, not the West
Detail of Takashi Murakami, “Rakuchu-Rakugai-zu Byobu: Iwasa Matabei RIP” (2023-25)
Japan’s prison reform focuses on rehabilitation
Justice Minister Keisuke Suzuki speaks to reporters in Tokyo on Friday. Suzuki said preparations for the changes that will focus more on rehabilitation are being actively made at each correctional facility.
Six months into 2025, J-pop is having a full-on identity crisis (and a great time)
The year so far is only proving that Mrs. Green Apple is the biggest band in Japan. Their success also seems to be hinting at a change in the musical landscape more broadly.
Nintendo’s Switch 2 console is finally here
The Switch 2 is Nintendo's first new gaming console in eight years.
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.

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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
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