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SHOHEI OHTANI

Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani watches as his 40th home run of the season leaves the park on Saturday at Dodger Stadium.
BASEBALL / MLB
Aug 10, 2025
Ohtani hits 40th homer as Dodgers rout Blue Jays
This is the fourth time Ohtani has reached the 40-homer plateau in MLB.
Dodgers starting pitcher Clayton Kershaw throws during the first inning against the Blue Jays on Friday at Dodger Stadium.
BASEBALL / MLB
Aug 9, 2025
Dodgers top Jays in Clayton Kershaw-Max Scherzer showdown
Shohei Ohtani had three hits and scored twice for the Dodgers, who had dropped two of three.
The Dodgers' Shohei Ohtani celebrates with third base coach Dino Ebel after hitting a home run against the Cardinals during the third inning at Dodger Stadium on Wednesday.
BASEBALL / MLB
Aug 7, 2025
Shohei Ohtani pitches and homers for 1,000th hit in Dodgers' loss to Cardinals
Ohtani joined newly minted Hall of Famer Ichiro Suzuki and Hideki Matsui as the only Japanese-born players to reach 1,000 hits in the major leagues.
Dodgers starter Shohei Ohtani pitches against the Reds in Cincinnati on Wednesday.
BASEBALL / MLB
Jul 31, 2025
Shohei Ohtani has latest start cut short due to cramps
Ohtani, who had Tommy John surgery on his right elbow in September 2023, was making his seventh start of the season
“Yakyu / Baseball: The Transpacific Exchange of the Game” is set to remain on display in Cooperstown for at least five to 10 years — and possibly indefinitely.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jul 29, 2025
Behind the scenes at the Baseball Hall of Fame's new Yakyu/Baseball exhibit
The exhibit tells a sweeping, richly visual story about the deep and evolving connection between Japan and America’s shared national pastime.
Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani is greeted by teammate Andy Pages after his first-inning home run on Wednesday in Los Angeles.
BASEBALL / MLB
Jul 24, 2025
Ohtani extends homer streak to five in Dodgers win
The home run was Ohtani's National League-leading 37th of the season.
Kyle Schwarber of the Philadelphia Phillies celebrates with his teammates after the National League won a swing-off tiebreaker over the American League on Tuesday in the MLB All-Star Game.
BASEBALL / MLB
Jul 16, 2025
NL takes MLB All-Star Game in first tiebreaker swing-off
Shohei Ohtani had a hit in two at-bats for an NL team that jumped out to an early lead before hanging on for a win in a unique tiebreaker.
The Dodgers' Shohei Ohtani in San Francisco on Sunday
BASEBALL / MLB
Jul 15, 2025
Shohei Ohtani and Gleyber Torres to lead off in All-Star Game
Ohtani was the NL's leading vote-getter during Phase 1 of the balloting process.
Olympic judoka Uta Abe (second from left) and Hifumi Abe (second from right) with their brother Yuichiro (center) and their parents. “I’m always consciously trying to be a good older brother,” Yuichiro said.
MORE SPORTS
Jul 8, 2025
From the Abes to the Ohtanis: How siblings shape athletic development
Sibling dynamics — whether it’s rivalry, support, or a mix of both — can have a profound impact on an athlete’s development and success.
Dodgers starter Shohei Ohtani throws during the first inning of his team's loss to the Astros on Saturday at Dodger Stadium.
BASEBALL / MLB
Jul 6, 2025
After Ohtani throws two scoreless frames, Astros use 4-run third to top Dodgers
Yainer Diaz hit a home run and Framber Valdez recovered from a wobbly start as the visiting Houston Astros followed a blowout victory Friday with a 6-4 win.
Dodgers starter Clayton Kershaw pitches against the White Sox in the first inning at Dodger Stadium on Wednesday.
BASEBALL / MLB
Jul 3, 2025
Clayton Kershaw reaches 3,000 strikeouts in Dodgers' win over White Sox
Kershaw became just the fourth left-handed pitcher to reach 3,000 strikeouts.
Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani throws during the first inning of his team's game against the Royals in Kansas City on Saturday.
BASEBALL / MLB
Jun 29, 2025
Ohtani throws two scoreless innings and fires 101.7 mph fastball in Dodgers loss
Ohtani pitched two innings for the first time since he returned to the mound earlier this month after a near two-year absence from pitching.
Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani hits a home run in the first inning of Los Angeles' road win over Kansas City on Friday.
BASEBALL / MLB
Jun 28, 2025
Dodgers and Ohtani hand Royals record-tying 11th straight home loss
Ohtani, who was named to the All-Star Game a day earlier, lead off the game with a shot into the right field fountains in Kansas City for his 29th homer of the year.
The Dodgers' Shohei Ohtani joined Yankees slugger Aaron Judge as being the first two players to earn nods for next month’s All-Star Game in Atlanta.
BASEBALL / MLB
Jun 27, 2025
Shohei Ohtani selected for All-Star Game after leading fan vote in NL
The Yankees' Aaron Judge led all MLB players in the voting and earned a starting spot in the American League.
Police arrested two Nepalese men living in Tokyo for allegedly contacting a woman via social media pretending to be Shohei Ohtani and swindling money out of her.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jun 25, 2025
Nepalese men posing as Ohtani arrested over fraud charges
Two suspects, both living in Tokyo's Adachi Ward, are believed to have swindled ¥1 million from a woman in Tokyo in early to mid-November last year.
Dodgers two-way star Shohei Ohtani hits a two-run homer in the sixth inning of Los Angeles' win over the Rockies in Denver on Tuesday.
BASEBALL / MLB
Jun 25, 2025
Ohtani notches 300th pro homer as Dodgers outslug Rockies
The blast was Ohtani's National League-leading 27th of the season and the 300th of his combined career in NPB and MLB.
Dodgers starter Shohei Ohtani pitches against the Nationals at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles on Sunday.
BASEBALL / MLB
Jun 23, 2025
Shohei Ohtani pitches and homers as Dodgers rout Nationals
Ohtani, making just his second appearance on the mound since undergoing elbow ligament surgery in 2023, recorded two strikeouts in an 18-pitch appearance at Dodger Stadium.
Dodgers starter Shohei Ohtani pitches against the Padres at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles on Monday.
BASEBALL / MLB
Jun 20, 2025
Shohei Ohtani to make second start for Dodgers on Sunday
A rusty Ohtani pitched one inning in his Dodgers pitching debut against the San Diego Padres on Monday.
Ippei Mizuhara, a former interpreter for Los Angeles Dodgers' Shohei Ohtani, in February in California
JAPAN
Jun 17, 2025
Ohtani's ex-interpreter Mizuhara begins prison sentence
Mizuhara, 40, was sentenced to four years and nine months in prison on charges of bank and tax fraud in a high-profile theft case.
The Los Angeles Dodgers' Shohei Ohtani throws against the Padres during the first inning at Dodger Stadium on Monday.
BASEBALL / MLB
Jun 17, 2025
Shohei Ohtani makes Dodgers pitching debut
Ohtani made his long-awaited return to the mound — and his first pitching outing in Dodger Blue — as an opener against the San Diego Padres at Dodger Stadium on Monday.
Tokyo’s WWII museums hold diverse views on war and peace
A carrier-based Type 52 Zero fighter marks the entrance foyer of Yasukuni Shrine's Yushukan, a museum that tells a more nuanced story of Japan's experience in World War II than the controversies around the shrine might suggest.
Japan starts survey on foreign nationals' unpaid resident taxes
In the most recent regular session of parliament, problems were highlighted regarding some foreign workers leaving Japan without paying outstanding taxes.
Summer bonuses at major Japan firms hit record
The fourth consecutive year of increase came after many firms raised their monthly wages this spring and as a result of solid earnings mainly among manufacturers.
Japan's inheritance tax is high, unforgiving and sometimes avoidable
The National Tax Agency at the Ministry of Finance, Kasumigaseki, Tokyo. Japanese tax authorities can bill foreign residents in Japan for assets inherited globally.
Weather agency warns of landslides and flooding in Kyushu as heavy rain continues
An embankment on the Amikake River that collapsed due to heavy rain in Aira, Kagoshima Prefecture, on Friday. Downpours continued in the Kyushu region over the weekend.
At Himawari Shokudo 2, Italian food with a Japanese soul
At Himawari Shokudo 2, chef Hozumi Tanaka serves Italian-inspired fare with a focus on Toyama produce, such as this appetizer of lightly blanched "hotaru ika" (firefly squid) served atop mixed wild plants and a crepe prepared from "yamato-imo" yam.
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A Cardinals fan fans himself during the seventh inning of a game against the Pirates in St. Louis, Missouri, in June 2022.
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The Maritime Self-Defense Force's Mogami-class frigate. Australia's selection of an upgraded version of the Mogami-class warship for its next frigate class could prove to be a watershed moment for Japan’s defense industry.
Japan's inheritance tax is high, unforgiving and sometimes avoidable
The National Tax Agency at the Ministry of Finance, Kasumigaseki, Tokyo. Japanese tax authorities can bill foreign residents in Japan for assets inherited globally.
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