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WORLD SERIES

People watch Game 7 of the MLB World Series baseball championship on television screens in Toronto on Saturday.
BASEBALL
Nov 5, 2025
Game 7 of World Series draws highest ratings since 2017
Fox Sports revealed that 27.3 million viewers across the United States tuned into the championship decider.
Dodgers two-way player Shohei Ohtani and his wife, Mamiko, acknowledge the crowd during the World Series championship parade at downtown Los Angeles.
BASEBALL / MLB
Nov 4, 2025
Ohtani teases 'three-peat' as Dodgers parade draws Los Angeles crowds
Blue and white confetti showered fans as players rode by atop double-decker buses.
Dodgers pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto celebrates with manager Dave Roberts after defeating the Blue Jays in Game 7 of the MLB World Series.
BASEBALL / MLB
Nov 2, 2025
'Unheard of': Dodgers in awe of iron man Yoshinobu Yamamoto
Manager Dave Roberts hailed Yamamoto's resilience after the ace delivered one of the most remarkable pitching performances in World Series history.
Dodgers pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto and teammates celebrate after winning the World Series against the Blue Jays. Yamamoto was named MVP for the series.
BASEBALL / MLB
Nov 2, 2025
Dodgers clinch back-to-back World Series titles as Blue Jays downed in thriller
Yoshinobu Yamamoto — who had started Friday's Game 6 victory — closed out the win by getting the final three outs and was named Most Valuable Player of the series.
Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto pitches against the Toronto Blue Jays in the second inning during Game 6 of the World Series at the Rogers Centre in Toronto on Friday.
BASEBALL / MLB
Nov 1, 2025
Dodgers hold off Blue Jays 3-1 to force World Series Game 7
With their backs against the wall and facing elimination, the Dodgers got six solid innings from starter Yoshinobu Yamamoto.
Dodgers two-way player Shohei Ohtani during Game 5 of the 2025 World Series against the Blue Jays in Los Angeles on Wednesday
BASEBALL / MLB
Oct 31, 2025
Desperate Dodgers consider using Ohtani as relief pitcher
Ohtani, who started Game 4 and was the losing pitcher in that contest, said he would be willing to come out of the bullpen if the team needed it.
Blue Jays pitcher Trey Yesavage celebrates after a double play during the seventh inning against the Dodgers during Game 5 of the MLB World Series at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles on Wednesday.
BASEBALL / MLB
Oct 30, 2025
Yesavage gem carries Blue Jays to brink of World Series as Dodgers downed
Yesavage, 22, gave up one run and three hits with no walks in 104 pitches across seven innings in an all-time classic World Series pitching performance.
Blue Jays first baseman Vladimir Guerrero Jr. hits a two-run home run during the third inning against the Dodgers during Game 4 of the World Series at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles on Tuesday.
BASEBALL / MLB
Oct 29, 2025
Blue Jays swat Dodgers 6-2 to level World Series
Less than 24 hours after a shattering 18-inning Game 3 loss, the Blue Jays climbed off the canvas to breathe new life into their hopes of a first title in 32 years.
Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani celebrates after hitting a home run during the seventh inning against the Toronto Blue Jays in Game 3 of the World Series at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles on Monday.
BASEBALL / MLB
Oct 29, 2025
Ohtani too hot to handle: Blue Jays plan to walk him for rest of World Series
"He had a great game, he's a great player, but I think after that, you just kind of take the bat out of his hands," Jays manager John Schneider said.
Dodgers first baseman Freddie Freeman hits a walk-off home run in the eighteenth inning against the Blue Jays during Game 3 of the MLB World Series at Dodger Stadium on Monday.
BASEBALL / MLB
Oct 28, 2025
Freeman strikes again as Dodgers down Blue Jays in World Series epic
Freeman's winning home run crowned a night of extraordinary drama that saw both teams slug it out in a back-and-forth battle that resembled a heavyweight boxing contest.
Blue Jays pitcher Max Scherzer speaks to the media prior to Game 2 of the 2025 MLB World Series against the Dodgers at Rogers Centre in Toronto.
BASEBALL / MLB
Oct 27, 2025
Blue Jays' Scherzer eyes World Series history ahead of Game 3
All even at one game each, the Toronto Blue Jays and Los Angeles Dodgers will duel to get the upper hand in the best-of-seven matchup.
Yoshinobu Yamamoto pitches against the Blue Jays in the seventh inning during Game 2 of the World Series in Toronto on Saturday.
BASEBALL / MLB
Oct 26, 2025
Yamamoto dazzles as Dodgers beat Blue Jays 5-1 to level World Series
Yamamoto went the distance in scintillating style as the Dodgers bounced back from an 11-4 Game 1 thrashing.
Dodgers pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto throws a pitch against the Brewers during Game 2 of the NLCS round for the 2025 MLB playoffs in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on Oct. 14.
BASEBALL
Oct 22, 2025
Dodgers' Snell and Yamamoto to start World Series Games 1 and 2
Yamamoto threw a complete game against the Brewers in the playoffs last week, allowing 1 run on 3 hits.
Dodgers star Mookie Betts is interfered with by Yankees fans during Game 4 of the World Series on Oct. 29.
BASEBALL / MLB
Jan 11, 2025
Two fans who grabbed Mookie Betts in World Series banned by MLB
Both men were ejected from the stadium and had their tickets revoked for Game 5 after interfering with Betts.
The Dodgers' Freddie Freeman celebrates after hitting a walk-off grand slam against the Yankees in Game 1 of the World Series at Dodger Stadium on Oct. 25.
BASEBALL / MLB
Dec 16, 2024
Freddie Freeman's World Series walk-off home run ball sells for $1.56 million
Freeman delivered one of the most iconic moments in World Series history with his walk-off grand slam on Oct. 25.
Shohei Ohtani speaks during the Dodgers' World Series celebration on Friday at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles.
BASEBALL / MLB
Nov 2, 2024
In pictures: Dodgers fans fete World Series title with party fit for Hollywood
The party has hardly let up since Shohei Ohtani and the Dodgers clinched the World Series on Wednesday.
The Los Angeles Dodgers' Shohei Ohtani speaks to fans in English during a World Series victory celebration at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles on Friday.
BASEBALL / MLB
Nov 2, 2024
Dodgers celebrate World Series win with long-awaited parade
Shohei Ohtani brought his brown-and-white dog, Decoy — a fan favorite — in an Ohtani jersey, for the celebrations, with the slugger offering a rare address in English.
The Dodgers' Shohei Ohtani embraces teammate Enrique Hernandez following Game 5 of the World Series at Yankee Stadium in New York on Wednesday.
BASEBALL / Sac Bunts
Nov 1, 2024
Shohei Ohtani in position to continue winning after first World Series title
Ohtani finished his first season with the Dodgers with a championship.
Fans watch Game 5 of the World Series at Fields, a sports bar in Tokyo’s Shibuya Ward, on Thursday morning.
BASEBALL
Oct 31, 2024
Fans gather early at Shibuya bar to watch Shohei Ohtani's big night
Game 5 of the World Series started at around 9 a.m. on Thursday for fans in Japan.
Shohei Ohtani holds the World Series trophy after the Dodgers clinched the title at Yankee Stadium on Wednesday.
BASEBALL / MLB
Oct 31, 2024
Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani basks in glow of first World Series title
Although Ohtani had a relatively quiet World Series, it did little to take the shine off his first championship.
Japanese court orders Cloudflare to pay ¥500 million over manga piracy
Cloudflare has been ordered to pay ¥500 million after four major publishing firms accused the firm of copyright infringement for its role in hosting sites that distribute pirated copies of manga titles.
Japan plans higher visa fees for foreign residents
Along with planned higher fees for foreign residents to stay, Japan is looking to raise the ¥3,000 single-entry visa fee for inbound tourists to Western standards in the next fiscal year.
Two men suspected of smuggling 1 ton of gold into Japan from South Korea
U.K. gold bullion bars and coins are displayed at Baird & Co. in Hatton Garden in London.
Takaichi rejects China's demand to retract Taiwan remarks
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has rejected China's demands for her to retract her comments on Taiwan, saying Tokyo's stance on a major regional security crisis remains unchanged.
¥21.3 trillion stimulus package approved by Cabinet
The Cabinet is expected to submit an extra budget bill to finance the package to parliament, which is in session until Dec. 17.
First foreign president of Hosei University looks abroad for change
Hosei University President Diana Khor, who herself was an international student, aims to encourage students to look outward and cultivate a global mindset.
Japanese companies advised to change mindset about investment in Africa
Bernard Laurendeau, chief of Enkopa Lab Japan, in Tokyo last month
Munetaka Murakami headlines quartet looking to move to MLB via posting system
The Swallows' Munetaka Murakami has 246 career home runs in eight NPB seasons.
The reality of human trafficking in Japan
A view of Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward at night. Last year in Japan, 66 people were put in protective custody as victims of human trafficking. Among them, 58 — including all 41 minors — were Japanese nationals. International pressure to act on human trafficking led Japan to make efforts to crack down on the crime, such as a tightening of conditions in 2005 for entertainer visas.
Why we can’t get enough of the sham of the rental family
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