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STANFORD

Rintaro Sasaki hits a home run during a game against Duke at Stanford's Sunken Diamond on March 16.
BASEBALL
Aug 17, 2025
Top MLB prospect Rintaro Sasaki is committed to doing it 'the hard way'
The Stanford slugger could have taken an easier path with a quicker payday. Instead he's determined to blaze his own unique trail to the top of the sport.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 27, 2019
Carlos Ghosn's unusual Nissan perk: $601,000 Stanford tuition fees for his kids
Nissan Motor Co. paid tuition for all four of ousted chairman Carlos Ghosn's children when they attended Stanford University between 2004 and 2015, according to people familiar with the matter.
Japan Times
SPORTS
Jul 22, 2018
Coaching experts trade ideas at workshop
We have seen various types of unreasonable harassment problems surrounding Japanese sports, especially in school athletics, over the last several years.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / NBA / HOOP SCOOP
Jun 7, 2017
Nets star Lopez relishes chance to travel globe
Brook Lopez dunks and rebounds basketballs for a living, and — ouch! — collides with fellow 2-meter behemoths in the lane. So when the grind of the 82-game season comes to a halt, the Brooklyn Nets center is eager to take it easy.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Dec 9, 2016
17-hour California surgery separates conjoined twins, who shared organs
Doctors separated conjoined twins at a California hospital, where the 2-year-old girls, who faced each other, were recovering in stable condition after 17 hours of surgery, officials said on Thursday.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / HOOP SCOOP
Dec 3, 2016
Lottich inspiring Valparaiso with passion
For many years, Matt Lottich was one of the best basketball ambassadors that Japan has ever had. He made big contributions on a consistent basis. He respected the game and played it the right way.

Longform

Members of the nonprofit group Japan Youth Memorial Association search for the remains of dead soldiers in a cave in Okinawa Prefecture in February.
The long search for Japan’s lost soldiers