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SHOHEI OHTANI

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.
Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani at bat during the second inning against the San Francisco Giants at Dodger Stadium on Sunday.
BASEBALL / MLB
Jun 17, 2025
Shohei Ohtani and Aaron Judge dominate initial All-Star Game vote
Ohtani, who has amassed a MLB-best 73 runs to go with a.297 batting average, 25 homers and 11 steals, paces all National League players with 1,398,771 votes.
Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani runs after hitting a solo home run during the sixth inning against the San Francisco Giants at Dodger Stadium on Saturday.
BASEBALL
Jun 16, 2025
Shohei Ohtani to make Dodgers pitching debut Monday
It will be Ohtani's first big league pitching appearance since Aug. 23, 2023, and his first with the Dodgers.
Dodgers slugger Shohei Ohtani rounds the bases after launching his first of two home runs on Saturday at Dodger Stadium.
BASEBALL
Jun 15, 2025
Ohtani's two homers lead Dodgers over Giants
It was Ohtani's third multi-homer game of the season and the 22nd of his career.
A special manhole cover featuring Los Angeles Dodgers' Shohei Ohtani
JAPAN
Jun 11, 2025
Japanese MLB stars to be featured on manhole covers
Each manhole cover will have an illustration of a Japanese player and be located at a place associated with his roots in baseball.
Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani celebrates after hitting a double during the first inning against the Padres at Petco Park in San Diego on Monday.
BASEBALL / MLB
Jun 11, 2025
Dodgers' Shohei Ohtani moves closer to pitching return
Asked whether Ohtani could pitch for the team before the All-Star break, Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said the chances are "north of zero."
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.
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.
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.
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 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.
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.
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.
Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani celebrates after hitting a triple against the Marlins in Miami on Wednesday.
BASEBALL / MLB
May 8, 2025
Shohei Ohtani leads charge as Dodgers rout Marlins in Miami
Ohtani has scored 10 runs against the Marlins this season, the most by any player against any team so far in 2025.
Shohei Ohtani and Mamiko Tanaka announced the birth of their first child on April 19.
BASEBALL
Apr 28, 2025
Shohei Ohtani's example could change Japan's views on paternity leave
The Dodgers star went on MLB’s paternity list for the birth of his daughter. MLB is the only major North American sports league that guarantees paternity leave to its players.
Character-crazed Japan has little appetite for Labubu
A pop-up advertisement for the newly opened Chiikawa Park in Tokyo's Ikebukuro neighborhood demonstrates how the country is chockful of cute characters — to the detriment of trends like Labubu.
Are 'coolcations' the answer for Japan's heat-weary tourists?
Hikers on a trail in Hakuba, Nagano Prefecture. As extreme heat continues to grip Japan, a tectonic shift may be underway in the nation’s summer tourism scene as more people gravitate toward cooler destinations.
JICA to designate four Japanese cities as 'hometowns' for African nations
The Japanese flag (left) with the flag of the African Union
Man arrested in Kobe stabbing had been staying at hotel near victim’s home
Masashi Tanimoto arrested on suspicion of murder in connection with the fatal stabbing of a woman in Kobe, is sent to prosecutors on Sunday.
Japanese prefectures break with labor ministry on minimum wage
The ministry of labor has suggested a 6% minimum wage increase, but most prefectures reporting so far are opting to go slightly higher.
Japanese prefectures break with labor ministry on minimum wage
The ministry of labor has suggested a 6% minimum wage increase, but most prefectures reporting so far are opting to go slightly higher.
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Hikers on a trail in Hakuba, Nagano Prefecture. As extreme heat continues to grip Japan, a tectonic shift may be underway in the nation’s summer tourism scene as more people gravitate toward cooler destinations.
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Reigen, Germany's first sake brewery, makes a diverse, nontraditional range of sake that includes fruit-flavored sips and wine barrel-aged renditions.
Alicia Keys closed Summer Sonic, but J-pop owned it
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Former economic security minister Sanae Takaichi visits Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo on Aug. 15. Political commentator Toru Hashimoto has suggested that Takaichi ought to lead a group of like-minded hawkish politicians out of the Liberal Democratic Party and form their own party.

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